The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-21
Don't Let Them Dodge the Issue.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1895.
Don't Let Them Dodge the Issue.
After having given our readers
some gold-bug literature, and IN
order to show the utter falacy OF
their scheme, we present to our
readers the following able article
from the Silver Knight, Of Washing
ton, D. c., on the silver question :
The issue of bimatallism and pros
perity or gold standard and poverty.
This issue has been buried under the
rubbish of side issues for twenty
wears. Ever since Sherman stabbed
the prosperity of the people OF the
United States by the Mint bill OF
1878, demonetizing silver, the atten-
ton of the people has been diverted
by the goldites from the real cause
of their distress. The entire gold
press, Democratic and Republican,
have used the tariff as q monster
cuttle-fsh to darken the waters and
obscure the vision of the American
people from the crime 1878. It made
no difference whether it was high
tariff or low tariff or moderate tariff
or tariff for revenue or tariff for pro-
lection, all agreed that it was the
tariff. The tariff has now been ad-
justed and the people are now dis
gusted with the tariff issue. They
want rest.
Another favorite issue which has
been used as a hobby horse both
North and South was the negro ques-
ton. The gold men of the North,
such as Harrison, Reed and Mckin-
ley, want to monopoliZe the negro
vote, and for that purpose they are
willing to turn over to the admins
tration in power military control OF
elections. Southern politicians used
this for all that it was worth to con-
solidate the South. All that was
good for the gold party. 1t kept out
of sight the real cause of the distress
of the people which was and is the
single gold standard. The Force Bill
question is also settled and never can
be revived again, and the people
North and South have learned that
fact.
There is no more political capital
in the negro question. The gold
press declares that Democracy and
Repnblicanism are the growing issue.
When called upon to point out the
difference between Democracy and
Republcanisn as construed by the
administrations of Harrison and
Cleveland, the Democratic gold press
reply: Clevelandism is pure Democ-
racy. It is sound money and safe
currency. The Republican papers
reply that Harrison, Mckinley, Reed
and Morton are representatives OF
pure Republicanism, sound money
and safe currency. These subjects
have been used until they are worn
out as issues. It is easy for the two
old parties with the aid Of the money
powers which furnished them the
press, the railroads and the public
plunder generally to nominate gold
bugs for President on equivocal plat
forms. 1t is more this year, without
any issues except party names, to
fool the people through the instru-
mentality Of national conventions.
The people commenced early last
winter to force the the silver ques-
ton to the front. Silver leagues, sill
yer conferences and silver conven-
tions were held throughout the coun-
try, and the gold press has had very
lively times in attempting to suppress
the movement. The movement in
Illinois, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri,
Georgia, North and South Carolina,
Tennessee and throughout the North
west has been growing every day and
the press could not stop it. The
gold organs as a last resort declare
that the silver question is dead. The
entire commercial press is engaged
from day to day announcing the
death of the silver question. Mean
while Georgia, Missouri and Texas
speak in no uncertain tones. 1t is
amusing to read the descriptions of
the gold press of the blow that killed
the silver question. They say it was
killed in Kentucky. They do not
tell the public that every offce-holder
under the Government Of the U. S.
was compelled to become an agent in
packing conventions; that the press |
was bought or subsided by the gold
ring; that the railroads were forced
into the service of gold monopoly;
that the whiskey men being indebt-
ed to the banks and being in fear Of
the power of the administration were
compelled to help pack that eonven-
ton and secure resolution endors
ing the administration which is obi
Gus to the people of Kentucky as to
the people of any other State.
Such a victory obtained at such a
cost does not kill but makes alive.
The flames Of indignation kindled in
Kentucky by the methods employed
to stifie the will of the people has
done much to arouse the country
against the Rothschilds combination,
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