Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-24
GREAT BEND. KANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a. 1896

present silver dollar is made the value of a gold
one. that any required amount could be done so.
How about the vast amount of currency supported,
backed and made good, issued during the war?
The gold backing or security would not have been
one gold dollar TO four of currency, Would any
one business man loan given sum of money and
take security at y OF the amount loanede that is
about the rates. No. it was the great background
government that made our currency good during
the wor, while gold was playing the game OF hide
and seek And so badly scared, was the yellow
security be good enough in regard the coinage OF
silver TO any extent needed, now? OF course bi-
metallism in the full meaning of the word is an
untried thing, and can only make a start, and
improve. as we have always done in all kinds OF
national matters. But when view the facts in
the case, with SO near an equality in point OF value
being approxim ately four billion dollars of each,
and seeing that the worlds population is estimated
at sixteen hundred millions this being on general
average five dollars per capita, naturally
clude that this is no OVERRIDING of primary money.
Hence we proclaim to the world the universal
OF both metals, gold and silver All that is
hand, or ever may be on hand, as the products of
labor and as such should be forever held as pri-
mary money. And seeing that ratio
adopted in our coinage laws is human
wisdom can adjust the matter, the requiring,
as nearly as can be determined, about the
labor to produce like values And believe
further all OF this cry about 80 cent dollars is all in
the line of political heresy and demagoguery-
What our government wants TO do is to take the
referendum steps to bring about this parity bus
lness Say in the election of Mr.. Bryan followed
oy corresponding success in both branches OF
Congress- cabinet in line, followed up by millions
of voters on hand, with the tramping of the mil
lions yet TO come Is no endorsement no security
certainly would be very unpatriotic view of the
great issue, All that has to be done is give sill
the same show that gold has and your parity is
established Have you not had experience TO
the want of primary money? Have you not had
your protective revenue laws in the many years
past alongside OF your monetary single standard
system? Do you understand where you are at to-
day?
crying out free trade, free coinage of silver and
want of of confidence" Now look here my dear
goid-standard voter, going to be in waiting
from the beginning OF one administration TO the
end of another for fear something will be done with
the protective tariff laws free coinage of silver and
the enterfaranee OF confidence If so. we may
wait forever. The trouble is in monetary sys-
tem in excess OF any or combination OF all OF
Ills. When Mr.. Cleveland LETT the presidential
chair March 4, 1889, lis it true, otherwise-whO
has been dissemblingl am told 1S7 millions were
in the treasury: When Mr.. harrison left the
chair March 4, 1898, am told he the eve
OF issuing bonds to recoup a depleted treasury.
The first cried .swhat shall do with the great
surplus?" the second cry was, ''what shall / do
to get something to even up On?" All done in
open, broad daylight. working under the tar
riff and financial laws, probably with only small
varying per cent,
Nosv how is this? You all know it is matter of
| truth got average. inclusive of the crop of
80, for ten OF 20 cents per bushel for wheat
How it then regarding all other personal pro-
perity? The horse ranged from 81 .25 to S1.75 per
work animal, the COW and kind throughout was
low, hogs ranging from 5tO dollars per 100, all
cereals in ratio similar Ie voters of to-day, how
is 1t on your personal property? The horse ranges
from SEQ to $50, hogs probably 81 as 81 p per 100
wheat from 35 to IS cents from 10 to II cents
Al ether farm products in like ratios Nls= you
still have the tariff laws and revenues financial
arrangements that you always have had, al least
most OF the time. save the varying small per cent
tariff lines II there is foT these :ie-
pressions you certainly will amend it. We claim
that it is the goldsandard idea and its fore shad
owing which causes the present low p ices in farm
products, and Will continue to do so, or probably
| more SO, when fully enforced That the single
standard SYSTEM introduced and enforced by the
English, has been disastrous in the extremes to all
| such countries unfortunate to become eD-
tangled in the meshes OF its netting For an
| example. how is it with Turkey, and Egypt of to-
day, as they are virtually under the control of
England financially As for Iadia, having just
recently set in ofcourse it has not had time for the
sure coming infiiction- Please name, Mr.. Long,
the nations managed upon the purely gold or single
standard idea-Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and
Egypt, these nations are eminently the products OF
| the single standard idea. And now if you want to
add our great republic, why keep on the lines you
now following, and you will soon have landed
alongside of all other gold-standard countries
Certainly the evidence of continued depletion Of
road travelling. And, in case of the election
OF Mr.. Mckinley, you will hear more about the
| 'honest collar" and the issuing OF bonds in the
interest ofs'national integrity"
| The way to avert this sad affair is to for
state representatives the silver ticket. Pay nc
attention to this Tom Watson folly, rest assured
| that bi-metalllsm as elucidated In Chicago and
st. Louis platforms, and now promulgated by the
three great parties will eventually win. So far we
have every indication that our first effort will prove
success, three states have held their state eec
| tions, two, Maine and Vermont, have gone agains
us, casting united electoral vote of 10-which we
| expected. Arkansas, with her eleven electorals
| went for us. The field is yet ripe but in anxi
Gus expectation. If we fail the will only bt
| marked continued for the fight is now on. and
| there will be cessation until this gold il
settled for all come in the favor of true bi
metallism. And in view of the powerful effect o
money, it will be of the grandest battles OF th
age-a victory of the over the classes There
| fore stand by, and be ready for the fray at tn
another sun of Australia. And at eyentide return
| home under the conviction that your country is
| thoroughly redeemed.
Mr. Long left his fencing down badly, gap
open everywhere, how could anyone help driving
in at leisure.
Yours, in true bi-metallic hope,
FIT. BELT.