The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-10-20

that we possess gold stock OF $3.50,
100000, or five dollars per capita. But
for argument sake, will admit Of such
a stock on hand.
If, as the bankers of the country
demand, we destroy our greenbacks
aud treasury notes. and IL, as Secretary
Carlisle says. silver dollars are redeem
able in gold. and to prevent the endless
chain performance, which we are al
ways subjected TO, we also supplant our
silver dollars with bonds. we find our
selves dependent upon our gold stock Of
money or a per capita of Ave dollars.
about the same as now employed by
those enlightened countries. Spain.
Portugal, Italy and Mexico.
Would you. with your eyes open, vote
for such a policy? And yet this ia
what confronts us II the gold standard
prevails.
To prevent such degradation our only
present alternative is bimetaliism.
The government statistics give US
s21 per capita, and the great press Of the
country refer with great gusto to that
magnificent % showing. one-half Of
what little France enjoys.
They do not tell us, however, that the
500. 900, 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 a 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. ,.,..-. .l..i
Nor do the united money advocates
refer. at this time, to the fact that
II was through their efforts that the
Sherman law, which added 0.000, 900
to our volume Of money, was repealed.
Neither do they Gust before the cleo
tion) demand the retirement Of the
S346.OOO,OOO 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 eSacted Of Presi-
dent Hayes veto of the Bland-Allison
bill? By which bill was added over
s37o,oOO,O0o to our currency and to
which they now point with so much
pride as part of our volume.
Were they right in 1898, when they
e1acted of the executive and their con-
gressmen the repeal of the Sherman
law? Do you recall how they enlisted
every banker, broker, manufacturer,
corporation attorney, board Of trade
and chamber of commerce in the coun-
try to join in the demand for the re-
peal, stating that IL 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, and
that instead OF prosperity their policy
has been and will continue to be mis-
cry and starvation for the masses.
They now have the audacity to again
demand that you follow them, and
again are calling to their aid all the
bankers, brokers, manufacturers, high
priced ministers, union generals (who
advocate in their reports more soldiers
to better enable the masters to intimi-
date and coerce), boards Of trade, for
eign-owned newspapers, corporation
attorneys and all other influences to
force us to a continuance of the serf-
creating single gold standard.
The question for you to decide is,
will you follow their advice and plunge |
headlong into poverty and serfdom, to
national bankruptcy and ruin, TO loss
Of suffrage and loss of manhood? Or
will you stand in the full strength of
American manhood and by the bravery
Of your ballot strike blow for the res
toration Of constitutional coinage and |
the emancipation of the American toll
er from the shackles Of monopolies and
trusts?
IT. t your reply will be Eyes" to this
latt proposition have not the slight
est Ioubt Yours respectfully,