The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-29
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Bryan says the Money Question " ~
Not lie Dropped During the
Coming Campaign,


democratic party should drop the
money question and make fight IN
1900 upon . new issue. That the money
question will not be- dropped is now nP
parent 10 every careful observer. The
republican party now seeks to make
the gold standard permanent by lcgis
lativc act The advocates OF She
gold standard have no plan for
securing fhc necessary incrcuae in the
volume Of standard money. Their uiti.
mate purpose IL to withdraw from sill
yer H. legal tender qualities and make
gold the uuly legal tender.
Then every dollar Of deb, will he paid
In gold alone. and every debtor viii he
compelled to find the gold, no matter
how scarce Il will be, or how difficult "a
secure. Every disturbance in gold
standard countries will shake our
financial system and the debtors will
he the first ones upon whom every dis
usicr will fall Since 1890, we have
secured large Amounts Of unpromiset
and unprotected gold from the tiscov.
cries IN Klondike, and also because 81
the famine in Europe, which created q
demand for our brradStuffs az In.
creased prices.
The secretary Of the treasury ex-
curses the ionuing OF government
money without interest to national
banks on the ground that this Is ucrrs-
sary to prevent an injurious cuntrac.
! tiun ~ the currency n, with the in
! crease. tho secretary IL afraid 10 keep
The revenues in the treasury for fear
| ~ disturbing husincss conditions,
! what would have been the condition
| but for the nprumiscd addition 10 the
| money supply, and what would be our
| condition ii any European disturbance
| caused au outflow % gold2
How can the democratic party avoid
N" issue without confessiug the gold
! standard To- bc desirable?
The republican party not only seeks
| in make The gold standard permanent,
bui in the same hill II seeks to taxi,
from the federal government the right
to issue paper money and 10 surrender
that right 10 national banks The PEG
pie never voted for such q proposition
Mt an election.
The power 10 control and expand the
currency ut will enables the financial
magnntcs 60 control the markets and
secure for themselves fabulous for.
tunes NJ the expense Of their vic.
Tins.
The democratic party cannot drop
the money question without turning
the people over go the tender mercics
~ the bank presidents. who control
business conditions 10y controlling the
money supply
There Is no party there rs mo group
~ men. working earnestly and dill.
comfy for the restoration uf bimctnl-
h.m ~ amy other ratio than sixteen
10 one. II n" opponents 81 industrial
~ ists think that such trusts can be
destroyed hy making peace with the
money trust they deceive themselves.
lrhind the industrial trusts stand
the money mngnatcs. who defend the
gold standard. To make terms with
Tho advocates al the gold standard in
order tp center the fight against IN.
dusirin! trusts would ALLEVIATE a ma
iuri'y ~ the sincere opponents of all
private monopnlies without CORE
spending gain from the ranks OF advo-
Gates OF the gold standard
During Mr. Clcvrlnnds administra.
'Oun the gold democrats WIRE In con.
troll hut the trusts were not Intcrfercd
with. Under the present admiuistra.
tion the gold republicans arc in con.
troll bui the trusts are not iutcrfcrcd
with. The trusts can only be destroyed
hy those who oppose the principle %
monopoly wherever applied.
Advocatcs Of the gold standard use
the same cpithcts against the oppo-
ncnts Of trusts that they used against
the opponents OF the gold standard.
II man opposed the gold standard
In 1895 he was a demagoguc: 50. II
seems, Is the man who opposes triats
now. The opponent Of the gold stand.
ard WIS accused Of being deficient In
brains; 50 is the man who opposes the
trusts now
II ~ suggested that some gold dem.
ocrats will return to the party II the
party viii give up silver and fight i'm. |
pcrinlism. Who are the supporters of |
Imperialism? The same people, ~ n
rule, who support the gold standard |
national bank currency and industrial |
monopoly. | do not mean 10 say that |
all the advocates of the gold standard |
favor either imperialism or the trusts |
hut I do say that both Imperialism and |
the trusts find the majority Of their
supporters among the gold standard.
The republican party opposes the In.
come tax because II l. not willing TO /
make the rich bear their share Of the |
expenses of the government. II ia |
vnrs the gold standard because IL gives
TO the tlnanciers an advantage over
wealth producers, II favorS national
hnnE currency, because II gives to ma.
tinnal banks valuable privilege de
MED to the rest of the people. 1t favorK
trusts, because II In more interested In
those who make money out Of mo@op-
oily than II In in the people. who are
victims for every private monopoly.
INV /" hAt at41 tAhfN tue sue OF the
syndlcates that want TO exploit the
Philippine islands.
The democratic party is consistent
In opposing the gold standard. ma
tional bank currency. industrial me.
nopolies, large standing armies, i'm
rcrialisfn and entangling alliances with
European nations.
The position Of the democratic mar.
~ on the money question win not pre-
vent The return of gold democrats who
oppose Imperialism. nor will II deter
republican opponents of Imperialism
from acting with the democratic party
In this election.
Those who see In the democratic
party the means of saving the republic
from the dangers of an imperialistle
policy viii have more confidence In the
party, because of its honest and cour.
ageous adherence to bimetailisnl. than
hey win have II the party was willing
% drop any principles On policy In the
rope of securing votes II
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