Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-03
REPUDIATIOY'S HOLY LEAGUE
Caustic Review of Silverism and Its
Foreign sympathissrs.
)R, HlRSCH ARRAGNS MUD-SLINGERS
Character ana Occupation of til,
Acknowledgement Tories Who En-
dorsed the RrynncsQue
Cheap Dollar.

signed editorial printed in the last numbe
OF the Reform Advocate, discusses the fnar
cial question in the following manner:
1T is becoming more painfully paten
as the campaign proceeds that in additio
to the other elements from which the anti
mckinley forces are recruited a larg
~sprinkling of anti-Semites is marchin
under the banner of him who would hav
humanity crucifed on a cross of silver
ODservant minds have expected as mucl
from the beginning. The twaddle abou
the conspiracy of the Rothschilds, which
Tor the last few years has been dinned int,
our ears, was a fitting prelude to tn,
shrieks of Mrs. Lease and the latest de
Iiverer Of poor, goldbug-ridden mankind
Mr.. Ahlwardt. OF the populistic woman
agitator such ranting indiscretion canno.
astonish; neither is it a matter of surprise
that the worthy apostle of Aryan-Teutoni,
civilization for revenue only should attempt
to earn his campaign stipend by singing his
lamlllar tune. But that American politi-
clans of sound common sense should in.
uulSe IN such tactics Is another proof that
thls WhOle sixteen to one business borders
on insanity or has at least the effect of
nyphotl2ing into imEecility otherwise ra-
tional minds. There nav NOT be MANY Jewish
voters in Indiana. but it is very poor poIicv
LOT the popocratic candidate for governor
10 designate them as 'hook-nosed shylocks'
Simply because he thinks them adherents
OF the gold standard.
BlLLlNGSGATE Is NOT ARGUMENT.
"Billingsgate is not argument AS a rule
It's use in political debate betrays a weak
and losing cause.
The appeal to class preildice IN sen
tionaiism, to greed and passion. which has
characterized most of the utterances of
many famous pleaders for the restoration of
silver, will be by future his
'OrlahS as the saddest of all the many sad
phenomena of this years campaign. None
who love this country and it's institutions
put must deplore this spirit and will resent
II at the ballot box. To the popocratic can
d!date FOR the governorship of Indiana be-
longs the honor of having enlarged the
scope OF TINS damnable spirit, by dragging
INTO the controversy the lemons of religious
bias. 'Hook-nosed shylocks.' agents OF
hothschlld,' etc, are some of the choicest
DIS OF rhetoric to keep company with the
crown of thorns' and the cross of gold.
WIZ the Americans people tolerate this woe
lul degeneration of partisan zeal? We know
it will not.
1T is true most of the Jews are believers
In the maintenance of the gold standard.
They think 1t a sacred duty of theirs to HELM
uphold the honor of this nation. They have
to this, their political faith. not be
'rNS 80 SAi'lNA INC uulllllllOn OIL
Rothschild or any other European banker.
In all probability there are not fifty Jews
all told in the United States who ever had
any dealings with the Messrs. Rothschild.
me Rothschilds care nothing for Judaism
and we as little for them. The fable of
Rothschilds supremacy over the Jews in
the United States or those of any other part
)t the world Is an invention worthy of minds
hat still credit the origin of the cholera to
wells poisoned by Jews.
'Npr r fine. Ta,uc i,nl;,-l A.. =. |
upport to Sound money because they be-
ong to- the creditor classes. Were a poll
aiken today Of the Jews in the United States
t would at once come to light that more
han 20 per cent of them are borrowers,
ebtors, who would lose-at least. tenno-
by a reduction of their in
by such means as Mr.. BRYAN
you'd have legaliZed. We have among the
oiling masses as large a proportion of
eWs as our number in reference to the
mole population of the country would lead
IS to expect; and still, even among these
EDITORS and toilers, most of us will not
reputation. Why not? We
nay not have learned in our religious
choois ABOUT crowns of thorns and crosses
I gold or silver. Even the old Jewish law
you'd not tolerate crucifxion. The Arvan
tomans invented this gentle mode of execu-
ion. But we have all learned the Deca-
ogue: We have all been taught that an
ephah shall be an ephah' and "a hin shall be
'' 'H"t oN IA Il iUUl u NaTu. the
ard is only a foot, and SO cents are not n
.ollar, whatever the government stamp NAV
ay to the contrary.
There is no such thing as a Jewish vote.
We Jews are indifferent to the religion of
he candidates. Our pulpits have time and
gain protested against the dragging of our
into politics. We vote as American
ltlZens and not as members of our religious
immunity. Our religion only in so far
meets our politics as 1t teaches us that the
shall hn nc EDnra1 n. 1911; -
.od has enjoined, and that honesty and
righteousness eXalt a nation and their alb
ehce must rebound to a peoples shame
nd lead to its downfall.
WILL SOLIDIFY H JEWISH VOTE
But let the silver advocates continue to
ing the changes on the 'hoOk-nosed Shv-
ocks' and they will indeed create and
the Jewish vote. Their side will
2Se also the 20 per cent who among us
have been misled by the silver theorists.
the echo of such appeals to the meanest
nd lowest of all ~prejudices be heard in
ne 'Jewries' of our cities. and not one of
he l,OOC Jewish worklnen, inclined as other
Use they might be to embrace populis,n.
Ill follow a flag among the many claims to
ecognition of which is also the glorious
of having naturalized anti-Semitism !
this American soil as a factor in politics.
1t may be a certain species of silver
emeDtia has a strong affinity with anti
emltlsm. The love the agrarians-stanchest
of every Jew-baiter-of Germany
nd Austria bear for the American pretended
metaliists-who in reality are silver mona !
a proof in point. Think of il!
'y and exultation In the camp Of the Adulla- :
ties, because counts and barons, 'toiling ,
illions' indeed, who have done more than ,
ny other set of intriguers to close the
of Germany to the products of the .
farm, have cabled their sympathy. :
one of these farmers has ever touched a
This ik hopes to be enabled to pay :
lelr laboring men in deprecated money; F,
I'd among its apersions none is stronger, ,
1t even that which 1t bears to the Jews, :
ian It's hatred of republics and a republican =
rm Of government. Yet the new redeemer. :
10 deliyerer of the common people. is -.
ated because the tories of Germany and :
ungary, lovers of course, of the common +,
'ople, have sent him the assurance of their y
sympathy! AnttSemitisn, agrarianism. :,
istocracy-in holy league with repudla- a
On! A worthy setting this to a noble +
\
If you would always be healthy keep your !.
rod pure with Hoods Sarparilla, the One :.
ue Blood Purifier. Q =
Less severe Than Formerly. Il