The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11
H'Om3n'S and Chi dr3n'S Gratis
It is a pleasure to pick from the big, fresh

honesty of purpose, purity Of motives
and exalted ideas which have animated
the party, as well as the unselnsh splIl1
OF its members. l., e..
with such history. marked by Us
years of toll and sacrifice, sealed Dy the
blood az Us martyrs ana SIM belcN iH5
f.at public questions embracing moral
aeDect should have the priority IN s,ltic-
ment over those simply economic nov
ever important. the Prohibition party
euInrs once aLaiu upon nauoudl cam
nafgn. and submits IT'S claims for support
10 the sober minded, right-thinkins ana
uuaeuls. people ~ lhla country.
he I.e't1tni 4lopfe1 by the conVen-
ton meets my hearty approval. anr,
I'D tre .lreie issue. it j.
in reality sufficiently broad to allow an
VINO are opposed 10 the saloon ana nus
consequent evils 10 stand upon IL, Ie-
gardless OF their views on any Of the
public questions Of the day.
il is true. and no tninhlnS man, re-
garJilss OF mis- surroundings or residence
can for q moment doubt II. that very
many OF the people OF our beloved land.
and more especially those engaged lu
industrial and farming pursuits, are SUI
iering from the general depression so
..l4..v prevalent no present. and also that
thCre has not been a. time since the mem
OraDIe DAYS nrcCediu4 the breaking out
OF the civil war, when these difficulties
weighed so heavily upon the people or
when there was so much unrest ana
to-day.
Tie product Of the soil. the mainstay
OF the nations prosperity, and wealth,
are sd low Dol value in many instances
as not 10 pay the cost OF production Many
without much thought on the
subject, hold the opinion that the cause
OF aA this trouble Is overproductiOn.
But can such an explanation be true2
is not the thought an impiOus one2 Can
-HN one WNp relieves ia Dcuencient
Creator believe that he bestows bOuntiful
uarNests 10 be curse rather than "a
blessing 10 mankind? No. no. perish
the thought. Tine reason for much OF
the prevalent financial trouble In our fair
land to-day is not OverprOduction but
uuder-cOnsumpuOn. This being so. whore
Is tNrrc "a cause which prevents the con-
sumption OF the neccssaries. 10 say Moth
ing or the luXuries, OF life. comparable
We are told by the advocates OF one Of
me political parties that n thigh tariff
Is Tie panacta Tor an our ills. and yet
the average annual receipts from GUS
toms for the three years ending June
80. 1894 when the Mckinley tariff bin
was in operation. were only Sifl 100000,
less tnau $50 per capita OF our pOpula-
ton. Others tell us that the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver Will be the
cnge-cN for the evils affecting our peO-
pie II is strange such an idea should
be entertained when the fact IS recalled
that The total output Of silver In this
81 1Sgf was only SG4 900 600 sum much
less than the annual product Of the IA
miiiar baru-yard fowl How utterly in
SIGNIFICANT are either OF these figures
compared 20 the $1,000 100000. which is
f'n tr0ff yearly tribute the people OF
this country pay TO the support Of the
liquor traffic. \ stupendous sum. and
so large as 10 be difficult OF realizat ion.
r is nearly twice as large as the aggre-
gate capital Of all OF our national banks.
or. 10 state Il more plainly IL is equal
20 about - per cent Of the entire money.
gold. silver and paper currency. OF the
United states. Let this vast sum of
money, which Is now spent yearly in
this way and for which no value is re-
cpivcd. (but on the contrary. is only
adding 10 the suffering OF the people
In varied and manifold forms). be turned
into the channels Of legitimate trade and
will bring comfort and blessing to the
home and the family. and | believe.
from the day this is done. the evils which
are 50 expressing the people will be large
Is things OF the past 1nt until then, no
rec relief can be expected.
While thus emphasizing the results Of
the liquor traffic and the absolute ne
cessity OF its suppression for beverage
purposes. II peace and prosperity and the
blessing Of God are to rest upon ana
abide with our people. | DO not under
estimate the fact that there are other
questions OF grave Importance, over
which the public mind is seriously AL
tated. and which are being presented
for speedy settlement.
There is the question OF n stable and.
NJ the same time an elastic currency,
equal 10 the demands of trade, for every
section Of the countdv. and yet every
dollar Of which should be OF equal value
and the whole based on a standard equal
10 the best in the world. The United
States cannot afford. without dishonor.
to have money hearing its stamp inferior
to that OF any other country on the globe.
The question OF the maintenance OF the
credit OF the Government. on which It's
honor is based and for which every
one. worthy OF the name Of an American
citizen. is. or should be. profoundly jeal-
GUS Is one OF vast Importance.
Again. a proper adjustment OF the tariff