The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-16
LINCOLN AS A PROPHET.
Ne Fefetela What weuid Fellow the
cestfalixaties Of caeiisl In the
Hands % The Few.


ocrnt what claimed to h. an extract from
an address by Abraham Lincoln. with the
Large head lines. 'Thr vital Issue Does not
the D-mocfat know that the article Is
fraud. and that u came from thu f~Ftilo
brain OF ropullsti n nrst APPEARED In
print hong years after the death OF Abraham
Lincoln. uccrLT."
The extract published In the Demo
crat Of the same city pnrl'oried to be
from the writings VI Abraham Lincoln,
and as the communication throws doubt
on is authenticity, herewith quote II
10 full:
IVES. We may congratulate ourselves that
this cruel war J. b.arinW iis Close. u has
cost vast amount Of TREASURE and blood.
The best blond 81 the flower ~ the American
youth has been freely offered upon our coun
Try altar that the nation might live. II
has indeed been q trying hour for the Rr-
public. but see IN the near fu'urr crisi'
al. ,rgsie;iiHE that HRBvTy~- me ami caH--r
ni to ir,nibis for the safety Of ms country
s. a result of the war, corporations haN"
n .rn cuihTuncd. and an era OF corruption tn
high PLACES viii follow. ana the money pow
Cr ~ the country viii rndcayoT to prnionE
90 .,.. ~ 80: ;sS .:
thu proplc until all wealth Il aggregated In
few hands ana the Republic h destroyed.
fcsl at ihis moment mnTr anxiety fur the
safety Of THE country than ever befur' even
In the midst ~ war. God grant that my
suapirlnn mas prnv. Hrnnndiess 90
This extract IL authentic, aud was
written In 1864 by Abraham Lincoln
to Mr.. Elkins Of Illinois. II was pub.
lished many years ago In a book en-
titled COLLECTION Of I.incoln's say
ings," by Jesse Hooper, Of Dan,ille,
H., aud the book, though old, Is read
ily obiainablc.
The identity or name Of The author
of this statement Is of little consequence
compared with the gravity Of It's terri
bic iullillmeni. we are now dealing
with the realization of the uncring
Judgment Of Abraham Lincoln; aud
the man who is boihcring his head
about the name Of him who prcdisied
It II not mentally capable Of disiin.
gushing the material from the imma-
tcrial or the essential from the non
essential. lie may be- a man who Is
sacrificing bis honor on the altar Of
Mammou, aud 50 long ~ ne Is able TO
rake In the blood money Of usury from
the unfortunate debtor class thinks that
present conditions are extremely salts.
factory.
|; may be well to briefly stale few
facts concerning the trend of present
events. Every product Of industry,
exccp, twelve, Is now controlled by a
trust, that regulates To a greater or less
extent the amount Of production and
the price Of the product. Since VIM.
Mckinley was inauguraied ten times
more trusts have been formed than At
any other period Of the same time IN
the history Of the country. A capital
iyation Of $1,000, 600, 900 has gore
into The business on the trust plan since
the era Of prosperity Of the gold stand
ard type madc It's appearance. While
competition Is being throillcd anh az
gregations OF capital are conceded To
be mcnacing the life Of this Republic,
some who are temporarily reaping n
special benefit from the gold standard
are cayilling over the name Of the
prophet who hrst furcsaw present con-
diiions.
The present national Administration
Is an alder and abcllcr Of ttusts. The
national platform Of the Republican
pnr'y Of 1896 was silent on the subject
of trusts. The platform Of the same
party In 1922 contained declaration
against trusts. The 1896 platform
was dictated BY trusts, aud DECLARED
iOr the gold standard, aniil inlerRa-
tional bimetallism was brought about,
which the money power knew 10 be i'm
possible, but which was simply thrown
In To fool the penp.e. The platform Of
1892, which declared against trusts.
also declared for bimetallism. In just
four years the money power swallowed
the Republican party. Now trusts are
daily forming, and the party Is com
miiled To the gold standard. Trusts
and the guild standard are the hand
niaidens as industrial slagnaiion. The
insurer aud the coupon clipper are now
entbroned, and point with dcrision to
a ropulist (who demands stable
money }, ami At the same time deliver
culogics upon Lincoln, the founder Of
their party.
The country needs Lincoln TO star
the assassinating hand If the oiigsrchy
Of wealth. that threatens the Republic's
life. II may be well 10 give some gold
standard advocate an opportunity to-
read what l.incoln said on the currency
rs follows; ''Fluetnatfpns
In the value Of currency are always In
jurious, and to reduce these fluctuations
to the lowest possible point will always
be leading purpose In wisc iegisla-
ton" The gold standard has been
and is now doing just wha, Lincoln
deprecated In the following words.
when one hundred mlilions or more OF
the circulation we now have shnIi DO with.
,iiawn. who can contemplate, without ter.
ror. tise distress. ruin. bankruptcy. saa
l~rHwary that must follow The man wilc
has purchased an aFticle--sayn hSTss--oR
credit, at one huadrea dollars, when there
are two hundred aiilluns circulating M tire
country. ~ tise quantity be reduced To one
hundred millions. ~ the arrival Of pay 6ay
will tosiseT conditions remaining tne samel,
Ind the horse tas sefEicient 20 pay half the
siebi. and the other half nsast be either paid
oni Of his other nseans aud tlpTes,y become
a clear loss 20 him, or 80 unpaia. nnd there.
ny become clear loss 10 hts creditor. What
I have herr said of a single case of debt rx.
listing at the time reduction IN the qaanti.
~ occurs, WIZ hold good ln every case Of
debt. no matter bs whonsuev~r ana fur
whatsoever thu currency mag have ecea
contracted. =