The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-03-26
i pOLITICAL DEVIL.

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conditions that obtain now with those
that existed in 1S50-56 to show how
utterly absurd airs the fears of the
people who plead against silver coinr
age, as o peril to American business;
and the very absurdity of their fears,
causes one to look for another cause
for their objection.
That cause is found in a conspiracy
against tho debtor and agricultural
masses. It's object is to enable the
creditor class to rob and plumber their
less fortunate neighbors and eventually
take from them their all, just as the
land barons of England haze robbed
the people of that country, and re-
duced to a condition of poverty thous-
mds who fifty years ago were owners
in fee simple.
Wall street was never 81 active In
politics as it is to-day.
Last year when the Vest coinage
bill was pending the money sharks
were somewhat worried, notwithstand-
ing they had Tom Reed in the speak
cr's chair and Benjamin Harrison in
the White house. But the danger was
passed and they breathed freely again.
Then as the national campaign ap-
preached they began casting about for
presidential candidates. They were
satisfied with Mr.. Harrison as the re-
publican nominee, but they desire to
also control the democratic nomina-
ton as well.
During the fall campaign last year
they simply watched. Ohio declaration
silver coinage and the sharks decreed
that Campbell mnst be beaten. Boies
was nominated on a free silver plat
form, but they had little fear OF q
man so far west and from so strong q
republican state In presidential years
as Iowa. They misread the New York
platform, and thinking everything was
lovely there, permitted things to take
their course.
On the 9th of December, Governor
Hin made his Elmyra speech declaring
in favor Of bi-metallism, and defining
that as the true meaning OF the demo-
cratic platform.
Bi-metallism means free silver coin
age.
Never did a speech create such a
Juror in gold bug ranks. Never did
the hordes of monometallism feel q
peril so near. Here was a fire built
right under them, and its flames threat
ened to consume them. At once their
heavy artillery was brought to bear.
Their papers, the World, the Evening
Post, the Herald, the Democratic and
independent press of Boston, of all
New England, of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, were brought out to as
sault the heresy Of bi-metallism and
destroy the hereto. Then 1t vas dis
covered, also, that Hill wanted to be
president. Here was another danger.
If ne should be nominated he was sure
TO be elected, for that is a way he
has-he must be destroyed.
And oh, how hard they are working
to encompass his destruction!
But they do not intend to stop ut
this. There Is the Bland bill support
ed by two out of every three democrats
in the lower house of congress, and by
a strong array of republicans. If this
bill passes the house and senate the
president will veto it. But back of the
presidents veto IS the democratic
national convention, almost certain to
be packed with democrats who have
the courage and the manhood to stand
by their convictions, prove themselves
men, and adopt a silver platform.
Harrison's veto win stampede the
silver states and drive them almos,
solidly into the democratic column
and this will mea direst disaster t.
the cause Of goid-bugism.
In view OF tins danger, the none,
sharks of Wall street and preeioul
New England are coming to the from
with . threat to bolt the Chicago tick
ct, and place another ticket, a genuine
gold-bug ticket. in the field and trade
mark it the .honest" money demo
cratic ticket.
The threat to do this is freely made