Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-24

Epecffully referred 70 TINS declarat ton
of the republican party. made only four
short years ago. Any merchant or
farmer, who views with dismay the con-
stantly depreciating value of his stock
and goods, and who Is now staring
bankruptcy in the face, should consult
the above quotation and then figure ON
the prospect ahead of him. in the event
that the gold standard is permanently.
fixed as a part of our national policy.
Listen to this, our good republican
friends, who are now frantically en-
deaxoring TO swallow the gold pill.
Here is what was asserted by your re-
publican text book of four years ago:
ssThe meaning of this is clear. The
capitalist can increase his wealth by
simply converting it into gold. putting
it in a vault and holding il idle for a
series OF years. At the end Of ten years
it viii buy more provisions and more
labor than it would when he stored It.
As the supply of gold contracts. every
body must work harder to get IL.
"It is plain that the debtor Is en-
titled to discharge his obligations for
value precisely similar to that he
originally obtained. He cannot do this
If the money In which his loan is COM
pulsory payable increases between the
date of its making and the date OF its
! payment. Measured in gold all OBJ
legations have thus increased in very
short period of time. The creditor
class enjoys, therefore, vast advant-
nge over the debtor class. The mem
who work for their living and consume
their earnings year by year are placed
in q most unfair position"
What are Mark Hanna, J. Pierponh
Morgan, Hidelback, Icl1leheimer g. Co.,
and others of our philanthropic oppo-
nents doing to relieve American farm
ers, workingmen and producers from
this 'most unfair position2" They have
forced a great party to affirm in its
platform the sacredness of the gold
standard and they denounce as an
archists, repudiationists, lunatics and
populists those who now dare to OPP
pose them.
There is much more good reading in
this text book entitled ''The Grand
Old Party" and at an early dEte will
quote more from its stirring and pa
triotic passages.
There is not the slightest reason to
doubt-and William Mckinley will not
deny the statement that in 1878, in
1880, in 1884, in 1883, in 1890, in 1892 and
all the years and months up to the
time that the gold clique in the re-
publican national convention at ST.
Louis in June. 1896, framed its gold
plank, and forced him to stand upon
it-that William Mckinley has been a.
constant and answering friend of sil-
yer. A few days ago he came out
squarely and fatty for the gold stand
ard, and denounced in most bitter
terms that honest faction Of the Amer
ican people who believe in the money
of the constitution. Tt makes no differ
ence what his personal opinions are
on this question. If he be an honor
able man, he cannot, he dare not, be-
tray those who are now spending mill
lions to elect him.
Let no man delude himself with the
hope that William Mckinley can now
be anything but gold monometallist.
He has counted the cost, rendered his
decision and must be judged by his
recent letter of acceptance. Every
AlIe III bEdb uOCuAlGub ESAlCChed Tile uC-
mands of Wall and Lombard streets
For the sake of a presidency he has
recanted the patriotic utterances of am
honorable past, spoken in favor of sil-
yer. He stands to-day the pledged aivo-
cate of doctrine he despises, the
champion of conspiracy which he
foresaw, the details of which he has
exposed. Never in the history of Amer
lean politics has presidential cam
didate occupied such pitiful position.
The question is. did the transfer of the
allegiance Of William Mckinley from
bimetallism to the gold standard carry
with it allegiance of millions of hon
est AMERICANS who have heretofore
been affiliate9 S&h I'm In an attempt
to restore silSTS .its function as
money?
This is question y1hich every voter.
must answer for h4fnaeA&