St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-09
The Gold Side.

EDITOR CALIFORNIAN: - Your CORE.
spondentirom Colorado, in issue of Oct. 9
is afraid that Vermonters will class him
with the company he keeps. We do not
suppose, or claim, that all tree silverites
are bad men, but we do claim, however,
that they are associated with a large
numberoi the worst men there are in this
country.
How about the delegate at St. Louis
who said that we should not see any
better times until Vanderbilt was tramp,
and if times did not change soon that
men would be seen in our streets carry
ing rich mems heads on pike poles How
about the horde of other silver men who
have no respect for law or courts?
So far as know, rich men as a rule
are as humane and as willing to assist
poor men as any class we have. Cor
neus Vanderbilt, George NJ. Pullman
and J. D, Rockefeller have done, and are
doing, more than any other three men
that can be mentioned in this country to
help elevate and better the condition of
the working classes. have known
scores of wealthy men, and in all nv
experience with men of all classes | can
not recall one wealthy man who did not
manifest strong desire to do something
to better the condition of workingmen.
1t is true, however, that your correspond
ent has few rich silver mine owners in
Colorado who are trying to ruin bust
ness and the working classes, but we do
not believe that they will ever see their
plans carried out.
John Sherman never said that he did
not fully approve OF tariff high enough
to raise abundant revenue for the SUD.
port OF government, and to protect the
workmgmcn from the competition of
loW-prced labor. He has had Gears" as
to the passage of such law, on account
OF the political standing OF the United
States senate; but, happily that is dis,
appearing.
Your correspondent admits that Yer.
mont would be benefited bv a high tariff
Please inform him that Vermont does
not make but small fraction OF the
southern boundary of Canada. The
people OF the whole United States are
interested alike in having tariff high
enough to protect all American products
and Notwithstanding labor-irom the
competition oflke goods and products
that are produced by countries which
pay only pauper or starvation prices.
Ohm Sherman and William Mckinley
Will sign this statement, also use their
utmost endeaVorS to have it carried out.
Bryan ntimates that he has seen men
bareIooted on account of the hard times
and thinks that condition of things
would make poor market Tor shoes
If he had inquired why these men were
barelooted he would have easily found
out that the mill or shop where they
worked had been forced TO stop work on
account of the same kind of goods made
there being sold for less than they could
be made in this country,
Bryan proposes free silver as remedy
TOR "barelooted men, think if way
can be contrived to start up the shop
or mill and give the poor man work,
that he will be in a condition to buy
shoes very much sooner than he will be
to wait until Bryan sends a remittance
of Free Silver!"
The money of this country is all right,
and there is plenty for all; but the poor
man must have work and wages to buy
ANYTHING, no matter how low he price;
and the same is true to enable him to
obtain any Gree silver" until Bryan
develops some plan for its free delivery.
CHARLES WILSON.
Danvlle, VT, Oct. 8, 1896.