West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-15

1896
'oO. 1916
WHY NOT MCKINLEY!
written for Tmr Anous.
NUMBER II.

elements. These are, first, those
/ who enter and adhere to the move
ment for true principle and the
general benefit Of mankind. The
other element are the Judases and
the Shylocks who enter for the
gains they hope to realize. Cupidity
is their ruling motive. Principle
does not enter into their compost
ton. "Any thing" with them "to
make it pay" is their motto. They
always lay their plans, il possible,
to carry and manage the purses
the public purse and their own per-
sonal purses. The latter usually
becomes plethoric, unless this elo-
ment is eradicated. Early in the
history of the Republican party the
money changers, the Judases, tho
Shylocks, the McCulloughs, the
John Shermans, the Wall Street
Sharks. the managers or the Bank
Of England, the Rothscbilds and
the National Banks got hold of the
purse strings of this nation. Abra-
ham Lincoln saw this, and be-
walled the calamity. Who knows
but' this very element murdered him
and the noble Garfield? Is it not
a bench of the same element that
has attacked Bryan with club?
This element early took hold OF
the country in our national strug-
gle of 1861-5. They demand the
exception clause in the greenbaoks,
which were good enough for to buy
bonds, but not to pay them, for it
was interest they were after. Their
idle money must pay them In idle.
ness and scheming. The "green-
backs" were good enough to pay
the soldier who rlsked his life on
the battle field, but not good
enough to pay the bond holder who
lived in ease and affiuence at home.
The "green backs" were goo d
enough for the farmer, the artisan,
the day laborer, the merchant, the
gospel minister, but not good
enough for the Wall Street broker,
who dealt in gold unless he could
get them at heavy discount. They
speculated on the misfortunes of
war. They bought up the "green-
backs" at o ruinous discount and
put them into bonds, and now want
them paid, principal and interest,
III gold. They even want silver
coin redeemed in gold. They are
saying and doing everything they
can to cheaper silver, and all kinds
of produce and wages, except gold.
This they seek to enhance in pur-
chasing power as much as possible.
They have been quietly working
gold, the whole output into their
hands. since before 1860. In 1853
they commenced to debase silver in
this country. In England in 1916.
Gold is comparatively scarce and
these men aim to make it urbitrar-
lily dear, by combining money Of
ultimate payment to gold alone
These men have now got control Of
the Republican party, wing of the
Democrats, and division of the
Prohibitionists. The st. Louis Re-
ublican platform of 1896 was die
tated in It's financial plank by the
single gold standard men. They
mean scarcity of money, dear
money, on the one hand, and low
wages and low prices on the other
hand. And this means monopolies,
trusts, syndicates, banks Of issue,
the wealth of the few and the i'm
poverishment of the many. A vote
for Mckinley means the serfdom Of
the masses, the continued depres-
sion of the country and the arrest
of our grand and progressive civil.
cation among the masses Of the
people. 1t means the congestion Of
wealth in the hands Of the few, and
the impoveiishment of the many.
The gold standard makes money
scarce and dear, 90 that those who
have gold, of which there is but a
limited amount in the world, can
buy up the world and control our
finances in their own interests. A
vote for Mckinley is q vote for our
national ruin.
Gold and silver are the moneys
Of the Constitution. A vote for
Mckinley is a vote against the Con-
stitution. The soldier who fought
for Union and liberty cannot vote
/ e. Al IL M. --..