The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-16

%facturers are shut down and workmen
are on starvation. The wheels Of in
dustry is stopped and at the mercy of
shylock's greed, because they control
the money and wish to give voters an
object lesson.
Acting Comptroller Collins report
for July 18th shows that there were
sl1l.652,277 more deposits in bank than
in 1898, yet the discounts we're S6l.317,-
sos less. This shows the bankers are
Squeezing the people. If Bryan is
elected they threaten a tremendous
panic. Should our commercs, indus
try and nation be in the clutches of
such ruthless knaves and should we
longer give them power to do that? IL
Mckinley is elected they will loan their
money and make better times. and
prices. They will howl in their news
papers, coincidence is restored and w
can now give credit. See what Nc
Kinley's election did," Away with
such a tyrauical system and rule. 1t is
eating the heart out of the nation.
By this robber system small business
men with limited capital are being
crushed to bankruptcy aud starvation
and oil business is rapidly drifting into
the hands OF corporations and aggregas-
ed capital. Large landed estates are
being built up like in England. Fore
ign Dukes, Earls and Lords now own
from sc, 1000 to 191, 4S0 acres each in
this country. Over so, 600 acres Of
land in this country are now owned by
foreigners who never expect to make
this country their home and they are
annually adding to their estates. On
| the other hand 8 per cent OF the inhabi-
tants own New York City and 81 per
cent are in a sense paupers. Nineteen
men in England own more land In
| America than all Ireland. Corpora
tions, which never died and divide es-
tstes, own many millions Of acres. AS
a consequence of legislation the owner
ship of homes in America has been re.
ducsd from about 20 per cent to about
"a per cent in 80 years. About 10000
persons now own over one-half of the
wealth OF the United States, while one.
seventh of the people own over two
thirds of the wealth. We are becom-
ing a n~atIoniof m%illionalres and paupers.
Daniel Webster said, Liberty can
not long endure In any country where
the tendency of legislation is to CON
csntrate wealth in the hands OF q few
Recently when a Psdricktown farm
or withdrew his money from a Phila'
delphia bank, the cashier said, "Don'i
forget us on election day" Farmer r.
said, what does this free silver
mean?" Mr.. Banker said, ut means
less bread and butter on the bankers
tables" Thought Farmer r. to him
self, the bankers table is well supplied,
free silver means more bread and butter
on the farmers and poor mans table.
He was right. When the silver
miners are allowed to put tons Of silver
through the minis and have 1t made In
to money it will make work for thou
sands Of miners who will spend theil
wages for homes and send II East fol
manufactured goods. The manufact.
ursrs will then open their mills and thu
workmen will buy the farmers pro
ducts. The farmers will get bsttel
prices and can also buy more goods and
employ more laborsrs at better pay
The beauty OF silver Is that 1t is thu
poor mans money, and will not cosl
any interest. The, more there is thu
less there will have to be borrowed ant
the banker will loose his Is per cen
usury. Open your eyes and vote fol
free silver.
Rev. Gilbert De LaMatyr, in one o
his sermons, uses the following eloqueni
language: with the history OF nigh
ty Rome we are all familiar. Her irol
civilization stands clearly photograph
ed. She grasped all that was VALUABLE
In the accumulations Of her predeces
sors and massed 1t in her structure
built of iron founded on granite. A
the zenith of her real greatness AM
power, eighty,fue per cent. Of her popu
lation held titles in lands, and cultiyat
ed their own. Then her people wer'
happy, prosperous, hardy and brave
her legions were invincible. Then he
currency was, in volume, n thousan'
eight hundred millions. When Rom
persisted, her lands and wealth were Ii
the hands of t,Co thousand individuals
DR.. Lord says: These two thousan'
persons owned the world Her cuI
rency had been contracted by class LEG
islation to less than ttpo hundred millions
Allison says: THE fall Of the Roma
Empire, so long ascribed to Ignorance
slavery, heathenism, and moral corrur
ton, was really brought about by q d.
cline in the gold and silver mines {
Spain and Greece"
Pllny the historian says: ''The colos
sal fortunes which ruined Italy, wei
due to the concentration Of estates throag
/ usury, so scarce was money"
. Allison the historian says: ron
, fell, because the slaves became SO nun
erous, and the proprietors so besotts
/ that none were left to withstand Il
t incursions of the barbarians, except n
t bles, too effeminate and ~cowardly to d
fsnd their property, and slaves, wi
: had nothing to Defend"
q Here is a historic subject for sob
: thought by prohibitlonists who clai
! poverty and crime are caused by intsu
persnce, History shows that inten
perance, ignorance and moral CORFU