Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-13

EFT IN itself to conduct the business Of the
country where money Is actually used
being as great per capita as the average of
other nations We must remember that
over 50 per cent CT LEA aggregate oFbusiness
Is conducted tHssstse IA our bankfn. system
Of exchange
( THESE inAationists tell the common people
that Under cur present monetary system
+ that we are not free and independent na-
ton but are dominated and governed by
Europe principally Great Britain and that
five had free silver we would not need their
gold nor trade. on. what a falacy'
We are as near an independent ma tion to-
day As tits possible for any people to be IN
this age Of progress and chiefly owing u
our sound and honest money system and
ard protective policy
tits utterly impossible for anv nation to
rely solely upon its own resources. There
must be reciprocity of exchanges inorder to
advancement and competition that's what
is the matter of our country to-day there is
exchange but it is not mutually reciprocal
the balance IS largely against Us Civilized
nations are like indivuals they cannot sue
coed alone Let these false theorists isolate
themselves from their neighbors and friends
and try 10 paddle their own canoe and see
what port they would bring up to- But ad-
hitting that England does dominate as for
comparison these silver men are playing
right into her hand when they vote for free
and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Thus opening our minis to the world aud
and making free gift by the government
of some slS00000) to the silver miners as
nearly all the silver mines are owned by
stock companies which stock is largely
fioated in Europe.
Another blind these advocates employ is
in dropping the word unlimited" from
their coinage plank when speaking or writ
ing upon the subject. and when asked to ex-
plain they say we placed that there to be
legislated upon afterwards we wanted to
make it stronger than the republican plank
which is too vague. of course we don't in
tend for other nations to bring their bullion
in here and have it coined into our dollars
Thus you see their insincerity fresh as tney
We're four years ago in advocating free
trade embodying it in Their Platform. and
calling it protection for revenue only from
the stump and through the pess But
Henry a Watterson. the great wheel horse
of democracy tnnndered it forth to the word
that it meant free trade and nothing else
and he who did not endorse it could 20 else
where
again he telegraphs from Europe on
learning the result ofthe Chicago convention
prophetic utterance that Mckinley will
sweep the country rext November -Four
years ago Bryan in his congressional cam
paign made tariff the sole issue. He reit-
Grated everywhere give US free trade and
wages viii go up" but they went down
again he says. give US free trade and bust
ness will boom but it busted still again he
cries. give us free trade and wheat win
bring sl.25 bushel but it takes two bushels
Non he straddles free silver and reiterates
the same sophistry substituting silver for
trade, but failing in all promises four years
ago. W. think his present utterances should 1
receive no credence from the people whom
his party has 50 badly duped Ii is far bet
ter to follow the judgement OF men and
parties which have succeeded than those
who have failed.
In conclusion we say keep our money
sound an honest as il now is, and give US
protection which protects and not for rev
enue only; and general prosperity would
again speedy sue. L.