Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-17

financial centres Of the old world We
\ will tell you why this country has not
emerged from depression, why farm pro-
duets are kept down, and why our manu-
| factories stand idle. There are certain
fanatics in this country who are as dan
gerous as criminals. There are sorne men
who seem to dislike work. and leave their
homes like Coxey, to march about in
demonstration against law and order.
| There are other men like Debs, who try
to get what they want by melting riots.
There are still others, like Altgeld, who
| propose TO undermine the courts, in order
to protect such rioters. Allthese enemiesof
society recently combined together to get
possession of this government. Their candi-
date came to New York and held recep-
tons there AS far as we know. outside
of political circles. no Individual Of dis
tinguished social position attended those
| receptions. As far MS we are aware, not
one man of really high grade who lives in
New York City will vote for him. The rea-
sons are not personal. Mr.. Bryan is the
front of a combination which includes
the enemies of mankind. Sensitive men,
with an eye single 10 the best good of
their country must shun him. Bryan and
his associates undertook to get possession
of this government by relying upon the
votes of disappointed citizens. They
tempted men who were goaded by per-
sonal misfortune by promising them a
new shuttle of values. They tempted one
class of citizens TO vote in Il manner which
would cheat the others, and asked all of
us to join together TO cheat the creditors
of the nation. In the entire history of
civilization, no more disreputable attempt
was ever made to prison the morals and
mntilnte the good name of prosperous
people. As the issues of this campaign
became clear in the public mind. business
men will lose credit and private individ-
uals will lose the respect of their associates
if they favor Bryan. To this low level
will he come at last. Their plan was to
catch the farmer vote. They do not seem
to respect the Judgment and integrity of
farmers. Their candidate, paradng his
unblacked boots and coat, conspicuous for
cheapness, travels across the country, cry
ing aloud: II eat corn three times dayr'
Does he take farmers for fools? Does he
imagine that men who understand the
laws of nature, and how to conform to
them, will fail to appreciate this cheap
clothing for the scarecrow which it IL?
Vote for me- says this sycophant can
didnte, Il wear farmers boots and eat
corn"
Was there ever such absence of dignity
in a candidate for the Presidency of this
great republic? Was there ever such alb
ject and shameful humiliation us this
silly pretense reveals? Sensible men dress
in accordance with their pursuits When
farmers become presidents. they do not
appear In working clothcs As fishermen
spin silver spoon to catch stupid victims.
| this candidate trys to deceive farmers by
promising silver legislation. Forsooth
he will advance prices with q silver en-
actment. All men who think clearly UNI
dcrstand that legislation cannot advance
values. Legislation can do no more than
, give upright men the fruits of their hon
l orablc efforts No legislature will ever
tassemble, no Congress will ever convene.
which will cause one acre of land to pro-
, duce more wheat or sustain the price of
) silver to the value of single penny. The
| man who travels across this country
3 preaching that silver free coinage will inn
prove the moral tone and comfort of our
, people is quack, a charlatan. He is
q | worse than that. He is the enemy of the
; public good. He is reckless wanderer in
the fields of finance burning barns and
destroying homes. He is teaching men Ia
rebel against frugaity, industry and
I virtue, in order to reVel in riot, repudia.
ton and crime.
. 1t is with the people at large as with
/ northumberland. There is but one road Ia
. prosperity. and that is the plain path OF
a | industry and honor. II is with nations as
Y ! with individuals. None of lis ean steal
u all of us must earn. Organism would
4 not advance the price of anything except
: the price which all would have to pay foi
2 the use of money. There is no export mer.
s chant i'll York so bereft of reason
i that he would expect Europe to pay more
1 for cargo Of wheat from country
g which is on silver basis than il would
: pay for a similar cargo from country
v on a gold basis. 1t Is true that our gov.
g ernmcnt could create legal tender money
i of lower value, but ii cannot sustain III,
O value of products. II is true we could
t have adulterated money. and il might he
:. come necessary for each of us to get more
It OF that money together in order TO buy
!. things. but such conditions would moi
f mean better times. They would make
i hard times. If they would seem to bring
Il imitation it would he nothing but tenn
u norary intoNicatiOn, or, rather, it would
is be a deceptive prosperity" like the gains
e OF the poor girl who leaves her countr,
+ home to burn her short life away in cit,
| '''''p''''N' II NhuhI libt W luGIn bro
l. ducts which would advance. it would b,
!, the value of the money which would de
!. cline. Organism would destroy the buy
Il ing power of people generally, restrict
/, consumption, destroy comfort and pre-
is vent legitimate prosperity. II would re
v duce the money value of farms and al
II other property. Even now, every farm il
v the United States would sell for less casl
+ because of the Bryan combination. ant
N Tor the same reason every mortgage nov
l. rests more heavily on its farm.
% They tell You that these hard times hay,
IL hurt those who live upon farms more thar
p those engaged in other pursuits. We MS
Il sure you that the contrary is true Thuus
e ands of men in business and financial cir
" Giles have seen the entire savings of a lf,
n wrencheh from their trembling hands
+. No day has dawned upon American farm,
l. when the family did not sit down to il,
n accustomed meals, but there are thous
l. ands of men. heretofore prosperous in th,
r world of business aud finance, who d,
II not know to-day from what source will
e come their meals for Tomorrow, In thi,
d land of infinite crops no man starves llpoI
j. farm. Such suffering is confined to elite,
l. and manufacturing districts. The shin
5. wrecks of business have left thousand,
OF families stranded. Some of them mr.,
e supported by relatives; some of them b,
& daughters who work in our offices: and
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