The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
FROM BRYAN'S HOME.
Political Notes and Observations
from the Popocrat Candi-
dates Own City.


,uestion. Mr. Bryan has seen fit tC
tail his audiences over and over again
Tint the business men of the country are
.rsjpst free silver partly because they
Amt know anything about the question
and partly because they are dishonest
Ia this Mr.. Bryan misleads his follow
~ and misrepresents the business men.
7, may be true that what is called free
diver agitation started first among the
farmers rather than among the business
men, but later the business men have
rad the free-silver literature. have read
18th sides of the question. until at the
,resent time the business men of the
pation are thoroughly Informed from a
husiness standpoint and from a nOnpar-
dsan standpoint on the money question.
II is probably true that the politicians
that oppose silver are moved by prejudice
and self-interest to a certain degree JUST
a the politicians who favor free silver
ARR moved by self-inerest to a certain
6srree: but the business men, the men
who are managing the business concerns
II the country, the bankers, and the
Ananciers have made it a part of their
husiness to read up on the money ques-
don, to become thoroughly informed, and
they have passed upon the question from
= business and not from a political stand
ootnt. Mr. Bryan. recognizing the NOR
81 force of the business judgment of the
country and knowing that this business
Judgment condemns free coinage as a
dangerous thing seeks to discredit the
business mind of the country by denOunc-
Ing it as ignorant and dishonest Oh the
money question. Mr.. Bryan processes
to desire a restoration of the industries
Of this country. At the same time he
dsnonnces the business men of the coun>
~ and proposes Il plan which he knows
they are afraid of.
The threat Of free trade in the cam
yaign of '92 and in the election of 80,
heightened the business mind of the coun-
tfy, frst into distrust and doubt and then
iAts panic. the effect of which is still
en- The question above all others at
this time is how to remove this business
depression from the business mind. Mr..
8ryan says that free coinage will revive
tas industries: but at the same time he
admits that the business mind is against
4 and is afraid of it. The effect of this
tareat of free coinage is to make every
capitalist hide his money, to make every
banker afraid of investments, to make
very dollar creep into the darkest corner
the safety vault, and by this process of
money hiding and money boarding which
2 now going on all over the United
states. the circulating money of the
3euntry is disappearing from active use
Iaster than all the government mints
ssuld coin new money if they we're now
ondsr a free coinage law.
AAoOrihg men are crowding around
~. bryan to hear his speeches and
many of them appear to be nleasad
vstn what ne says. He talks kindly TO
~ taoOrlng man and his words are az
sweet as honey. But the thinking labor
~. ~ nan Knows that so long as industry,
taes is, the mind force which is man
.SSaos industry. is afraid of free coinage.
tnat al plans for the enlargement of in
ausery or the employment of labor are
cuspended pending the discussion of
- money question. and that these MANS
Nj % taken up and carried into execu-
- only when the business mind of
Re country is assured by the election of
CcAinley that there is to be n soun1
sadness policy in the government of this
george GroOt. chairman of the Nation.
S"ver party. speaking at Lincoln
~, ,h'', on September g. from the steps of
sne state capitol building. with Mr.
h"si nn sitting near him, denounced the |
as the enemies of society and
ueciared that the financiers of Will |
street. should be hung to the telaor.nh
Io'es' On the evening of Septenber
~ front OF the Hotel Lincoln. in in
sSn. Neb.. lgnatius Donnelly of Min.
seeo'a denounced the bankers and Tho
&c u, eiefs OF this country as the enemies
- Inc people. enemies of nrosner;+,
and declared that their influence mon
.-ts country ought to be set aside Nov
r.o s' 40 the followers of Mr.. BRYAN ex,
= 81 70 happen to the laboring men and
- y nt farmers of this country. when
A.r ~ reason OF their superior num-
bus;nass soleu out the banker and the
man and have voted in tn,
N,,; system of finance? What fon m,S
I'll 'ake the place of this hus;nass
W I1hu iofce when it has been disnlacod2
1911" LII 'ne country has struck down ;ts
- e"t bankers. its present fn.nc;.rs
present business men, its nrasant
20 of industries and comnowaa
ro,a ne common people by a ma ior;tv
xbs. "".e parafyzed this business mower
nd o.ner force will take its nlace
a bor I'm fn pans for the employment of
md e. III 'he carrying on of commerce
rial fou .ne management of all the indns-
uater;ai winch give vitality to the
oody of the nation?
On the afternoon of Sor+o.
'uu. OF the state capitol hr;id;n II.
ba III Mr. Bryan, after denonno;,
ans' :. element of the conntrv he +.
orS II is against him in this .n,,+.
non &C .Ie himself that the 10 hor;n. !
bo. vi the country believed in hin, nnS +,
i'm th nuugn OF the farmers believed IN
bis aiaat; .nese two elements united IN +
he oor, u.ion would enable him to swoo,
cter I;un'ry IN November. This he cbor'
will brina s, .hy OF the people, because r
e very ni hs tnem better times. 1t NAV il
,ols pleasing to Mr. BRYAN whom az
nd GU ou' INTO the faces of laborino ~ ne
: ,,, t;arners who applaud such sneenhos
or;na out what reason have those 10
n -;nn men ana farmers to expect hot
rr, ,.ihes through the election of AZ n
nS s~n, when he himself admits +ba+ thc l
ect;ot meh OF this nation regard he II
rosner;tus q menace to business and
Ding fly. Ean you revive business hv !,
,ursya ""s which paralyzes the hone and =
dustries BUSINESS men? When the !,
ust be- s,u ul me nation revive, there !. !.
n; I.'Eg II about. There must also ~ t.
h. o .r who believe in. the f,tnre eo os IL
Ms, he ready to invest money. Tbara ),
lly b re banks and these banks mnst nnt Il
2 to nave ;re funds, but they must be- be- w III =
ere ,nd TN these funds, and they must a.
n consau, nave confidence before they ~
~ am Mr.. Bryan admits that 81
nsont ,f 1ol consenting now; will they p
tn isna tious Donnelly wa. do d
,La "s me bankers and the ;nanc;or. m
enemies Of their country, in his t ne