The sun., 1896-10-30
THE PEOPLES VOICE.
~ AppEAh TO WoRKMEM.
ri. Arrpment and Exhortntion OF n Brook
Iyu Railroad Conductor.

ro ruY Enron of THE SuS--Sr: | re-
,,o.t mat YOU publish this appeal to my fellow
,.,rlrrn, Election IA now nearing at hama,
.,aIn.E YOU to consider and reflect upon tho
,lali,ter.sts involved in 1t. | implore you 10
,nI,e os uatriotic and law-nbding citizens Tor
national honor and protection of your homes.
TbIs Is time when workmen should stand to-
0.ther, and as loyal sons holding their country
a., honor. prosperity. and union above all par
tlsan feeling.
Atrotime since tho civil war has so great a
danger threatened the free institutions OF
America as that which is now before u.s. Ihe
prrscnt campaign differs wholly from those OF
preyious years. For the first time since the days
of Washington and Lincoln the true principles
OF our grand republic are threatened by the
party Of secession, Reputation, ana uishonor.
s.c.ssion or scctionalism Is being encouraged
nv our opponents both by day and BY night.
Their scheme is to combine the South and West
asoinst the North and East. DO not forget the
sacrifices and hardships OF our brave soldiers
who fought. bled, ana died on the battlefield to
nave our country from such ruin. Let US stand
with the veterans for the preservation of the
nations honor. the payment OF Its obligations In
the same money as It was e%3rir,o1,Weu' %i,1, ana @ Tor
advocates the free coinage of silver and the pay
ing OF Government debts in silver and the reor-
cnnlzatiOu of the supreme court. Are WORK
insmen so stupid as to believe that the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver VIII make prosper
GUS times DO you believe that you Ss VIII get
q standard than you get to-dayp DO you be-
leve that corporations and monopolies Will die
when Bryan becomes President? II go. you
The % silver @ leader and his subordinates are in
favor OF paying Off creditors OF our government
In silver This is simply dishonest, and hence
will spoil our credit and ruin our country. Do
you think 1t right for this Government 10 pay
Its obligations in silver when It borrowed
menace to our financial institutions Bryanism
threatens the supreme Court OF our country. 1t
says that tho President OF the United States
should not interfere in State. Do you believe
that the State should be independent OF the ma
tiona GoyGrnmeinvi e ana NOT seeogn1Le M ,, me sn @
doctrine on which the secession movement WAS
based
Government than the sanctity of law. When
the laws and those whose duty 1t is to execute
them. are attacked, the Government is ATTACKED.
When our supreme Court is attacked, tho foun-
dntions of the republic are attacked.
The prosperity of our country depends on con-
fdence aud when confidence is Gone every
gained BY the adoption OF free and unlimited
silver and the oheapening of the money paid to
labor. The remedy Is to protect our industries
from foreign goods. Then the W heels of industry
will once more turn and put tho machinery of
our chief engineer. We shall have plenty OF work
and In pay receive u dollar worth ono hundred
cents. Previous to 1873 we had the free and un-
limited coinage OF gold and silver at the ratio of
l6 to l. In that year, 1873, silver was worth tw o
cents more on the dollar. Why did not tho free
coinage Of the two metals hold them at parity
then II they would now?
Look at Mexico. Russia, and Japan the three
principal silver countries. The gold dollar in
Mexico is worth twice as much as the silver dol
lar, and the gold ruble in Russia Is worth -
cents and the silver ruble 81 cents. and the
gold yen in Japan is worth o9.7 cents. while a
silver yen is worth only so cents. The scale Of
wages in these countries Ia very low. and the
mode of living is such that II would startle us
and mako US thankful to Providence that
we live IN q country where we can get work and
wages that will allow US to live civilized
persons should live.
Remembe our Government is founded upon
Justice and seeks to protect the weak from the
strong. 1t regulates the value OF the money. and
will hereafter as 1t has hitherto. see that every
dollar ia just as valuable rs every other dollar.
Fellow, ,worktaen. In conclusion | would
say that believe that gold should always be the
standard. because OF it's superior quality. and
not only that. bat because other nations have
adopted II and we have com rcial relations
with them. The financial prosperity OF our
country depends entirely upon the workingman's
Individual integrity and economy OF living.
having convictions, let us carry them to the
polls and vote accuIdlnG to them.
CHARLES o. FoadoRSE,
Conductor Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany.
BRoogiYS Oct o.