Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-28


us to indorse it.
If we desire to see our nation placed
upon currency level with those silver
standard countries where the necessar-
les of life are dear and wages low,
where the laborer cannot. from his
labor, obtain really the necessaries of
life needed in the support of his family,
then we should join in with them in
their grand scheme
No, there can be nothing comforting
to any of us but the silver bullionist,
in the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at that ratio, and l understand
that they number but few as compared
with our 10 millions of population.
If cared for no mans interest but
my own and possessed ton or two of
silver bullion, am quite sure / should
try hard to secure such policy for our
nation, then l would dump down my
treasure at the mint and have it coined
into dollars, making a net profit of
fifty cents nearly on every dollar
coined
All in all imagine we could do no
better than to return to the policy in
augurated by the republican party a
third of century since, and under
which we prospered as no other ever
did in the same number of years.
We still advocate the protective tariff
policy and we are for an honest stand
ard of value with which to measure the
exchanges of our people.
We have never failed in the fulfill
ment of all of our promises as party,
and we hope never to do so in the future.
We have given clear, straightforward
expressions of our political faith and
incorporated them into our politi-
cal platform, which is an open book for
the inspection of every voter in our
nation, as we'll as for the people of the
whole world.
We offer for our standard bearer VIM.
Mckinley, of Canton, Ohio, than whom
no better man lives in any nation on
VIC SloOC. Ioih Wy hOoA odyo w
the present hour his character has been
above reproach. Socially he is chris
tian gentleman. Intellectually, he
stands at the top. AS Union Soldier
he was never known to shirk from
duty, today he is living monument of
our nations pride and glory.
AS member of the legal fraternity
he has no superior. AS legislator he
was always found battling for right,
and his work while acting in that capa-
city, together with his record while
governor of this great state of Ohio,
demonstrate the fact of his efficiency to
most ably fill any position in the gift
of the people of this the grandest nation
on the globe.
Of our candidate for Vice President
little less can be said.
My friends, the Campaign of 1896 is
upon us and we will soon have the op-
portunity to appoint our law makers
and business manager for another SER
les of years.
This we do by simply casting our
votes for the men to whom we may
feel willing to delegate such power,
bnt before doing this we should care
fully look the situation over, because
we must live under the laws enacted
by them.
If we desire the kind of prosperity
we have been enjoying for the past
three years, or even worse than this,
then continue the present administra-
ton in power but, on the other hand,
If we desire protective policy that
protects, dollar that is worth hun
dred cents anywhere in the world, laws
enacted in the interests of the people
Of the United States of America regard
less of race, color, geographical posi-
tion or religious opinions, let him be a
capitalist, workingman, farmer,
a manufacturer, or live
man in any business whatsoever, then
we will make no mistake in voting the
full publican ticket.
henemper, tHe great questions for
discussion are : free trade and free and
coinage of silver at the ratio
Of 16 to l, with nothing but our own
legislation behind it as BAcKER when
the commercial ratio, all over the
world, is nearly 80 to /. This is,the demo-
cratic policy against protective tariff
policy and sound money as advocated
by the republican party.
| could not vote with party that is
trying SO hard to impose on our dear
old Uncle Samuel, especially in his old
age, as the democratic party is trying
to do now.
Think of trying to force him to open
his mints to the free and unlimited
coinage of the worlds silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, when the commercial
ratio is almost 32 to all over the world.
Such thing would be a gross imposi-
tion on the old gentleman. 1t would
be trying to compel him to shoulder a
much heavier load than he could pos