The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03

are our depositors to the number of
more than 113, 900 who have accu-
mulated more than $50, 000,0 900 in
our one institution, saved out of
their earnings after providing for
their needed wants.
After the restoration of gold pay
ments in 1879 which succeeded our
paper initiation of the war of the re-
bellion, the deposits in savings
banks rapidly increased so that in
five years, that is, in 1884, they
amounted to say S85O,OOO,OOO be-
longing to about 100000 people
, with an average deposit belonging
to each of say 1920, and now they
more than doubled that larger sum
and the number Of depositors have
also doubled showing that surplus
earnings is more widely distributed
and among a greater number of
/ people throughout the country.
| hope you are bearing in mind
that | am speaking of the effects Of
free coinage on the masses not on
the classes. The latter will look
out for themselves from knowledge
and experience.
The standard bearers of sound
money for whom your suffrage is
asked are William Mckinley, Of
Ohio, and Garret 4. Hobart, Of
New Jersey, good men and true.
One Of the planks in the platform
on which they were nominated at
st, Louis is emphatically for sound
money and in favor Of a dollar which
is equal to the best dollar in exist
ence in the commercial world.
They are not in favor of SO
cent dollar for the poor man aud a
100-cent dollar for the rich, but a
dollar of uniform value for all the
people. They are worthy to be
elected and should be elected by a
decisive majority in order that po-
litical opponents may be frustrated.
Mr., Mckinley said in one Of his
speeches two days ago: "When we
have work we want honest dollars
with the most purchasing power
dollars which will not depeciate IN
our hands over night but which
will be good every day and every
year and everywhere"
Mr.. Hobart, whom | know per-
sonaIly and whom | highly esteem
for his ability and financial lnteg-
ritY, faYors the same honest dollar
and both think it is better to open
the mills of the United States to
the labor of America than to open
the minis Of the United States to
the silver of the world.
Whatever the farmer is suffering
to-day is because his competitors
have increased in number and his
best customers are out of work.
You cannot help the farmer by
more coinage Of silver. He can
only be helped by more consumers
Of his products.
You cannot add value to any
thing by diminishing the measure
Of value with which the thing is
sold or exchanged.
You do not get consumers
through the minis. You get them
through the factories.
Vote for home market and a
dollar as good as gold in every mart
and market of the world.
This campaign marks crisis in
the history of our country which in
its Importance to our material in
terests has never been equaled.
The war of secession is it's nearest
parallel when relatives and friends
of a common country met on the
field of battle and exchanged shots
with bullets. We shall fight this
battle with ballots, but the result
should be equally decisive. The
monster of reputation must be put
down forever in order that the
bread may not be taken from our
children's mouths, nor the hard
earned savings of toll ruthlessly
snatched from the grasp of the poor
and proyident. 1t will need all our
wisdom and courage, former party
affiliations may have to be discard
ed, we may have to fight on the side
of our political enemies but we
know that we shall be on the side of
right and justice, which will make
strong our right hand in doing our
duty to ourselves for the benefit of
our common country. You will
aid in this righteous cause, | feel
sure, both by your votes and infu-
ence so that the name Of this people
may not become a by-word and re-
proach but that this land may still
be looked upon as a refuge for the
oppressed of all nations. We must
not press a crown of thorns on the
brow of labor by voting to take
away the results of its work nor
cruelty the poor upon cross Of