The Monticellonian., 1895-06-28
THE LIVING ISSUE.

and formed an opinion and then
 freely expressed 1t, regardless ol the adverse or favorable criticisms of the public And now. that one of ;he eravest and most moment ous issues that has ever cutrort- ed the American Republic IS on tor action, it will not play the dummy, but viii take q stand On the side, of what il conceives to be, right and justice; stand for the masses against the classes, f9l. the common people against the plutocrats, for the toiling millions aginst the pompous few.
 The great living, burning, and we might say, saving issue for
 1896 IS the one Of free and unlimi- ted coinage of silver at the pres
 ent legal ratio l6 to l; and on this issue the MoNTICrLLLoNIAN is for silver. It is for it because the country needs more money 10 cir culate among the people. It is for it because the people need bet ter prices for their produce and their labor. It k for Il because II is one of the money metals of the constitution, and never failed the people in their hour of need. In short II is the money of the peo- pie, and when 1t was degraded by the agents of the bond-holderS in 1873 1t was a stab in the dark, di- rected al the life of this Republic As au evidence that the dark stain of '73 should be wiped out and silver rchabliitated let Us look for q moment and see who its ene- mics, ot to-day, are. They are the bond holders. haakefs and million aires Are these people actuated solely from patriotic motives and for love ef country CT are they in hueneed rom pafeiy selfish req sonsz Does the wei catch the lamb for the lamb benefit or to satisfy it's own ravenous appetite2 The class to which we have just referred, own the gold of the country, which, since the demo fe lization ot silver, Is the only bas- ic money. By tbedemonetizatjo8 of silver their gold money MS doubled i'll purchasing value, aid now with one dollar they can buy two dollars worth of labor or ef produce. But in the hands of the laborer or producer this sane gold dollar will only pay one dol- lars worth If debt or taxes. Thus it will be seen that the gold own CT, alone, IS to be henfltcI bv the continued nse of gold is the only money Of ultima,e redemption. But, on the other ha6d, if silver shouIi be remonetized, be re-cn- throned, it would double the pri- mary or redemption money of the country, thus giving to labor it's proper reward and 10 the products of labor ito fair and legitimate val ue in the markets, and to the debt owing masses a reasonable means of liquidating their indebtedness. This being true, We are inclined to doubt the bond-holders, the bank CTS and millionaires sinceri ty, when they profess to be actu- ated in their claim for gold, alone, that it is solely for the eountry's good. The claim Is too ga6sy- it's even worse, it's fshy.
 Then how is the issue to be de oided, and what is the remedy? That the Republic of the United States should have free and un- limited coinage of silver, to the mind, gees without question. It is the only hope of the country the saving of the reo- pie. Can it be accomplished? With the present existing condition of things, it can be in one way and Tn only one, and that Is through and by the Democratic party. h the organized army of Democ- racy there are ten times as many valiant soldiers enlisted in the cause ct the people and the peo- ple's money as there are in all the other political parties, combined. The free silver Democrats are more jealous. more determined and have more powerful adyo- cates than any other party. It is