Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-08
Pole Raising in Saxonburg.

That the present campaign is an inter
esting one is evident from the fact that
even the school children are taking very
active part.
Last Saturday the oung Republicans OF
Ssxonburg, ranging in years from 6 to 10
raised pole amid much enthusiasm. Just
one week previous the voting Silverites
Populists and Democrats raised pole and
held meeting, and it can be truthfully
said that the crowd present was but slight
ly larger than the one present at the boys
pole raising, the enthusiasm and interest
was remarkable, proving that while young z
in years, yet they are deep and correct
thinkers. The boys carried out the entire
program themselves. A committee con.
sisting of Clarence Helmbold, Milton
Muder, Ollie Maurhof, Albert Pfeiffer,
Willie Pfeiffer, Tom King and Jim Bau-
man having game in charge.
After the pole was in position speech
appropriate to the occasion was delivered
by Milton Muder in which he told the boys
many truths and showed them the ad-
vantsges OF belonging to the Republican
party.
May the boys live long and ever be upon
the right side is the wish of their Friend.
Milton E. Muder, (aged 13.) made the
speech of the day. 1t was as follows:
Friends and school mates. We meet to-
gether today to raise pole, in honor OF
the Republican party. We are but yet
young; we are but yet school-children,
striving to learn all that may be useful to
us in after life. There are many things We
do not know, many things that we can
only learn through experience. But my
friends we have all learned that honesty
is the best policy We have all learne
not to be for a dishonest dollar. Today
we have silver dollars but they are backed
by gold. The amount of silver in silver
dollar today is only worth SO cents, bur
having the government stamp upon 1t,
combined with being backed by gold in
sures its value one dollar. Our currency
is now on a gold standard, but if free silver
wins (which it will noD dollars will be
only worth SO cents.
Does not our Arithmetics say one hund-
red cents make one dollar, aren't there
and always has been one-hundred cents in
one dollar. Why should q man working
for one. hundred cents receive only 53
centsf What we all want is gold OF some
thing az good as gold. What is meant by
tree silver, it means that the mine owners
wish to take their silver to mint and get il
coined free of charge.
At the present time the government re-
tains 80 much for coming il; this goes to
pay off tho national debt They cay that
il gold wins England will rule this coun.
try Who has been draining this country
for the past two or three years7 England,
What has caused III Free trade! In Re-
publican times or times of tariff, duty, a
tax is laid on all things brought fom
and elsewhere. This duty goes
to the support OF the government
Also when this tax Is off the English
can undersell our manu-
fscturers, and thereby ruin them. This
affects the workingman also, for when the
employer is ruined he cannot pay the
working gman so high wages. This is what
caused all these strikes, etc.
To say more of free silver, they say that
we have had tree silver. Then why is it
all the oldert settlers that have seen it re-
luse to support it, then there surely must
be something wrong with it. They say that
Vim. Mckinley has always been Tor free
silver until the time OF his nomination. Is
that sol No! He may have been for the
coinage of silver, but never was he for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. Sure
ly the way ne was nominated, Sd un-
shows that there surely rust be
worthy OF mention in the man.
The way Mr.. Bryan was nominated was
,imrly BY d mob convention. They were
there vt the Chicago convention for nearly
! week, they did not know what to do.
The gold Democrats we're becoming dis
;ouraged and began leaving; crowd of
,ilverites from the West combined with
Mr.. Bryan's following and they adopted |
he tree silver platform and nominated
Mr. Bryan. Mr.. Rrys goes speaking here
md speaking there, but Mckinley needs
,nly to step out upon his own porch and
mere thousands greet him. WorkiDgmen |
ave their days wages to visit him. Some |
'ay they are compelled to or lose their |
smp 10y ment, but my friends the way they |
cheer for him so earnestly, any ono can
see that they mean it.
There is one country today that is on
silver standard. What country is in Why |
,ur next Dc or neighbCr Mexico! Mexico, |
that kind of a country is Mexicof A very |
,oor country indeoo; wOrkingman's wages |
,eing only 80 cents 10 80 cents per day.
That same thing woult be in this c0un-
nv if free silver would win, our bsDks |
Sould be broke, business would be stopped |
md workingmen would be no working
men for they would TeceiYe no work to do. |
Nv friends there are some people who are
Democrats because their fathers were /
Democrats, because their grandiathers were
Democrats. No matter what the Demo
rat party would support. NO matter what
hey wGdld adopt they would be Demo
rats still. My friends there was free
liver craze started ia the West a few
months ago, men built castles in tho air OF
heir future il free silver would win, but
heir mir castles tumbled over, the silver
raze is wearing oF, they are getting dowa
o solid business, man alter man, state
fter state are booming for Mckinley.
Now . y friends my words are nearly
nGed, and as re grow ibto men and wo-
lsn, some vi Us may even SIT upon the
chair, may We never forget
he day when We rallied around the flag
{ our union and declared for Sound money
nd Protection.
My friends before close | with you all
o give three rousiDg cheers for our rext
resident, VIM. Mckinley, of Ohio.