Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
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ton of our national structure which sounds
the tocsin of warning to every loyal hearted
American citizen and bids him to be alert
and WELD his pencil, raise his voice and use
every influence to defeat the efforts Of the
selfish sharks who would bankrupt the
government to subserve their own selfish
ends. we were born a national voter with
the birth of the republican party casting
our first presidential vote for John G. FIRE.
mont (and Jessie in 1854 and have had the
pleasure OF voting for every nominee Of
that party of sound money. national honor
protection of American industries and legis-
lating for the greatest good to the greatest
number and believe that that party Is still
destined to redeem this nation frow cnaot-
ic misrule and untitled pledges and restore
il TO prosperity. harmony and confidence as
it existed in the past under its control. Who
is pushing this free silver craZes They
would make the farmer and laborer believe
that free coinage Of silver would add to the
value of their products to their enrichment
but it is too ishy to pop down with sober,
honest Investigators II is simply placing
the cart before the horse. 1t is potent to
every investigating mind that free coinage
of silver would only add riches TO the
wealthy mine owners and those who hold
gold in their possession and give employ
ment to the few engaged in raising it from
the earth while it would eurtail the BUSH
ness Of manufacturing, thereby throwing
out OF employ thousands of operatives who
form the great majority of laborers and
consumers of farm products. investigators
will not risk their capital on unsound money.
Free silver coinage would simply enrich the
already rich and stil further impoverish
the poor. what better proof Is needed than
in the nominee for vice president apon the
so dominated undemocratic populistic plat
form adopted by the recent Chicago convene
ton. He is said to be a multimllionare
banker and radical silverite yet endorses
platform w1ich denounceS national banks.
If as they urge more money is the panacea
for our nations ills, why reduce 1t by cut
ting off national currency Four years ago
he who is placed at the head of the above
quoted platform urged the doctrine of free
trade as the one great need of the working
man Now my fellow working man, did you
have all your needs supplied by Mr. Bryan's
hobby four years ago or do you want anoth-
er dose from the same hands, If SO, down
free silver at one spasmodic gulph and you
will have riches thrust upon you just as yon
have been enriched during the past three
and a half years of free trade. 20 consist
ency thou truly art jewel" but not free
silver one. There is great danger awaiting
the small farmer renter and laborer in this
falacy of free silver. The poor man is sick
unto desperation with the present condition
of general affairs and false promises of
those in authority and like the invalid who
is made SO through quackery is ready to
employ every new remedy presented hop
ing for relief. So the poor man is ready to
follow any Mosaical pretender that promis-
es to deliver them from the be wilderness
of their distress. Times are too sore and
distress too dire To experiment with new
isms that exist but in theory or which ema-
nate from the ever fertile brain of the en-
thusiast, socialist and selfinterested. These
subjects of protection and finances are SO
far reaching and complex that it enables
those possessing superior powers of lam
guage, oratory and magnetism to so bewild
er the ordinary mind with their sophistry
tn 1t they are led away by enthusiasm in
stead of being governed by sober judgment
In evidence OF this we would invite a com
parison of the speeches OF David y. Hill and
w. j. Bryan at Chicago. The one logical
pleading for honesty the other rhetorical
sophistrv urging Reputation and diShonor.
When the staunch son OF sound money pre-
scented his amendment To the platform ask
ing the redemption Of all money and the ad-
justment of all indebtedness in the values
in which they were contracted logic went To
the winds while rhetoric prevailed by
promptly voting ii down. who is benefited
10y this free coinage but the possessor OF
bullion who e;.n under It's provisions take
his bullion to the mint ana receive about
two dollars inreturn for every one dollars
worth Of bullion Where does this extra
dollar gog Why. into the pocket or safe car
of the bullionst Where does the poor
mans benefit come ins Why i'm the sweat of
his brow Cif he received ANY, If he chooses
he can aid in raising II from the earth and
at reduced wages after the manner of Up
ham script as am informed by one who
has been engaged in mining il IN the Black
Hills who says Although he receiving two
dollars day being compelled to trade in
pluck me Stores he found il hard To- make
ends meet at the close OF the week. Every
one knows that business is Stagnant and the
price Of labor is low and comparatively few
are employed and tor remedy we must
seek for a cause ana get At the root OF the
matter. successful practitioner where
diagnosing Tease endeavots at once 70
reach the root or cause that he may be able
to apply a proper remedy. The primary
cause OF our nations i'll is the deficit max
ing protection policy of the present admins
istration remedy for this is a system of
protection that will protect our industries
and aid IN furnishing revenue sufficient TO
meet the currant expenses OF the govern
ment For this remedy we ma 81 look 10 the
tried and proved party pledged "a tariff re-
form. The next ana subsidiary cause Is the
threatened depreciation Of our currency
through the free coin age of silver at basis
ofi6toi The simple remedy for this latter
Is 10 vote for sound money Is We now have
II. Everybody who votes tor the free coin
age of silver votes to drop this extra dollar
OF seignorage into the gaping NAV thV 80
called Goldbugs who the poor ma claims Il
running and running this government W,
learn from the foreign press tina the gene
raj condition of trade is good and thar mon
ev is usually abundant ana as yLie indus
tries are as prosperous there as they are un
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