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of the land, and that money famine
be proclaimed. The question arose,
What will be the effect on the pros
poets of Bryan and Mckinley If such
action is had? The sense OF the con-
ference was taken, and opinion was
about evenly divided, some asserting
that it would help Bryan to make bad
worse, while others thought that .
further contraction of the currency
would bring the debtor class, the poor
and medium classes, the business men,
into aterner realization of the busi-
ness condition.
That is an awful state OF affairs that
any set OF men in one city in this great
land can for moment think of pro-
ducing panic that would reach from
ocean to ocean, and from the lakes to
the gulf. Isn't it bad condition that
a small number of men can threaten
the entire prosperity OF as great q
country as ou1s, and the people of this
land are asked to continue it? They
are told that only the man who lends
money, the broker-for that is what q
banker is-can tell what money should
be made of, and how much Of it should
be had?
DEMOCRATIC RENEGADEs.
Boilers from the Democratic party
are in n bad shape politically. After
the election they viii have nowhere to
go. Mark, the organization, the ma
chinery, is all in the hands of the sill
yer men. Look at New York, where
the gold men were strongest, how the
followers of Bryan have taken possess
ion of all the party machinery. It 10
well enough for Cleveland and his
Cabinet officers to go for Palmer and
Buckner; well enough for some of the
very rich men of the East and West,
but for the ordinary man in politics, 1t
is the greatest folly. What hope Of
preferment can man have who bolts
the Democratic party unless he goes
over to the Republican party? Once
there he is on probation, and If loyal,
hard working and strictly partisan,
probably in ten years he may get rec
ognition.
FOOLISH STEP.
The Democratic office holders, with
the exception of members of the Cab
met, would be great fools to become
boilers. With Mr.. Mckinley elected
President their dismissal from Office
would be assured. With Bryan's elec-
ton they could either retain their
offices or hold over for q time-not to
be dismissed like menials. It is wen
enough to preach to men in office how
fine it is to be bold, independent and
fearless, but that kind of talk doesn't
put dollar in the Office holders pock-
ct, or enable the men under him to
earn q dollar.
| HANDSOME OF HIM.
Under any and all circumstances
Cleveland and his political family must
go out on March next. Handsome of
him to want every other Democrat in
the land to be driven out of office the
same day, whether Bryan or Mckinley
is chosen President! Nice leader, who
asks his followers to jump into the
grave with himl That is precisely
what Cleveland and his Cabinet want
all Democratic Office holders to do. At
torney General Harmon can afford to
play the independent Democrat and
bolt the ticket, knowing neither Bryan
nor Mckinley win ask him to hold Of
fee under him. His position is just
the reverse of all the Democratic Of
fee holders of Ohio. He must 60 out
of Office March A; they may have to,
but not necessarily, if Bryan wins.
No REMEDY OFFERED.
| Coming back to the money question,
what remedy does the gold man of to-
day offer for the ills that beset the
country? Does he think the people
viii by force of habit get accustomed
to hard times and banker after them?
Your Democratic gold man OF the
East surely offers the country nothing,
as he is q good free trader and conse-
quently relies only on gold money to
pull as through. Your gold Republ-
can In some parts of the country holds
out protection. WIN that make the
banks change their coursef WIN that
add to the money circulation OF tnia
country Atnougn otner topics were
alluded 70 IN tne onicago PLATFORM, y
ID undeniapie tnas tne one grest iSsue
before tne convention anc tne Ameri-
can people was the question OF 70.
storing silver. Inat 70 the paramount
issue to-day. Inc attempt OF lne ne
pnonSans 70 OBSCURE !. Dy sioe issuea
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