Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-25
puAD THINK, ACT.

READ, THINK, ACT.
Tho questions atissue in this campaign
ara ~ sncb momentous Importance ana
are co intimately connected with tne
welfare of every man and that OF MS
,,milv that it becomes the duty OF every
ors 70 oct all the information he can
th;n, ovsr the subject and act intelll-
gently. -. -
We have endeavored, to the best OF
our ability. TO present the subject to our
readers. -
some parties have attempted to inlure
or. influence by circulating reports
,ni,r;ous tous. One Of the reports was
,hst the HERALD was sold to the republic
oansand the other that we had gone 10
the Republican party. As far as we
could trace them, they came from I'M
principled, professed democrats VINO hau
heretofore sold their votes, Tor sni"li
consideration TO republicans. Inc III
Thence of the HERALD has not oee"
sold TO the republicans or to any o'neI
80, o,d renublicans have nothing TO
do with IFS management, its business o.
its nolitics. Our own political sentiments
are we'll known and are freely expressed
in the HERALD every week, ana the
man who circulated the report that we
had gone to the republican party knew
that they circulated he' when they u'u
it.
The question for you 10 consider Is
will the free and unlimited coinage VI
silver benefit you: What we understands
he 4bis doctrine is. that the United States
minis shall stamp, for everybody VINO
bring.it, Az grains OF standard Sl.ve,'
.ho+.mount of silver as dollar. inns
amount of silver is now worth III inc
markets of the world abOnt 81 cents. we
further understand that the Onlteo
States shall in no way be responsible i0r
this currency, or Its value. The SILVER
bullion belongs to the individual hau''
-
or foreigner, before it is stamped anu 1t
belongs to him afterwards. The stamp
merely certities that it contains AZ
grains of standard silver.
II there is any gain. who will make
the gain? The men who own the suVer'
Who are they? Mostly English mine
owners. -,
Mr.. BRYAN says that the Silver VIII
then be worth sleeper ounce. ii tnis
be true, who will be benelitte| Inc
silver mine owner. The price OF MS
silver will be about double. and all inc
silver dollars will be worth 100 CENTS
gold standard.
If Nr. organs statement be 'rue'
everything will continue to be on Tue
much hated gold standard. Prices when
he contends are low, because we are Oh
the gold standard, will continue low,
I'D no one under the sun, will be helped
except the silver mine owners.
We however, do not believe that MI
Rryan's statement is correct.
We believe that when the government
edns silver in unlimited quantities. the
silver dollar will be worth Just exactly
what the market price of the bullion Is
aud that market price will depehu
on the amount OF silver mined. we
bonestlv believe that the silver dollar
will b. worth less, instead OF more IMAM
fifty cents. Why? Because miners de-
cievsd by the promises OF Bryan anu
Others, will be stimulated and there VIII
be a great increase in quantity ana a
corresponding decrease in price.
Uthis view is correct what will be the
resnlts We will have a deprecated ana
fuctuating currency. a man may sen
his products for dollar that is worth
fifty cents this week and only forty next
week. and however worthless this cur
rency may become, the Silverites pro-
pose to compel the people to take IT,
You may say: II would not sell my pro
psrty unless buyers would contract to
paw in good money" According to the
Chicago platform they propose to pre-
vent such contracts, by legislation
Will the laboring man be benefited by
such currency: Certainly, not. He can
not raise his wages, at will. 1t is well
known fact that wages are the last thing
to 90 up. and when they do 20 up their
increase is much less than the incr ease
In prices Of the goods which he is com
PEELED to buy.
II these silver dollars, dependent upon
the market price Of bullion for their
value, should go down from fifty cents to
forty the merchant, in one night could
mark his goods up 20 per cent and would
be greatly tempted'to mark then 20 or 80
p.r cent in anticipation Of the next de-
cline. but the hard work ing lsberer
would continue to toll on at the same
price or at an advs nee not in proportion
TO the advance in goods.
Does it not really mean starvation to
our laboring men and those dependent
upon them? This is what we believe 1t
means, or at least, il does not mean
starvation, it does mean that their
families shall be deprived OF many OF
the necessaries and all the Injuries
which they now enjoy, while we use
currency, based upon a gold standard.
The silyerites tell you that the de-
monetization Of silver caused the decline
in price. Did you ever know a Silvcrite
orator to take the law of '73, explain Its
provisions, and show you how this de-