The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-08-13
MONEYED DESPOTISM.
A REPOSITORY CORRESPONDENT
SEVERELY CALLED DOWN.
The Man Who Didn't Know That Gold
and silver Was Mentioned In the
Constitution Talks About
Ignorant Citizens."

Ignorant Citizens."
"The currency question arises above
ordinary party questions in importance.
Upon it's right decision depends both
safety, honor and prosperity. The cap
tiops, frothy talk Of demagogues represent
the fat side Of argument The only safe
guides are facts, and Patrick Henry's
clamp of experience. Josiah Hartzell,
in Repository.
Those "guides, facts and experience"
are greatly influencing the American
people these days "And that's what's
the matter with Hanna Mckinley &
Co. Don't you forget 1t.
True, most true: "The currency ques'
tion rises above Ordinary party questions
In Importance, even above a protective
tariff. 1t is gratifying to see that 1t Is
likely to be decided right in accordance
with that glorious document, the consti.
tuition of thu United States, that actually
names gold and silver as the two money
metals, equally imporatnt in all respects
as to debt-paying. Hence the worine
in United States obligations payable In
coin, - and hence the action Of congress
in always refusing to lesalize the issuing
of gold bonds. The late James G. Blaine
was right In 1878 when he said
"I believe the struggle now going or
in this country and In other countries fol
single gold standard, would, II success
full, produce widespread disaster in the
United States and throughout the world
The destruction of silver as money ant
establishing gold as the sole unit of value
would have ruinous effect on all forms
OF property, except those Investments
which yield a fixed return in money
These would be enormously enhanced II
value and would gain disproportion
ate and unfair advantage over every
other species of property"
Who can read the prophetic words o.
Mr.. Blaine, and, in the liOht OF event.
trsnspiring since their utterance, feel jus
tiefed in calling him crank, or Popu
iist, Anarchist or repudiator or "ignor
anti" will our friend call this vicious
teachingP' Is 1t "frothy'" and "spread
eagleY" Mr. Hartzell should become
more familiar with his subject and con
suit former Republican leaders.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, o sup
porter of Mckinley, said in q letter date'
July z, 1898, that "the price of American
silver and the price of American whea
reached low water mark on the sam
day." and in another letter written sh
same month he said: ~ am profoun'
believer in the use of both gold and silve
as money. / advocated the restoration o
free coinage before these self-electe'
champions of silver in Nebraska ever opel
cd their lips on the subject"
"If the United States is to maintain
her prestige and power among the ma
tions of the fl rst class II she is to tax
rank with Great Britain, France and Ger
many, she cannot adopt the methods AM
standards of Mexico and China II tn
higest human welfare is sought our voter
will not vote themselves on class witt
the lowest. Josiah Hartzell, in Re
pository.
So Great Britain is to be our model an,
standard. This, of course, is not "th
frothy talk of demagogues Representing
the fat side of argument"
France does not belong in that galaxy
for she is bimetallic and pays her obiga
tions in coin, mostly silver, and at parit
15H to /. France, financially, is NOR
stable than Great Britain. When tn
Barings went to the wall few year
ago the Bank of England came to tn
rescue, but dared not go 1t alone, an
asked few Millions from the Bank O
France, and got 1t. This Barring failur
was small affair compared with severa
the Bank of France had met and sh
never asked help of another land. Is no
France little more than "half civil
izedS" The prestige" of the Unite
States should be based on equal rights
"a plain and simple government, tina
establishes justice and has happy, pros
porous people.