The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-03

: be inauguratcd within Il few mouths.
|, however, the assertion that loans
will be withdrawn and mortgages
iorccloscd is made to prevent such
poittlcai action rs the people may
hellevc to be ncccssa for the prcscr-
vatl0n OF their RIG hts. then new and
vital Issue is raised. Whenever it Is nee
essary for the people as Il whole to OBJ
tain consent from the owners OF money
ana tho changers Of money before
tney can legtslatc upon financial ques,
llohs we shnll have passed from dom
ocracy TO a plutoCracy. But that time
has not yet arrived. Threats and intimi-
aatlVns viii be OF no avail. Tho people
who in lII6 rejected the doctrine that
kings ruled by right divine, will not in
This generation subscribe to Il doctrine
that money is ompipotcnt.
lNTERNATlONAL BIMErALI.lSM.
In conclusion, pormit mo TO say Il
WORD III regard to international bimct-
alllsm. We arc not opposed to an
| international agreement looking to
The restoration Of bimotallism through
out the world. Tho advocates of free
coinage have on all occasions shown
their Willingness to cooperate with
other nations in the reinstatement OF
silver, but they arc not willing to
await the pleasure Of other govern
mcnts when immediate l., lief is needed
by the people of tho United States
and they further believe that indc-
pendent action offers better assurance
OF international bimctallism than
serVllc dependence upon foreign aid
Tor more than twenty years We have
Invited tho assistance of European ma
tioDs, but all progress in tho direction
OF international bimctalism has been
blocked by the opposition of those who
derive II pccnniary benefit from the
appreciation Of gold. How long must
we wait for bimctallism to be brought
to Us by those who profit by monomr-
ta!lism IL the double standard will
bring benefits to onr people who will
deny thcm the right to enjoy those
benefits? II our opponents would
admit the right, the ability and The
duty OF our people to act for themselves
on all public questions without assis.
tancc and regardless Of tho wishes of
other nations and then propose the
: remedial Legislation which they cOnsit-
cred sufficient, VIC could meet them in
the field Of honorable debate: but
when they assert that this nation is
helpless to protect tho rights OF its
own cltlHcns we challenge them to
submit the issue to the people whose
patriotism has never been abDcalcd to
in vain.
We shall not offend other nations
when we declare the right OF the
American people to govern themselves
without let or hindruncc from without
; ana dccldc on every question presented
Tor their consideration. In taking this
, position. we simply maintain the die.
pity ol 10000, 900 citizens who are sec.
:, onu 10 none IN their capacity for self
! governments.
J. The gold standard has compelled
= the American people to pay an ever
- increasing tribute to the creditor ma
r lions OF the world-a tribute which nc
u one darcs defend. | assert that ma
- tlonal honor requires the United State.
- to secure Justice for all It's citizens as q.
!, we'll to 40 Justice to all It's creditors. Fol
people ike ours, blessed with natural
, resources OF surprising richness, to pro.
claim themselves impotcnt to frame IL
}, financial snystcm suited to their
Il own needs, is humilating beyond the
> power OF language to dcscrib'. We
> can not enforce respect for our foreign
. policy so long as we confess ourselves
. unable TO frame our own financial
policy.
Honest differences Of opinion have
always existed and over will exist as
TO the Legislation best calculated to
, promote the public veal, but, when il
: Is seriously assorted that this nation
must bow to the dictation Of other
Lations and accept the policies which
they insist upon, the right Of sclf-gov
crnmcnt is assaulted, and until that
question is settled all other questions
arc insignificant.
ADVICE TO NEW YORK.
!, Citizens OF New York, ! have travel
! ed from the center Of the continent to
=. the caboard that might, in the very
p beginning OF the campaign, bring you
greeting from the people Of the West
and South, and assure you that their
+ desire is not to destroy, but to build up
They invite you to accept the princi-
pies OF living faith rather than lis
ten to those who preach the gospel OF
despair, and advise endurance of ills
that you have. Advocates OF f"cc
coinage believe that in striving to So
euro the Immediate restoration OF BIZ
mctalliam they are laboring ia your
boha!f Ms well ns in their own behalf.
ic" OF your people may prosper
under present conditions, but the per
mancnt welfare OF New York rests
upon the producers Of wealth. This
great city is built upon the commerce
OF the nation, and must suffer if that
commerce is impaired. You can not
sell unless the people have money
with which to buy, and they can
not obtain the money with which
TO buy unless they arc able to
sell their products at rcmunerativc
prices. Production OF wealth goes
before tho exchange OF wealth those
VINO create must secure profit before
they have anything to share with
othcrs. 4ou can not AFFORD to oin the
moncy-changcr in supporting n linan-
clal policy which, by destroying the
+ purchasing power OF the products OF
toii, must, ~ the end, discourage the
creation OF wealth.
ask, expect your co-opcratiOn 1t
, IS true that few Of your linancicra
Woula fashion new figure, rcpruscnt-
ing Columbia, her hands bonnd fast
, with letters Of gold and her face Lurn-
Cd toward the East appealing for
assistance to those who live bcyond
the sea, but this figure can never cx-
press our idea OF this nation. You
would rather turn for Inspiration to
the heroic statue which guards the
entrance to your city, a statue as pa
| trlotic incOnccption as it 10 colossal in