The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10

II am not talking to you for effect; am
| teling you what honestly believe. Take
| these facts home and think them over II
they are not Gods holy writ, then have
not read history right. There is another
objection to this scheme however, and
upon higher grounds than dollars and
! cents. IL Is that the whole plan is dishon-
est: IL IL an appeal to the ignorant and
dishonest side OF human nature. The
I claim is made that IL will help the farmer.
! Did you ever know the farmer to prosper
when the other classes of people were In
! poverty? What he needs is a market
and he can only get that market when our
! workmen are well paid and fully en-
pIoycd. Some farmer who has something
! 10 sell. and who could dispose of II at a
| higher price In these cheap dollars and
could use them in paying his debts might
succeed, but there are very few farmers so
I dishonest as to be caught by this bride.
There Is something In the man who tills
Mother Earth that gives him rugged hon
| esty, and on the Sd of November the re-
/ turns from the rural districts, in my hum
| bic opinion. viii surprise hr. Bryan and
! his friends
| My friends. I have heard much talk
& ABOUT the coercion or railway employees
! by railway corporations. | do not believe
there is II particle of truth in It, So far
as l am concerned the dearest right thai
belongs TO a freeman Is that to vote as he
! pleases. Years ago. when / had but few
portunity of my life to vote as pleased
hope to do so so long as life shall last and
50 long as | have the power every man
connected with me, high or low shall have
the right on election day 10 deposit his
ballot for whomeyer he sees lit, This
believe to be the sentiment OF every rail-
way manager in this country. All we say
t. our employees IL that we believe that
this proposition of Bryan's Is fatal to the
prosperity Of The country. to the prosperity
/ tI.,,. 4
as employees We ask you carefully 10
read and consider, 50 that on election day
you may vote as your Judgment and con-
science dictate.
There IS something higher in this cam
paign than the mere cheating of your
| creditors. it IS the question OF the honor
of the country. which is of more conse-
quence than u few dollars which you may
make by beating a bondholder. Can you
afford for the sake of paltry gains, even
IL you could make them (Which deny. 10
disgrace your country? Bryan talks about
England supporting Mckinley; the fact Is.
ii an Englishman wanted to do us harm
he could not do IL any better than by aiding
Bryan and his pcpulistic crowd. No man
could desire anything worse TO happen 10
his country than would happen il the popu-
lists should succeed. II would allow the
nation 10 live, but dshonored. Think OF
what Il is for Il nation like ours TO live
without honor. TO have the finger of scorn
pointed ct Us 10y the civilized word rs the
one great nation, with 7uuvO,lVO OF people,
that deliberately dcbGscd its coinage 10
cheat its bondhClders You would not care
to hold UP your head when You wcar cut
OF this country TO another land. Even the
south American republics would despse
you They are on q silver basis because
they cannot help it.
Nearly four centuries ago Copern,cIs,
The old philosopher announced 20 the king
OF Poland some truths which time has OF
lessened tho value OF. Among other things
he said that the nation that debases Is
coinage decays and perishes Are you. with
your Intelligence. going To allow this great
country Of ours 10 decay and perish In the
attempt at beating u few bondholdcrs?
This nation is the last hope of man. Here
has been the experiment of free govern
.nent. SO far We haveltept our honor as We
received it from ourtatAers pure and I'M
furnished. and the question presented to
each and all to-day is whether we shall
heed the call OF duty and. regardless of
party, crush this attempt to disronor Inc
nation ard hand IL down to our children nn-
sullied and fair 1t was when We re-
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