Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-23

The government could as vel
prescribe what man shall eat or
drink, how he shall manage biz
household Affairs, how be shall
educate his children, what bnsln
ness be shall engage in, or what
church he shall attend as to pre-.
scribe rule to govern him 10
making his contracts so long as be-
violates no moral law aud does n
wrong.
This restraint upon the cltlzrn
in the conduct 0f his bHsin IS
affairs is not democratic, bur
another one of tho Yagares OF
populism.
Fourth. II declares against "pro-
irc Iom,n hut immedidtrl, prScrehs
to los er the interests of the silv'
miur owners Ivy providing "A way
tor him 10 Obialn hundred pr
crut prof on his product. III l.
10 b. authorized TO take 3ll4
gtaIns # SILVER bullion, WORTH no a
53 GEMS to the mint OF The govern
rn,. nd - public xpe 81, h"v'
con ! aud II II ,tt1P ! Il
,h, .nd Ailh II tOp'y II hls SCUM
io.tr rIl gtUn % rhr IN :,
artlzan, u, ch ,uic, lahOrrr, OF bmA-
Whrr. l. thr Inference br
it., ,,r,c m" ifr n'r.
/. Alrlf - GOAT ne rin :" H
n Y hre- cr.' article for doliA
.ni empowering the SILVER min
owner L. dispose IF hls fifty ihr'r
crul silver plrce at dollar! Etch
s,rs hi, prof through legislation
| racn eaSe lhe receiver OF thr
% Tue Il 1.-The manufacture
81, 81. niir ~ I.r dlO e i b-n
q 81.
rnr silver mIue O0nrr Ia tue
- ,rniy years have nnodhf''
360.0 ZOO ounces OF silver o. ihIs
cnuntr,, ,tAn.l llsS - The 20 v
ernm-nt nf SIG 100000. Now th'
Chicago rlaIfO ~ proposes TO dc
lar he trI tor them at tue exprnSC
OF The ppople-iO give hen t~o
dollars for every dollars worth oi
their product.
In 1878, when free coinage was
uudrr dl ,cnssIon IN the senate OF
,hr United S ateS, Georgia'S great
senator B II. Hill, -ald: II be
nv friends 10 cOusilrr that ther
Is no excuse for the government,
under The preience of relieving
the people 10 adopt \ system OF
60 mage that will put millions OF
dollars INTO tie pockets of few
uriyate indIvlduals-~ilver bu llo
holders ThrIe Is no reaSin why
they should have any more Than
the ma ket value ul their bullion.
Again, after Insisting hat the
measure wOnld give no relief an
would confuse values, incre ise tn
want of confidence which was con
tracing rhe circulation of m"ne'
ana enrich only few. Mr.. illi
saii: at this bill l. passed II "lIl
lake its place In history as he
nickDorkrt till of AmerlcOn leglSla'
'lonr At that time silver wds
worth ninety cents, at this lime u
is worth Onh fifty-lhiee cents
That bill would only have picked
the pockrrS of hr people ten cents
m the dollar The Drop sltl9n "l
the Chicago convention, il 1t shoO G
prevail viii pick The pockets -
The people forty seven cents IN The
dollar-nrarly five times a. mu ID
|, un democratic 10 foster an
class,
/. mn democratic o foster th'
siNrr mine Ow ~ as To prOt' G
the manufacturer of clio hing o
Agrlc ,tur Il implements.
Filth. II dec ares: 1--WE are op
posed to the issuing OF Interest
nrarIng u nd- of the Unltr'
S. les ~ iImr at peace aud con
lrmn hr lr tiicking with banklns
>ynd CATE, hlrh. Ia exchange Ia
IL .ndS and enormous pronf Il
,rrm,rive~, supply Il- frder@
, ,rrAsnr, with gold 10 maintaln h
= oolic, of gold munometali>m.'
This Is - Nuect aItA'k up'l
p e,lien, O. ,rlnn1, and c"ntal"
cnv.r, cha - thai h WAS eu
gA.rd Ia Schrme al heavy eS
/ % nSe t. The people, 10 malntai
r. sold mnnOmeta lisn. No MOI
. unfmndrd accusat o. could nv
bren male; no more unjust imp
{; t.rion colld have been casr.
s Tue nnn-sctiOn OF the Unite
{ s ties senate dominated by h
d silver srnliment. forced the presi'
f ent to issue bonds to release none
10 preserve the credit and honor
/ the government. He lnforme
+ con gre~s of the CONDITION OF th
t,easur, and earnestly apprale
. ,or relief, but no response can
o and h,- appeals we're treateh Wit
q scOrn. He was therefore lett VII
the alternative Ot issuing bonds
y alleeing the credit of The gOverl
i, menl to suffer. With the ptid
that should characterize not Onl
g the president but every Amencs
=. citizen in the hOaor of his couutr.
= Mr.. Gle, eland directed bonds TO
>. issued and soil to the best posS
Il BILE advantage. For thus main'ail
r, ing in the only way he could u
y credit of the great country Ov'
u which he was presiding as chi
e magistrate the Chicago convenll'
II attempts to reflect upon hi IN II
y most warranted manDer. Au
% some senators are en- aged III
u Effort 10 shift the responsibility
is the bOud lssDe from their oF
~ sh ,ulders to those of the presldeu
D /! the senate had meC the situau'
i, T., ,y,a nr,par anirit anil adODt,