The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-02
OUT FOR SILVER.
A Virginia Republican Editor
Comes Out Boldly for Silver.

Mr.. E. D. Root, editor of the Win j.
chester, Va, Leader, and lifelong
Republican, has come out in his paper
squarely for Bryan and Sewall. He
has put the Democratic standard bear
ers at the head of his editorial column.
The following editorial indicates his
position on the silver question:
We are called traitor to party and
have been treated as such for some
months. Republican as we are, and
probably will be, as we believe in the
principles of the party as enunclated
for years, we can not and will not he
driven or buIldozed from our cOnvic-
tons of right. Over twenty years ago
we began the study of the financial
question, also the life and character Of
John Sherman, the acknowledged
head of our financial system. And for
many years as a journalist. have at al
times advocated bimetallism and the
return to free coinage as prior to 1873.
We have continued to believe the par
ty to which we belonged was of those
views But all at once, contrary to all
former declarations, they have declar-
ed for the present gold standard, until
some other nation would say, yes. To
this we bolt. We believe great wrong
has been done the American people, by
the policy pursued by John Sherman
and his cO-.,artneI, Grover Cleveland.
And as Sherman was the sole man
ager of the finances of The country, and
all had placed confidence in him, until
they find that confidence was mis-
placed. We have been to his home
town and we have followed his history
and we cannot endorse him, his vi ter
ances or statements. We shoulder.
ed 4e muskets in 1862, and we
have faithfully fought for the
cause then inaugurated, and now
we stand upon the same as father
Abraham Lincoln stood, for the
people. There are two classes of
destructionists, the capitalists that com
bine 10 grind and rob the people, and
the desperate class that by real or inn
aginary, ills destroy property. Now, all
will concede that capital as well as
J labor is right and honorable, but when
either combines to destroy and create
misery, then they are wrong. The
people have come to the opinion, and
we follow that conviction, that capital
| has far too much Influenced legislation
in their own favor and have burdened
the country and people. The mass of
the people are honest and want to pay
every honest dollar. GoamOngst them
and they will divide in times of trial
and want, and in times of
great national peril they are the
first to respond. 1t is not their heart
to wrong any one, but we hear much
| from certain class about an honest
dollar, about the class cry, anarchists,
dishonor and rabble, ard we hear
them talking about Bryan arraying
the classes against the masses, and de-
nouncing the same. 1t reminds us of
the thief who cried, ''stop thief" We
ask who is doing this? We for one de-
plore the arraying of capital against Ia
Dor or labor against capital. But plain
words aud straight English should be
used when the producers and builders
of this nation are classed as the destroy
ers of our business. Taxes, rents, i'll
terest and insurance have not materi-
ally changed in amount. But as all
know who are producers, that the ca
pAcity to meet these, and not taking
into account the providing for loved
ones has been nearly annihilated. But
before we close. we wish to ask, "WhO
is Benefitting Mankind and the World
around theIn?" The imam who makes
two blades of grass grow where one
grew BEFORE" or John Sherman, Gro
yer Cleveland and their followers?