Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-22

perience of France and the Latin union with
bimeta1hsm does not appear here. But most Of
all do regret that could not find space
for his exposure of the 'thorrible crime of
1872 and the Ernest Seyd myth We advise all
who actually b9lieve that silver was the victim
of stealthy decentralization act in 1873 to send
for his full speech. 1t be had free by ap
plying to Congressman McCleary-
The following extracts from Mr.. McCleary's
great speech will give fair idea of it. After
conplin en- ting most highly both the speech
and the personal qualities of his friend and
colleague. and after telling the story of the
blind men of Indostan who went to ''see" the
elephant, Mr.. McCleary continued as follows:
If We're called upon to characterize in
sentence the speech of my colleague. should
say that 1t lacks comprehensive grasp of the
several topics considered. 1t offers superficial
l Study of any 0 We are gyen e
land sometimes very httle) of the truth on
many points, but not enough of the truth
any of them to warrant one in drawing impor--
tant conclusions. To carry out the figure of
Ance of an elephant by grasping its tail, to
form our conception of q camel by seizing its
leg and through the menagerie. And in
lieu of further information on any point we
beneath our nose, under the soothing influence
of whose fragrance we temporarily forget that
shall show that the gent gentleman's funda-
mental positions based half truths.
which every one knows are more dangerous
and misleading than utter falsehoods-
Silver and Prices.
By means of chart he underworld to prove
/. That, beginning with 1878 there has been
an 'unexampled and rulnoUs fall in the
prices OF commodities.
2. That there has been during the same years
a practically parallel fall in the price of silver,
and that silver is, therefore. an almost ideal
measure of value.
suit of the called ''demonetization'' of sill
yer, and by Inference that '.renonetization''
of silver would "restore prices to their for
mer level or Whereabouts.
The trouble with my colleague is one that is
common to the whole tribe of free silver men.
The year 1878 is to them what the year of the
hegira is to the Mohanm edan-it is the point
of time from which everything is reckoned
But legitimate inference can be drawn in
relation to these matters without examining
also the course of events before 1873 and max
ing q fair comparison of the two series Of facts.
The chart to which / now invite the atten-
ton of the committee is one that drew since
the speech of my colleague was delivered 1t
shows the course of average prices by ten year
periods from 1SlS-27 to 1854 inclusive. The
table from which it was drawn prepared
by Augustus Sauerbeck, of the authorities
quoted by my friend in another part of his
speech. Indeed in the first rehearsal of this
August and afterward in other places the
gentleman printed this table. But by singu-
lar oversight he did not put it into chart form.
This very unfortunate omission. for had
my friend appreciated the great Importance OF
those figures had he given them ugh study
to become impressed with their real signid-
canoe and had he then put them into chart
form and placed the chart in iuXrapoSitior
with the one considered by u moment ago
he would have saved himself and his readers
from grievouS error.