The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-27
Discussion Of Some pf tie issues Now
Agitatlng the Public Mind.
A CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES
Mckinley Representing Gold sIono.
mctaiism, Trusts ana Monopoly.
while Bryan Leads the PIain:Pco.
PIE who Refuse TO BE Longer BIed
for the Cause OF Gold.
New York Jo,lrnaN

question SO important as that of the
coming PRESIDENTIAL election.
LOOK at the two sides and mark the
striking contrasts. Mckinley and his
Fotafies representing the party of So
called honest money" and dishonest
profits. the party of trusts and monopo-
lies. the party that brought the pillage
OIL national resources for the benefit of
capital to fine point and into method
on the one side.
ihelr opponents we find under the
proud banner of Bryan. These are the
productive Observation-Disclosures and
farmers who refuse to permit them
selves to be bled in future for the cause
Of the gold standard
with respect to the possible candi-
oates :bimetallists, taking Mckinley to
be a thorough silver man. certainly re-
sarded him with much favor.
What sad disappointment, however
came with the ST. Louis Conyentioni
1t was obvious that the spirit of that
convention was inspired by Wall street,
while Mckinley himself deserted the
PEOPLES cause and closed an alliance,
offensive and defensive. with all-grasp-
ing capital.
Heaven-high above him. unfettered
ana unmercenary. rose Bryan, who at
once gained the respect and sympathies
of bimetallists the world over.
If were an American citizen would
ui'iSSi.1 'iHSiy vote lor the peoples
CHAMPION. ~ free coinage President ap-
pears to me 4 lesser evil than a stock
exchange President, who would walk in
Cleveland's footsteps.
The American silver party, II It means
TO do its full duty. must not be conten mt
to break the gold monopoly. but must
also put an end to the fluctuations of the
value of silver. This should be accom-
DEshed as follows: Immediately after
Bryan assumes his Office the government
of the United States should ask the
powers of Europe whether they desire
mutual understanding with reference to
free coinage. The powers will not be
long In formulating requests and sub
hitting propositions. by whose adoption
an contracting parties will gain. Thus
IT NAV come about that international
bimetallism and the best possible solu-
ton of the financial and economical
problems of the day will be the ultima e
results of Bryan's and the peoples vic
tory
But how will it beshould Mckinley he
elected? Nothing could act more disas-
trouslY upon the American standard
ONLY BRYAN can save the American
standard by an international under
1t is true that the banks are Just now
heapinG up the coin in the Treasury,
anu contrary to their usual ways. with
out compensation.
This may proceed for some time, but
should Mckinley be well installed they
Will remember the nice little profits OF
the Cleveland bond issues, and get
even"
Does anyone believe that Wall street
gives up its gold SO unselfshly? The
ann is TO keep up the single standard,
lor. should November pronounce its
doom silver would. as money. he decid-
w sounder" than paper with i cold pre-
MUM.
You are fighting the battle Of labor
against the bourse, the battle of the far
mer against against the speculator
The victory of Bryan will be the be-
ginning of the peaceful solution of the
social question. not through Utopian rev
IoLLnI'onaty schemes. but through heal
thy, economic policy for the maintenance
and STRENGTHENING OF the working and
producing classes
Should Bryan be elected, we. the BIZ
metalliStS. would gain formula BILE allies
while American bankers would certain
~ do all in their power to forestall the
C.rpreciation of American values by
hacking our cause of international BIZ
metallsm.
Balfour waits and hopes patiently for
the himetallic conversion of London.
lhat Famous debate of March 18th has
clearly shown what is thought of the
question in the city. The shylocE stand
point was never presented with more
brutal effrontery than by Harcourt. The
american silver party will find Har-
courts speech the best campaign docu-
ment. a producer who reads this speech
ana does not vote for Bryan, cuts his own
throat. In order to prevent some of this
moral suicide ] quote a few character
istic phrases. Said the leader of the
English liberals:
ENGLAND has been called the land of
shvloclIs. Nobody who was present will
FORGET the memorable speech. delivered
Nv Mr.. Gladstone in this house on this
same question. in which he submitted
20 me worlds ridiculc the proposition
that this land of money lenders should
go from country to country. hat in
hand. begging that we should be paid
ten shllllngs for pound"
l. win this speech Shylock Harcourt
mas laid bare the kernel Of the whole
matter: Shall producers pay double
value in goods or not? The English
| creditor grows rich, while his American
victim goes to ruin.
| 1t Is self-evident that the American
| neople desire to be as independent of
| the manipulators of the bourses of New
| York and Chicago as they must be alb
| solutely free of the conditions that gov
ern speculation in Berlin and London.
| So-cailed silver fanaticism, of which we
hear so much. is really but a protest
| AGAINST shady bourse manipulations
] that threaten the small man year In and
| year out