The herald., 1896-10-04


gressive men Of our eountrys go Wx1
Be detrimental to the ipt1teel1 * 111'
OF thousands of the poor 1Iae64o NINA;
It would enrich only denpAr4tlvelx
few. s .l y
wrong, when we have invested our eo15a~
ings IN property other than gold o. = ~
metallic basis, that by law gold should
be made the only legal tender monGVs
thus reducing the redemption monov
one-half in amount. Fl
ITO do that would inevitably take 3
large portion of the whole Of our pruD-'
erty away from US ana put 1t in the
hands of those already wealthy.
I'VE say that gold monomotalliDm
can have but one effect, and that - 70
make the rich richer and the poor poor
er; that we do not want the same state
Of things here that exists In Europe. and
that gold monometallism VIII 90 very
far to bring around that state Of IT.
fairs.
1.-THE single gold standard advooat>s,
In order to succeed. must carry w1kh
them a large number of voters whose
best interest is to have birnetallism. and
hence the cries of 50-cent dollarsl'
sound money! echoed and re-echoed
In the papers controlled by the money
classes.
Friends, did you ever stop to think,
first, that every man who is living on
single standard Of gold? and. second,
that 1t Is not because they love the mass
es of the people better than they do their
own financial welfare?
II am and have been since the founda-
tion Of the party a Republican, and IA
tion shall do all can to assist in the
election of the Democratic nominee for
president. I believe this country is IN
no condition at the present time to be
forced on to a. permanent gold basis.
I'VE all know that we have been pass
ing through troublous times. / believe
that the great reeson is that we have
been tending toward gold monometal-
lism; that II this country votes for the
free coinage of silver we will see an
entirely different state Of things come
to pass; that our property will rise In
value; that our products will bring more
money; that the financial pail that gold
monometallism has thrown over US 10
long will be immediately removed.
II urge my friends to examine this
subject, and If they believe as believe,
to vote and work for the election of Bry-
an and Sewall e
Yours for the free coinage Of silver,
I'll K. THURBER."
TO LABORING MEN. sr
The other circular is addressed ~
Workingmen," and is as follows:
To Workingmen-I received a letter
from a hard-working friend Of mine,
and in 1t he says: ]
"Those opposed to free coinage Of sill
yer seem to be feeling very badly just
now because we may be paid in '50-cent
dollars.
why is 1t that they have taken -
sudden and deep interest in our well;
fare? ,i''~
rs 1t because they love US more than
they do themselves?
"Is it because they want to pay US the
same price in 100-cent dollarsT"
answered:
"NoI a thousand times NO!
'It is because they know that gold
monometallism will put the working
man more in the power Of the money
classes.
'They think you such fools that you do
not know that reducing redemption dol
lars one-half will reduce wages; and
they must think you are very, very soft
in your brain, because they hammer at
the poor man being paid in '50-cent dol
lars
"Well now this is the time for the
laboring man to assert himself.
"Once get the yoke of gold monometal-
lism fastened on this country, and labor
will be in the same situation as 1t is
"The rich Democrats are going for
Mckinley That Is dead sure sign
that their interest lies that way.
isn't that enough of a tip to poor
Republicans and Democrats to go for
Bryan, the man whom they nickname
the Boy orator.
"He's all right! He ise one OF us.
Lets whirl him into the White
House. H. K. THURBER.