The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-14

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
At their first national convention since
they came into full power. the Democratic
party has repudiated its own administra-
ton. Think or it, Out of power for forty
years and their only one dose of simon
pure. Democratic administration-President,
senate and House. all the branches of gov
eminent is disowned. thrown overheard; the
crew has mutinied. and they invite passen-
gers TO come aboard and they will reverse
the course, sail straight for the Populistic
harbor and launch a new craft made up
of the rotten planks of all the shipwrecked
fads from fiatism to revolution. Was ever
such impudence as to ask the American
people to trust them again when they will
not indorse themselves? The old ship of
State is having rough sailing, but it is
just the result that Republicans predicted
(only worse.) The rocks and reefs of tariff
for deficiency have well nigh stranded her,
and no 16 TO / sailors can ever right the ship.
The trouble is not In financial legislation.
as there has been no change since last
election. The country was prosperous in
1852. but the change in the revenue policy
brought ruin and disaster.
If this country was "va,cirated" with the
crime of '13 it was mighty poor virus, that
did not take effect for twenty years. On
this we could plead the statute of limita-
ton. Although the money question is no
more an issue than it was four years ago
only their cowardice to face the people on
their tariff failure forces them to tive are
willing to discuss this issue until they are
satisfied. They say the price of silver and
wheat go hand in hand. Forty years ago
wheat was worth 10 to so cents and silver
81. so an ounce. Now wheat is 60 cents and
silver 6S. Do they go hand in hand? Then,
nearly three bushels of wheat for one
ounce of silver; now, one bushel of wheat
will nearly buy an ounce OF silver. This
settles that lie.
They say we nave not enough money to
do the business of the country. We have
nearly twice as much per capita, and of
this We have more than fifty times as
many silver dollars as in 1878. Ridpath. in
dicussing the panic of 1878. SAYS in volume
iv. page 1S6. History of the World: The
primary cause of the panic was the fluctu-
atoms In the volume and value of the ma
tional currency" He should now be good
authority with our opponents. Does he
think the unlimited coinage of silver would
not now cause 'luctuation in the volume
and value of our currency and thereby
produce q panic? In establishing the de-
signs for our coins, Hamilton and others
had quite a discussion as to the embleus
TO be used. The goose was gravely sug-
geSted by one as symbolizing decOrum. etc.
| now renew this suggestion if we get un-
limited coinage The goose should sup
plant the eagle. They tell us that we are
when have these British free-trade Demo-
Gratis become so patriotic? Less than
three short years ago they. repealed the
nearest a free and unlimited coinage law
this country could stand. 1t was a Repub-
lican law. and bought "a. O0O.O C0 ounces of
silver annually-an amour equal to the
entire American production. and was there
fore practically free coinage for American
silver. But they now are not satisfied to
protect Americans. but want to coin the
silver of the world. Which party is the
patriotic American party? If they are
patriotic, Americans. why do they not say,
I'VE propose to enact a free-coinage law
with a protective American clause that
all silver mined in foreign countries coming
to our minis shall pay a tariff duty into the
United States treasury of At per cent. or an
amount equal to the difference in bullion
they must keep their patriotism on ice.
The Boy Orator is now on his way to New
York to be notified of his nomination and
to have a very difficult surgical operation
performed. He is suffering from a very
aggravated case of acute political zap
pendicitis," and unless a successful opera
ton is speedily performed he is In danger
of political death. / want to draw a pen
picture of two prominent American citi-
zens. One is a Boy Orator who proposes to
pay 90 cents cash and coin beautiful
phrases for the other AZ cents. the COM
dollar. The other is the representative of
the old-fashioned school of honesty. who
but n few short months since had Endorsed
for a friend simply accommodation paper
TO the amount Of a hundred thousand dol
lars: this friend having betrayed him and
failed, left him to compromise this debt of
honor. he never having received one dollar
an honest man he made a deed of trust
of all his earthly possessions: his invalid
wife. to maintain her husbands honor.
also gave up her sole and individual prop
ertv TO the last dollar and their home,
and thus shows to the American people
thar. honor vet Is Sb2ve al Ieyon1 lie
sordid thoughts of the modern repudi-
ators. This man. rs all know. is William
Mckinley, the ideal American. the honest
man, the noblest work of God.
pIo1mfald Ind Aug 10