The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-08
HOW WILL THEY VOfE?|
Many Thousands of Young Men Have Reached the Threshold
 of Their Career.
TWO POLITICAL PATHS OPEN'
Sound Money Stands for National Honor-Debased Coinage Stands
 for Dishonor.

There are a good many thousands of young men who will this year cast their first vote for President. They stand on the threshold of their career and are looking forward to achieve success in life in some chosen vocation. With but few exceptions they all expect to be business men and by their own efforts win competence if not a fortune. This ambition to obtain wealth is laudable and should be cherished by every honest and industrious youth.
 To these young men the money ques- tion. which is now the political question of the moment. is of surpassing impor- tance. not only for the right casting of their votes but for the right understand ing of business principles, for if they do not understand the meaning of money, what it should be, what it is for, and what it can do, there is but little hope that they will be able 10 accumulate much of it. or, accommodating it, know well how to use it.
 The common phrase in business is making money." but money is only a means for obtaining other things. When young man has saved his first hundred dollars he doesn't put it away or hide 1t, but invests it in other property or loans it at interest until he can find an oppor- tunity for other investments. As he in- i creases his money he sets it at work for him. and in this way grows rich: Money | is not the ultimate object of business | but ii is the means whereby men obtalh | what they want.
 It is of the first importance. therefore, and each mans common sense confirms | if. that the money we earn. that the money we borrow and lend and that we use for the purpose of exchange stouid | be uniform and stable in value, that 1t should mean the same thing next year | that ii does today, and the world of 5usi- ness has agreed that gold and silver makes the nearest approach to that kind of money-gold for large transac- tions. silver for small. That these metals can be equally used history shows to be impossible; so the WiseSsil nations have provided that gold should have the principal place and silver be treated as subsidiary.
 The political question, then. for the young man who now votes for the first time to decide is. whether it is wiser tG follow the teachings of history and the example of the most successful business nations of the world or to start out on q plan that has already been tried and found disastrous. Shall we as a peop!, take pattern after England or aftei Mexico! Shall we learn from China ol from Germany?
 | How does a young man act for himself when looking around among his clders and suDeriors in business life? Does h, choose the example and advice of sue ccssful mcn-of the Armours and Field, and Cages of commercial and financial lifc--Or does he start out regardless oi their methods and attempt some shor cut to success? How many young mel have stood at the parting of the way' looking wistfully into the future? How few have taken the narrow and forbid ding path of hard work, thrift and self sacrifice. but that leads to the mountain tops, and how many the iowery roa, that is so enticing in its ease and pleas urc. but which ends only in mOrasse and despair?
 As it is with individuals SO it is witt nations. and no people can defy tn principles of honesty and integrity il their national life any more than il personal life.
 Sound and honest money, which mean
 money as good as gold in this campaign , stands for national honor. A debase, coinage stands for national dishonoI Which banner will our young men fol low?-Chicago Times-Herald.