Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-10-23

10 ocean and from ihs lakes to the gulf.
Coming back 10 tle money question
what RENE ly does the gold man OF today
offer Tor the ills that bestt the country q?
Does he think the people will by force
OF habit get accustomed 20 hard tim, 8
and banker after them? Your democrat
&c COLO man OF the East offers the
country nothing 20 he IL a good free
trader and consequently relies only On
gold money to pull us through. Your
gold republican in some parts OF the
country holds on protection. Will that
make the banks change their course?
IA far "a the fears that capital ists and
money institutions pretend to have, they
do not exist. They are no more real
than is this summers contraction OF the
currency, aud the boarding OF money by
the bsnks on account OF something that
may happen, and that something can on :
ly be brought about by these men and
the institutions they represent, namely
a money panic. Every sane, sensible
person knows that the great masses oil
our people are honest, and these rdicu.
lous fears that are pretended are An in
suit to our people. + ect Bryan and there
will be no panic outside OF the newsps.
pers. Who ever heard OF people starv-
ing because there was toolmuch TO eat ?
Woo ever heard of a man failing in
business because there vas too much
money? The men who want big inter-
est want scarce money. The men who
want low interest want money plenty.
Think OF asking the poor man to wait
aud to wait for an indefinite something.
Think OF asking the farmer and business
msD, who nave goods that must be sold,
to wait until creditor nations join US,
when We will have relief from our mo uey
troubles. When told that n farmer is
daily grosing poorer; that the business
mans distress increases, the answer
comes. We'll VAT" Wait for what ?
For gold 10 be discovered, mined and put
into business channels in sufficient q uan
Titles to take the place Of silver ldemone-
tied?
wage Garner knows that his capital
consists in his health and his proficiency
at his trade. Time is the enemy of his
capital. Youth, middle age, go, and
with approaching old age, heath and
youth, his capital, are both impaired
Does the reply OF the gold party to Wal
carry ANYTHING to bin but certain Loss
The only question discussed at ST. l:Loui.
by the republicans was on the insertion
of the word gold in the platform. The
candidate being fairly determined OF
three months ia advance OF the cunven
ton, | refer to Mckinley, showing thu
the only real division in the republican
party today is on the question OF silver
or gold.
To hear the gold men talk OF nstiona
faith is folly. Where WAS national iaitl
when in lSt9 coin bill wac put through
the House and Senate and signed by tn,
president, making the bondslissued pri-
or to that date, principle and Interest
alike, payable in coin? The emergency
Of the war had passed. The exigency
was over.
see the regular three weeks before.
! the election scare has taken hold of The
republicans. That is worked up; that
fnds its way into the newspapers 80 thai
the capitalists and the money men who
have been properly scared will surrender
their money TO the politicians. That ID
an old JOB. However | suppose it viii
work rs well this year as ii always has
The republican pilots are busy telling
IN the press OF the danger places tnal
confront them. A million or more dol
lars must be had to buy the election.
One thing is sure, the country will sur.
vive whether ROId,or silver succeeds in
this election, but silver in my opinion
would break up the existing stagnstlon
aud bring prosperity.