Connecticut western news., 1896-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10. 1896
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
For I6 to 1 and Bryan.

For l8 to I and Bryan. Editor of Ne,cs:
 Reading your statement that your columns were open to political arti- cles on either side of the fence provid- cd they were of sufficient merit, l am bold enough to present this to your editoral triumvirate and if it passes muster presume it will be given to your readers.
 don't propose to go into lengthy argument on the silver question, but the point want to speak on is suggest ed to me by your article few weeks since headed "Our Position" I think am one of a number of people who have been mistaken in supposing that the NEWS was neutral in politics, and your definition of your position has en. li0htened us as to the contrary.
 I think you are too mild in your state ment of what, you term an independent paper. It looks to me as though the only difference between republican newspaper and the independent NEWS is that the republican newspapers sup port the Mckinley campaign while the independent simply advocates 1t. But enough of criticism of your valuable local newspaper.
 Ye Editor seemed surprised to learn that there were Bryan men in Canaan. With an exception or two (positively not numbering six) the democrats of North Canaan have not bolted; and Tn addition to this make the statement and it is not erroneous-that three times that number of voters in town who have been in the republican army, have come over to Bryan and the sil- yer cause. While many land l might say most) of the Bryan men in town are silver men there are those who take the position of preferring Bryan and silver to Mckinley and protection.
 I presume any argument l might make on the silver question would be considered by majority of your editor al college as irrelevant, untimely, and threadbare. but one point which does not bear investigation is the goldbug cry of fifty-cent dollars. With an operating law of coinage of silver at 16 to the holder of any bullion silver could take to the mint the amount used in the dollar and receive silver cirtifcate for one dollar. No holder of bullion would be simple enough to part with his silver for 53 cents when he could get dollar for it and the fifty cent dollar would be 8 thing of words only; not Q reality that could be ob tained for fifty cents or fifty-three cents.
 The cry of anarchy" socialism, D .'ruin," are merely campaign utterances manufactured along with the red fire that is used in all campaigns. Mir Bryan an anarchist? Who believes 1t? Bland an anarchist? "Uncle Horace Boise an anarchist? ''Sockless" Jerry Simpson, Hoke Smith, Teller; all these anarchists? Then anarchy has lost it's dictionary meaning.
 Surely the country needs change of financia, basis. The West and South are growing away from us. There is not the fraternal feeling between West and East, necessary to the harmony ot . country the size of ours. Must the Legislation be entirely for small north eastern corner of the United States ID order to make that corner richer while the great West and the new South con- tinue to grow poorer? If so, it is almost to be regretted that Aaron Burr did not succeed in establishing his empire west of the Alleghanles.
 The matter of figures and arguments pro and con of the silver question will not force into your space but leave the reader to read and hear them from the differents opponents of silver and gold The main point is, Mir Editor, tha Bryan democrats do not consider them selves anarchists, nor ftaunt the rec flag of Parisienne Communism. nor art in conspiracy to ruin the government the business man, or the laborer; bu rather that they recognize the need o different financial legislation for them selves, their brothers in the West ana in the South. Legislation more il harmony with the whole country i what is wanted and that is what thi democratic campaign offers, and thel patriotism and love of country vii grow everywhere and the South and tn West will send their sons only too will ingly to defend and uphold the glory o the old flag. They are in the Uniol but the legislation of the Union ha paid no heed to them, and now whel they ask for hearing they are calle, anarchists, and their friends in the eas are lkened to scopperhesds;" and "thi is campaign of education.
 One more word about newspapers We are in the eastern north-right il the stronghold of the gold monometal lists-and it is not surprising that bu few of the papers support MT Bryal and the silver cause, and absurd com parisons and mistatements float abou uncontradicted. In line with quer in your paper and others whether Wv had not better elect a statesman than boy orator, when lecture bureaus ar full of them?" I ask had we not bet ter elect financier than 8 soldier, whel West Point is full of soldiers and W have no prospect of war? If Bryan fall short of the requirements of states man, surely the Majors record as financier must be away below par But they are both nice gentlemen and have no mud to throw.
 If it is the object of your local news paper to enter into exhaustive argu ments of the silver question I am as sured that real solid silver article vii be contributed, containing facts, figure and fire.
 A NORTH CANAAN DEMOCRAT.
 IAll that we wish to say in reply t our correspondents criticism of ou position is this, viz. The editorial CT filled ssOur Position" published in th NEWS of Aug. 27. was clear statemen of the case; in other words, it was ou record and our platform. In sai