People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

the tnrOatS OF business men, WHO are now.
working Cor these money lenders.
The silver we are producing would 90
to the mint to be coined into money, and
would not 90 abroad as now at 60 cents
al ounce TO buy cheap India wheat in com.
petition with ours. Free coinage Of silver
by the United States would control and set
the silver market of the world.
Those who owe geld bonds could get the
gold 10 pay them with cheaper than now,
for gold would have had the demand taken
from it and would fall in value according
". Put silver in competition with gold and
you take the enhanced value from the lat
ter.
United States as Strong as England.
The Latin Unon-France, Belgium, Italy.
Switzerland and Greece for 70 years main
talned the two metals at a commercial
parity Of fifteen and one-half 10 one. What
they could 10 alone, the United States could
do England in 1874 by he Peal act fixed
the price of gold at CO lis. 3d., required the
Bank of England to pay that in paper bills
for every ounce Of gold deposited. and that
has been the price of 1t the world over
ever since. II England can fix the price OF
gold the world over, the United States cam
fix the price OF silver the world over. Where
is the American who says that the United
States Is not commercially as strong as
England? Patriots Of America, let us
bury all who think SO, in one common
political grave
They say free silver coinage will cause q
panic by gold being frightened out Of cir
culation. The day president and a con-
90 a1actad tad tn - fraa NOin.
age, silver will begin TO advance and gold
to decline. We will have crossed the rubi-
con in a night The next day silver's ad,
vance will begin. By the time the act Is
passed the metals will have come together.
Declining gold will come out from hiding
in few days after the election, hurry TO
seek an inves Iment and will so actively
into circulation. 1t will seek to invest itself
in things that are rising, for IL will be fall
ing in value This is u law as memorable "a
any of the certain laws Of trade. The
wheat in existence is sure TO fall in value
when It is known that large new crop is
coming; the effect is felt before the new
crop is harvested. So II will be with gold
when 1t is known that new crop Of money
Is coming. 1t is enhancing gold that is
boarded. Depreciating gold will go rapidly
into circulation for favored investments In
the rising markets.
Run on the Treasury
But, you say, people will rush to the yeas.
ury TO draw gold on credit money and will
wipe out the treasury in day of Its gold,
and that would cause a panic. There, too,
there is protection. Those notes are pay
able in coin, not in gold. With all the III
iquitous laws that have been passed, the
last congress saved the word coin" from
being struck out OF our government notes
and bonds. The spirit Of old Andrew jack
son should meet the Wall street Shylock
at the United States treasury door and
tender him silver IN redemption for hts
credit money. Again sold would have re-
ceived blow, and asaiI. would its decline
continue.
THE way to resume was to resume, and
gold and paper came together on the first
day Of January, 1873, the day previously
fixed. 1t did II because the great United
States government was behind II. Gold
and silver will come together on the day
fixed for the same reason, and for tho
further reason that the laws OF simple and
true bimetallism make 1t impossible for
them TO do otherwise.
Shall We Walt on England?
They say We must wait for England.
When our forefathers erected this gov
eminent, II was TO free themselves from thu
monarchies OF Europe. If We are to per.
nit England to legislate for Us on Vital
principle that saps our resources that
places US at the mercy Of Creditor England,
that gives US laws aiding The few to absorb
the wealth of the many, that is undemo.
cratic and unrepublican In its effect, then
we are not yet freed from England andh
another declaration of independence 4,
needed.
They say we cannot transact business
with the commercial nations Of Europe
unless we use the same metal for our pri-
mary money as they do.
That is a fallacy. Gold does not pass
between nations by the stamp Of the govr
eminent upon II, but by weight. We settle
our balances with Europe primarily with
exports, and II we do not ship them enough
Of our merchandise and crops to pay them,
then We pay them gold at so much an ounce
II n not treated as money. There Is ne
fuch thing as international money. The
most prosperous period we ever had In the
United States was when we had neithei
gold nor silver. And at the same time WI
did q prosperous business with Europa
Why should we give such Importance TO oui
foreign trade, even II II were true that u
was convenient to adopt the same metal
for money as that adopted by Europe2 ONLY
four per cent. Of the business Of this coun.
try Is carried on with foreign nations ~
against S per cent that Is done amonl
ourselves. Shall We legislate for the foui
per cent. or the 80 per cent?
Shall ye legislate for ourselvesi VIII
we permit monarchial Europe to dictate the
laws OF free American VIII We tie our
selves, to the usages and customs OF The
effete fnonarchies Of the old world?
Let Us Think for Ourselves.
The gold standard permits a few men u
control the money Of the world, 10 TAXI
away from US our property and TO destroy
our prosperity and happiness. They are re-
ducing the people Of this great nation Il
the conditions Of bonded slaves. Breal
the chains they are forging around you
Poverty il chloreforming the people Of thu
nation, and apathy will increase unless yoy
act quickly in defense Of free institutions
Let the office-seeker, the man who speak,
to you in the pay Of campaign committee
and the money dealer, worship W all street
but step forth yourselves, freemen 10 de-
Tense Of your hresides and your posterityl
Reverse this selfish legislation and oui
people will again enjoy prosperity.
The mortgaged homes Of your state vii
be saved to their owners. Rising prices viii
cause our exports to bring US a balance OF
trade In our favor with Europe, and with Il
we will pay our foreign debts There viii
be life again In dying America. Men Will
look more cheerful. women and children
will be made happier. Restore SILVER. and
the blood Of civilization will be warming
the arteries and veins Of commerce again
Only the money lender will DO disappointed
who 10 now nursing his dear money. and
even to his grim ylsage will come smile
as he finds he can collect all the debts due
him and can 90 on dealing In the hood Of
civilization.
Your country needs your intelligent and
unselhsh actionl The feck and foam Of a
Niaqara ls in sight All the reuuhlics of ths