The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-30


now tney intend to fight the battle to
an end under the sanction of the con-
stitution, and the man who undertakes
to say that the will of the majority Of
the people is not patriotic, or wise, or
safe, and ought not to be expressed at the
polls, or if expressed ought not to be re-
garded, is not good and safe citizen.
1t is q matter worthy of especial at
tention that every argument offered,
either by Herr Most or the Republican
leaders or the scattering Democratic de-
serters, in behalf of the gold standard is
that England and probably some other
European countries are not willing that
we should adopt u financial policy
which recognizes the bimetallic stand.
ard.
The weak spot in the armor of the
gold standard advocates is the claim that
we must not coin our gold and silver on
equal terms, without first obtaining the
assent Of England. The descendants of
the heroes of 1716 and 1872, and the sur
vivors and children of 1861, can not
brook the idea of asking England's per-
mission in any of our affairs. We do
not pay our devoirs to the lion and uni
corn, bat to the eagle and the stars and
stripes.
We legislate to suit ourselves on the
tariff, which necessarily affects the
commerce of the entire civilized world (;
without asking the consent of any ma
ton, we proclaim the Monroe doctrine
and say that no nation on earth shall
acquire territory by larceny, conquest
or purchase i'll the western hemisphere,
and we ask no ones consent in making
that declaration, and yet we are told by
the advocates of the single gold stand.
ard that we dare not remonetize silver
without England's consent. Let us be
American all along the line.
In 1776, without asking England's
consent, we declared our independence
and beat her armies and mercenarv
legions ON the battlefield; in 1912 we
declared war against Great Britain
without her consent, to maintain the
freedom of the seas and commerce, and
to stop the arbitrary arrest of American
seamen, and beat her upon the battle
field again ; in 1861, without asking Eng
lands consent, and in spite of her machi-
nations to disrupt the Union, we put
our splendid armies afield to preserve
the nations integrity and keep "Old
Glory" afioat with all her stars. Now
our gold standard friends undertake to
tell us that we dare not coin the products
of our mines for the benefit Of our citi-
Zens, our farmers, laborers, merchants
and artisans without Englands consent
Shame upon such nickel plated Ameri-
canism. The plain, honest people will
have none of it.
The versatility of the boss of the Re-
publican party, Mark Hanna, in setting
up great campaign issues is something
wonderful according to the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune which says:
"The campaign of education is to be
entered upon in earnest. 1t is that a
few thousand Mexican 55-cent dollars
be purchased, and that certain speakers
on the stump shall offer them for sale at
60 cents to their hearers on this order:
You want more silver dollars? Here is
a dollar will sell you for go cents. 1t
has more silver in than the cartwheel
of our daddies, Step right up and buy,
gentlemen. Then try and pass it if you
can. This is the kind of q dollar the
Democracy offers you. Do you want it"
1t strikes the casual observer that this
argument would prove most convincing.
The committee may decide to go into it."
That style of campaign of educa-
tion" would be characteristic of Wall
street. 1t has the money to carry on
that sort Of campaign. After seer
tain speakers" had sold the Mexican
dollars at 90 cents, Wall street would
load up certain" other speakers with
English guineas, who would take the
stump and offer them for sale at 30
cents on this order "You want more
gold dollars? Here is an English guinea
worth 81 which l will sell you Tor so
oents," and SO on. Wall street can sell
English guineas worth 500 cents for 80
cents, just the same as it can sell Mex
ican dollars at 65 cents, and in the end
come out ahead, if the people vote for
the gold standard.
There is nothing new in this plan Of
however. Several years ago
a lot of corrupt legislation was pushed
through the Ohio legislature by the
lobbyists who sold 500 bills for S. each
to members who would vote their way.
The lobbyists were honest men and
did not want to bribe the legislators, so
they sold them money at 80 per cent
discount. Wall street and the Repubh-
can committee, however, should bear in
mind that the voters of Ohio were not
of the more recent Ohio gen.
eral assemblies.
Let US see-Ickelheimer and Lazard
Freres, they are the men, are they not,
who lod our armies in the revolution
and founded the republic?
No.
At least they have been the nations
pillars since then?
No /; they are the gentlemen, conjoint.
ly with others, who are depicting the
treasury of its gold so as to force an
other 800, 900, 900 bond issue with $IO,-
900, 900 or $4,000, 900 incidental profits
and teach goldbug "object lesson" at
the same time.
But has it ever occurred to Wall
street that the people may do little in
the way of teaching an object lesson
If it hasn't it might proftably think the
matter over, w. A. Il.