The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-30
I when their vaults were barsting vita

when their vaults were bursting with
the accumulated money.
IF there has been an increase in
the worlds supply OF gold, and If that
increase has in any measure found its
way to our mints, and II an increase
in our money supply has contributed
to our prosperity, as our adversarieS
state, it follows that we We're right in
1896, when we contended that the money
supply, if increased, would result in
prosperous times. If it be added that
the scale of general prices, excluding
only the commodities the manufacture
and sale of which is controlled by
trust-that the scale of general prices
of all other articles is still on the de-
cline, and if it be further considered
that India has been forced, by the
money power of England, to go to the
gold standard and the bank of England
has been for some time and is now
making frantic efforts to supply from
other sources, a gold reserve for it's
VaSSal, thus reducing this cOuntry'S
distributive share, it must follow that
we are right now in our contention for
recognition of the white metal
I'VE are pointed to business revival
in the United States anS it is argued
that this makes most strongly against
our position. That there has been a
revival, none will deny, and that the
revival is not confined to this country
our adversaries will certainly not con-
tend. Revival of trade in Canada, Ger
many and Mexico, as we'll as the I'm
tied States, proves too much for the
HGpuDllcan party mas u&ln1nS IN COM
mon with Germany, holas Mexico as a
horrible pie, and Atill it yields
up a portion of Alaska, will not be re-
established on cousinly terms with
Canada. The business revival for
which so much is claimed. is naught
but the reaction succeeding a world
panic and world faInine. Such re-
actions always come, arg always mark
ed and are sometimes spaSmodic. BuSi-
ness revived after the Eanics of '73, '84
and 81, but remember EWaves ride the
ebbing as we'll as the h9wing tides. The
existence of the reVlVAl fails as evil
dence to establish the fact that trade
will continue. Proper conditions are
necessary to support and maintain it
and an increase in trade requires in
eVitably an increase in the medium
through which trade is carried on.
.Concede, however, that we are in
creasing our stock of money; admit
that the balance of trade will continue
in our favor and viii continue to sup
ply US a balance in gold. Is there, then,
any reason why this country may not
establish and maintain an American
monetary policy? In this undeVeloped
country. money is required to estab-
lish as we'll as to carry on. enterprises,
and if money must be borrowed. if in
terest must be paid, let it be borrowed
and paid here. to be returned, without
decrease, again and again, into the field
of our activities and to be used again
and again in the further development
and in furthering the prosperity of our
own country.
THE silver question is not dead, and
till men cease to think, till the Ameri-
can people are willing to take their
laws from Britain, till the Republican
party recognizes that not the existence
but the distribution of wealth makes
prosperity, till ease comes to the agri-
cultural classes, till a fair wage is paid
to the mechanic and till content and
satisfaction come to those who toll, un-
til silver is restored to it's proper place
in the coinage. the Democratic party
Will stand by the Chicago platform
The money question is not however,
the only Issue in this campaign. Ev-
erything, from pine lands to peanuts,
from steel rails to sardines, from
straw board to sugar, from tin cans to
tobacco, from crackers to chewing gum
has been organized into a trust.
Not only are these aggregatfOns of
wealth intended to control prices and to
beat down wages, but in politics they
threaten to affect our liberties.
We are informed by an eminent Re
publican who processes to know his
own business, that no political issue
can be made of the trust question. And,
why not? Because it is Intellectual?
Because the state cannot control its
creatures? Because these giant corpor-
ations have too much power?
THE Republican party is in power in
the state and nation. Why does it not,
instead of denouncing the trusts on
paper, prosecute them in the courts
and why does it not hold up the hands
their duty? But is not all this in line
with what was to be expected? To be
consistent, must not the Republican
party favor the trusts? To pay debt
of gratitude, must not that party be
for the trusts? Must not that party,
which favored a tariff to eliminate
competition so that the faVorites of the
government might plunder the pockets
of the people, be in favor OF trusts
while they take the people by the
throat? Is Hanna against the trusts?
Carry the news to MOnnett. Hanna
against the trusts? In these latter days
do men gather grapes of thorns or figs
of thistles?
We charge that the trusts of the
country own this administration, and
that their title to it was acquired by
purchase and, until Mr. Hanna is de-
throned, we insist that the trusts will
continue as now to be in possession of
their property SO acquired That the
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