New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
GENERAL wrNGATE FOR SOUND MONEY.
HE ROLLS THE SILVER TICKET THE EJECT
FREE COINAGE WOULD NAVE on RAIL
ROAD MEN AND PENSIONERS

ROAD MEN AND PENSIONERS
General George " Ningate. Ike many other we'll
known Democrats ~ New York who have here''-
fore been rigid par,sans has unreservedly repu-
dia ted the Chicago ticket and platform TO IT'D
une reporter he said Yesterday
ANY evils that may. 20 Democratic m nds A. les.'.
be likely t. follow from the highest tarin sink info
inslgnifcance when compared with those mat AZ.
certain 10 come from the election Of Bryan The snf-
fering will OF course. raj, the heaviest on Oh" So
called lab1ring classes. that j.. those 10 whom
wage. arc paid Take for instance the hundreds ~
thousands Of railroad men who are employed on ih-
various steam. elevated and surface lines IN the
different States with whose situation my business
makes mA familiar. Their wages are small I'm View
Of their labor and responsibility They cannot hv~
on less and yet they know perfectly well. ~"
railroads which employ them cannot afford with
their present diminished receipts. 10 pay more TN"
rates Of fare on these roads have been fixed by 'sw
and cannot be increased. ON m. other hsni. every
one Of these roads mortgaged and every railroad
mortgage which has been made since Tho nsr IL
payable principal and interest. I'm gold coin
II the country goes 10 silver basis. fares VII
paid in silver How i railroad whose receipts
are paid 10 it In silver going to get tho gold witch
IL must have - pay the Interest upon fs bonds.
eNcent by reducing wages Everything r. buys coal.
iron AMI supplies viii double IN cost Tn" fact tina,
they will DO H. the main argument ~ fn~ free sill
veries The only thing. therefore. 'haf csn b" ut
u ,
the railroad employees Wl nni their wage reduced,
while The cost ~ th"r food clothes and rent vi
b. doubled
The members Of the - a Z are beginning ~
realize that free silver means fh' reduction h' one.
half the purchasing power - tho pensions which
are nov pail II nouii make paup'fs ~ thousands
81 soldiers and soiicrs willows who's" -.'fs pen
ons alone keep the wolf from me door The vefer-
ans are also beginning 80 r"rnEn1n maj fho declare
non ~ fh@ chicago platform aga'n~i ~ action -
President t1eNeanf in rho an"tn. troops -
chicago AMI against Ee,errnsn' bf Injunction
means thar fhn laW'ss element jon srs STATE h %
10 80 nIilif' me commerce ~ 'n" Ssss without
Interference. from fci'rl authority. and hat ~.
administration ~ Tho law by mo courts 20 ~
5.aei bv laWhreakers This they 600 ie desfruciion
of tho linton FOR which they fought ari am con-
nlcni that they viii no. stand lf
f an NOT aypreh@nSl,e ~ rho result or people.
particularly = tho Wes' are apf lump 'og-fh.-
and no = lite previous ~ DOING g. when q spe-
cious nne sounding theory springs ~, particularly n
be- finance ~ + APT to b~ warmly smhrar~f.
especially b, thos. aho arc IN recnnilry STRAITS Ru'
experience shows that y erroneous the matter
stands the test % investigation and discussion ~
II IA. Repuhllcanism would ne a failure therefore
mink that the silver craze hs> reached 60 highest
night. and VII now fall and disappear With
greater rapdity than Greenbsckisri. Know NNfhing.
ism. Anti Masonry ard similar isms.' which
the country once went vnd AMI witch to-day are
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