Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-27
FREE SILVER And SOCIALISM

Editor Every Eyening.-Apart from the
financial phase or controversy being the
dominating feature of the impending
Presidential election, there is another as
pect Of which the majority of people view
either their feelings Of apathetic in
difference of approach with spirit of more
or less doubt and unbelief. refer to the
silent but. nevertheless, steady flight
herewards Of the dark angel of Socialism.
Indeed. It is but few years ago, during
the Chicago riots, when the accute sense
could almost hear the beating of.-its
WINGS" In all countries socialism makes
more or less material inroad, and that in
road is only checked BIS the vigiant eye
pf authority, and by the exereiseinsnt iof
the never ceasing discipline of the strong
hrin of the law. Let these antidotes or
Safeguards fail, and the chaotic wreck
of each political and social system will be
the result. England has her Hyde Park
demonstrations. demonstrations composed.
in the main, of the rabble. the scum, and
the residuum of the enrth--men who, pos
sessing nothing themselves, and having
no stake in the country, are wislful of in
sorting their hands In the pockets of those
who do possess, and who have an all i'm
portant stake ut issue. IL is easy TO diff
ferentiate. if any differentiation exists,
between the socialists of England and the
Observation-Disclosures contingent of this
| country. The yoiaTies of anarchy IN Eng
land and this country are analogous. so
| far ms views and principles are con-
cerned. They merely differ in the method
of propagating their vicious theories. The
socialists of England are kept within the
pale Of lawful speech. and are under the
| strict surveillance of the Scotland Yard
authorities. Consequently their power of
working an appreciablc degree of mischief
| is limited, exceedingly limited.
| When Charles Bradlangh. the head and
| front Of socialism in England. was sent
1 10 the Commons House of Parliament
! by the anarehistic shoeinakers of North
ampton he very soon discovered that his
ridiculoisly obnoxious political and social
tenets were distasteful TO the more en-
| lightened portion OF the British public.
In short, il required hut a short period OF
| time to elaIse for MIR. Bradlaugh To dis
cover that his capability for working evil
| was rigidly restricted, AMI the conse-
quence was that this blatant anarchist.
socialist. and communist was retired To
those regions where political ''innucunus
! desuetude" ii supposed to reign supreme.
So much for the success of Bradlaugh and
men of his ilk in England.
Now, in this country the socialstic
faction has taken shelter under the wing
of fractional part of time honorcd po-
litical organization, and il is with the
prestige of number of sO-called Demo-
Gratis, and with permission of these so
called Democrats that these apostles of
anarchy and disruption are. to-day, pro-
pagating their hurtful doctrines. How,
may i ask, does socialism benefit either
the political or social systems of the
world? Does it enhance. in the eyes of
other nations, the Importance, or add to
the moral force of the country permitting
it's growth? If nation allows socialism
to make an appreciable inroad within
its borders will it increase or impair the
national credit of that nation! Most de-
cidedly the latter. The bulk of any ma.
tons business. irrespective OF it being an
exporting country or a country whose
trade is confined within narrower limits
| is conducted, like that of a mercantile
firm, on credit basis. Let socialism
the principles of which are antagonistit
to all that is peaceful and beneficial, ride
roughshod over nation, then confidence
the very essenee and breath of bushes;
life. is gone, perhaps, for ever. When
in 10 France declared war against Prus
STA the latter, never rich power, needed
the sinews of war--money. The Kaiser
, subsequently Emperor. negotiated LOAF
by which, in forty-eight hours, scores o.
millions of dollars were thrown into thu
. German eXchcIuer by the Rothschilds ant
other financial inonalrhs of Europe. HAD
the disntrgrating influences of socialism
been a conspicuous feature of the German
empire at that period would the conf
! dencc of those imperial loan agents o
Europe have extended to the advancing
of their millions? No, thousand time
no. Where would have been the securit.
for all or any such monetary advances
The result would have been that the Ger
, man army, instead of achieving one lon
triumphal march from the Rhine TO tn
Seine, would. in all probability. have sis
tanned crushing defeat by reason of Al
/ Impoverished cxchequer,an impoversl
> ment caused by a lack of confidence o
] the part Of others, and for which social
ism, and socialism alone. would have bee
/ responsible. II is not to be expected tina
i Mr.. Bryan will refrain from ohtrudin
his spurious and platitudinal financii
/ il to he expected that he will cease frof
/. INDUCING in glittering gcneralitics an
: assertions unbackcd by the least fractio
!, of indisputable evidence.
I In his last public utterance Mr.. Brya
+ argues that. with free coinage, the pric
b of silver would increase. Mr.. Brya
u knows full well that, with free colnag'
: the bullion value of silver would SUITE
g but temporary initiation. With each an
r all having the right to convert, with th
: governments aid, each article of siiv,
: into coin Of legal tender, to say nothing {
;, the prolific output of the silver mine
q the price of silver would depreciate, nj
l enhance Then comes the question, ho'
= would 1t benefit investors TO be repai
on deprecated basis for what has bee
:. invested on a gold basis? In other word
:, how would it benefit investors to ha,
their investments returned shOrn of ha
L their values? Mr.. Bryan will continr
IL to ring the changes on wori-out currrnt
hypothesis, and it is very probable that,
e order to please his anarchistic follower
i he will let drop, as he let drop in speet
delivered not long ago, the following $
cialistic phrase-''the inequality of Il
distribution of wealth is arolsing Il
!, Masses" These words, uttered by NJ
!" Bryan, are the keynote of what lies co
i cealed behind his free coinage mas
!" Viewed from a financial standpoint NJ
Bryan's election would be serious enoug
+, but insignificant when compared with
4 a I.