Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-27
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TO the Republican Voters 81
West Virginia is Issued
AGAINST DEMOCRATIC ELANs


dressed to the Republican voters OF
West Virginia has been issued by
Chairman Dawson of the state Re-
publican executive committee, and
explains itself:
To the Republican Voters of West
Virginia:
There is an old saying that "a
drowning man will catch at straw.
This is true. The Democratic party
of West Virginia, and, indeed. of the
nation also, sees that it is doomed to
an early grave. because of its un-
American position on the tariff. aud
in its extremity has gone over to the
Populists on the money question,
with the hope of making a new issue
and thus draw the attention of the
people away from the tariff, which is
the real and only issue before the
country. Like the cutie fish, they
are muddying the water so as to
evade the destruction OF their party
at the hands OF an enraged people.
The masses in all political parties
are honest. Democratic leaders are not
always honest. Their record is by no
means is an eviable one. In I874-'75
they took up Greenbackism just as
they are now juggling with silver. 1t
was craze then with them just as it
is now. 1t is simply last ditch fight
ing. Political death is staring them
in the face; hence it is now to them
the unlimited free coinage of silver or
death, or both The people repudiat-
ed Greenbackism when they were
made to see its fallacy. So they will
repudiate the free and unlimited coin
age of silver craze, when they come to
understand it. They will not be long
in getting on to the present scheme
Of Democratic leaders, and when they
see that it is only a Democratic trick
to ensnare Republican voters, they
will dropit just they dropped the rag
baby in 1874 and rs.
The Democratic party has never had
a fixed policy on the money question.
The Republican party has. The Re-
publican party gave to the United
States the best monetary system oil
the world. We never had particle
of trouble with our finances as long as
the Republican party was in power.
During its thirty-two years control
of the government, gold, silver and
paper were kept on a par with one
another, and the country was pros
porous. AS soon as the Democrats
got into power, they tore down our
tariff system, crippled our manufac-
turing industries, gave US shrunken
production and swollen importations,
bankrupted the treasury of the nation,
destroyed OUT home markets, and
thrust upon the country bankruptcy
and ruin. And now, when confront
ed by the people, they seek to dodge
the tariff by clamoring for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and
thus hope to fool the masses again,
and keep themselves in power little
while longer. 1t is trick, a scheme,
a fraud, and we trust that our Re-
publican voters will not be led into
their trap.
The Republican party has always
been sound and reliable on every
great national question. 1t has new
er wavered. 1t has kept straight
forward. 1t can be trusted on the
money question, just as it can be
trusted on the tariff question. When
it gets back into power, as it is sure
to do, in the coming election, it will
revise the tariff, so as to get more
money in the national treasury than
is necessary to pay out. Our mills
aud factories will start up again.
Idle labor will be employed. Money,
which is already plentiful, will be
put into circulation. Farmers will
have markets for their surplus
products. Our home markets will
not be inundated with foreign manu-
featured wares. Our gold will be
kept at home, instead of being sent
abroad to pay for manufactured pro-
ducts, which should be made in our
own country. The old price of wool
and all farm products will be restored.
The hum of industry will again fill
the land, and prosperity will loom up
on every hand.
Again, we say to our Republican
brethren, don't allow yourselves to be
led away by Democratic tricksters
after false gods. The free silver cry
is the wall of the leaders of the DEM
ocratic party whose ship is sinking.
They must go down, unless Republi-
can voters go to their rescue. For
more than quarter of century
that party has had its grip on the
government of our state. In 1888, a
majority of the voters of West Viz
ginia turned that party under, but
they fraudulently and outrageously
counted out Governor Golf and three
Republican congressman, all of whom
had been honestly elected. Surely
now, when Republican success is as
sured, Republican voters are not go
ing to allow themselves to be be-
guiled into the Democratic ranks on
the subterfuge of free coinage of sill
yer or any other false issue.
Republicans of West Virginia,
stand by your colors, and our little
mountain state will be redeemed from
Democratic mis-rule as sure as the
sun will rise and set on the third day
! of November next.