Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1898 — Page 6

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OVERSTREET BILL Dangerous Scheme Designed to Establish the Gold Standard Anti Permanently Demonetize Silver—The Nefarious Scheme Wholly In the Interest of Goldbujj* and Their Allies. Taking into consideration the herculean efforts of the Republican party and those who have acted under its auspices to bring about what the goldbugs denominate “comprehensive and enlightened monetary legislation” by congress, people who attach value to facts, will be prompted to investigate carefully tc find the facts which will enable them to arrive at rational conclusions relating to the schemes of goldbugs and their allies to circumvent the people and foist upon them a currency system utterly at war with the welfare of the country. The pioneer advocates of this “comprehensive and enlightened monetary” scheme to erect a gold standard, degrade silver and give the national banks unlimited control of the currency, hailed from Indianapolis, and the ■■monetary convention,” which they h id rue great satisfaction of organizing was made up of delegates, as the title page of its report shows, from “boards of trade, chambers of commerce, commercial clubs and other similar commercial bodies of the United States.” And it is interesting to note that the great agricultural interests and the great labor interests of the country were not invited to send delegates to the “monetary convention,” nor were there any representatives of these great interests in the convention. As now organized, “boards of trade, chambers of commercl, commercial clubs and other similar commercial bodies” inc ude gamblers on ’change in all agricultural products, stocks, bonds and gold. To have m the “monetary convention” only delegates from commercial bodies, such as have been named, wa.strictly in accord with the goldbug idea of finance—of the superiority of wealth over men who produce wealth; of gamblers on ’change, men who “corner” commodities; bucketshop statesmen, who have in their nomenclature such slang as "put,” “call” and other gibberish, quite as intelligible to the “plain people” as the slang terms used by "knights of the jimmy”—terms which an honest farmer or an honest mechauic could no more understand than if these delegates to monetary conventions were to use the “click” of hottentots. It is important in discussing the labors of sucn men as composed the monetary convention to know, not their personal antecedents, but their business status, or employments, associations, etc. They were goldbugs, as devoted tc the gold standard as savages are to their fetich, and regarded the 6,500,00 P Americans who voted for Bryan and bimetallism as "idiots,” “anarchists,” "lunatics,” demagogues, and dangerous to the peace and welfare of the country, and that for some inscrutable reason members of boards of trade, gamblers in grain and gold, should meet in convention and prepare a bill to be presented to congress to bring about a “comnrehensive and enlightened monetary” system of finance for the nation. When the Fifty-fifth congress met in its second session there was a flood of bills introduced, all bearing the imperial stamp of goldbugism, as for instance there was the Walker bill, 5,181. Then Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, not content with 5,181. introduced bill 10,28 b, and, not yet satisfied, introduced bill 10,333. This done, Mr. McCleary introduced bill 9,725, “prepared by the special subcommittee of the banking and currency committee.” Finally, Mr. Overstreet of Indiana introduced bill 5,855, prepared by the board of trade delegates to the Indianapolis monetary convention. The bills offered by Mr. Walker and Mr. McCleary, though their authors sought t>y cunning worthy of a fox, by playing tricks with words equal to a juggler handling cups and balls, and by duplicity, worthy of a

Machiavel, could not obscure the real purpose they had in view, which was to establish goldbugism on an enduring basis iu the United States, and it may be said that the monetary convention— Overstreet’s bill, which it is proposed to examine, iu frankness of declaration in favor of all goldbug heresies was much more in consonance with straightout talk on the money question. And as Mr. Overstreet’s bill may be regarded as a quasi Indiana production, it is proposed to show the people of Indiana what is in store for them if the bill or any similar bill became a law. The issue of the gold standard vs. free and Bnlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is in the campaign now going forward in Indiana, and this being true it becomes specially important for Democrats to fully comprehend the scheme, and thwart the designs of goldbugs at the polls in November. What Doe. the Overstreet BUI Propose ? In discussing the scheme embodied in the Overstreet bill, it is not required to analyze the sophistries and vagaries upon which the gold standard advocates rely to make black appear white, and vice versa. Such discussions are along labyrinthian pathways, which ending nowhere, simply confuse those who attempt to find their way out of the maze. In replying to the question, what does the bill propose? it should be said its purpose is to copy the laws of England, France, Germany and other countries and establish in the United States, regardless of all interests, except the interests of the rich, a gold standard. And this gold standard is secured in the first section of the bill as follows: “That the standard of unit of value shall, as now, be the dollar, and shall consist of twenty-five and eight-tenths grains of gold, nine-tenths fine, or twenty-three and twenty-two one hundredths grains of pure gold, as represented by one-tenth part of the eagle.” That is the gold standard, if the bill becomes a law, and a law it will become unless the Democratic party defeats the Republican party at the polls in November. That there shall be no misunderstanding regarding the gold standard, w’hich Section 1 establishes, the tact is clinched as follows: “Section 2. That all obligations for the payment of money shall be performed in conformity with the standard provided for in section 1.” Here it is seen that section 1 provides a gold standard and section 2 provides that all obligations for the payment of money shall be iu accordance with that gold standard. Besides, section 2 destroys existing contracts between the government and the bond holders. At present all government bonds are payable, principal and interest, in "coin,” either gold or silver or both, but section 2 of the bill under consideration says: “That all obligations of the United States for the payment of money now existing or hereafter to be entered into shall, unless hereafter otherwise expressly stipulated, be redeemed and held to be payable iu gold coin of the United States, as defined in the standard aforesaid.” In this is seen the hand of the bondholder. He was sufficiently potential in the Indianapolis monetary convention to provide that his bonds, principal and interest, now payable in “coin,” shall be payable in “gold coin,” and his influence was felt to the extent that he had it inserted in the bill that there should be free coinage only in gold, as follows: “Section 3. That there shall continue to be free coinage of gold into coins of the denominations, weight, fineness and legal tender quality prescribed by existing laws.” The bill deals curtly and contemptuously with the silver dollar, to the extent. it the bill the convention concocted and which was introduced iu congress by Representative Overstreet becomes a law, as Sec. 3 provides, “No Silver Dollar* Shall Be Hereafter Coined.” In so far as the bill relates to metallic currency, it culminated in the declaration that “no silver dollars shall be hereafter coined.” If the bill becomes a law, which will be the case if the Republican party wins a victory at the polls tn November, bimetallism will cease to exist in the United States, and the gold standard advocates, the plutocratic cla“s, will have won a victory far-reaching and disastrous to the welfare of the country. Why? Because one of the primary, original, irredeemable coins ot the country will have been struck down and struck out of existence as primary money, and gold substituted, which by increasing the demand for gold makes it dearer, and by reducing the demand for silver makes it cheaper. What is meant by the increased value of gold consequent upon the demonetization of the silver dollar? This question is answered by Mr. Shatroth of Colorado tn his speech in congress, May--26, 1898, in which he says: “The increase iu the value of gold cannot be estimated iu dollars and cents, because it is the unit of measurement. This increase in value can only be estimated by increased purchasing power. What we mean by increased purchasing power is that it buys more of commodities and property. That means that the owner of commodities and property must yield up more of them iu order to obtain a given quantity upon the gold valuation than before the increase in value of gold, and that means he must sell at a loss price.” Suppose a farmer has a mortgage on his farm for SI,OOO. which is due and must be paid. It is not the contention that the gold standard has increased the amount of this debt, but that the increased value of gold by the demonetization of silver makes it more difficult for the farmer to obtain the gold to payoff his mortgage. Before the increase in the value of gold 1,000 bushels of wheat, would have sufficed to pay off the mortgage, but as the value of gold has appreciated, he finds that his wheat has depreciated from $1 a bushel to, say, 75 cents a bushel, in that case he would have to sell 1,333 bushels of wheat to pay off his mortgage. That farmers have been subjected to such losses by the demonetization of

silver is shown by the most reliable statistics, prepared and circulated by the ' United States department of agricul--1 ture, and will not be denied. I It is true, as the goldbugs contend, J that England, France, Germany, Italy, | ■ Spain and some other countries have i ! the gild standard. And so it may be said, they have their kings, emperor* and titled aristocracy, but it does not follow, iu the one case more than in the other, that the United States should have a king or a gold standard. In European countries is found not only royal families, a titled nobility, thrones scepters, standing armies, and all the required machinery of oppression, but unexampled ignorance and degradation and a vast population known as proletarats, men who have no more voice in controling public affairs than so many horned cattle. They are the victims of conditions which the gold standard advocates are trying to establish in the United States, and which will be expedited should Mr. Overstreet’s bill, now pending iu congress, become a law, because every line, paragraph and section has but one purpose in view, which is to establish in the United States, upon the specious plea of a “comprehensive and enlightened monetary” system, a gold standard system of i finance. To recapitulate the Overstreet bill, which is an issue in the Indiana camj paign, it is seen that 1. It makes gold the standard of value. 2. It makes the silver dollar a subsidiary or minor coin. 8. It declares that no more silver dob I Jars_shall be coined. 4. It makes ail government bonds, | now outstanding, payable in gold coin. 5. It makes ali obligations of the I | United States payable in gold coin. 6. It makes the coinage of gold free . and unlimited and denies to silver the ! I coinage rights accorded to gold. 7. In the interest of bondholders it | I seeks to destroy the contract between ; l the government and the bondholders, . which under the law makes United ; ' States bonds payable iu “coin,” gold or I j silver, payable only in “gold coin.” Under such circumstances it is not | j surprising that the Republican press of ■ | the state does not want the Overstreet | i bill to be an issue in the campaign— ; | and the Indianapolis News, than which ■ I there is no Republican paper in the state more devoted to the gorci standard, sees distinctly that the Overstreet bill is fraught with danger to the party. As an expression of goldbug sentiments the Overstreet bill has less circumlocution and jugglery in it than is found in any other bill upon the subject introduced in congress. The bill, as has been said, is the product of the Indianapolis monetary convention, but the Indianapolis News, now that the people of Indiana begin to comprehend the monstrous, if not tn- I famous, provisions of the bill, declares [ that the Republican party has never in- ! dorsed it. According to The News, nobody seems to have indorsed the Overstreet bill, not even the convention that nominated Mr. Overstreet as a candidate for congress dared to indorse the Overstreet bill. And yet The News says: "Mr. Overstreet deserves great credit for introducing the commission bill m congress. It is a carefully prepared measure, the work of men skilled in finance and economics, and is probably supported by a wider and more influential constituency than any other measure of currency reform that has yet been proposed.” Notwithstanding such commendations, The News, with all of its goldbug proclivities, is afraid that the discussion ot' the bill will work disaster to the Republican party and to goldbugism generally. The News on that point is right. All that is required is to get the provisions of the Overstreet bill fairly before the people of Indiana; this done, it will transpire that, as The News dare not indorse it as an issue, and as the Republican convention dared not indorse it as an issue, and as the congressional convention, which nominated Mr. Overstreet for congress, dared not indorse it as an issue, the people at the polls iu November will not indorse it nor any of its goldbug, national bank, money power provisions. It is a cheering sign to see such a goldbug Republican sheet as the Indianapolis News playing crawfish—backing down and backing ont—and protesting that the Overstreet bill, concocted by goldbugs and introduced in congress by a goldbug congressman, is not an issue in the campaign, because, forsooth, the bill was not mentioned iu conventions, though the infamies which it advocates were mentioned and indorsed. Such crawfishing and protesting only shows that the Republican party, which lacks the courage to stand by its own issues, ought to be defeated. Didn't Like the Office. Washington, Ind., Oct. 25.—J. C. Billheimer, consul to Zanzibar, has arrived home with his family, having resigned his office. He will resume the practice of law. Mr. Billheimer resigned because he did not like office, and because of the poor educational facilities for his children. Elevator Cut Off His Head. Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 25.—Benjamin Fidlar’s parents have brought suit against John F. Brinkman for $lO,000 damages, growing out of the death of their son. He was a carriagewasher at the Brinkman livery stable, and he lost his life by a descending elevator, which cut off his head. For Safekeeping:. Peru, Ind., Oct. 22.—William Fitzgerald, alleged murderer of Arthur Quincy Beebe, a boy near Bunker Hill, has been placed in jail in this city. The feeling against him is strong at Bunker Hill, and the authorities transferred him to this city as a matter of safety. Elwood and Indianapolis Trolley Line. Elwood, Ind., Oct. 24.—Parties inter-1 ested in the proposed electric line between Elwood and Indianapolis have decided to build the road. The farmers along the route have offered substantial assistance.

REPUBLICAN CURRENCY REFORM. In my last two letters I have tried to briefly but correctly explain the working and effect of house bill No. 10,289, which the house committe on banking and currency favor, and which will doubtless become a law if the party in power have a majority in the next congress. The bill is so repulsive to the common people, providing, as it does, for the demonetization of our present silver dollars and the surrender to the banks of the currency of the country, that the Republican leaders naturally try to shirk responsibility for it. But the evidence which connects them with ; this measure and identities it with their j proposed “comprehensive monetary leg- j islation” is so complete and clear that] the same evidence in a criminal court would convict a man of murder. The very phrase used in their state j platform was coined by the Indianapolis monetary convention which inaugu-, rated this currency reform scheme. That convention was composed of men who had supported McKinley in 1896, and its work received his especial commendation in his message to the last congress; the leading factor in the Indianapolis monetary convention, Hugh H. Hanna, is a prominent candidate for the senate should the Republicans control our legislature: the convention s bill was introduced in the house by Overstreet of Indiana, who is once more their eah’ didate for congress and whose renomination was urged at the time by the Republican management on the ground that he stood for this currency legislation; the bill slightly amended has been favorably reported by the house committee who recommend its passage; this reported bill is known as H. R. No. 10,289, and the action of the house committee in reporting it for passage estops j the party from disclaiming it now; their action was manifestly the result of a caucus and almost every Republican l member signed a petition asking for its report. Besides, Mr. Hanni declares in a public letter that a careful poll of i the house shows that the friends of “sound money” will support the measure. This currency reform was conceived by a convention of "business men,” it remains now tor the common people to pass judgment on it. It will not do to stand idly by and await the action ot the next congress. If that congress is Republican we know what currency reform they will give us. It means that our silver dollars shall cease to be standard money, but, by being made redeemable in gold, shall sink to the level of mere token coin. It means that the volume of our standard money shall be contracted, making gold the sole money of redemption. It means uiaKiug our public debt, now payable in coin, a debt payable in gold alone. It means the destruction of our government currency and the substitution of a national bank currency to take its place—a currency whose volume can be absolutely controlled, that can be expanded or contracted at will, leading to speculation or panic, inflation or bankruptcy of the masses at the pleasure and protic of tne few. A Republican congress means the passage of this legislation, and then in any attempt to change it or repeal it, we will be met with the old argument of “vested rights,” with which the money power has defended all of its usurpations. The time to speak ont is now; and upon the issue impending m this election, we may confidently appeal to men of all parties. You may be a “middle of the road” Populist and disinclined tc accept bimetallism as the best solution or the end of the financial question. In this campaign we are both fighting for our lives, fighting to the end that, in 1900, we may be able to renew our struggles for our respective ideas. The final triumph of gold redemption, the demonetization of the coined silver that is left us, and the establishment of national bank currency which will be achieved in their proposed “currency reform,” will make both our efforts childish and vain. Let us stand together. Let us not lose a vo’e. Let us not waste a shot in defending ourselves against the further encroachments of the banking power. Are you a Republican? Well, you may not be prepared to accept bimetallism, and perhaps the free coinage of silver conld not be restored under this administration even though we carried the coming elections. But you surely do not want our volume of standard money contracted still more; you surely do not want to see the money function taken away from the silver dollars already coined by making them a mere subsidiary coin, redeemable in gold; you surely do not want to see onr national debt, most of which was created on a greenback basis and all of which is now on a coin basis and payable in either our coined silver or gold, made payable in gold alone; you surely do not want to see our government retire its paper money simply that the national banks may issue their currency to take its place. Upon these issues we may certainly agree, and these are the living issues ot this campaign. These and not matters of party pride or colonial expansion or the glorious reminiscences of a war, go to determine the success of your life and the prosperity of your business. The present mission of the Democratic party, the object to be attained by Democratic success in the coming polls, is, above all things, to prevent a further contraction of our standard money. To preserve the contractual option of paying our coined bonds in either gold or silver; to maintain the sovereign and constitutional right of the government to issue ali mouev; and to prevent the grant to national banks of the power to issue and control the volume of our currency. The culmination of a gigantic struggle is at hand, and above all other questions rises the interrogatory "who shall rule in this republic, humanity or wealth? Who shall issue and control our money, the national banks or the people speaking through their cong'w-ss as the constitution provides?” What will your answer be? Hexkt Wxrrum.

State Note*. Frank Swafford of Huntington, Ind., was mysteriously shot. His wound is thought to be fatal. The Presbyterian convention of the ) P. C. U. of the First Ohio Presbytery is in session at Richmond, Ind. Muncie (Ind.) Womens' clubs have or canized to secure the passage of tin ordi nance prohibiting expectorating on the streets. Miss Etta Stoiy. whose father. Lawson Story, of Wabash county, Ind., attempted W disinherit her, brought suit for services and was awarded judgment for SBOO. Professor Bert Lewis, under arrest ul Kokomo. Ind., escaped from the author! ties and is till at large. He served in tin Spanish war as an urtilleryist and balloon inan. Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 24. —Watt Buchanan, aged 35, was found dead in Safes’ hotel yesterday. Cause of death unknown. He was the son of wealthy and respected parents residing in Lawrence county, Ills. Newcastle, Ind., Oct. 25. Lieutenant W* H. Elliott, U. S. N., is home on a furlough, coming direct from Guantanamo, where his vessel, the Leonidas, is stationed. Lieutenant Elliott is a graduate of the naval academy and the editor of the Newcastle- Courier. He has been absent from home for five months, and has enjoyed excellent health. Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 25.-The jury in the Cory murder case brought in a verdict yesterday finding the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to life imprisonment. Cory received the verdict with indifference, and he had nothing to say, excopt-to request his attorney to thank the court and jury for their kindness. Cory was tried for the murder, under atrocious circumstances, of Paul Hedrick, a deaf mute, in Madison county, the case coming here on change of venue. There was no doubt as to the crime, but the defense attempted to question the sanity of the accused.

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