The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-19


have no censure for such unrest. Amer
lea is no place for petrifaction or putre-
faction. Steered in the proper channel
this discomfort will be productive OF
higher civilization and nobler national
destiny. But should it's course be con-
trolled by wild and irresponsible pilots
OF anarchy, the self-denying labors of
the patriot fathers will count for
naught, and the ship of state will go
down in the night of hurricane and
horror.
Dream not, friends, that the laws of
nature and natures God can be over
turned at the behest OF so-called social
ism, which grasps at everything and in
sists that laziness shall come In Tor an
equal division with labor. That the
loafer and the laborer shall share alike
in the harvest home"
True tits, and pity tits tits true: The
poor We shall always have with you"
The policy of confscation, which is
freely advocated nowadays, by alleged
statesmen and reformers, would shortly
require the Irishman's remedy for the
inequalities of fortune that would short
ly ensue: "Divoide up again"
No government, however well organ
lied, however just and equitable it's laws.
can make men alike, or make them
equally prosperous.
Two boys start out in life with equal
advantages, social and educational, and
in the course of time one boy makes n
fortune and the other boy makes a funk.
Who is 20 blame? The government?
As well blame the government because
some men are cross-eyed, and others
bow legged.
am for free coinnge-the free and
unlimited coinage OF the American
product of confidence which was de-
stroyed by more heinous crime than
that of 1s73-a crime of more recent
date.
Confidence, which in our judgment,
can only be fully restored when the i'm
dustrial policy of this country Is read-
justed in the interests of American en-
terprise and American opportunity.
When that is done the problem OF the
panic will have been solved.
When that is done the hum Of INDUS
try will displace the murmur of discon-
tent.
Give every industrious man some
thing to do, something TO live upon, and
the equilibrium of prosperity will be
restored.
There is deficit OF labor rather than
a deficit of money.
1t is a question OF shortage of credit.
or confidence (Which Is the keystone TO
the arch in the temple of credit), not a
shortage of currency.
My platform is this:
"Jobs for the jobless, and 10o-cent dol
lars for pay"
Capital is shy. 1t must be coaxed. 1t
cannot be driven.
Like Achilles, il will stay in it's tent,
take care OF itself, and refuse TO do serv-
ice for the people unless IL is accorded
the rights and protection Of which II is
so jealous.
Capital can take care of itself.
II in peril here IL will seek and find a
country where IL is free from jeopardy.
Right at this point let me add that the
stupid, impracticable and long-eared
dogmas of this school of financial TO-
mancers and the relentless warfare
waged against capital throughout the
west and south, particularly. have not
only resulted in driving vast amounts
Of capital from this section, but threaten
further and irrepaable injury to our
people.
The poor mantle laborer-is the
greatest sufferer always.
We would not be misunderstood.
We are not here To plead for single
standard or for the use Of gold alone in
our currency.
We are i'm favor OF the fullest and freest
use of silver consistent with the main
tenance OF the parity of values in the
two money metals.
We are aware that this is pronounced
an equivocal position by Mr.. Bryan and
the silver monometallists.
IL is, in our judgment, the only posi-
ton that a friend of both gold and silver
can take.
Mr.. Bryan practically admits that IL
free coinage is consumated, we will be
on the silver basis, but says that OF the
two metals as money, silver is prefer
able. That is the peoples money"
The history of nations who have tried
this experiment shouts 'Bosh."
Money is primarily coin.
Coin derives it's value from the fact
that 10 contains within itself the actual
value OF It's face.
In other words. coin Is counterfeit
that travels on it's cheek. The people
want the best money they can get.
Their toll has little of sentiment in IL.
Their compensation should have even
less OF the same ingredient.
Under sixteen 20 one or bust" the
dollar that can look n man right square
in the eye and say; 81 say what pre-
tend TO be, and don't you forget IT," will
take an outing "A miserable,
stumbling. skulking substitute, whose
oath will not be taken in any court,
and whose acceptance will defraud any