The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-09
THE CAMPAIGN or FRA UD.

From the beginning Of the campaign
iniammatory appeals TO prejudice and
passion, attempts 20 array citizen against
citizen, tal'ehood, fraud and forgeries,
have been the chief weapons OF the men
at the head Of the silver movement. Pro-
fessIng that the campaign was carried on
for the benefit OF the masses, they have
been forced, step by step, to admit that
IL is managed and paid for by the silver
mine owners.
Another evidence OF the absolute dis
honesty of the practices TO which they
resort TO deceive the people is the
numerous false publications which they
have set afioat and kept in circulation.
One OF these was leaflet, "The Grip of
Gold" which purported TO give an ex-
tract from the London Financial Nows,
saying that the adoption OF free coinage
by the United States would insure the
commercial supremacy of this country.
An investigation showed the publication
to be absolutely false, ana the editor so
denounced it. Nevertheless its circula-
tion continues, the Gate being changed
to an earlier one when those making use
of II saw that they had been driven from
the false position at first taken. To sub
stantiate the Iast-nsmed publication Con-
gressmsn CoFFEEN stated that he had
himself quoted the article in Congress, but
an examination OF the speech TO which
he referred shows that his quotation Is
not identical nor closely similar to the
one in question.
Finding tnat this forgery would no
longer fool the people, another one
equally pernicious and infiammatory was
devised. This was in the form OF letter
addressed to r. c. Bell, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, purported to come from q Wall
Street Republican, in which the work
ing people Of the United States were
spoken OF in the most contemptuous
terms, and the statement made that the
Repu blican party intended to reduce them
to a state OF absolute subjection and place
the control of tariff, finances and the gen.
eral government in the hands of Bankers
and wealthy men OF the nation. This
letter was dated '711 Wall street, New
York." and signed 81 Francis For
sythe." An investigation showed that
thore was no such number az "7ll We'll
Street." and no person of that namo
could be found. When the forgery and
fraud became apparent, this date of the
letter. was changed to "11 Wall street, and
II was kept In circulation. This proving
no better the date was again changed to
$50 Wall Street." And so the men who
are attempting to deceive tho people go
on lodging from pillar to post, issuing
forged and fraudulent and untruthfrl
statements to excite the prejudice and
deceive the voters.
The latest sffort at deception, however,
Is the most TO be condemned because ii
not only Offers false statements TO tho
public, but attempts to In duce the mass
es to themselves become falsiters. This
Is the statement that thousands OF voters
OF the country are not honest in their
professions Of friendship for Mckinley.
Popocratic leaders constantly, assert that
the laborirg men who are wearing Mic
KINLEY badges and asserting their loyal
~ to him sre lying, 'snd that they intend
to keep up this deception until election
day and vote against MIN.
The impeachment insists that hundreds
Of thousands OF men who are announcing
themselves for the Repu blicau canddst
are fostering a system OF deliberate fraud
and falsehood. Even the Popocratic can
oidste for the Presidency himself openly
advises this. In his speech at Toledo,
September ., he said; '"Let him (the
voter) wear tho opposition button II he
will; let him contribute to the campaign
fund IL he will. but let him remembe
tina; there is one day in the year that he
is his own master, and can use pencil as
he pleases. ] am willing for you TO be
Republicans every cay in the year II you
will just be Democrats on election day."
Here Is the essence OF the entire cam
paign. Deceit, fraud, lying, conf scion
Of absence Of manhood and integrity are
all consolidated.in this single senten ce
OF the leader OF this campaign OF deceit
The Popocratic campaign has been one
Of sbams ard hypocrisy, fraud and for
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