The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15
NOTES AND COMMENT.
What the People Are Saying, Thinking
and Doing.


During the civil war, when we had
a deprecated currency, the prices of
the necessaries of life advanced 200
per cent, while wages advanced only
149 per cent. The workingman was
loser, therefore, to the extent OF 81 per
cent; and a similar result would ensue
under the free silver policy.-Globe-
Democrat.
But then all labor was employed on
full time, property was as much in de-
mand as money, business was never in
a better condition, and the laborer
Jared better than now.
II don't want any man to vote for
me because he thinks that if [ am
elected l will help him to put his hand
in somebody else's pocket. All expect
to do is to prevent somebody else from
putting his hand in your pocket. W.
J. Bryan.
That sounds like patriotism, and that
is no doubt the reason the bankers,
usurers, bond holders, trusts, syndl-
Gates and corporations are opposing
Mr.. Bryan For this reason the peo-
pie should rally around him, on the
very sensible principle that, judging
from the past, what the plutocrats
don't want is about what the people
ought to have.
Senator Sherman's frantic efforts to
prove that the act of 1878, demonetlzlng
silver was not surreptitiously passed
through Congress, is placing him In
the light of a falsifier or a very ignor-
ant man. Mr.. Blaine said he did not
know anything that was in the bill. :"
General Grant, who was then presl-
dent, said: 81 did not know that the
act of 1873 demonetized silver. | was
deceived in the matter" When Mr..
Blaine put the question to Dan Vor-
bees. if he knew that the act OF 1873
demonetized silver, Mr.. Voorhees, re-
piled: II frankly say that | did not
There are numerous others who have
declared that, although they were in
their seats at the time, they did not
know that the bill demOnetized silver
Among these are Senator Beck, James
A. Garfield. Roscoe Conkling, Allan G.
Thurman, William B. Allison, William
NJ. Stewart John T. Morgan, William
D. Kelley, William S. Holman, Rich
ard P. Bland and others. These men
have declared in public speeches in
Congress that they never knew that
the act referred to by Senator Sherman
demonetized silver. at the time it was
passed. Senator Sherman seems to
stand alone in his assertion that it
was done open and above board.
If Senator Sherman will explain some
things that happened while he was
secretary of the treasury and candi-
date for the nomination of president
the people will appreciate it to a great
er extent than his misrepresentation
about the passage of the silver demone-
tization act For instance, they want
to know if an honest official will have
charged the people who are paying
him liberal salary, the repairs on his
private carriages, his house and sta
bles. They want to know if it is right
for a man to charge to the government
the expenses of keeping up headquar
tiers to boom himself for president,
such as stationery. furniture, etc.
Ex-Gov. Anthony, of Kansas. who
died the other day, left behind him a
forcible illustration of the difference
between honest and dishonest money.
Suppose" he said, that person had
a $40 bill issued by the Roman govern
ment at the time of its greatest pow
er and glory. How much would that
bill be worth to-day and who would
redeem it? But if the same person