The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-11
POLITICAL LOLLIPOP

which the president arolls as a sweet
morseI under his tongue" is the thinn-
est. It is a transparent fraud. Any
one would suppose that the honest
money party" which republicans de-
light to call themselves, had always
been for honest money and for parity.
But on the contrary they were the
first party, since the adoption Of the
constitution, that made dishonest mon
ey, and they baYe kept up the policy
ever since. For instance, the exempt
ion on the greeenback was the creating
Of q disparity" By force Of law. That
exemption is there yet, aud also on
all national bank notes. Neither Of
these forms Of money we're receivable
by the government for duties on i'm
ports, and the holders Of bonds we're
not required to accept them for inter
est on the public debt.
Everybody the government owed,
except the bondhOlder, must receive
this deprecated money. Everyone
that was a private creditor must &C
cept it for interest, land principal too,
except the bondholder. The govern
ment would not accept it for import
duty-taxes due itself-but must bave
the gold-to pay the bOndholder.
Then the government proceeded to
'sbulI'' the money, which millions Of
creditors had been compelled to accept
while badly deprecated, in the inter
est Of these same bondbolders. The
currency was contracted and the prin-
eipal Of the bonds, which before this
we're payable in paper, we're declared to
be payable in Hcoin." Before this the
private creditor was robbed, now the
debtors Of the whole nation we're to be
held up in the interest OF all creditors,
but especially the bondholders, by en-
HANGING the value Of government bonds
and increasing the purchasing power
Of the dollar.
The law Of 1873 changed the unit Of
our money system from silver to gold,
dropped the standard silver dollar
from the list Of coins, and repealed the
privilege Of silver coinage on private
account, which had the effect to make
the bonds, and for that matter all
debts, payable in gold or its equivalent
It will also be remembered that in the
place Of the standard silver dollar the
bogus trade dollar was coined and it
went out Of business at So cents de-
frauding the people out Of s5,25O,OOO.
All these years the republican party
has been tamperinR and tinkerinR with
our money system and volume to Gre
ate disparity, either downward or up
ward in a ceaseless sliding scale.
What is the case to day? Are the
great money metals Silver and gold)
equal before the law? Any owner of
gold bullion can take it to a govern
ment mint and have it coined into mon
ey practily free of cost. He can even
take it to a government refining Office
and it will be transported to the mint
at public expense. There is no limit
as to amount; all you can bring will be
granted this privilege. It used to be
the same way as to silver. Now the
government viii not receive it, will not
coin it on private account, will not buy
it. who created this disparity? The
republican party that struts about
and advocates preserving the parity
between METALS even.
Now as to monies. Anyone would
suppose, to hear all this parity racket,
that it really existed in law and the
practice Of national RECEIPTS and dis
bursements. But it does not. Here
are the facts. The following forms of
money are not a legal tender: Nation
al bank notes; silver certificates; cur
rency certificates; gold certificates.
The following are q tender limited by
/ contract: Silver dollars; greenbacks;
treasury notes Of 1890. Limited by
law: subsidiary silver coin up to SO
minor coins up to . cents. National
bank notes are not receivable for dU-
ties on imports and interest on the
public debt. Gold has unlimited and
free coinage, is receivable for al dues
| and is an unlimited legal tender.
Then there is the s1O0OO0OOO gold
reserve Of the treasury. Ostensibly il
was accumulated to redeem S346OO0,O OC
Of gFeenbacks, which the law says shall
not be retired below the above amount
and, consequently, cannot be redeem.
ed. There is no law for this huge hum
bug. It is maintained at enormous ex.
peGse TO the people to provide an ex
/ change for gold brokers and exporters
Now IS to the parity before this m0D
umental fraud. The secretary OF tn.
trearury gives away the option Of the
government to pay in silver and pay
only certain classes Of obligations il
gold.
Leaving ont Of the account gold Ger
tihcates, the only draft On the treas
ury calling for gold, the currency
certificates, let rs say, calls fol
either RreenbaCEs, or treasury notes oi
1890. and on these the secretary pays
gold. Thus the sendiess chain" /.
forged, for these forms Of money srs
again paid out. This preserves the
I parity, you sself) Neither silver nor