Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-15

Several congressman. in the presence Of ar
NOV 1he standard Dollar Mas being @ ne'
tized when they voted for the act OF 1878. II
There is no way to make people understand
things. They might have been deaf One al
stand is that it was not being done This dol
lar was not demonetized, but the contrary
has been money, and good money, every day
England has loaned US money at lower rate
the very head and front of all her offending
and the violent 16 to l people want to punch
her head for doing this s:rf There is an old adage
friend, lend him money"
Want Reputation, Not Free Coinage.
To prove that it is reputation of debt and
pose to him free and unlimited coinage
without the legal tender attachment. Il
the fact that it is debarred from the mints.
then free and unlimited coinage. without the
legal tender provision, would set it all right
and bring it to par Gold would not suffer by
hm Why e is not eonage be- Is
after. but reputation by means of legal ten
They propose two plans for forcing debased
silver standard on the country First. not al
this does not work, then reduce the gold in a
gold dollar. With reference to the first plan.
actment and penalties has been tried in most
countries and has proven an ignominious fail,
centuries. The north tried it with greenDacks
and the south tried it with Confederate mon
ey. While 1t was a death penalty in France to
refuse the asslgnats, they fell in value until it
must have been worth s5UU apiece IN asst -nats.
Mt PITY our in4 i, friends could not
government can rob one part of its people
for the benefit of the other part as to exls; G
debts, but there Its power ends 1t cannot
make its people trade with each other, exc. pit
upon terms satisfactory 10 both parties to the
contract II the money offered to the seller
does not suit him he does not sell II ofeered
to "a laborer, he would need rest. If offer Il to
/, farmer for his produce. he would have only
enough for home consumption, until he found
ali along the line. The proposal to take ou away
the right of contract shows that desperation
that we 10 hold by virtue of contract right
IL Is the bulwark of our liberty. 1t was Tor
written. When We surrel--Eer this supreme
right, we go back TO barbarisln and become
miserable puppets to every mob that may seize
the helm OF state.
A New Counterfeit Device.
The other method suggested TO bring about
a gold dollar. Our governmtnt has hitherto
manifested b.lnd. unreaSonlnS prejudice
has had its deputy marsh..ls busy for 100 years
hunting misguided patriots who Were trying
b var 1 mar 70 II tni sort OF
to the bill that all convicted counterfeiter rs be
government Tor false imprisonment All gov
ernments have honored their pioneers. and
these men Were but the forerunners-the John
the Baptists-of this new religion of oebauch-
ment of our money.
republic rests entirely upon the morals of
its people. The story OF Washington and his
Ratchet. told by loving lips to innocent child
women. What would be the effect in this
country upon unborn generations of Il story
like this: AT the close of the nineteenth
fury the people Oh the United States became
SO corrupt they repudiated one-half of their
debts by paying them in money worth only
half of its face value.
An American in u foreign land looks with {.
ly hauntS the breeze, the symbol of liberty
and honor. Pass this act or Repatriation and
he would look upon it with shame. For en-
thusing purposes might we'll pull it
down and run up {. dish rag.
But, Mr.. President and gentlemen, allow
in conclusion to say that country is il no
danger of repudiation. This 10 to 1 coinage
times, brought ON by the late panic On low
lands in the night time a deadly miaSma
but when the bright climbs
over the hlltopS and shoots his purifying rays
into the bottom, the ml;ISlna is dispelled, the
is sweetened and made wholesome,
with assurance of health. In spite of all the
isms that have afflicted US. IN spite of dema-
gogisnl on the stump and in legislative halls.
this country is rapidly advancing Our fac
tories are taxed to their utmost with orders,
and the wages of their employees have been
everywhere voluntarily raised. Prices that
have been depressed by the panic are improv-
fleeing before the benign presence of prosper
lty, and in after years the hereses of today
will only be remem bered troubled dream.
The American people are honest and patriotic.
Upon this rock we build our faith, and all the
ages and agencies of truth are ours for the su-