The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-12
CAMPAIGN CONTENT.

CAMPAIGN COMHENT.
Measured in our present gold standard
value. the earnings OF American wage
Gamers advanced steadily from 1888 TO
lss-.-New York Press.
American hgh-grade bicycles are sd-
Vcrtised DO the Two Republics. city Of
Mexico. at $50 Mexican silver and 800
American money.-Gslveston News.
Nations are no longer kept apart by
plague, wars or dangerous disturbances.
About the only things that now tend 70
keep them separated are protective tariff.
debased money and bad credit.-Minneap-
oils Times
We arc told that we must b 'Tnde-
pendent But gold carries tie rag OF
Independence. l. IS the only con- p.etely
Independent money. II ia Tie standard Of
the world, and 10 one has 20 inquire
what IL is worth Only. therefore Oh the
gold standard can We De Independent
Portland Oregonan.
The election Of Bryan would b notice
to al the world that our obligations were
10 bo paid IN silver. All holders OF green
backs and Treasury notes would at once
rush 10 tho Treasury and draw out an
the gold. All gold would be- instantly
withdrawn from circuauon-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
II has been the common practice. even
among souud-money men and newspapers.
TO speak Of gold as goin into hiding /
whenever 10 is needed and fleeing from
the country altogether whenever there is
"a war or "a financial crisis. 10 is more
than probable that this fashion Of speak
ING of gold has done much toward Great
ing and maintaining tho scnseess sent-
ment Of hatred for gold in1t IS just now
professed in certain qlarters.-Aanchester
~. ID Union.
Before the campaign closes there viii
not be enough Democratic DISCUSSES left
on the Chicago candidate 20 deceive any
one Bryan will appear just as he u.
Populist living picture and Sewall VIII
have disappeared.-Uuca observer.
The capital OF the world will De al
our service TO help us IN the development
Of our magnificent natural resources so
long ass we shall keep our credit good
hv repaviug borrowed gold with gold OF
the equivalent Of god. There was DO lack
OF money with which TO 90 any leglu- /
mate business until n lacf Of commence
had been established When commence
is gone an business suffers. The hand OF
employers are tied. and the hahds OF
labor are idle. II is confidence that is no"
lacking. AS q proof OF TINS, observe Ho"
oniclly the tide of gold turns this way
aftor the Vermont election and the lnii- /
onanolis Convention has reassured the
minds OF men and satisfied them that
the threat OF reputation was only a pass /
ine-cloud which would soon be dissipated. /
philadelphia Record.
The inevitable result OF a fusion such
as that which has been effected oy tns
silver Democrats the Populisis ana ihe
silver party I'm this state Is dssausidc-
tiOn on the part of the fusing factions.
as each thinks 80 is entitled TO more
than it receives. The class of Democrats
who have been most active in arranging
the fusion are not the natural leaders OF
their party. and will not De able TO COM
mand anything like the usual voting
strength of the Democracy for the COM
muat0n which they have engineered
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
We wish Mr.. Bryan would explain how
free silver is going TO benefit the man VINO
works for the city. Tor Instance, VIII
the ueop.e OF fhs town permit the Com
mon Council 10 pay the men who woih
on tho streets three dollars a day; IL 3
obvious they VIII not Therefore 10 fol-
lows that the man who works on the
streets will find. lf we have free silver
that while he earns three dollars day.
he will not Doe able 30 purchase more IMAM
about half as much as he can buy with
a dollar and a half 40 the present unr-
We take Mr. Iryau's word for IT, iie
saws that the prices OF PROVISIONS VIII
increase under free silver When me
American paper dollar was worth ~ cents
the prices of provisions clothing eic.'
were glG per cent. higher than they were
,rben the pancr dollar was worth iis face
value-E inghampton Is. - Herald
In srite OF the dark and dismal talk
of The cave Of Adullum class Df policl""s
our uoople are about 90 enter upon an
ava of uncxamplcl prosperity. II cannot
bs ken. back many months II the Tree
silver agitation is put an end 10 once LOT
au-Moutgomery Advertiser
Mr. Bryan might very properly devote
come ~ his time 90 disproNng lhe s'o''
,,ont OF Mr.. Carlisle that no 'ou""s /
having the free and unlimited Come
80 si,,,ar has any gold in circulation. hi-
metanism means the circu.aDo" ~ go
-, a. a Gxed ratio. silver stthaAIu /
mt. ...s,.s have nothing but silver. Gold
.,a,r3 countries have plenty OF s"F'. /
u,bie is tho nearest approach 10 ~.
80, t,,t &c possiblo Mr. Bryan. t"'lc
,isl' ,, ~ right to the name OF binet- /
i' a,d should repent of the hypoc' +
ANS 18th no vrongfully charges upon
10y ro,ie,,ille Courier-Jolrnh.