The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-06

millions of this land the money of the Consti-
tuition and which TODAY would be theirs had
it not been stolen or taken from them by in
advertence or oversight.
II Is indeed wonderful how some people can
talk about honesty when it is the other fel-
lows OK which is being gored. Ofcourse Mr..
Spring thinks that the plan which he suggests
would be perfectly honest. and he even calls
upon all honest men to stand up with him To
be counted. He thinks thar it Is honest to
steal bill through Congress. demonetize sill
yer At a ratio of l6 To l. which was so much
more valuable than gold that it would not
circulate, and after II is dehased by such leg
islation and reduced to an article ofmerchan-
diZe and II has been robbed of half its value
and gold has doubled its value. to then remOn-
etize silver and make q dollar ef it equal 20 a
gold dollar Now all this looks perfectly fair
and honest to Mr.. Spring am glad. how
ever, do not live in a country where all the
people think ike he does
RESTORATION OF SILVER INEVITABLE.
know that there are people in this land of
ours who have souls and who can feel and
sympaihize for their fell0w-Inen aud whose
humanity lifts them above the SOrdid greed
for gain. ! meet them every day a. walk
along the streets OF EaSton. They are not
confined to any class OF people-the rich a.
Well a the poor-and among them are men
who would not do dishonest act or utter a
dishonest sentiment any sooner than Mr..
Spring; and yet strange as Il may appear to
Mr.. Spring mind many of these gentlemen
think that the demonstration of silver Is q
great crime-oue Of the greatest ever COM
mItied against the rights and liberties Of our
people These people will not he found stand
ing when Mr. Spring counts,
BuF the restoration of silver aS money i
inevitable The CRY which comes sweeping
over the plains Of the West meets a hearty
and generous echo IN every southern State.
Eighty per cent. 0i the people ct the South,
saws james Clark one Of the brightest mpu Of
our country and who Is president of the Mobile
and New York Rail Road, are in favor Of
silver. Even New England has csnsht the
eontagiun and the Legislature of Massachusetts
are calling tor the rcmouetiEation ot silver at
a ratio Of IL 10 !. The brightest and ablest
men In Congress are in favor of the r.moucti-
zation Of silver. Among them stand Mills
Daniels. Voorhees, Harris. Hill and Chandler.
and even Reed. the man from Maine. saws he
Is ''wobbliug. and vet the battle has scarcely
begun This is enough, however. 10 indicate
that the signals arr being gwen calling the
troops to fall into line
Hitherto the single gold sta smiard advocates
have claimed that return to the use Of silver
would benefit only the debtor class. Bur It Is
not the debtor class alone that are 90 be- hene-
hied by a change IN our monetary laws
Wjth ninety per cent. Of oar railroads west of
the MiSsiSsippi river and fifty per cent. east of
It in the hands of receivers, il Is evident that
there arr Others beside dehlor, Who are feel
ing the effects Of single gold standard
Those who depend upon interest and diyi-
3euds from invested funds such A. stocks Of
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this question and will JOIN the great army of
remoneiizatiou and viii not be- found standing
Nhen Mr.. Spring counts
rtNE ro TAKg SpsS.
Mr.. Spring thinks it high time Tor the com
mani,y 70 take sides up0a this question.
Tha, Is just Why wrote m, letter To The
Ledger and have gone 10 the trouble to look
up the facts necessary tu give the people
fair aud impartial view Of the subject We
have bad so much talk about an honest dollar
until a gold craze bad fairly taken possession
Of the people aud MANY well meaning and
honest people have been led 10 believe that
nothing was heuesi bat gold But that was
simply because the great mass of people knew
but 6tile about the matter. The farmers were
among the first 10 become interested. They
have found ont that il does not pay ia the
language Of one Of the brightest editors in this
State, 20 raise wheat and corn on gold basis
and sell on u SILVER basis, and vet thai Is just
wha, they have been doing for fifteen wears;
aud ~ the price OF silver went down they
have received less and less for their crops as
the years went by,
The English farmers found this ont many
years ago. When England adopted the single
gold standard there we're one hundred aud
eighty thousand land owners within the realm.
Within ten wears from that time, We arr told,
the lands uf England we're all IN the hands OF
some thirty thousand persons You may do
this in monarchial government. where the
aristoeracy is the ruling class, hut I'm free
America. where every man is a sovereign and
holds within his hands the power to loosen
the chains which his government may forge
IN bind him, Il cannot be accomplished except
by DESTROYING the liberties of the people.
Il is indeed time for the people TO take sides
upOn this question. We have already waited
too long The cry Of distress cannot go longer
unheeded. Something must be done and
done quickly But when the people shall be-
come acquainted with their rights and how
those rights have been taken away from them
as by a thief in the night or as senator Dan
iels of Virginia puts il when sp3.fking how the
hill went through Congress. like the silent
tread Of cat, they viii make shorr work of
the question. and but few will be found stand
ing when Mr.. Spring counts,
CLEVELAND WONT po.
Mr. Springs effort to coniure sentiment IN
favor of the single gold standard by appealing
TO the name Of Cleveland will not avail
That illuStriOuS name has already been weigh
Ell in the balance on this question aud found
wanting The President theories have got
ten the government in about the same condi
tion that the gold basis has gotten the
iarmers-hoth very short OF cash.
The Democratic party if il would hye-and
live il must so long rs free government eN
ists-must cut loose from the theories Of
these later DAYS saints and return to the faith
of the fathers-Jeferson and jackson: tariff
for revenue gold and silver coined into
money on an equality and paper money in
such quantities as can he used interchangably
with gold and silver Let Americans stand
BY American interests. Sell no more bonds
to English Syndicates at l04i but let our own
people have them who are now buying them
at l2l. Tell the Britishers to return to us
our bonds and securities. We have enough
money in our banks and mines to pay for
them many times over. Then will the annual
drain of gold from this country stop Then
will we once more feel free and independent
Then will agriculture revive and the farmers
of this land become once more prosperous
and happy. Then, too, will our manufactures
flourish and American commerce ON land and
sea be fully restored to that proud position