The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-08
PHENOMENAL UNsELFISHNEss.


The gold standard advocates are
leaving no stone unturned to elect Nc
Kinley. Every gold bug in Wall street
who has a string is pulling it.
Even life insurance companies are at
work issuing letters to, their policy
holders. One OF these circulars, issued
by the Connecticut Mutual, fell into
our hands this week, and it was read
with no little degree of interest. The
circular says that the company would
moi touch upon political matters, did
not the issues involve ''the very life
blood of what we have undertaken to
do in behalf of your families and
estates"
Now, that LOOKS fair, don't itP For
'sYoUR families, - % OURS, remember.
MISUNDERSTANDING
The circular goes on to state that
'swe have urged upon you to take ou
our policies because it was your clear
duty to protect those who are Deepen
dent upon YOU"
Now, there is more patriotism. This
great company of noble patriots, or
ganized for the sole purpose of helping
others, have no selfish aims at all.
We are in business for YOU, not for
OURSELVES. How far!
Now, it must be remembered that
this circular is issued to the policy
holders as a plea for their dependent
families, which the Connecticut Mutual
is going to protect. Bearing this in
mind, you will not be surprised to
read that the circular closes with a
climax of unprecedented generosity.
1t a y that if the silver men win,
ssyour policies would for the present
BE- paid in dollars worth only about
fifty cents, and the great bulk of them
would probably be paid in dollars
worth not more than twenty-five or
t%hirty-five cents"
And thus closes this fairy tale.
G 4ntle reader, did You ever have such
q friend as the Connecticut Mutual?
You who have sacrificed many of lfe's
pleasures; you who have denied your
selves many of the absolute necessities
of life, that you might meet the annual
premiums on your poIicies-what do
you think of this pathetic CIRCULAR
Had you ever realized that you had
such a friend? They don't want to
pay your wife and children 20 and So
cent dollars. They want to pay 100
cents for every dollar your policy calls
for. DO you see the ''nigger'' that
they are trying to hide in the wood
pile, OF do you think theirs is phenom
email unselishness
A PRESIDENT BY PURCHASE.
The tariff barons and gold kings
haviny nominated their candidate by
contract, they now expect to elect him
by purchase.
The remarkable announcement is
made that Mr.. Hanna has called upon
he b~eneficisiies of the single gold
standard and protection to contribute
twenty million dollars Ia the republi.
can campaign fund. This money, we
are told, is to he used to purchase the
electoral votes of nine states, most of
which are in the central west.
This, then, Is not TO be Il two-sided
campaign OF education. The demo-
Gratis are going to advocate their cause
rest the result upon the fairness
and intelligence of the people. The
have concluded that the
can be bought, and as they
have the money they are going into
campaign on u ''bargain and sale"
There is only m way Mckinley can t
be elected. Ii the American people
can be bought, If they are ready to sell
heir birthright, Mckinley will be sue
Twenty millions is a great
of money, but if Mckinley wins,
the gold bugs and tariff barons will
make il back during the first year of
his administration.
The republicans are getting desper-
ate. They think that ''money'' is
their last and only hope. But we
the eastern lords have over
estimated the power of the almighty !.
The spirit of '76 was the same ,
which promulgated the democratic plat /
Iorm, and this spirit is abroad in the &
and. Twenty millions can't buy it. !
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