The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-21

ent, as we are supposed 10 be politically .
independent When did the creditor /
classes Of Great Britain ever give up OF /
IN any way yield an advantage such as I
they now possess through the maintenance !
Of the gold Standard There is no hope I
for international bimetallism until the /
United States shall establish bimetallism /
for itself and when that is done, interna-
tional bimetallism may be secured with I
out the consent of Great Britain. The |
United States on all other subjects of leg /
islation acts Independently of any other |
nation on earth. BY what process of rea-
sOning is its right, authority or ability to
legislate upon this, the most important |
subject with which it has 10 deal, quas-
toned or denied2
with nation equal in wealth and
power TO one-fourth of the world, it is
cOWardly to say that we must ask the
permission of Great Britain 10 establish
and maintain financial policy Of our
own. Believing, as we do that a return
to the monetary system especially recog-
nized by the constitution as completely
provided for by law, from 1892 till 1913. af-
fords the only ground of hope for the bet
terment of the distressed condition Of all
the classes except those VINO live by the
increment that money loaned gives to
those who loan il, we appeal to all classes
to rally to the support Of the only candl-
dates whose success indicates any hope
Of relief
Let the merchant and business man.
whose dwindling and lessened profits
have, despite his care and economy,
brought him face TO face with prospective
bankruptcy and ruin, the pro-
fessional man whose. best efforts
scarcely afford him compensation
for his labor alone, the farm
er, the continually falling prices of whose
products have left him no returns for cap
ital invested and work performed. and
last, but not least, let the grand army of
laboring men so-caHed the artisan. the
mechanic and the miner, and every one
who depends upon his daily labor for his
daily bread, look about him and observe
the great number of those who Vainly
seek for q chance to work. upon the great
army of enforced idlers, and all resolve
to try, not an experiment (for bimetallsm
Is not an experiment., but rather a return
to a policy that throughout the Vicissitudes
of our nations infancy, through the inter
necine struggle of its manhood kept US a
great, free and prosperous nation, in which
the labor was not only respected and en-
plOyed, but, was so compensated that want
and distress such as now weigh upon Us,
was unknown. Let the lesson of history,
too recent and too plain begainsayed on
denied, be needed, and let there be no fear
that a system which so wonderfully pro-
tected labor, developed business enter
prise and secured to the nation a content
ed and prosperous people in the past, will
do aught but bring to us a return of like
prosperity, the predictions of disaster of
our opponents to the contrary notwith-
standing.
In Mr.. Bryan, the Chicago convention
placed at the head Of it's ticket a gentle
man Of exceptional ability and of high
character. No man of his age was bet
ter known throughout the United States
than he. A member of congress for four
years, he commanded the admiration and
respect of all his associates in that body
as a scholarly statesmen and profound
thinker. No man has ever assailed his
character or in any way questioned his
Integrity or moral worth. His character
is fit example for the young men of this
| country. He has shown in all his public
| utterances- that he loves his country and
/ his countrymen, and that he sympathizes
with them in their distress. He has
also shown that he believes the
| financial system which makes gold the
! standard of value was in great degree
/ the cause of the depression and financial
| distress prevalent throughout the land
| that the condition now existing will con-
| tinue while the present monetary system
| lasts; and that he would fain return to
| the use of both gold and silver as they
were used prior to 1873, and he has pro-
posed such a change of the financial sys-
| tenn by the usual constitutional methods.
"Such was the character and such the
political opinion of the candidate known
| to his countrymen, who by their represen-
! tatives in convention, from every state
of the country, selected him for the high
est office within the gift of the people.
"This is critical period in our ma
| tional history. Our industrial and hnan-
| cial independence of other nations and
| people is involved in this campaign, and
\ we firmly believe that there will be no re-
| turn of prosperity until we shall have
| changed our financial system so as to re-
| store the bimetallic system established by
| the fathers of the republic, and so believ-
| ing we urge all friends of gold and sill
yer as standard money and the opponents
| of a single gold standard TO give Mr.
| Bryan and Mr. Sewall their hearty sup
| port. In advising this course we do not
| consider it necessary that they shall
abandon or surrender their present views
on other questions
Profoundly impressed with the import
| ance of the issues of this campaign for
| ourselves and our associates, we respect
| fully submit the foregoing to the candid
consideration of the American people.
III NJ. Teller
Erred D. Dubois,
+ Lee Mantle,
| "Charles S. Hartman,
| Edgar Wilson,
"John F. Shawroth,
"a. NJ. Stevenson,
Committee.
| "Manitou. Col. July 90 1885,