The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-24

i've cents now. On a silver basis would
sell fer nine cents: so that really on a sill
Yer basis II would need higher wages 20
give the workingman one OF these small
leaves than II now needs 20 give him this
large one. Compare the big gold loaf and
| the little silver loaf. and then let che wage
| Garner himself decide which II Is best that
he should have for the same amount OF his
Earnings Mr.. Bryan says that the gold
doilar has grown too fat let him remem-
her that IL the worlxingman can only earn
q lean dollar he can only buy lean loaf.
MANY OF the arguments OF our foes are
difficult TO meet. simply because they are
so absurd that II is hard 20 speak patiently
| about them. One OF these Is the talk about
| what the lunatic portion OF our opponents
are fond OF calling the crime OF 1873 when.
as they say, silver was 'demonetized by
stealth As matter OF fact the bill which
demonctized silver was before the two
houses OF congress Cor over two years; 4
was printed Is differ ent times, and the pro-
! ceedings in relation 20 II occupied nearly
$50 pages OF the Congressional Globe. IL
was passed by large votes after full de-
bate. during which very able speeches in
| It's behalf were made, among others by
| Senators Jones and Stewart. OF Nevada,
who are now among tho least rational or
| the friends OF silver. IL was scattered
| broadcast throughout the country and
opinions as to it's value, obtained from
every expert In the land, ana II It's passage
was 'stealthy' then every law that was
| ever enacted by congress from the allen
and sedition acts in Adams administra-
ton TO the on-Gorppan tariff of Cleve-
| lands administration was passed by
| stealth AS for its being crime. you
! might just as nationally speak OF the
! crime OF the demonstration OF iron In
Sparta about 300 h. c. or the demonetiza-
| ton of cattle in Italy about 1000 -. &. The
! first act demonetizing silver was passed Ia
1906 under President Jefferson. We were
first given a gold currency by the gold act
| OF 1894, under President Jackson. II we
| should use the terminology OF the popu-
lists these acts would figure respectively
| as the crimes OF 1906 and 1884 and most
assuredly were Jefferson and jackson
| alive to-day they would be read out of the
| democratic party. They were honest men,
| they believed I'm their country and were
jealous OF her honor and they would be
strikingly out OF place in the company or
the men who to-day are striving 10 make
the nation a sharer I'm their own infamy.
Talks About the Nations Debt.
"Mr Bryan is fond OF denouncing not
only those who lend TO private individuals
| what these private individuals urgently
need, but also those who in the time or tho
| nations need loaned the nation itself the
money with which 10 carry on the national
| business. IL is true that we had 10 pay al
| together too high rate of interest for
some OF the bonds which have recently
been issued, but this was due, more than
Mr.. Bryan and his precious associates OF
the reputation stamp by their antics made
! the loan dangerous. A nation 50 foolish
as to have Mr.. Bryan anywhere in its coun-
ellis by just so much wealSens It's credit and
In consequence has 20 pay more for what
ever IL borrows. With a proper tarin and
! a proper financial system we would not
have TO borrow at all, but inasmuch as IL
| was necessary 20 borrow, we could borrow
at a low rate OF interest only III " was
obs taTt tot ln va
! the full what was loaned us. Mr.. Bryan
and his associates then insisted and now
| insist that we ought TO cheat the men who
| loaned money 10 the government out OF
/ half their loan. just so long as there Is
! a possibility of the American people pos
| sessing sense of honor so blunted as TO
make such a man president, just so long
viii they have 20 pay a high price for their
\ folly When the special champion or dis
| honesty runs for the presidency the natioa
| viii have 20 pay heavier II IL wishes 10 bor-
row. The foolish advocate OF dishonesty
Is terror 20 the honest banker but he vs.
| source Of profit to the unscrupulous speeu-
lator. The foolish knave is always the tool
Of the smart Nnave.
Mr. Bryan conducts a campaign OF de-
nunciatiou. He IS especially fond OF de-
| nouncing nonproducers. Does he mean
| by nonproduceTs men who do not work
with their hands2 Lincoln and Grant, Sher-
| man and Farragut rendered the country
not working with their hands So, In am
other way, did Emerson and Lowell and
| Hawthorn; and yet In another way did
| Fulton and Morse and Edison. Does Mr..
Bryan really believe that all these men
| were useless 10 the country Is he so
| lost 10 all sense OF patriotism that ne doee
| not glory IN their service TO the nationY
Take again his dcnunciation Of capital
lists There are good capitalists and bad
| capitalists, just as there are good work
| inEmen and bad workiugmep, honest bank
| cashiers and dishonest bank cashiers,
! reputable and disroputable newspaper
men, straight and crooked politicians
bad capitalist rs worse than a bad man
| without capital because he can do more
/ mischief. just as bad man Of ability Is
worse than bad man OF no ability. This
no more JuStiflcS "a general assault on all
| capitalists than "A general assault on all
men OF ability. There are I'm this country
but very small number OF great capital
lists. / am not concerned IN them. / am
| concerned for the great body OF our peo-
pie, becauss l know that the people can
not afford 70 20 wrong. l wish them
| TO refrain from wronging others, chiefly
because by so doing they would wrong
no one so much as themselves. What IS
| n capitalist, anyhow? Every man who
| saves money Is n capitalist A good capl-
| talist who employs his money and his
| leisure Alright Is often the most useful man
! In the community. The extreme socialist,
the champion OF the type OF government
which found It's highest expression In the
| Paris commune, objects 60 the man who
| puts few dollars a month I'm a savings
| bank on the ground that he thereby be-
comes n capitalist Mr.. Bryan is we'll on
his way toward this position. Moreover.
the capitalist and the wage-earner are
often one. Seventy per cent. OF the peo-
pie OF the United States earn wages and
receive salaries Mr.. Bryan's success
would at one blow strike on half the value
Of the earnings OF these mon.
Gospel of Sectional Hatred.
"In truth. in their attempt TO stir up
| what they are pleased 20 call class hatred
and TO arouse one set or American citizens
against another. Mr.. Bryan and his coll
leagues are rapidly finding out that their
| doctrines lead them into queer positions
III you try TO help one class by allowing
! Il 20 repudiate It's debts and cut down the
| mnuna OF lnhnr and IhNn IA a n nfrant nffnr