The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-25
BRYAN AND SILVER.
Mr. Etheridgo Speaks IN Behalf of the
Poor Mans Friend.

Mr. Etheridgs Speaks In Behalf of the
Poor Mans Friend.
Editor Leader; All great reforma-
tions come out of great obscurity AMI
necessity. Moses who lead the chill
dren OF Israel, David who slew Goliah,
John the Baptist, who came preach
ing in the wilderness, Christ and His
apostles who founded the Christian
area, Luther, Columbus, Fred Doug
lass, Harriet b Stowe, A, Lincoln and
the Abolition party, which did more
for us poor eolored people than has
been Gone for US by either the other
two great parties of today; the equal
rights party, and the last but not the
least, the Silver party-the friend of
the poor men and women-came of
great obscurity and necessity All our
great inventions are the fruits of nee
essity, discovered by men and women
Of great obscurlty.
The money question is the sole issue
today, money Is the blood and salt OF
the country, and the abolition of IL
will paralyze its true functions The
silver party comes Of very great neces-
sity and every poor laborer who holds
ballot should vote for his country,
family and silver. | am Republican,
but my party has been greatly divided
on the most momentous issue before
the American people, and some OF US
are for silver and some for gold, and
have Joined the silver element. We
are where they were in 1850. when one
half the federal party or army was
Democratic Wings, etc, when the
whole country said Lincoln and union;
so we say today Bryan and silver
Gold Republicans and Democrats are
united for gold-capital against labor.
Certain resultant forces will produce
certain results. Since all gold men have
organized let us silver people unite
and stand for free homes, free ballots,
equal rights of women and home rule.
| Free silver will reopen our mills and
mines, raise the price of cotton and
wool, fruits, watermelons, wheat and
corn. Free silver will raise the price
OF human blood. Our clerks, skilled
/ laborers, our poor working women
and common laborers will get better
wages. Free silver will help the poor
/ farmer to redeem his mortgaged land
and the cemetery where his dear wife
lies, from the gold syndicates. When
| Egypt went down, one per cent. owned
all the land; when Babylon went down
| two per cent, owned all the land, and
/ tod y In England l2& per cent. have
I all the land, ana in our own country
where every man who hold a ballot is
king 20 per cent. own all our fine
country; and If the gold standard be
established, l2& per cent will claim
your ine farms and you will have "a
beg ground 70 inter your poor wife and
baby in.
II England sets the price of cotton
at starvation rates, what will she sci
as the price after we get the gold
standard
Why should we bow to England anC
allow her TO close our mills aud shops
aud factories and open In their stead
multiplying secondhand stores, which
mark the signs Of the times, aud il
our streets with idle men? II educa
tion and skilled laborers with gooC
health can't find work what must b'
the sad, dolorous and melancholy con
dition Of our poor, illiterate and olC
people whose abilities are poor anC
health exhausted?
am silver Republican and viii
vote for Bryan and Sewall and silver
S. C. ETRERlDGE.