The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
M. INGALLS,
VIII support McKinley the Republican
Candidate.

NJ. L. Ingalls,, president oil the Dig rou.
Railway, published in the Clhclhna'l
Commercial Tribune:
"The result Of the convention at Ohi-
cago is a disappointment to democrats
and a shock to all good citizens in the
country. 1t is pOpulistic and reVo-
lutionarv. The most alarming feature
in the platform, to all who believe IN law
and order and a government under the
constitution as the fathers made 1t, the
attack on the supreme court on account
Of the income tax. Many also, who re-
member the Chicago riots OF 1894,
the destruction of life and property
in its streets, and the prompt action OF
President Cleveland to suppress this riot
and destruction Of life and property and
MAINTAIN the laws, and the opposition Of
Altgeld to the same, will regret to see in
this platform resolutions practically con-
demning the presidential action and up
holding Altgeld.
"The resolution that no bonds shall be
issued to uphold the credit of the country
is reputation, and is on par with the
resolution which was passed in the last
days of the senate and as dangerous an
attack upon the credit and stability Of
the country as could be made. These
resolutions are anarchistic, and un-
doubtedly were prepared by Altgeld, Till
man and their followers.
"The resolution in favor Of the free
coinage of silver, If the people should
ratify it at the polls, would place this
country on a par with Mexico and the
South American Republics, and turn back
its progress for half a century. 1t would
rob the 100000 wage-earners in this
country of a large portion of their earn
ings, by paying them in a deprecated
currency, for which they would get no
corresponding increase in their wages;
it being an undoubted fact that in times
of fat or cheap money, wages never rise
in proportion to other things. There are
4,875,5 SIG depositors in savings banks in
this country, with all average deposit Of
$37l.36, each of whom deposited good
and honest dollars, and this act would
oblige them to receive in payment dol
lars which today are worth only SO per
cent. in the market.
"The claim that gold has appreciated
and is the cause Of the depression Of
prices has but little weight with thost
who look at statistics; the production Of
gold for the past year being over $500
100000. and more than all the gold ant
silver combined that was produced in an!
year up to 1884. 1t is the standard of al
nations of the highest civilization. FO
the conduct Of commercial transaction
it is used all over the world, and thi
country can not change the laws of com
merce by its Legislative fiat.
"The proposition in the platform tina
any contract payable in gold in the fu
ture should be prevented, would deba
any of our merchants from transactinl
business with other countries where gOl'
was the standard. The free coinage o
silver will produce, temporarily, tn
worst panic ever known, as it will tax
from circulation more than $780,
100000 of gold, which now is used as
basis of credit, and which under fire
coinage will become merchandise, an
q will be boarded or exported. 1t will tax
from us all foreign capital, will preven
the development Of our industries, and
| will be years before we can recover frOI
such a shock. 1t is piece of dishonest
n and the American people are not a nj
n tion of knaves. 1t is not democracy, an
no true democrat who believes in ii
principles of his party or who loves h
J. country can support the ticket.
h "AbOve all, the people of the sOut
o should repudiate this platform. The
h need credit; they need development; tn
:, kills both. They should not allow i
d of superannuated politicians to lead the
to moral and financial ruin. TIL
country Of ours should be very prOspe
l. ious. Nature has been kind and v
p have bountiful crops. Capital is reaC
,r to come to us soon as 1t is satisfied '
ID are honest. We are suffering from
,t panic caused and continued by b'
re legislation and politics.
1--WE need two things: first, suficie
revenue to take care Of all the expent
rs lures Of the government; second, an no
ar est dollar worth one hundred cents und
H. the stamp Of the government or in t
10 refining pot, and current at that rate
,k the markets of the world. With the
n. two conditions firmly established | c.
see an era Of great prosperity for Il
nm country. Icannot see any hope Of {
lis complishing this result by not suppO
Id ing either the platform or the candida
,iv Of the Chicago mob. Much as regret
r. / shall support Mckinley, for l believe
his election lies the only hope Of the
! Iture Of the country"
I'D =.
,ad Bryan has two political childr
on Sewell and Watson, and 1t is a diflic