The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-07-13
THE SILVER ISSU +.

age OF silver, rs ~ Is now discussed
tho whole money question for this
country is couched. Briefly con,
sidered, the decentralization Of sill.
YER meant a decrease of money oI
final redemption, it meant gold
mOnometallism. 1t is shown as
the question. is developed that ttye
money leaders of the world wanted
to control the whole money ques.
ti0n. OF course It was easier
for them to control it when
gold only was the standard than
when gold and silver were treated
alike under the law.
The world is divided into monop.
olists and Democrats. The great
est syndicate of monopolists that
this world has ever known is the
gold syndicate, the bond control
ling syndicate, headed by the Roth
childs. What can be more positive
proof of this .han that this money
loaning syndicate controls the en-
tire money question in England;
that 1t has come across 10 this
country and taken control Of the
purchase of bonds and the coming
of money, and graciously offered to
sustain the credit Of this country
down to the first day of October,
provided we would sell them $780,
OUO,OOO of bonds with the implied
understanding that these bonds
should be paid in gold. Did they
do this for missionary purposes I?
Go down into their gold lined
pockets and see the $l9,000,O00 they
made i'm the transaction; that will
tell the story.
How long, oh. how long. will the
people, the democracy Of this and
other countries, permit themselves
to be taxed for the benefit Of this
gold syndicate, this gold monopoly? :?
How long will the farmers of this
country he willing to sell two
bushels of wheat to buy 81 in gold,
with which to pay taxes? They
must pay the interest in gold to the
holders of the bonds Of their COM
mon country. Has ii come to this
that the people have no voice in
volume of money that shall be is
sued in this country? Have the
people become forgetful of their
rights to make the laws and to in
sist that the constitution shall pre-
vail over the entire country?
have they become forgetful of the
of the constitution and
the laws enacted by our fathers, by
which both gold and silver, not one
to the exclusion of the other. but
both alike, were made money of
final redemption, untilin 1873 one
of them was stricken down in the
interest of the money monopolists
of Europe? Is it any wonder that
the people of Great Britain are be-
ginning to feel this severe oppres-
sion, that they are bitter in their
of the gold syndi-
cate? May it not be that under
the providence Of God the Glad
stone and Rosebery power will be
overthrown and the people rein
state men favorable to their inter
est, favorable to the use Of both
and silver in very much larger
measure?
Z But why need Americans look
across the water; why are not we,
as people, to be independent, to-
stand on our own feet, to make
our own money and 10 ask no odds
VI foreign countries? Bitter in
deed was that statement of the
planter, as he said:
when I got 10 or - cents a pound
for cotton and paid dollar
busEel for wheat / had plenty of
money in my pocket, while now,
with wheat at 90 cents bushel
and cotton at 4 and S cents a pound
| have u me-"
This money question.is the most
vital and far reaching question
that can possibly interestthe whole
people of this country. The de-
of one-hali the money Of
final redemption is just precisely
the same as a destruction of0ne-
half Of the values Of all property.
Can the people afford much longer
to endure this oppression? Don't
think that u little increase In busi-
ness, a little more sunlight Of hope,
has removed the cause OF disasters
or will bring permanent prosperity
and reform. There il no cure for
the disease but a restitution ofsil-
yer to lis hon0red position as a
primary moneys money Of full
legal tender. Side by aide with
gold. with free coinage 10 both
Plain Deaier.