The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25

..-----.~Free Silver and Solid South.
| In Chairman Jones' appeal for campaign funds "to
the people of the United States the Senator says:
Democratic party in the contest engaged in
the the plain people against the M of the
however, every question
public attention since the tragic campaign of 1860.
1t alternative imperative and terrible 1t
is imperative because delay take from the possibility of
follow failure
! Is the American Uniou big enough strong enough and
sers the Europe and their agents this
country and doomed vassaage gnominous and
radng against which fought century
The American people not ready to surrender the
liberties for which their oefaers shed their blood We believe
that liberty and efgovernment destined remain the
heritage of this splendid nation that shall be fated to
only the of freedom We allied against in
not only the forces of Europe but the sub
determined if possible fix forever their relentless yoke
patriotism and hero manness plain people-he ,olcrs
the wealth which spectators absorb With
misleading and untruhfu Statements hired speakers
everywhere attempting msead and dud people,
We only for the conduct vigorous
and No matter how small matter
contribute all they the good To the overflow
ing treasury of the will the accumulated
the Universe for His blessing.
Ordinarily such appeal would be looked upon
rank exhibition of demagogy, but when the Ruler of
the Universe is invoked to bless attempt to plunge
the country into distressing panic, effort array
class of citizens against another it must be accepted
as evidence of sacriege that will neither command
public respect the protection of awise Provl-
dence. Nothing will be gained by Senator Jones and
his party in their evident purpose of inviting revolution
should free silver be defeated Capital and labor,
ployers and wageearners classes and masses favored
influences and the people, whatever they
be designated too intimately associated to allow
political trcksters to create strife and trouble between
them. Wageearners would gain nothing by destroying
heir he heueh hen
by obterat1ng the classes, were such thing possible
Both the result of mental inequalities and both will
exist until the intellect of mankind be nearly
equalized.
The Union is big enough and strong enough to sup
port national financial policy of its when suit
able is presented, but do not to copy the
offered by the sverite party, because it has been
enforced for centuries by both China and Mexico and
has also been rejected by civilized countries. Nor the
charge be subsantiated that slaves and sers
money changers and subjects of foreign financial domi
nation Arguing from Senator Jones' standpoint,
France Germany. Austria Hungary Italy Belgium, and
every other gold standard country is subject to English
monetary rule for all the footing. and their
money, we'll is that of the great COM
mercal world. But why not have national language
as we'll independent monetary system? We de-
rived Our language from England.
According to Senator Jones and his party, silver
should be the money of the but capital
the silver mines it is reasonable believe that it
will be the money of capital. Instead of being the
money Of the people and entirely subject 10 their
control it would be loaned and circulated just money
is now and every dollar of it must be earned OBJ
tanned in the usual Should the United States be
successful cornering the worlds surplus of silver in
the event of adopting the silver policy could keep
silver at parity with gold and avoid change of values
but should the cupidity of silver producers make it i'm
possible to provide for the surplus, would go to
silver basis and monetary system would be fuctu
atng and unreliable that of China Mexico and other
silver countries Senator Jones is collecting funds to