Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
HOW WILL THEY V0TEY
Many Thousands of Young Men
Have Reached the Threshold
of Their Career.
TWO POLITICAL PATHS OPEN,
Sound Money Stands for Nationa
Honor-Debased Coinage Stands
for Dishonor.

There are a good many thousands of
young men who will this year cast their
first vote for President. They stand on
looking forward to achieve success In
life in some chosen vocation. With but
few exceptions they all expect to be
business men and by their own efforts
win a competence if not a fortune. This
ambition to obtain wealth is laudable
and should be cherished by every honest
and industrious youth.
To these young men the money ques-
ton, which is now the political question
Of the moment, is of surprising impor-
lance, not only for the right casting of
their votes but for the right understand
ing of business principles, for If they do
not understand the meaning Of money,
what it should be, what il is for, and
what it can do, there is but little hope
that they will be able TO accumulate
much of it. or. accommodating it, know
well how to use il.
The common phrase in business is
making money" but money is only a
means for obtaining other things. When
a young man has saved his first hundred
dollars he doesn't put il away or hide 1t,
but invests it in other property or loans
it at interest until he can find an oppor'
tunity for other investments. AS he in
creases his money he sets it Mt work for
him, and in this way grows rich. Money
is not the ultimate object of business,
l..A - 4. Al. a., .t,IAralt+ man nhtnl IN
what they want.
1t is of the first Importance. therefore
and each mans common sense confirms
il, that the money we earn, that the
money we borrow and lend and that WI
use for the purpose of exchange SHOULD
he uniform and stable in value, that il
should mean the same thing next yeal
that il does today, and the world of bust
ness has agreed that gold and silver
makes the nearest approach TO thai
kind of money-gold for large transac
tons. silver for small. That these
metals can be equally used history
shows to be impossible, so the wises'
nations have provided that gold should
have the principal place and silver b,
treated as subsidiary.
The political question, then, for tn,
young man who now votes for the frs
time to decide is, whether it is wiser t.
follow the teachings of history and thu
example Of the most successful business
nations Of the world or TO start out on
plan that has already been tried ant
found disastrous. Shall we as a peopl,
take pattern after England or after
Mexico? Shall we learn from China o.
from Germany
How does a young man act for himself
when looking around among his elders
and superiors in business life? Does he
choose the example and advice of sue
| cessful men-of the Armours and Fields
and Cages of commercial and financial
life-or does he start out regardless OF
their methods and attempt some shorr
cut to success? How many young mel
have stood ut the parting of the way,
looking wistfully into the future? How
few have taken the narrow and forbid
ding path of hard work, thrift and self
sacrifice, but that leads to the mountain
tops, and how many the flowery roaC
hat is so enticing in its ease and pleas
ure, but which ends only in morasse.
and despair?
AS it is with individuals so it is will
nations, and no people can defy tn,
principles of honesty and integrity il
their national life any more than il
personal life.
Sound and honest money, which mean,
money as good as gold In this campaign
stands for national honor. A debaset
coinage stands for national dishonor
| Which banner will our young men fol
low ?-Chicago Times-Ierald.