The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
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We have charged that international
bimetallism was not seriously con-
templated by those who wrote the
Republican platform. and that the
pledge was made to deceive the
votes the next few years will sus-
tain or disprove our charge.
The gold standard Democrats can
not do as much harm in 1900 as they
have done this year. AT Chicago
they advocated financial plank al
most identical with the one adopted
by the Republicans. They declared
that free coinage would interfere
with international bimetallism, to-
ward which, they added, all efforts
should be directed. The fact that
the gold Democrats, whose devotion
to international bimetallism APP
preached the pathetic so long as
they were members of the Chicago
convention, forgot all about it when
they reached indianapolis, illus
trates the lack of candor which has
all along characterized the advo-
Gates of the gold standard. During
the last three months the gold DEM
ocrats have gone up and down the
land loudly declaring their affection
for Democratic principles, while
they have striven to undo all that
Jefferson and Jackson labored to
accomplish; and in order to give a
touch of humor to their campaign
they prefixed the word National"
to the word Democrat" although
they neither expected nor desired
their ticket to carry single county
in the enire nation. They used
their party organization for the pur-
pose of misleading others, while
they themselves spared no effort to
secure the success of the Republican
ticket. They cannot disguise them
seves again.
This year many employees were
either directly or indirectly COM
PEELED to support the Republican
ticket. To even a greater extent the
creditor classes coerced the debtors.
Coercion and intimidation will not
be supported by public opinion. If
the employer has right to control
the vote of bis employe,. then he
should be made secure in that right
by legislation which will prevent in
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employee. If, Oh the other hand, the
employer has no right to control
the vote of his employee, then any
attempt to do so must arouse pub
lie Indignation. If the creditor has a
right to control the vote of the debt
or, then he, too, should be so pro-
tected by law that the debtor cannot
evade him. If, on the other hand,
he has no right to control the vote
of the debtor, then any attempt to
do so cannot be defended before the
American people.
The contest for financial independ-
ence will go on. Gan American
financial policy for the American
people" will still be the motto OF
those who have in this campaign ad-
vocated the free coinage of silver on
equal terms with gold. We en-
tered the contest with IA disorgan-
lied army; we emerge from it uni
ted and disciplined force without
the loss of a soldier. We are ready
for another contest. We shall watch
legislation, discuss every movement
made by the enemy and keep before
the public the principles for which
we contend. We believe that we
are right, and, believing that right
| will finally triumph, we face the fu'
ture firm in the belief that bimetal
lism will be restored.
w. J, BRYAN,