The Taney County republican., 1896-10-22
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

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THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
IF any man in the United States
possesses q sound argument in favor
of the single gold standard i is time
for him to release it. Its novelty
will command instant attention, and
its utility will highly commend him
to the Republican campaign mana
gers. Mark Hanna or Senator Quay
would pay handsomely for a good
reason why any man, not already
opulent, should vote for Major Nc
Kinley. Such = reason would be
worth q million Of votes, and would
secure them during the next II days.
The advocates of himetallism have
demolished all the arguments which
the goldbugs have heretofore con-
structed with so many pains and with
such nefarious patience. Where is
the "5O-cent dollar? What has
become of the ''dumpers' and their
deluge of silver? To what strange
and distant land has the fellow who
wanted ''money good in Europe"
betaken himself in these latter days
of the campaign? Why do we hear
so little now of the silver mine
owner who could sell his bullion for
dollars worth 100 cents to bim, pay
his men with these same dollars, and
cheat them out of AZ cents in the
operation? Those Interesting figures
have vanished from the scene. Their
glory has departed. All that is left
of the gsldbug cause is Doodle, coer-
cion, and, greatest of all. partisan
prejudice. Take the spirit Of loyalty
to party out of the fight, and Major
Mckinley would be buried bereath
an avalanche of silver ballots. Most
men know this; many admit 1t.
The great strength of the silver
movement lies in its promise of bet
ter times for the masses. The classes
who are interested in maintaining the
single gold standard offer the people
nothing except continuation of
present conditions. They never 60
farther than to declare that prosper
ity will return with renewal OF
''cOnfidence." This means that II
the capitalists get everything they
ask for they will, perhaps, spend
some money, next year. The pros
pect is not encouraging. 1t makes
industrial activity depend upon the
good will and pleasure of the few
instead of upon the energy and en-
terprse of the many. More money
will make more reliable sort of con-
fidence than can ever be manufac-
tured under the single gold standard.
The common people Of the United
States naturally prefer relief from
their own government to alms from
the hands Of the trusts, corporations
and syndicates. The government
can relieve the people by permitting
the free coinage of silver. II would
simply be the restoration of q right
which the people once possessed.
That right was not considered social
istic, or communistlc, or anarchical,
prior to 1873. The opponents of
free coinage are very abusive, very
wrathful and very mendacious, but
their arguments are even worse than
their tempers. Surely the people
have a right to readopt policy which
worked very well for 80 years, and
which would again make them inde-
pendent and prosperous. The polit-
icai fortunes Of the Republican party
should not be considered when
weighed against the interests of the
producers of the nation. Political
parties in free country rise and fall
according to their merits and demer-
its. When they 60 wrong they go
out; when they get right they come
in. IT'S the way of the world. The
Republican party surrendered to the
goldbugs at St. Louis; the Demo-
cratic party repudiated Cleveland
and all his works and pomps at Chi
cago. The Popullsts indorsed the
renovated and cleansed Democracy.
and the voters will soon be cslled
upon to make their choice between
the gold Republicans and the BIZ
metallic Democracy. The part, Of
Mckinley says: "Let we'll enough
alone rally round the flag fill your
lungs and shout; that sensation which
you mistake for hunger is nothing
but indigestion. You have been eat
ing too much. Those rags you wear
are the silken banners Of our glorious
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