The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-10
HOW WILL They VOTE?
Many Thousands of Young Men
Have Reached the Threshold
of Their Career.
TWO POLITICAL PATHS OPEN.
Sound Money Stands for National
Honor-Debased Coinage Stands
for Dishonor

There are good many thousands OF
young men who will this year east their
first vote for President. They stand on
the threshold of their career aud are
looking forward to achieve success in
life in some chosen vocation. With but
few exceptions they all expect TO be
business men and by their own efforts
win competence If not fortune. This
ambition to obtain wealth is laudablc
and should be cherished by every honest
and industrious youth.
To these young men the money ques-
ton. which is now the political question
Of the moment. is of surprising impor-
lance, not only for the right casting OF
their votes but for the right understands
ing of business principles. for II they do
not understand the meaning OF money,
what it should be, what it is for, ana
what il can do. there is but little hope
that they win be able 10 accumulate
much of il. or, accommodating it, know
well how to use IL.
The common phrase in business ~
'making money" but money is only a
| means for obtaining other things. when
a young man has saved his first hundred
| dollars he doesn't put IL away or hide H.
but invests It in other property or loans
it at interest until he can find an oppor-
| tunity Cor other investments. AS he in
crca SEES his money he sets it Mt work for
| him. and in this way grows rich: Money
! is not the ultimate object OF business,
but II is the means whereby men obtain
. what they want.
Ii is of the first Importance. therefore
! and each mans common sense conhrins
| il, that the money we earn, th;it 'he
| money we borrow and lend anu thiit we
use for the purpose of exchange sE"utl
be- uniform aud stable in value, mat IL
should mean the same thing next year
that il does today, and the world oi BUST
ness has agreed that gold and silver
makes the nearest approach TO thai
kind of money-gold for large transac
tions. silver for small. That these
metals can be equally used history
shows to be impossible. so the wisesl
nations have provided that gold shonld
have the principal place and silver p'
treated as subsidiary.
The political question, then, for the
young man who now votes for the hrs
time to decide is, whether IL is wiser t.
follow the teachings of history and the
: example of the most successful business
nations of the world or TO start out on
plan that has already been tried an,
found disastrous. Shall we as Il people
take pattern after England or afte
! Mexico! Shall we learn from China o
from Germany?
T How does "A young man act for himself
!. when looking around among his elders
and superiors in business lifei Does IN
: choose the example and advice of sue
: ccssful men-of the Armours and Field
: and Cages of commercial and financia
j | lifc-or does he start out regardless o
IL their methods and attempt some shOr
cut 10 SUGGEST How many young mel
have stood AZ the parting of the way
looking wistfully into the futuref How
: few have taken the narrow and forbid
r. ding path Of hard work. thrift and self
sacrifice. but that leads to the mountain
n tops. and how many the howcry roa'
that is so enticing in its ease and pleas
W. ure. but which ends only in morasse
n and despair:
As il is with individuals so il is wit
n nations. and no people can defy tn
principles of honesty and integrity !
~ their national life any more than !
personal life.
on Sound and honest money. which mean
money as good as gold in this campaign
We stands for national honor. a debasc
coinage stands for national dishono
he Which hammer will our young men To
49,. owy- Chicago Timcs-lierald.