The herald., 1896-11-03
TO THE EDITOR
AN APPEAL TO VETERAN SOL
DIERS.

L
my professional duties are such now as
| leave but little time for side issues. But
| this is a campaign OF novel features; a
campaign whose leading feature marks
it one without parallel in our nations
history; and the only issue in which,
| worthy the name, is as far-reaching as
the uttermost confines of civilization.
l therefore deem it the duty of every
! liberty-loving American citizen to lift
| his voice on the side of the people of this
once prosperous and happy land, as
against the much deprecated. the un-
merrited and unlawful encroachments
of combined wealth at home, and its
| sympathizers and co-workers abroad,
| aided in their spoilation by the political
demagogy, hypocriscy and corruption
| with which we are being so systematic
| ally deluged.
Comrades. when our government paid
us the paltry pittance due for services
rendered in helping hold together this
| federal union. in carrying out those
! principles we deemed for the best inter-
ests of the whole people; when she paid
us in paper dollars worth but 40 cents
as compared with gold, did we shout re-
pudiat ton? No; we were too patriotic
! to find fault when our country was in
| the throes of civil war. We knew full
| we'll that the Wall street gang, who
| compelled our government to issue those
| greenbacks under such a contract as
would enable them to speedily depreci-
ate them. should they not do so by nat.
ural causes. and buying them up turn
| them into the treasury again dollar Tor
| dollar in gold. Yet We murmured not
Today the case is different. We have
the appalling spectacle of our national
treasurer ignoring our nations needs,
| ignoring our peoples rights, ignoring
| his own right under the constitution to
| foster the money least plentiful regard
less of the selfish demands of our ma
| tons creditors.
And yet those of US who have the au-
| dacious effrontery to stand up like tree
| men and demand of our public servants
| that. under this government of the peo-
| pie" they have care for the interests
| of those people, at least equally with the
i interests of those who are plundering
them, are frowned at as repudiators.
Comrades, if ever there was time
| for patriotism, for manhood, 10 pe pu'
to the test, it is now.
Fear not the hollow threat of the fifty
| cent dollar shouters. Shame on such
insults to American intelligence. No
such metal coin ever did or ever Will
exist save in the prolific Imagination
of a politician or an over-enthuseo
voter.
The success of silver. which means
bimetallism. would mean the end of
| panic that has been with us until it be-
gins to talk of staying. and not the be-
| ginning of one-Archbishop Ireland,
| Robert Ingersoll, ct al, to the contrary
| Notwithstanding.
| Weigh well the words national dis
horror" that fall so glibly from the
| tongues of these men who uphold that
arch-stroke of American france, of out
| lawry in high places, that fell like
| funeral pail over our national progress
| back in 1873.
Sherman, that reputed oracle of
| finance, never uttered a greater trusm
than when he said. No soldier during
| our late civil war was ever paid dollar
| Of wages in gold.'' and that it was ''the
most dishonest and treacherous OF all
! money"
| Neither did Secretary Carlisle wher
he said; I'VE will be fortunate indeed
| if we can mine enough gold and silver
| to keep pace with the increase of pop
ulation and the development OF our bust
ness industries"
But they don't talk that way now, and
| they don't like to say why.
A term of McKinleyism would be but
| a second installment of Clevelandsm.
| Their taskmasters are ore and the same.
1t would mean a new batch of bonds,
| payable principal and interest in gold,
of course. More bonds mean more
| mortgages, more mortgages mean more
misery, and God knows there is enough
| of that now.
! With me 'it was not always thus"
| We're the party of Lincoln in existence
| today it would find in me a stauncb
supporter. Parties die principles new
| er Curious times are these Stranga
things are abroad in the land. The gold
| en- calf is set up and the pilgrims are
! many. These are times when profess
| sional politicians change in month,
and whole conventions in day.
| Patriotism has been accused 1t will
| be in court on the Sd day of November
| wi "a oa ii1ry
| and should the verdict be for the plain
| tiff. there will be call for a new trial
| in 1900
Alas. what spectacle! Patriotism
has become byword! The fair Goddess
| of Liberty is slowly yelling her shamed
face from the mockirg jeers of the Han
nacrats as they pass.
| Comrades. once more ] say to arms.
! Though not as of yore. Your locks are
now tinted with trouble ard with time
Your weapon today is one of peace. yet
one more potent than that you welded
lent work strikes full more terror to
! the heart of organized greed and avarics
than the conclusion of hundr ed battle
| fields
FORGET not the eyes of the world are
| upon US as the great nation of the peo-
| nle. Earths greatest republic could
| place no more fitting crown upon the
| brow of the expiring century than a
diadem set with glittering gems. crys-
| tallized from the cagt-off fetters. from
the tears, the sighs and the heartaches
| of labor; and from the lsrdations. the
| reioicings and thanksgivings OF the
whole people for burdens liehtened, for
| hopes realized for pledges fulfilled. bv
those who may be et the head OF affairs
during those four eventful years.
Knowing. with Garfield that the gov
ernment at Washington still lives, nv
candid, unbiased and unsubsidized opin-
ion is that with William ]. Bryan to
steer the ship of state, all will be well
w. f. REED.
Los Angeles, Oct go
THOSE GOOD TIMES IN 1899
Editor Herald:As one reason for re-
storing the Republican party to power
we have had constant and repeated ref
erence in this campaign to the good
times in 1892.
Now let US stimulate memory little
and recall those good and prosperous
times when. as they now tell us. every-
body had employment at good Wages