Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-10-15

free silver is a bad thing and then
say that they will place it IN force by
the help of England. A noble
tbought-sud very consistent too!
We do not want the help Of England.
She proved to be bad help in 1873.
Her "rake off" was too large. and
Uncle Sam has just lately had to
float S262, ,00O,O IN bonds to help
balance that "rake off," Is he a true
citizen who virtually saws the United
States is not great enough TO attend
to its own business, without first ask
ing John Bull if be thinks It sdvis.
able for US to change our policy. Sup
pose our forefsther's should have
waited for their independence until
an international agreement could
have been had; We would be colony
of England yet had they done so. Just
so now; we must declare a second
independence from the British crown
of gold bugism. We must declare
for the money of the constitution and
prosperity-nothing less that free
coinage of gold and silver at 6 to l.
Senator David B. Hill, Of New York,
one of the strongest advocate of bi.
metalism in q letter to the Atlanta
Constitution said the following as to
the proper issue to place before the
people: 81 am in favor of blmetal-
ism as the issue to the front and we
shopld not strive for temporary sue
cess or compromise. This letter was
dated July l3, 1898, only three years
ago.
What the American people want is
blmetalism now. whether any other
country agrees with US or not. We
are the most productive country in
world and we should "lead and let
others follow" if they wish, and if
they no not we are great enough to
90 it alone. Let US be free and in
dependent. Let us emulate the ex-
ample of our forefathers and declare
ourselves free from the money power
of England. We have played "sec-
ond fiddle" to them long enough.
Down with Wall street, trusts, mon
opolies and the single standard. Let
US have justice, an equal treatment of
citizens by the government. Let the
people bring their silver and have 1t
coined into standard silver dollars
Just the same as those owning gold; /;
then they will exchange it for pro-
ducts of some kind and that will cer-
tainly benefit all. Prices will then
go up. Labor will be employed and
all will prosper. Just think of the
amount of work there is to do if
there was money to do with, money
is scarce therefore the work must go
undone.
The very party that to-day declares
for the single gold standard said in
their platform of 1888. The re-
publican party believe in the use of
gold and silver and denounce the
present democratic administration for
It's hostility to silver" That was in
tended for direct slap at Grover
Cleveland, but it must be great
amusement for him to see that very
party to-day playing in his back
yard" and following for the single
gold standard. Cleveland has first,
last and all the time been gold man
,, and did not hesitate to make his con-
! victions known. Il 1892 the Repub-
lican party declared for gold and sill
YER as the standard money (Redemp-
ton money! and in 1896 they de-
clare for the single gold standard.
Now what has wrought this change.
We will learn the decision with the
voters believing, that they are abund-
antly able to solve it at the coming
election. Wall street framed that
part of the platform for 1895 and
their candidate for president VIM.
Mckinley made free silver speeches
in congress and voted for 1t in 1878.
All of the above is matter of record
and can not be disputed. The gold
standard people tell US that the
finance of the country is all right as
1t is, but they give no reason why 1t
was not so when the change in 1878
was made. We were then prosper
ing and no one complained as they
do now. We got good prices for our
products, and our labor was all en-
ployed and we'll paid Now when
the people ask that the money be
placed back where it originally was,
they raise their voices in unity. Why
if they are so patriotic did they not
rebel against the crime that was COM
mitted IN 1878? No the people have
had to pay it all with compound in
terest added.
The gold men also claim that the
present administration is the sole
cause of hard times. This is all idle
talk. The Democrats enacted tariff
law with the income tax clause where
by the burden Of taxation was taken
of the consumer and put upon the
weather. classes. This was step in
the right direction, but what happen
cd the income tax part of it. It was
declared to be unconstitutional by the
Supreme court of the u. S. thereby
tb :owlng the whole burden on the
poorer classes again, and making a
deficiency in the revenues Of the gov
orpmont Tho law would have pass-