The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-09-04

consequently II Europe could go II alone
the Uniged States could still more easily
do so. We could absorb more than double
the amount of all the silver that could be
brought to our country, and II would be
like putting new blood into the body The
patient is now too weak to travel. We say,
restore his blood to its normal condition.
and then he will again be active.
1t Is said that a Mexican dollar, which is
as heavy as ours, is worth SO cents in gold,
and we are asked IL this is SO, how we will
, make our silver dollars circulate siee by
side with gold ! say we will do 1t by Civ.
ing our silver dollars a field sufficiently
large to absorb all and in which they can
do the same work that gold does. The bust
ness of Mexico is SO small that II does not
furnish a sufficiently large field to absorb
all of the silver dollars. The business of
Mexico is less than that of some of our
states.
Multiply the trade Of Mexico by 40 and n
will absorb twice the amount of silver
that could be furnished any one year.
When the large import duties paid at our
custom houses and the limitless sums of
taxes paid in our country are considered
II becomes at once apparent that this
country could absorb 200 times s much sill
yer money as Mexico could. independently
OF all the other nations of the earth Mex
leo is on a silver basis and NJ. Romero, the
Mexican minister at Washington, a year
ago published an article in the North
American Review describing the conditions
OF his country, and he showed that Mexico
is more prosperous now than 1t ever was
before in it's history. Her farmers are
prospecting. her business men are pros
pering, her manufactures are busy and
new ones are being erected. and there is
scarcely an idle laborer in Mexico
Three millions of people established re-
publican Institutions in this country in the
face of a sneering and jeering world The
question now is: Shall 70.000.00O people sur
render these institutions or announce to
the world that they are incapable of main
tanning them? Three millions of people a
century ago announced to the world that
they could get along without Europe
Shall 70,00O, 600 people now proclaim that we
are dependent upon the monarchy ridden
and corruption-eaten European states?
My friends, II is not a question of office
getting. There are things in the world that
arise above office and arise above empty
honors. ! ask you to support Bryan and
humanity against Mckinley and plutoc-
racy. i ask you to support the institu-
tons of the fathers against the diction of
foreign Shyiocks. / ask you to sustain a
policy which gives every man his due on
the one hand and will make 1t possible for
every Industrious and intelligent man to
make a living on the other hand.
Speaking of my own candidacy, l have
only to say that 1 have served you
nearly Tour years. L nave never worked
harder in my life. have striven to do my
duty. UnQuestionably l have made mis-
takes, but / have aimed to follow the die
tates of justice and right. l have aimed to
know neither rich nor Door. neither friend
nor foe IN the discharge of my duties. l
have aimed to raise the banner of this
mighty state to the highest pinnacle. l
have acted upon the principle that every
man is equal before the law and all are en-
titled to equal protection. Ii you are sat
isfied with my stewardship, naturally IL
would crafty me 10 have you say so; but,
my fellow citizens, all questions or office
sink into insigniticance when compared to
the great issue that is before our people
Office holders come and go. and as d rule
the world lis little the wiser or better But
policies shape the destinies of nations
and determine the happiness or misery of
unborn generations. and IL there are re-
publicans here who feel that they must in
part support their ticket, then l say TO you
with all the earnestness of my soul: Go
into the booth. vote for Mr. Tanner for gov
ernor, and then think of your families,
think Of the great future of your children,
think of the future of our great country
and cast vote for Bryan and humanity.