The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

world. Let US not run off after moon
shine theories pressed upon US by Bry-
an, Tillman and Altgeld, and men who
may be honest, but who are urging the
people of this country to adopt a policy
or try an experiment in defiance of the
facts of history and in opposition to
the judgment of the wisest friends of
silver in the word.
THE Republican party is for bimetaI-
hsm. 1t believes in the use of both
gold and silver as money. It believes
IN the admission of both to the mints
or the United States on equal terms as
soon as it can be done with safety and
honor Our party is pledged to it in
the St Louis platform They tell the
his products with free coinage, and
they tell the labOrer at the same time
that he Will have more work and higher
wages All history shows that the
price of labor is the first to go down
and the last to go up. The Democrats
propose in some mysterious way to
suspend the law of supply and demand.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the unlimited free coinage of silver in
this country would bring down wages.
And that is what many men who favor
free trade and free coinage want. One
of the dangers of this country is the
reduction of wages It will be a sad
day when the wages of the labOrer in
the United States shall be reduced to
the level of those of China, Japan and
Mexico When the time comes, we
might control the markets of the world,
but it would be at the expense of our
Republican government and of our civ
ilizatiOn. When the wage Garner is
pauperized in this country, the power
and glory of our government will have
departed. When ever hard times have
come upon the country there have al
ways been men, calling themselves by
some party name who tried to ride into
power on the misery and discomfort of
their cOuntrymen. But, thank God,
they have always failed and will fail
again
-Four years ago the Democratic par
ty was successful on the tariff issue.
What followed is familiar to you all
hard times, misery and distress SuCn
as never experienced before by this
generation. Two years ago the country
again turned to the Republican party
sent to the house of representatives
was pOWerleSS to afford relief.
Why? Because the silver trust led
by the senators from the silver states
was strong enough in the senate to
bined that body hand and foot and alb
sOlutely refused to permit any bill af-
fOrding more revenue for the support
of the government to pass unless it
contained a free coinage amendment
They were wiling to allow the coun-
try to go to universal bankruptcy and
even revolution itself to accomplish
their ends. 1t is but q repetition of
what was attempted Is years ago I'M
der the leadership of some of the men
who are now at the head of the silver
conspiracy Iney threatened TO 'SLarVe'
the government to death unless they
were allowed to repeal certain laws
which are obnoxious to them. Did the
country approve of their action?
THE election returns answer the
question believe the effort of the
present cOnspiratOrS to starve the cOun-
try into the adoption of the free and
unlimiter coinage of silver will as sig
nally fail.
They tell US we need more money;
that an imitation of the currency such !
yer, would result in higher prices for |
all the products of the farm, etc. Such |
has always been the cry of men who /
desired to obtain something for moth !
ing"