The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
For thu REPORTER
\ bout the DemOcratie Party.

II cannot be denied that the American
people are AT least equal if not superior
10 any other nation in intelligence and
yet, however Illuminating the admission
may be. W. are certainly the most de-
eeived aud defrauded people in the
world. America is the tavorte stamp
ing ground for all kinds of quackerY aud
fraud, vet the greatest quack OF all, the
worst fraud known TO modern civilizl-
ton Is the free silver coinage demagogue.
As a remedy for ali the ills we sutlrf,
the Democratic party preseribes the
nostrum which they stole from the
Populists, the free coinage Of silver.
The effects OF the baletul Influences OF
Democratic misrule are seen everywhere
and yet the same men that are directly
responsible for every kind of disaster
are still posing a the champions of the
working han IN spite of the fact that
they would pay him for his labor with IA
DECEASED currency. They preach hatred
to England and yet they would surren-
der our manufacturing interests TO the
advantage of England They reduced
the duty on the rich mans diamonds and
yet imposed a tax GU the poor man
sugar They rail against monopoly and
yet they prostituted their power in the
nited States Senate at the dietation Of
the sugar trust.
Behold that high priest of free trade
and free silver, candidate Bryan, he goes
swinging around the circle arraying
labor against capital. Any man who
sows the seeds of hatred and distrnst be
tween capital and labor IS the most III
,idious enemy of the human race.
Capital is the lite blood OF every liz
du>try and business enterprise. Labor
i the foundation Of capital. yet labor
cannot build nor operate railroad with.
OUT the aid of accumulated capital.
capital and labor are mutually depend
ent on each other, their interests are
Identical When one prospers the other
prOSpers and when one suffers the other
suffers also. Bryan may be we'll mean
liz and conscientious man and be but
the dupe Of his own mistaken eonvie
tons. vet ! doubt it, What has it come
To this: Are We, the great and enlight
ened American people. 10 forsake the
wi-est and most approved principles OF
political economy and adopt the wild
yagafies OF this ambitious dreamer If
he was the President of the United
states he could no more raise the value
OF silver dollar under the laws of free
coinage to Il parity with gold than he
could raise the value Of greenback 10 a
parity with gold under the laws Of free
printing. If he could accomplish so
great "A feat he would be greater man
than the wizard of MEMO park, Edison.
Born mid the sage brush of the far West
this monster the free coinage Of silver
VAS weakling, then but the Democratic
party have adopted it as their favorite
child and would endnw it with the
strength of "A giant and make it do the
work of IA devil. They will not succeed in
their evil undertaking. The time is ut
hand when common sense and common
honesty must and will prevail over folly
and dishonor.
That band of political conspirators
Bryan, Tillman and Altgeld and Co.
shall not stamp on Columbia fair brow
the infamous brand of repudiation
They shall not sacrifice the Goddess of
liberty and Justice on the red altar of
anarchy and confusion They shall not
press the poisoned chalce Of hatred and
dishonor 10 the parched lips of despair
ing labor.
appeal to every patriotic citizen,
irrespective OF party, to vote for good
government as represented in thar noble
patriot, William Mckinley. In the name
of common sense and of Americas un-
furnished record before the eyes of the
world and of all that is most dear to the
American heart, | entreat you to vote
for Mckinley and the restoration of bust
ness prosperity.
THOMAS DEAN