The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-06
Mr.. Keene's Election Obser
vations.

May | say to your readers. s'Let not
their hearts be troubled, although in
the battle between sheep and wolves,
men and demons, peoples and States
they have alike been routed. If Car
Isle thought that England has IL
millions mostly fools. what would he
have said of grinding America, voting
to Sustain the policy of 139 trusts,
representing six billions; 1000 indi-
viduals representing twelve billions,
/ with 22,250, 900 wage earners. whose
annual loss from unemployment
equals billion and quarter year;
the railroads mostly in the hands of
receivers, and real estate worthless;
a credit system of 30 billions resting
upon narrow gold basis confidence
of not a billion; five thousand strikes
and lockouts, and gold standard that
every political economist tells them
will continue to shrink up values until
it devOurs everything but the vampire
itself.
The election of 1896 is, indeed, phe-
nomenal in this, it has demonstrated
that Presidential election in America
requires three things. The first is
money and the press; the second is
money and the press; the third is
money and the press. The well-at-ease
voter, the annullant, and the fixed in
come voter are not the stuff out of
which reformers are made. They will
vote to stay where they are. The Met
ropolitan press cOwed and convinced
them that their interests would be con-
served by not making the experiment
of returning to the money of the Con-
stitution, and responsibility and aff1u-
ence surrounding yesterday voted as
s0lidIy against innovation as Paganlsm
two thousand years ago voted against
the Inconvenience OF the Christian Re-
ligion. The students of history
are not surprised at the result of this
election. In 3 short revolution, the
gold mantled prophet has down to q
higher height than Constitution.
Tie fofty.foote .f67Ies 81 Trust have
already hailed him King. 1t will be
shortly seen, however, that all our
modes Of thinking and form of goY-
ernment have undergone q revolution;
almost imperceptably there will be de-
veloped within the next four years q
radical change in our governmental
conditions. We will see the practical
overthrow Of our established political
system, accompanied by far-reaching
changes Il will be an anomilistic rev.
oluti0n. The gold standard system
never can be founded on the reasoning
conviction Of any rational mind, and
in time the revolt and revolution will
inevitably come, which will leyeI the
gold mountain. When it becomes more
plainly. more painfully apparent, that
the gold standard is Colossal edition
OF feudal chieftainship; that it is the
necessary prop and stay Of q system
OF an American graduated order Of noe
biIity. which will not be long hamper
ed by constitutional limitations, then
there will be revolt more universal
than the vote which to-day temporar-
ily crowned Gold King.
Theodore Parker said: I'VE need
this absolute religion to heal the vices
of modern society, to revOlutiOnize this
modern feudulism of gold" Every
student knows full well that virtue
and public spirit are necessary supports
of all Republican governments and in
America these are fed. 1t was not.
possible that Rome with its wealth
congested or Americas should long
continue free in the time of Ceaser. and
the opposition Of few citizenssonly
made the dying struggles of liberty
more violent.
The Roman commonwealth was rue
ined by excessive riches and power of
individuals. The wealth of the Med
lei made them masters of Florence.
America as to wealth, is in about the
same condition to-day as was others in
the time of Demosthenese. We could
make revolutions but they come, then
and not until the iron harrow brushes
men like clods in its blood stained fur
rows.
Jefferson said: 'That all experience
had sh9E.a that mankind are more dis
posed to suffer the evils which are
sufferable, than to right themselves by
.aboIishing the forms to which they are
accustomed" This fully explains the
copdltions in America to-day.
Chatham said: America if she falls
will fall like the strong man. She
will embrace the pillars of State and
pull down the Constitution along with
herr
Lowell once said: 1t is only the in
stigatiOn vf the ways Of men, that
what we call the right of men that
men become turbulent and dangerous.
Let none of those who entered the
noble fight for better government feel
down hearted. Let us each wait.
We will shortly behold the gold stand
ard and high tariff yOked like steeds
to the CantOns seer's gilded chariot,
driven by Hanna, and then let US see
what the American press and people
will have to say of the gold and tariff
revolution of 1896.
JOHN HENRY KEENE.