The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-03
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A Clear Division Bet ween Opposing
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called to power on the solemn pledge OF
the republican convention at St. Louis to
promote bimetallism, has formulated and
sent to congress bill, the leading pur-
pose Of which, the honorable secretary of
the treasury avows, is to commit the
country more thoroughly to the gold
standard. The country has already for
twenty-four years been 80 thoroughly
committed to the gold standard, partly
by law and partly by the usurpation of
the executive branch OF the government,
that it's effects are seen and felt on every
hand; wages are reduced work is harder
to get the weight of debt is doubled !;
the value OF land and other property is
reduced one-hslf or more, until the lives
of the people are made bitter with hard
bondage 1t is certainly not in the in
terest of humanity to have this thing
more thoi oughly established.
"The continued rise in the value OF
gold; or, which is the same thing, the
continued fall in prices, must enevitably
transfer the property of all those engaged
in active business, the actual creators of
wealth, whether by hand, brain or CAPT
tai, to those who, avoiding the risk and
effort of live business, only draw inter
est.
Gan eminent American, President An.
drews, OF Brown University some years
L III.
Der / 1865, was two and three.fourths
billions it then could have been paid off
with eighteen million bales of cotton, or
twenty-five million tons of bar iron.
When it had been reduced to billion
and a quarter thirty million bales of cot
ton, or thrty.two million tons of iron
would have been required to pay it. In
other words, while nominal shrinka age
of about 30 per cent had taken place in
the debt, it had, as measured in each Of
these two world staples, actually been en-
larged by 80 per cent
although more than half the princi
pal OF this enormous debt, and every
cent of accumulated interest had been
paid by the labor of the United States,
the holders of the bonds still hold a
claim for ,uore of the labor of the people
than they.had before these enormous pay
ments: had ever been begun.
"The cruel confiscation of the lives and
liberty OF the laboring millions of the
country is the most stupendous crime
that has: been committed in the annals OF
civilization. Unless a government of
the people, by the people and for the poo
ple' has persisted from the earth, surely
the present boldly avowed scheme, not
only to continue, but to increase these
evils, will not be permitted. In addition
to this purpose OF more thoroughly estab-
fishing the gold standard, the plan of the
administration is to retire the paper
money of the government, to issue gold
bonds, and to increase the power, privi-
leges andipro6ts of national banks.
1.-THE retirement OF government paper
money must reduce the volume Of circu-
lation and while the secretary admits
that the contraction of the currency
would be more ruinous in two years than
interest on q like amount OF bonds for
forty years would be, he calmly informs
us that the national banks will probably
issue q sufficient amount Of money to
prevent this enormous suffering.
"In view Of the great principles in
volved and of the danger 80 close at
hand, We urge the people everywhere to
arouse themselves and at once take steps
to save themselves and their children
from the letters now being openly forged
to bind them. In recent years there have
been a number of instances of congress
sional districts where the advocates Of
gold and monopoly were largely outnum-
bered by their opponents, and where,
nevertheless, by failure to unite and act
together, friends of the gold standard
have been successful. Thus, as a result
OF personal or partisan wrangle, the
cause of truth and justice has been over
Swallowed, the interests OF humanity ig-
nored, and the greatest need of the gov
eminent subordnated to ignoble strife.
"We appeal to you, let this not be the
case again. II we are in earnest, We
must have harmony amongst ourselves.
Ii there should lie those who would di-
vide us, let them he summarily and EN-
phatically rebuked by the people, who