The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1896-10-28
those enlightened countries, Spain,

lEOSc iSnltHeu COuntTleS, Opdlu,
Portugal, Italy and Mexico.
Would you, with your eyes open, vote
for such a policy? And yet this is
what confronts US IL the gold standard
prevails.
To prevent such degradation our only
present alternative is bimetallism.
The government statistics give US
S2l per capita, and the great press of the
country refer with great gusto to that
magnificent (D showing, one-half of
what little France enjoys.
They do not tell us, however, that the
900, OOO, 900 and odd silver dollars which
go to make up the per capita were only
secured to US after a fierce resistance
from the gold advocates and most
determined fight on the part of the
friends of silver. Had the gold men
been victorious in that contest, our
per capita would have been reduced at
least seven dollars.
Nor do the united money advocates
refer, at this time, to the fact that
it was through their efforts that the
Sherman law, which added $780, 900, 900
TO our volume of money. was repealed.
Neither do they Gust before the cleo
tion) demand the retirement of the
s346, QUO United States greenbacks,
which would reduce our volume of
money to that extent. Not any of these
facts do they tell you at this time be-
cause they fear that you may get on to
the system they propose establishing
to enslave you in the event Of their be-
ing successful in November.
If this outfit of labor oPPressors ever
made one prediction which came true,
some slight credence might be placed
in a statement from them at this crit
ical time.
Let us see. Were they right when,
through their secretary of the treasury,
John Sherman, they exacted of Presi-
dent Hayes veto of the Bland-AllisOn
bsn?- By which bill was added over
S37O. 100000 to our currency and 70
which they now point with so much
pride as part . 'our volume.
Were they righJiin 1898, when they
exacted of the executrSe> and their con-
gressmen the repeal Of, DE Sherman
! law? Do you recall how theySnlisted
every banker, broker, manufacturer
corporation attorney, board of trade
and chamber of commerce in the couu,
try to join In the demand for the re-
peal, stating that II done prosperity
would Immediately follow.
They, as well as every financial stu
dent in the country. knew they were
lying then as they are lying now, anC
that instead of prosperity their policy
I has been and will continue to be mis-
| cry and starvation for the masses.
They now have the audacity to agar
demand that you follow them, ono
again are calling to their aid all tn,
| bankers, brokers, manufacturers, high
| priced ministers, union generals (whC
/ advocate in their reports more soldier,
| to better enable the masters to intimi
| date and coerce), boards Of trade. for
eign-owned newspapers. corporation
attorneys and all other influences 4
force us to q continuance Of the sert
| creating single gold standard.
The question for you TO decide Is
will you follow their advice and plung
headlong into poverty and serfdom, L
national bankruptcy and ruin, TO los
of suffrage and loss of manhood? o
will you stand in the full strength o
American manhood and by the drawer,
of your ballot strike blow for the res
toration of constitutional coinage an,
the emancipation of the American toll
er from the shackles of monopolies an
! trusts?
That your reply will be yes" to thi
latter proposition have not the slight
est doubt. Yours respectfully,
JOHN M'BRIDE.