The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-17
WHICH SHALL II BE d?

| William Jennings Bryan-to choose be-
tween Protection and Free Trade and
! Free Silver
Never, perhaps. in the political history
of America has the personal magnetism
of the candidates been SO strong and
never has a campaign been carried on
with SO much vigor.
1t is not, however, upon the personal
charms of the candidates the election
should or will turn, however great they
may be and however much either can
didate may be ftted for the position to
which he aspires because of those
personal charms. 1t is pleasure to be
sure to know that both candidates, like
C@sars wife, are above reproach.
The well being of the American ma
ton for the next four years, and per-
haps for all time, is at stake, in the,
balance with which Mr. Bryan's personal
magnetism will have little weight.
The people are beginning to take a
more practical view of public questions.
are beginning to reason-to look from
effect to cause and from cause to effect
Years Of adversely have done for them
what years of prosperity failed to do
awakened them to the knowledge that
if they will be well and wisely governed
they must make a study of public ques-
tons so as to be able to Judge between
right and wrong and vote accordingly,
and III this sense the hard times of the
past few wears will prove blessing, if
we do not mistake the signs of the
| times. They have experienced the evil
results of a low tariff, in the closing
/ down of American factories, and the
! enforced idlencss of tens of thousands
Of tOiIers, and as if this We're not bad
/ enough, they are now asked to give
4 their sanction TO the lG to l craze,
/ as if an increase Of silver money would
/ bring an increase of labour in the face
of the existing tariff. Capitalists will
not invest their money in any enter
I prise under existing conditions, and the
/ masses can only get money by toll. Free
silver will not mean that money will be
/ any easier to get, as some people seem
to think. Indeed, by disturbing exist
| ing monetary conditions 1t will make
it much harder to get, because it will
make the rich people poorer, by depre-
ciating the value of their property, and
make them cling all the closer to what
they have left. Thus with free silver
the rich will become poor and the poor
will become poorer.
Do we want this state of things? Do
we want to aggrayate the evils Of low
tariff by the adoption OF the Populistic
I6to craze. Are not times hard enough?
Have We not suffered enough from the
laundering Of the Democratic party?
We think SO. and we think the people
very generally are commencing to think
50, and Will vote 10 restore the Republi-
can party 10 power on the 3rd of No
yember. by this means we will get
back the prosperity the country en-
joyed for so many years.
Senator Quay says Mckinley is as
good as elected, while Secretary Nor
ton thinks the fight is not vet won, and
that the Republicans will need to keep
at work up 10 the last day While we
are much inclined to agree with the
senator we also agree with Secretary
Morton that the battle must be fought
to the last ditch and the last day all
along the line.
- An honest man is the noblest work
of God and l might add, An honest
dollar IL the aobhest work of man. -
W. J. Bryan. We are pleased to be
able TO agree with Mr.. Bryan this once
But what kind of men are they who
try to create fifty cent dollar?
The Populiss executive has made
and appeal 60 the peoples party to sup.
port only tAe Brvaa- Sewal ticket, and
Tommy Watson Is mad. Tommy has
certainly been badly abused They
might have let him share the honors OF
defeat any way.
The Marine Bank of Duluth closed
: its doors on Wednesday of this week
The reason given is that they were un.
: able TO make collections.
Mr.. Jenkins is making vigorous
canvass and rolling up his majority
Nobody fears the result in this district
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