Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-28
John Sherman and Herr Most.

John Sherman and Herr Most
In his speech. delivered at Columbus,
Ohio, on the 10th OF August, defending
the single gold standard and den3unc-
ing bimetaliism, Senator Sherman
makes some very startling confessions.
Near the close of his speech he declared
that That dollar is the best dollar Jha-
buys the largest quantity OF food and
clothing. That dollar is the gold dol
lar, FOR it buys more food and clothing
than any other dollar"
Now, Senator Sherman is the financial
apostle of the Republican party, and e
is 20 be presumed that no one can more
clearly define the position OF that party
on the money question than he. And
since copies Of this speech are being
distributed by the Republicans as cam
paign literature, it IS evideu, that the
above enUnciaJiOn by Sherman Of the
Republican idea Of the "besJ dollar or
sound dollar is accepted by the lead
ers Of that party as the correct enUnci-
a-iCn.
Tilen what does this idea of the best
dollar" or sound dollar" mean? IL
can mean nothing else but that the dol
Tor which is dearest 20 the farmer, the
food producer, that IS, which requires
the most Of the farmers products 20 get,
Is the "best dollar" In other words.
that dollar which would buy TWO. five.
ten or even twenty bushels OF the farm
er's wheat or corn. is better than the
dollar which would buy only one bushel
Of his wheat or corn. That is 20 say,
where the farmer would have 20 eX-
change the gr92test possible amount Of
o. his products for The least possible
sum of money, then we would have the
chest dollar The "soundest dollar the
Republican dollar" This means. and
il can mean nothing else. that that dol
lar which viii give the farmer the least
returns for his labor and his sacrifice
is the chest dollar
The true significance OF this Repub-
lic2n idea of the best dollar, of the
dollar which they propose 10 force upon
the people, should not be overlooked
by the farmer and producer. To him
ir IS of The greatest conceivable import
ance 20 understand what this means 20
him and 90 his Interests. For example:
Il takes more dollars 90 pay the formers
taxes today IMAM it ever ana; lt taxes as
many ooilIIs 10 pay ms "eo.S gnu ,-1
iu'eIeS. thereon as Ie e' '-o' -- ''N17
more collars TO- pay u-s c,'-sI- anu
~, -As exp. us77' l-ic'..o.uS ,Ug eou, I
of his children. than Sc ever did, IN
short. be 2s careful economical and in
dustrious as he may. az told, he is
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