Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-10-29

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Americanlsm in America and sacri
fee their manhood upon the altar o
goldl Honor indeed! They wan
sound money, but fail to see tha
their "two dollar" dollar Is more dis
honest than the so cent dollar could
possibly be. In his recent Chicag,
speech the Hon. Carl Schurz thankeC
God that sound money would prevail
and intimated that Americans hav'
too much sense to surrender to th'
silverites. Did Mr.. Schurz thanl
God when the Hessisns of Republi
can rule-the result of congesteC
wealth-shot down honest labor a
Homestead? Did he thank God wher
Mark Hanna crippled the Lake Sail
ors' Union and crushed their wages
Did he thank God when the greaI
strike of Chicago was ushered In by
the very men who were the first to
condemn it? Did he thank God when
the great coal trust, of which one OF
his idols is the head, raised the price
of coal and robbed the poor OF
warmth, that brought the rich more
luxury while millions shiver and
thousands starve2 Did he thank God
wien the contraction of the currency
and the catering to foreign bankers
closed the factories and turned out
upon US over 100000 tramps who
must eat the bitter bread of Charity
or die? American voters, Mr.. Bryan
has declared In no uncertain terms,
that if he Is elected he will do all in
his power to exterminate the trusts.
Mr.. Mckinley, by his silence in refus-
ing to answer or gain say the pointed
questions of the New York World,
admits that the trusts own him body
and soul, that he is their tool, that his
administration, if formed, shall be
upheld by monopelles and strength
ened by corruption money. Did a
trust ever create a demand for labor?
Did q trust ever emblazon justice on
its banner? Did a trust ever use
moral decency or nurse the sick or
feed the hungry If so, we have
failed to find that record. In the
face of all these facts will you vote to
perpetuate power which will mock
your tears of woe and spurn your cry
for mercy and laugh at your poverty? ?
The cry that we must ask England's
consent before adopting free coinage
is mere travesty on the blood and
utterances of those fore-fathers who
fought to make US free, an insult to
the heroes of 1912 who bled and died
to forever weld the bond of independ.
ence which their illustrious sires
wrought, slur upon the patriotism
and fidelity of those farmer boys who
fought and sacrificed and bled to pre-
serve our country through the dark
days of our Civil War. We are an
independent nation. AS an independ-
ent nation we must act independent
ly. When we cease to do so, we be-
come dependent, and our government
becomes farce. We bear no ami.
mostly against England nor any 9TH
er country. We wish all well, but
we realize that it is somewhat incon.
venlent for the merchant to ask
England to set the price of his goods
and regulate the percent of his profit;
that the farmer does not need any of
England's help when he desires to
buy or sell COW. We are free. If
not, our sires died for naught; our
cavaliers have sacrificed their lives
upon barren altar. poets have sung
our praise in vain and God Almighty
must have made mistake when he
endowed our land with an abundance
of the most precious metals and need
full minerals, aud crowned 1t with the
greatest fertility on our world, and
christained it with the most health
full climate kissed by the sun. We
are not for sale. We need no foreign
aid.
We propose to pay our debts with
one dollar dollars. We seek the most
of that which helps the common peo-
pie the most. Mr.. Bryan has the
courage of his convictions. He does
not claim to hold the panecea for all
our ills. He has promised to try to
smeolerate them. We can trust him.
Voters, will you vote to propagate a
policy of serfdom2 Will you allow
yourself to be taxed for the gain of
private greed. These words are not
the paintings Of fancy. The work Of
gold lust is before your eyes, the cry
of tho hunoar ninched and frost hit