Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-09-03
Communicated.
Editor LEADER:-

in the British hand organ, down OF
the lower Bay, that is singing such
mournful tunes for the poor down.
trodden millionaires of Wall street,
will you allow me little room in
your "democratic-populist" paper,
as you are dubbed, in order that I,
as an American, may have My little
say.
Perhaps this mighty editor down
by the ocean, at times when he is
penclling mighty words and build
ing AIR castles and seeing visions OF
jim Balls official place, can call to
mind the davs that are gone by
when he, traveller from old Eng
land, had settled upon Uncle Sans
broad domain and was frying his
flap jacks under the friendly shelter
OF his little mud cabin amid the
fragrance OF smoky buffalo chips,
away out OH our western prairies,
when he, too, longed for a silver
dollar. May be for one short
moment as he raises the blinds
tlom the bay window and looks out
upon the grand old Yaquina as she
winds her way oceanward, and
views the harbor lights and the
jetties, north and south, a monu-
ment to American skill and the
handwriting Of free labor in a free
country, l say maybe he will
whisper something like this: Shall
we be compelled to camp under the
dark shadows of monarchial goy-
ernment, and cast wistful eyes at {
the golden stays in her maiestv's .
corset, or shall we walk forth in
God S sunlight under the banner OF :
the Declaration Of Independence. +,
What argument does the Oregon ;,
Ian and the republican press of the a
United States Use in defense of the =
gold standard. Does calling men r
anarchists, populists and paupers
and saying that the wife of the :,
democratic nominee is a country 6.
bred woman, sounds like the ear :,
nest talk of men who had the good :,
OF our country at heart. This pratt f.
tie only shows to what exremes the ;,
managers of the good old parties G
are driven to for capital. o,
When the Hon. Wm. Mckinley, q
IN the house Of representatives,, in h
November, 1887, voted for the .,
Bland free coinage bill, did the h.
republican press call him an an q,
'rrhist, or on January 18th, when =,
ne voted for a resolution declaring .,
."a' all government bonds issued -.
a'"'r the resumption act, were h.
'lyabie at the option of the govern
neut in silver dollars, did they then :,
All him all anarchist or a populist? D
:! hen President Hayes vetoed the +,
III IN February, 1873, and this h,
sweet William voted for its passage !,
over his veto, was he a populist? :,
II the face of this record the Hon. -,
William Mckinley will not, he =;
'are not meet the financial question, -,
'ut prefers to stay quietly in his !,
'lllage home and talk tariff to his =.
'iSitors while his old Aunt Hannah =,
pends the corporation Doodle and -,
ings anarchistic songs, but the l.,
lay is past when party leaders can J.
hout get i'll line!' and create a :,
'ampeae, Tor people are now, =,
hanks to free press in free " =,
ountry, becoming educated and ~
re thinking for themselves and -
rying to work out their own saliva r
ion, until today many of the rank "
nd file of the people are as we'll y
'osted upon the political questions '>
II the day as the average hide -.
'ound, small bored statesmen at