The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-03

bushel instead of one dollar, he is re-
| spectfully referred to this declaration
of the republican party, made only four
short years ago. Any merchant or
farmer, who views with dismay the con-
stantly depreciating value of his stock
and goods, and who is now staring
bankruptcy in the face. should consult
the above quotation and then figure OH
| the prospect ahead Of him. in the event
that the gold standard is permanently
fixed as a part of our national policy.
Listen to this, our good republican
| friends. who are nov frantically en-
deayoring to swallow the gold pill.
Here is what was asserted by your re-
publican text book of four years ago:
1.-THE meaning of this is clear. The
capitalist can increase his wealth by
simply converting it into gold, putting
| it in a vault and holding it idle for a
series of years. At the end OF ten years
ii will buy more provisions and more
labor than it would when he stored ii.
As the supply of gold contracts, every
| body must work harder to get it.
| at is plain that the debtor is en-
1 llliCo " 1iSGiieii lAt@ 0OiiEdA4QAlc tOi
a value precisely similar TO that he
originally obtained. He cannot do this
ii the money in which his loan is COM
pulsory payable increases between the
date of its making and the date Of its
payment. Measured in gold all OBJ
legations have thus increased IN a very
short period of time. The creditor
class enjoys, therefore, a vast advant-
age over the debtor class. The men
who work for their living and consume
their earnings year by year are placed
in a most unfair position"
What are Mark Hanna. J. Pierpont
Morgan, Hidelback, Tclsleheimer & Co,
and others of our philanthropie oppo-
nents doing to relieve American farm
ers, workingmen and producers from
this most unfair position ?" They have
forced great party 10 affirm in its
platform the sacredness of the gold
standard and they denounce as an
archists, epudiationists, lunatics and
populists those who now dare TO OPP
pose them.
There is much more good reading in
| this text look entitled THE Grand
Old Party" and at an early date ! Will
quote more from its stirring and pa
triotjc passages.
There is not the slightest reason to
doubt-and William Mckinley viii not
| deny the statement that in 1878, in
1880, in 1884, in 1888, in 1890, in 1892 and
all the years and months up to the
time that the gold clique in the re-
| publican national convention at ST..
| Louis in June, 1896, framed its gold
plank, and forced him to stand upon
it-that William Mckinley has been a
constant and answering friend of sill
yer. A few days ago he came out
squarely and fatty for the gold stand
ard, and denounced in most bitter
terms that honest faction of the Amer
lean people who believe in the money
of the constitution. It makes no differ
ence what his personal opinions are
on this question. If he be an honor
able man, he cannot, he dare not, be-
tray those who are now spending mill
lions to elect him.
Let no man delude himself with the
hope that William Mckinley can now
be anything but a gold monometallist.
He has counted the cost, rendcred his
decision and must be judged by his
recent letter of acceptance Every
line in that document reflected the de-
mands of WALL and Lombard streets.
For the sake of presidency he has
recanted the patriotic utteranees of an
honorable past, spoken in favor OF sill
yer. He stands to-day the pledged atlso-
cate of a doctrine he despises, the
champion of a conspiracy which he
foresaw, the details of which he has
exposed. Never in the history of Amer
lean politics has presidential can
didate occupied such pitiful position.
The question is, did the transfer Of he
allegiance of William Mckinley from
bimetallism to the gold standard carry
with it allegiance of millions Of hon
est Americans who have heretofore
been affiliated with him In an attempt
to restore silver to its function as
money?
This is question which every voter
| must answer for himself