The morning times., 1896-09-05

No one seriously believes that railroads. syndicates
employees by insisting that they organize gold clubs
Fhe yellow paper pledges referred by Mr.. Bryan
another slverte trick to delude
ers and induce them against sound money. The
argument that gold is the of fnancers and that
bimetalsm what wageearners and farmers want for
their prosperity is false edct from hades. An,
financial system intended to distress employers to de-
stroy the influence of the financial world will prove
disastrous to the than to those at whom its nu
rious effects directed Practical operative bimeta
lism would injure nobody, would any reasonable
person oppose that policy could it be enforced But
silver monometallism, such would result from the
opening of mints to free silver, would bring
panic that would destroy half the industries of the
country and the effect of such upheaval would be
most distressing. If wage-earners and farmers are
anxious to wade through financial hell clothed in
nothing but faith in demagogic utterances let them follow
the advice of Mr. Bryan.
The issue is not the downfall of fnanciers, of money
changers of the classes of syndcates. 1t the
upbudng of the at the expense of money hold
ers. It is not the abolition of trusts and monopoes
that the public prosper nor is it the substitution of
bimetasIn for present monetary system. In plain
words it is mountebank attempt to replace gold
standard of value with shortened of silver;
to compel the United States to 412H grains of sill
yer monetary gauge instead of Is $40 grains of
gold, which is standard, we'll as that of
the entire commercial world. The result of such policy
would be the total loss of gold money and the sink
ing of monetary system to the standard used in
China, India. Mexico and other silver countries. Such,
in Short is the financial issue of the campaign but there
yet another apart from those mentioned in the Chicago
platform. Had it not been for the silver question with
which to sodfy the Southern Democratic vote several
the Southern States would have been carried for Popu
lism and protection In localities such victory
would have involved the loss of white supremacy Con-
sequeny the two great issues of the slverte campaign
free silver for the benefit of the mining States and
solid Democracy for the South Can this great country
afford to sacrifice its honor and overthrow hope of
speedy return to prosperity by supporting these issues?
Are the ready undergo starvation ordeal
perpetuate sectional Democracy and advance the
price of silver?
Nor will farmers and wage earners find relief in
continuing the free silver agitation The hair of the
dog that inflicted the wound will not act remedy
this instance Too much silver discussion has already
created hard times and must not expect to prosper
until that question is settled.
There many resources open to use, as
many factories and mills ready to operate many peo
pie eager work. and much money to start the chan
nels of trade had if only they could be made
available The foundation of prosperity is here but the
be reared without the assistance
of money holders. Everybody who has money and who
not actually compelled by business complications to
keep it moving, is boarding it away until the silver
agitation is Our banks are bursting with money,
will not be freely loaned for fear of the future
Our merchants refusing fill up their stocks because
of uncertain demand and everywhere throughout the
country there is increase of business failures and
shrinkage the volume of business that betokens
financial storm. This 1amentable state of affairs
should alone convince the public that free silver is an
unsafe and undesirable policy. If it good there
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would inspire confidence and money to from
its hiding places business would be on the alert
for Investment and everybody would be looking for
ward to better times. An encouraging feeling would
govern even every employer and money holder were
to- the gold standard. Business a1waysi
ready to make Investment when conditions favorab