The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-12
one OF the ring or not vote at all. l
prefer not voting.

prefer not voting.
1t Is truly wonderful to see what great
statesmen, what great financiers. and
"nat honest men venal press can make
out of very small material. I cannot re-
1rah from giving an illustration. Some
ears ago John Sherman conspred with
the money sharks Of Wall and Lombard
streets to double their wealth and DESTROY
nall the value of the property of the peo-
pie. This they succeeded in doing bv
demonetizing silver and giving us no SUBJ
Stltute, thus with one stroke Of the pen
destroying half Or circulating medium
and lessening the values of all property
IN the country fully one-half thus bring
ing distress, poverty and financial ruin
upon tt whole country.
Neither ancient or modern history gives
any account OF such a gigantic robbery
and wholesale plnndering of a people.
For he robbed the country of half it's
property, caused more misery, distress
and poverty than was caused by the war.
He turned loose upon the country mil
lion tramps and paupers
He doubled the wealth of those hold
ing gold, destroyed half the values of
those having silver, and rendered paupers
thos> holding neither. Yet this man to-
day is held up to the people as a great
financier, great statesman, and the dirty
rascals whom he made wealthy and who,
in turn, heapee upon him millions, would
make us believe that he is "Honest Ohm"
and propose to elect him president, when
he should be dressed in stripes and put in
the penitentiary for life as traitor to hi.
country and an enemy to the human fam
ily There is no excuse for Honest
John," he knew better Now had his
bill demonetizing silver also included
gold and given the people legal raper as
substitute, his act would have been
commendable. But to demonetize silver
and give us no substitute was certainly a
crime. Had he demonetized both and
given us legal tenders as a substitute our
national deb! would have been paid, there
would now be no national debt, money
would be plenty and our prosperity would
have bcen greater than that Of any people
upon earth. If gold should be mon, SO
should silver, and with both we would not
have half money enough Hence l say
discard both for the want of capacity,
and that capacity being continually less
entd by consumption in the arts. But
the people can't see it; they are trusting
the leaders of "our party" who are all
in the interest and pay of monopoly,
some ignorantly, some innocently, some
unwittingly, but the majority for ''the
fat that's in the fry"
l will also give you another illustration
Of how monopoly humbugs and fools the
people. A democratic convention is being
held to nominate candidate for presi-
dent. Monopoly sends her agent there
with from one to two million dollars. as
much as is necessary to dictate to the con-
vention the candidate. If such mah is
nominated they will furnish so much
money to elect him, and as the members of
the convention want that their party
shall be successful they accept OF the
bribe and the monopoly candidate receives
the nomination. A republican convention
is Icing held for the same purpose. The
agent OF monopoly is there also and pays
all that is necessary to secure the nomi-
nation of their candidate, and is sure to
succeed. Monopoly goes home satisfied
and happy. No matter which one is
elected monopoly dictates the policy of
the government. 1t is by this means they
control the government The ignorant
voter can't see it. Well do I remember
the ST.. Louis convention that nominate
Tilden A large majority of the mem
bers were sent there instructed to vote
for Hendricks and greenback platform;
but monopoly was there with barrel Of
money and Hendricks was soon pushed to
the rear and Tilden was nominated upon
a hard money platform.
W. B. RADHoRD.
LeCassia, Fla.
r. 3. Peterson q Bros PhiladelphiA Pa