Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-03

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The approaching election will be
one of the severest fought in the his.
tory of the republic, and it is hoped
that right will triumph Of might,
The question at issue which most
concerns the masses Is that of finance.
1t is the rich srrayed against the poor,
the classes against the masses; the
creditor against the debtor, the money
power of England and America
against the prosperity and integrity
of our country.
Which should win and which
way shall | voter is the question the
average citizen asks himself. There
is a right and a wrong way to the
good OF the public and the interest Of
all concerned. Shall we have bimet-
alism, the free and unlimited coinaga
of both gold and silver, the money Of
the constitution, and the ones which
the fathers Of the Republic chose that
our nation might prosper and assume
its place in the world that she now
does? Or shall we bow to the single
gold standard, the money Of England,
the bankers and money lenders, the
money that can be cornered by the
few, and made to work such disaster
both public and private, as that we
have been laborfng under since the
demonetlzation of silver in 1873.
Now let US see which OF these will
be the best for our country and peo-
lple. We have been on gold stand
ard since 1873 and what followed2-
The great panic of that year which
has lasted TO the present time.
Money has gone up in value as
measured by our products and real
estate. Wheat then selling at $l.4O
per bushel now sells for As to 60 cts. /;
cotton then 20 cts per pound now
sells for 81 cts; silver then $l.32 per
ounce is now selling for Scots; i'm
proved farms then sold from $75 to
5000 per acre now readily sell for
$25 to $65 per acre; labor then plen-
ty and active is now dormant; wages
then high and paid in money are now
low and paid mostly in trade; gold
has appreciated in value while every.
thing else has deprecated as measur-
ed by the now existing unit OF value.
Every silver dollar then intrinsically
worth one dollar, is now worth only
fifty cents as measured in gold. Every
gold dollar then worth it's face value
is now worth two dollars as measured !
in our produce and lands. Hard times
have been with US and distress is in
creasing as the present financial sys-
tenn goes on. Our products are not
saleble above their actual cost and
the producer is losing money by the
depreciation of his property. Millions
of our honest laboring men and won
en- are out of work and are now eking
out o miserable existance. The so |
called tramp, beggar and those driven
to pllferir.oo - ~ ~ burger !,.ns! and naked {,
aess are the fruits Of the single gold
standard, while those who by manipu-
latlng the governmental power, have
become wealthy in few short years
at the expense of the poorer and un-
favored classes, ARE now enjoying their
wicked earnings, at yachting, fishing,
hunting, travelling and boarding up|
their illgotten gains, thus distressing
the government as well as private
citizens.
What was few years ago tax
on the American farms and homes, is
to-day mortgage increasing instead
of decreasing, business is at stand
still but Wall street is prospering.
The rich get richer and the poor poor
er. All proposed schemes as yet pass
ed by congress, have proved failure.
High tariff has been of no avail, and
low tariff is little better.
The time is here for the people toI
arise and declare by their votes that
those in bondage to wealth shall be
free. What we need is true patriot
ism, not that vile stuff bought with
money as we have witnessed in some
of the men elected to Office by a con-
6ding public, only to find that they
have been betrayed by the power of
money in purchasing our legislators
to secure their selfish ends.
The question is: Why are these
things so, land no one says they are
not) and what will we do to better
the condition Of our people and nation?
The reason why this is SO is because
We are on a single gold standard.
All our redemption money is gold |
and gold alone, Silver has been de-
MED its legal right as primary money, |
BY the act of 1873, thereby decreas-
ing our redemption money just one
half.
Gold is a scarce article and can be
easily controlled and contracted by q
lew influential men assisted by their
aenchmen in public Office put there |
BY the money of Wall street and
Hebrew financiers.