The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 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
Honor-Debased Coinage Stands
for Dishonor.

There are n 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 competence il not fortune. This
ambition 10 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 surprising impor-
lance, not only for the right casting Of
their votes but for the right understand
ing of business principles, for II they do
not understand the meaning of money
what IL should be, what il is for, and
what il can do, there is but little hope
that they will be able TO accumulate
much of il. or, accommodating IL, know
well how TO use il.
The common phrase in business is
making money" but money is only a
means for obtaining other things. When
young man has saved his first hundred
dollars he doesn't put il away or hide IT,
but invests IL in other property or loans
it at interest until he can find an oppor-
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 IL 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 i'm value, that il
should mean the same thing next year
that il does today, and the world Of BUSH
ness has agreed that gold and silver
makes the nearest approach 10 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 II is wiser TO
follow the teachings of history and the
example Of the most successful business
nations Of the world or 20 start out on n
plan that has already been tried and
found disastrous. Shall we as Il people
take pattern after England or after
Mexico? Shall we learn from China or
from Germany?
How does young man net for himself
when looking around among his elders
and superiors in business life? Does he
choose the example and advice of sue
cessful men-of the Armours and Fields
and Cages of commercial and financial
| lifc-or does he start out regardless Of
their methods and attempt some short
cut 10 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 60 the mountain
tops, and how many the flowery road
that is so enticing In its ease and pleas
ure. but which ends only In morasses
and despair?
AS II is with individuals so II Is with
nations. and no people can defy the
principles of honesty and integrity I'm
their national life any more than in
personal life.
Sound and honest money. which means
money as good as gold in this campaign.
stands for national honor. A debascd
coinage stands for national dshonor.
Which banner will our young men fol-
low?-Chicago Times-Herald.