Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
HOW WILL THEY VOTE?
Many Thousands of Young Men
Have Reached the Threshold
of Their Career.
TWO POLITICAL PATHS OPEN.
Sound Money Stands for National
Debased Coinage Stands
for Dishonor.

There are good many thousands of
young men who will this year cast their
first vote for President. They stand on
the threshold of their career and are
looking forward to achieve success IN
life in some chosen vocation With but
few exceptions they all expect to be
business men and by their own efforts
win a competence if not fortune. This
ambition to obtain wealth is laudable
and should be cherished by every honest
and Industrious youth.
To these young men the money ques-
ton, which is now the political question
of the moment is of surpa ssing impor-
lance, not only for the right casting of
their votes but for the right understand
ing of business principles, for if they do
not understand the meaning of money,
what it should be, what it is for, and
what it can do, there is but little hope
that they will be able to accumulate
well how to use it.
The common phrase in business is
making money" but money is only
means for obtaining other things When
a young man has saved his first hundred
dollars he doesn't put it away or hide 1t,
but invests it in other property or loans
tunity for other investments. As he in
creases his money he sets it at work for
him. and in this way grows rich. Money
is not the ultimate object of business
but it is the means whereby men obtain
what they want.
1t is of the first Importance. therefore,
and each mans common sense confirms
it, that the money we earn, that the
money we borrow and lend and that we
use for the purpose of exchange Should
be uniform and stable in value, that it
should mean the same thing next year
that it does today, and the world of bust
makes the nearest approach to that
kind of money-gold for large transac-
tons. silver for small. That these
metals can be equally used history
shows to be impossible. SO the wisest
nations have provided that gold should
have the principal place and silver be
treated as subsidiary.
The political question. then. for the
young man who now votes for the first
time to decide is, whether it is wiser to
follow the teachings of history and the
example of the most successful business
nations of the world or to start out on a
plan that has already been tried and
found disa strous. Shall we people
take pattern after England or after
Mexico? Shall we learn from China or
from Germany?
How does young man act for himself
when looking around among his elders
and superiors in business life? Does he
choose lnc example ana aOV1ce OF sue
cessful men-of the Armours and Fields
and Cages of commercial and financial
ife-or does he start out regardless of
their methods and attempt some short
cut to success? How many young men
have stood at the parting of the ways
looking wistfully into the future? How
few have taken the narrow and forbid
ding path of hard work, thrift and self
sacrifice. but that leads to the mountain
tops, and how many the fiowery road
that is enticing in its ease and pleas
ure. but which ends only in morasses
and despair?
As it is with individuals so it is with
nations, and no people can defy the
principles of honesty and integrity in
their national life any more than in
personal life.
Sound and honest money. which means
money as good gold in this campaign.
stands for national honor. A debased
coinage stands for national dishonor.
Which banner will young men fol-
low ?-Chicago Times-Herald.