The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-01


Services, Not with Bullets and
Bayouets, But with Ballots Rep
rescnting a Freeman's Will.
The following address to soldiers has
been issued by veterans Of the late war,
residing In Shawnee county, Kansas, and
being members Of Bryan Free Silver or
ganization that embraces over 800 mem
bers:
To the Ex- Soldiers Of Kansas ana Com
rades Everywhere:
The outcome OF slavery was an
OLGA -cby that consisted of the gentleman
and bis slave. There was no bold peas
antry no great middle class, without
which there can be no democracy. The
white newer of wood, the white drawer
Of water, was in this paradise of slavery
a mud sill, and until the war accom-
plished the extinction Of slavery there was
not a school-house in the whole territory
dominated by this aristocraoy In which
the poor white could learn his letters.
II the government ever gets under the
control Of few, 1t will repeat the story
of this master and his man. II, by an
unfortunate drift Of events, the financial
nabobs shall obtain a specially favored
standing in our legislatures and with our
courts, an enlightened selflshness suggests
that they would protect themselves and
not others. II the wealth OF the country
Is concentrated in the hands of few, the
cohesive power of united millions will
not be exerted for the good of the great
people. If the money power Is exercised
and possessed by few, that few can speak
with the force Of projectile as to any
thing that may concern their own inter-
ests It Is for the soldier to ponder over
what he fought for, what he obtained for
others, and what he has secured for him
self. 1t Is for him to consider the trend Of
things, for better or for worse, and where
1t will land him and his children.
There Is an arlstocracy of wealth In
this country that pales the Intellectual fire
of Solomon and all his glory by its gaud.
1t fills the daily paper with sensuous
luxury Of the Occident that an Eastern
Satrap with subject millions might dream
of, might command. but never could
realize Aladdin Is no fable, but the
time and country were neither the coun
tries before the Christian era, nor Bagdad
. In lard of Rreat riches, there must be
great poverty. A happy, prosperous
people, a great Intelligent community oi
common people, is impossible between
these two extremes, as 1t Ia only by the
absolute destruction of this middle class
that the multiplied millionaire and th'
multiplying mendicant are possible. Th'
eve must close or Intentionally b.
averted not to see this.
The soldier has his pension and his dis
charge. They are his patrimony; hi
share of the thousands Of billions .
sists. He rides in no specials. His fee
dangle under no mahogany. His daugh
ters have no lingerie from Worth, nor
when they marry, does the yacht ant
special train both wait to take them oi
their Journey. Nor does he spend $50,
as their fare over the ferry. he has M
yachts, no palaces, no expectancy of lie
coming father-in-law to nobility. TIL
soldier mado this possible for them and
by the supremest irony Of fate denie
them himself. He fought for the integrit
of a continent; he maintained the homo
of flag imperiled by a like aristocracy
He Is too poor to see the country that h
saved. 1t may be that environed by oil
age and disease he cannot help himself
He may, however, ia the inventory O
his effects, schedule his memory of battle
where he sought to ambush fame at tn
value of steam yacht. He may fix tn
value Of some valorous charge at tn
price of Baltimore palace, with 1t
hundred miles of pavements, It's hundre
thousand acres, it's turrets, its conserva
tories of rare exotics. and sea Of velve
into which the guests splash and plung
as it's doors swing open and he Is give
welcome and entrance. Paradise wi
some day open its gates to him, but tn
Breakers great iron portals never ha
within the enclosure a soldier, unless h
came on an errand or as hired mar
He may be helpless himself, but h
ought to hope for something for his chi
dren. 1t is idler than dream, 1t Is th
delirium of fancy, II he expects such see
to produce any other harvest than tn
same grinding conditions for them. II
can hope for nothing for them, II h
supinely let's them deprive him Of hi
fangs, extract his claws and bind mir
captive to their chariot wheels.
The money drifts steadily in thsir d
rection and "ne'er feels retiring ebb
There has been conspiracy to that enC
When silver was at premium over golt
when 1t was serving better than gold, II
function of money, 1t was debased. VIII
did itP Why was 1t doneS There live
no human being who can answer otht
than that 1t was the first step to contrst
the volume Of money to be followed b
other contraetions, until gold should
absolute. 1t took the people years
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