The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-10-09

There are many strange and SlnGu-
lar situations about the present politi-
cal campaign. many of them perplcx
inc and causing confusion Indeed the
positions taken by the Republican
speakers and the press Of that party
are complete dcnials and total de-
parture from all their heretofore strong
est arguments. They asSail the Demo
cratic party because that party declares
for the c image of silver and gold, the
one as freely as the other. the one en-
joying the same privilege as the other
Their first argument is based upon the
fact that such coinage will produce Il
cheap money, aud cause us to 90 upon
silver basis instead of Il gold basis.
Their great argument is, that such Il
condition will be Il blow ut the laboriny
man and the wage Garner. the widow
and the orphan. the pensioner and the
insured, the depositors i'll the savings
banks and trust companies and will
create a dishonest state of things in al-
lowing Il debased money to perform Il
debt paying function. Now all this is
gratuitous. it is begging the question.
it is unfair, and it is urged to cause a
fear and apprehension among the cred
itor classes that they are all to I've rob
bed of Il part of their earnings if free
and unlimited coinage Of silver sue
ceeds in this country. How can it he
shown that the silver dollar. mintcd
under free coinage. will he worth only
tifty-three cents? They reduce the dol
lar stamped by the government as one
dollar, passing current as one dollar.
to the bullion value Of the silver that it
contains. and in this way they arrive
at the conclusion that silver is not fit
for money, and that it must be discoun-
tenanced, They again say, that the
Democratic party is advocating an I'M
sound money doctrine, and that the
Republican party is in favor of sound
money. in point of fact it is called the
sound money party. Now this is un-
fair and does not state the position OF
the two parties correctly. How far
the Republican party is in favor of sill
Yer as money. it fails to announce. eth
or in its platform. or by its speakers.
or hy the press The platform comes
nearer answering this proposition than
either medium. The platform declares
for bimetallism as soon as there can he
an international agreement upon the
subject. Then here is Il frank admis-
sion that it is Il good think to have our
money in both metals, and the only diff
ference is in the time when this is to
be accomplished. The democratic par
ty says now is the time, the republican
party postpones what it admits it is
well for our country to have until for
eign powers shall consent. Now which |
is the intensely American position, and
just let us pause and consider right |
here how the grand old party. that has
so long posed as the only political or
that kept the honor and the
glory oil America as something more
than sacred and stood as the ScIf-ap-
pointed custodian Of that honor and |
glory. has departed from its grand |
and lofty position. 1t also stood aS
the friend of the laburng man. and to-
lay it is trying to play the same old
music while marching in the columns
If the money kings and touching shout
Ter with the money owner. whether an
Individual or corporation. i'll this fight
II the plain people. tor Il right that the
gives them and all reason
caches IS best for them. They tell
he laboring man that his wages will
re reduced under Il free silver coinage.
" it'll the same gu>h of love for the Ia
'"ring man i'll the great fight fora low ,
T tariff, which WAS just as this is, the