The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
THE GERMAN AMERICANS.
Chicago's Postmaster Says They Are All
for Sound Money.

L
| Americans gathered at Contra! Music
Hall, Chicago. on the night of October
2. ia hear Postmaster Washington
Hesing speal; on the money question.
After the regular preliminaries Mr..
Hesing spoke in part as follows:
"The question confronting us to-day is
| one that must be met squarely and fairly,
| and | am glad to say that reports from
| all over this broad land are that the Ger
| man Aperican Voters--more than 1000 600
| In number. and almost one-thirteenth of
| the entire Vote--promse to stand like the
| rock OF Gibraltar as the bulwark against
| the onslauehts of those who plot the de-
| struction of their country. This Is an oc-
! CASTOR, ladies and gentlemen. when the
| strength Of the German American vote
| can be shown. and where, If we present n
| solid front, due recognition will be given
us, and in the future proper reward, in
! receiving the thanks of grateful ma
tion for our effort.
This question is vital and affects us all,
! not as politicians but as business men.
| This campaign, ladies and gentlemen. is
not to be fought and won by the polti-
cans, but IL IS Il business mans cam
paign and when say business men mean
rot only the millionaire. the large manu-
facturer. or the wealthy merchant, but
| ! believe every professional man, the
middle man. yes, and he who by the sweat
OF his brow learns his daily bread, for'he,
too is n business man in business for him
self ana by himself, in which his capital is
either his brain or his hrawny arm.
The campaign of to-day interests more
largely the great American people--for
upon it's results will depend the very eX-
istcnce the nation-than any campaign
heretofore. Many campaigns have been
fought which interested primarily, and in
some cases only, The politician. This cam
n n ian ~ Of hp In no
hut a campaign OF the people The prop
nSiticn Is TO give TO something !. fctitiousl
value; 10 say 10 the world that this gov-N
eminent can by its stamp compel, not only
It's own people. but the nations Of the
weird, to accept something at a price not
recognized in the markets OF the world
Free coinage OF silver means that piece
OF silver which can be bought for - cents
shall by some queer process suddenly he
changed to be worth 100 cents. This gov
eminent can no more expect u foreign ma
ton TO accept piece of silver upon which
il stamped It's official stamp AT a price
designated ny IT, than Il could expect
nation 10 accept "A piece of copper or iron
with its official stamp at the price Il might
see 1T TO put upon 1t.
''As the employment OF labot. Is the basis
Of all prosperity, so Is high remuneration
of labor the absolutely essential requisite
Good vases are dependent upon good
money. cheap money means low wages.
T. roe tpi'ld.st WoUlt mean ttnCln money,
and rs cheap money means low wages, and
az prosperity Is not rcconcilahlc with low
wages, free coinage means depression.
g Free coinage would mean that the en-
ployers would hereafter pay their work.
iacn in money which at present is worth
only onc-half of the money now used In
the payment of wages ,...
1T Is nothing more nor less than n gi-
gantic scheme for a reduction OF 20 per
cent. In the wages Of every Iaboring man
III the land whether he be connected with
street railway, steam railroad: be en-
ploNcd in factory. mine, or on farm.
'"rhe only advantage that can hc ex-
pected TO come TO the farmer or the manu-
facturpr from free coinage is from a re-
duction in the cost Of producing goods
tnat is, by reduction In the wages paid to
labor If the persons who raise wheat or
corn. or these who manufacture goods
which the people buy. could reduce the cost
OF their labor one-half. IL would be a great
saving in the cost Of production, but IL
would be wholly at the expense OF the
laborer.
THE passage OF free coinage bill would
not make money cheap, but dear. Money.
instead or becoming more plentiful would
become scarcer: labor would everywhere
be idle. and idle labor means the rum OF the
little shopkceper. which in turn means
largely decreased profits to the middle
man and wholesale merchant. who, in
selves upon the mercy OF their bankers,
who. not being able to accommodate their
customers. would call in their loans: finan-
cial ruin and panic would be apparent on
all sides. our great commercial centers
would be shaken and universal bankruptcy
would prevail.
THE stringcncy OF to-day is everywhere
apparent; the numerous failures daily re-
corded are due to the fact that money Is
already being boarded: that credits are
being curtaied In view of the possibility
OF reducing all values one-half
mo policy, be 1t financial or otherwise,
which means absolute dishonesty can but
be che menace and ruin of the nation. The
individual who attempts to repudate his
debts loses the esteem Of his fellow-me
The nation which attempts to meet it's OBJ
legations In coin at a price which is not
universally accepted by the world can
not long expect to enjoy the confidence OF
and to maintain friendly relations with
its sister nations. From that moment Its
commercial honesty is questioned. It's
financial integrity is undermined. and the
very life of It's government threatened.
This campaign. my friends. II IL is to
lie won, must be won by the conservative
German-American vote in the seven great
states Immediately tributary to Chicago
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio. Michigan. Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. In these seven
states the German-American vote holds
the balance of power. The responsible
ity. therefore, is great. The political his
tory for more than 80 years shows
that whenever that great vote has been
interested In some question affecting the
liberty OF man. he IL personal, religious or
CIVIL that great element has always voted
on the side Of right and has placed these
states squareiy and fairly as opposed to
everything that was inimical to the best
interests of the country.
IF we stand together and the victory is
ours, no small mead of praise will he ours.
In our own state here there can be no ques-
ton that II we stand together Illinois can
be safely be placed in the column for hon.
est money. This state is not republican
state. Ii is not democratic state. 1t Is
state in which the independent voter il
more largely abroad than in any state in
the country.
Party lines in this contest do not ex-
ist All sentimentality in regard to party
should be abandoned. We should all stand
together and vote together In the coming
political contest. The democratic party
has repudiated the most vital and essential
articles OF its own creed and no man of
honor or principle is bound to adhere to it,