The herald., 1896-10-25
TRICKS OF DEMAGoGUEs

Editor Herald: A reverenttal respect
for the good there Is in every religion,
a magnanimously liberal recognition OF
the humanity to be found in all races
and nationalities, honorably disting-
uishes the American national sentiment
and has found expression in American
institutions.
It is, therefore, with feelings Of ex-
treme regret and shame that we notice
the disgraceful un-American methods
adopted by some Of the more notorious
partisans and demagogues just now
posing as champions in both political
parties. We refer to the attempts to
arouse race prejudice and religious
hatred, more particularly to the vile
epithets applied to fellow citizens of the
Jewish race.
Shallow and mean, indeed, must be the
intellectual resources, blunted and vul-
gar the sensibilities, low and brutal the
passions displacing morality of per-
sons who can find nothing higher, moth
ing worthier than appeals to race pre-
judice and religious hatred to recon-
mend the noble cause Of free coinage.
No race or nation has deserved bet
ter of American people and none have
thrown themselves with more fiery pa
triotism into every struggle the nation
has undergone since the first settlement
of the colonies on the American conti-
nent than our fellow citizens of the same
Palestine gave birth to Jesus of Nazar-
eth, our Lord and Savior.
During the revolutionary war and the
war of the rebellion they furnished
soldiers for our armies in larger pro-
portion than their numbers bore to the
population of the United States. Their
purses have always been open to every
patriotic purpose, and in the matter of
philanthropy their gifts far surpass
those of any other nationality, num-
bers taken into account. In the arts,
in literature, in science, in the educa-
tion Of the young, they have contributed
more than their share to the national
possessions They are everywhere ac-
tive in every good work and effort for the
elevation and advancement of human
ity and for aiding the oppressed. Pau
perisn and crime are almost unknown
among them, and in the matter of loyal
ty to family ties and responsibilities
they may well be held up as an example
to other people.
1t cannot be denied that they are
thrifty and have ever shown remark
able aptitude for success in commerce
and finance, and some Of them have
amassed large fortunes, but let it be
remembered that in these United States
the colossal fortunes, counting by the
ten, twenty, thirty, fifty and one hnnd-
red millions are not in their hands. Also
that the wealthy among them have
usually shown fellow feeling, a hui
manitarian spirit in the use of their for
tunes, which has made them sincerely
beloved and esteemed in the localities
where they are best known, and that the
spirit of pride or of power without re-
sponsibility, as represented by Van
derbilt's 1.-The public be damned" which
SO many Of the wealthy of other nation
alities show, is unknown among them.
In the present campaign they seem
pretty evenly divided between the ad-
herents Of Mckinley and of Bryan.
Some of their religious publications
have claimed that a large majority of
their people Is for the gold standard,
but these publications are under the in
f1uence of the money power and what
have goldbugs not claimed? One of the
most learned rabbis has taken upon him.
self to declare for the gold standard and
that free coinage Of silver is contrary
to the Jewish religion, but then he has
and congregation of bankers and
pawnbrokers, SO who can wonder? The
fact remains that citizens of Jewish ma
tionality are among the staunchest,
ablest and most fervently enthusiasts
tic supporters of Bryan and free silver,
and that they have contributed freely
Of money and brains to the same cause.
May be those of the goldbug persuasion
are the loudest blowers, but the Bryan
men among the Jews are of the quiet
and modest kind, that will do more
work and probably cast more votes.
But this disgraceful un-American
business Of anti -Semitism should be