The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
DANGER OF ovERcoNr1pENcE.

REPUBLICANS MUST WORK WITH ENERGY TO
SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM RUIN.
Editor Of The CdH: In the Sun interview of
August 3, with the Hon. Bourke Cochran, he
states that he considers the political situation
the gravest in the history OF the country, ex-
ceeding in Importance the crisis of 1860, and
think that all who have eyes to see and ears
to hear the signs of the times will agree with
him, and that all loyal citizens who have the
honor OF their country and its prosperity and
happiness at heart, Democrat and Repub-
licanI alike, will surely awaken to the i'm
portance of the situation, and do their whole
duty, with vigor and earnestness of purpose.
The Republican party was beaten in the last
Presidential campaign for no other reason
than lack OF united effort; many to whom
mixing in politics is distasteful even neglected
the duty of voting, ana thought that the
direction of the best interests of the country
was so apparant that their party had walk
over, and as the result we had defeat, and
since the direful experience of the last four
years; unless this attitude is entirely changed,
every man doing his duty, every officer on
guard and alert, we are in grave danger of four
more worse years than those passed through.
The object of this letter is to call your atten-
tion and through your columns the attention
of the press throughout the country to the
pressing necessity, in order that all men may
vote understandingly, TO inform the masses of
the people concerning the true issues at stake.
There are SO many people, loyal and intelli-
gent, who have not the time to read books
and long involved articles on the subject, but
who would read short lucid, condensed state
ments of the situation inserted in q prominent
position in the daily papers and in prominent
type, so that "he who runs may read.' Com
Daratively few understand the silver quest ton.
Many do not realize that tie free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l is the last new
will-o'-the-wisp put forth TO dazzle the eyes of
the unthlnking and msin formed, so that they
may not see that their feet are treading the
road to destruction. The poor man will still
have to earn the-50-cent dollar. How is he
going to do so if the wheels of our factories do
not turn, il enterprise be killed and money be
boarded instead of used in profitable indus
tries? A sorry plight indeed for him to find
the pitiable hordes of China and Japan.
Let the press not fail in its duty at this i'm
portant time to inform and instruct the peo-
pie. In that crisis so successfully passed, when
our lion-hearted President stood in anxiety
and distress, seeing Old Glory waving so tat
tered and beaten with shot and shell, ana
made his appeal for "more money and more
men," the answer came ringing back from
every loyal heart in the country, "We are COM
ing, Father Abraham, three hundred Thousand
strong!' Even so let our citizens on mDer
next send the answer to our chosen stand
ard-bearer for protection, patriotism. pros
perity sound and honorable money. and sur
cease from the do-nothing, dog-in-the manger,
debt. disaster and stagnation- breeding policy
that has ruined so many OF us, and threatens
trv Yours very trnlv A. NJ
/ hope that you will publish this, or such
amended form OF it, as you may see mt
MRS. ADALINE MORSE.