The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-15


Had business Transaction Except
Upon the Basis of the Cold Standard
/ Dollar.
In 4 recent letter to Hon. Frederick
/ ". Lehman, Of Missouri, Hon. George
/ i. Parker, United States consul at Birm-
/ iHgham, states some pregnant truths i'll
language OF pithy impressiycness
although l am 1900 miles from The
scene of the pending canvass, and so
can only look on he says, Il am not, l
] hope, a careless spectator. Official con
( nCctionS with every national democratic
committee since 1916 and close relations
with it in that eyentfuI year have af-
/ fordcd me some chance TO see the work.
! ing Of our political and party systems.
| 1t seems to me that on more imperative
! duty has ever presented itself than that
! Of rescuiug the Democratic Little Red
! Riding Hood from the guunt popuiist
wolf, which having fiIchcd the name Of
q body Of patriotic Americans. now
| seeks. in obedience to its nature. to
| bring ruin to this country.
Once before in its history demo-
cracy came to like parting of the ways.
1T is fitting that, under the leadership
of a citizen of Illinois, its real friends
should now, as then, save the country,
and, if possible, recall the party to its
duty.
"Entircly apart from those larger CON
| siderations which lie at the foundation
| of national progress and even Of national
| life, is the fact that, if this attempt to
| debasc the coinage shall succeed. no
| other serious question can be thought
about o. debated for years to come.
When a man must fight to keep the
| starving wolf at bay, he has little time
| TO devote to The beautitudcs, or to ser
mons On the Ilcaloguc. But improved
conditions in municipal governments:
| the widening and extension of markets:
| the promotiOn, within right lines. Of
| civil service reform; the study and set
| ticmcnt of the social problem now 50
| domincnt in tn" public thought; the diff
| fusion Of education until il comes to III
1iurucr and then to regulate conduct;
the Improvement OF newspapers and ali
| the agencies which direct or modify
public opinion all these questions must
be put aside for an Indefinite time if
Bryan is elected, in order that we mal
save the country from him and his
lfi'i'ti'. lie mas hot SHOWN that he has
on idea on any other issue than that
v hich, in our belief, means ruin; and
not ono OF his followers has Indicated
even for moment. that he ever heard
o. or desired anything but silver and
tH' SPoIlatloh OF industry. TOO much
goo" N"Ih on hf"ad INES is already
"i'''f Way :" pun II IN peril, ana TOO
many S"ou men "i All par are uhltcu
III pressing iIl'N' i"eSt'ohS upon pun
.l' "'''h'IoH' n"' 20 give 'illp plaNiH 70 'he
importance OF insisting upon popular
'!"9''i' "lalilSI 'i''Se men ana 'h'lf 'e-
S'Eil "''" :" insure Ii'al UNION among
goo" men Nhlch hdmuhd hHrke de-
tl"rt'l 20 ne necessary Wh'E the nad Or
''''' \ i'''''ii' "NS"cl''''.
ono man in the United states is old
enough to have borrowed money, or to
have sold land or goods or TO have om-
PioS'i or n"h' any labor that was not
n', ~ = "is' ,'''''i of't Always
Livery h"shei OF corn, every Yard OF
eaIiro, every day work OF the hum
hIr@t cllf/en, every accumulation of cap
ltai, whether little or big, had this
foundation gust as surely IN the period
OF the widest initiation as it has had
since the resumption OF specie payment
III l7''' Le' II be conceded i'at the
majority OF the followers in this new
crusaae nave no desire to do a dis
honest act, and that crcdulity, not want
Ci morals, Is the principal element in
theIr political attItsde. Still 1t IS not
ToSSlhIe-W.thout rejecting on their
mental capaclty-to acqult the leaders
OF dishonesty, OF preaching what they
know 10 be dangerous doctrine. They
court the condemnation pronounced by
Moses when he said ''accursed be he
that remoyCth his neighbor's land |
mark. If they could have their way, |
if, for brief time, they could bring |
the people Of the United States to a |
trial of their policy, even for the shortest |
PERIOD, u would be a happy fate for |
lhem IL theE should escape the just |
Nrath Whlcn would await them when |
'il'' "N"NeliiHS came.
II Is sometimes SAID that the chance |
ol success Tor TINS SpeclonS appeal lies |
with the farmers. do not believe il. |
1 count 1t my good fortune to belong |
10 TINS element OF our population, and |
as / know there Is nowhere in the world |
an order OF men engaged III agriculture |
VINO nave the same sturdy qualities, |
so heHeVe that there IS none more |
honest, more prudent. more far-Seelng, |
more thoroughly determined TO main
tam national and private honor as we'll |
as national and private interest, than |
those who are bone and sinew of our
institutions, from whose ranks, in the