Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-10-08
TO GERMAN VOTERS.
Anton Klaus Advice Concern
ing the All-Important
Money Question.
Vote for Bryan and Free Coin
age of Silver-and
Prosperity.

To My German Friends in Stutsman
County: Do not be mislead by the
fraudulent German pamphlet, "Ein
Kurzer Gesprach sber Silber,"-a short
conversation about silver, circulated
from republican headquarters at James
town. This circular says $50 millions of
silver dollars are IN the treasury IN the
United States and cannot be kept IN
circulation beoause when paid out are
returned and exchanged for gold and
paper. The pamphlet also Gays at the
same time that there are only 56 millions
ID circulation instead of $50 million Of
silver dollars in the treasury. I went to
the vaults myself, July 3lst, last, and
the official of the treasury department..
Geo. W. Pitts, gave me certificate,
signed by himself, that showed that
there was in vault No. l, 103, ,242,O 900,
and in vault No. 4S.CooOOO standard
silver dollars-only difference Of nearly
200 million dollars. There is nothing
small about the gold bug campaign liar
only 200 mlllion-a small amount for
gold bug, but very large amount for
North Dakota farmer or lsborlnR man.
believe that amount would rsy all the
farm mortgages Of the state and leave
few millions Of spending money.
In the same pamphlet it is stated that
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been for the last forty years. This
pamphlet is full Of just such false state
ments to catch German voters.
The platform Of 1880 on which Gen.
Hancock was placed IN nomination de-
clared for gold and silver, the double
standard. In 1884 the republicans de-
clared for gold and silver and ever since
that time many OF the best republican
statesmen have declared themselves for
gold and silver and assert that the de.
monetization Of silver in 1873 was
fraud, q steal, and unlawful act. Mr..
Mckinley and great many republicans
now cay they are for the double stand
ard as soon as the queen OF England will
JOIN us-and may God save the queen
until she will.
L. r. Casey stated that England did
not desire the gold standard. Many
foreign countries, and such statesmen as
Prince Bismarck, are ready to join us
in double standard such as We had
previous to 1873. The time has come
when the money power cannot make all
the laws OF the land without the peoples
voice being heerd.
Now about Mexico and the Mexican
dollar: During my trip through Mexico,
through sixteen states and all the prinoi-
pie clties, last January I learned that the
Mexican people are better off with their
Mexican dollar than we are. The gold
bugs here have the gold and the poor
people have the standard. In Mexico l
found that the people have plenty Of
money and have more enjoyment in one
week than the farmers here have in
year; they can pay from one to three
dollars to see bull fight, have hand
some parks in every city where FROM
thirty to forty musicians play each even
ing, and where rich and poor,
old and young promenade until
eleven O'Clock. saw in one afternoon
from twenty-five to thirty women sitting
at gambling tables with piles OF money
before them, enough to run bank in
this state. I am not in favor Of gamb-
ling, but it shows that money ls plenty.
saw new brewery gong up that cost
not less than 100000. Beer sells there
at GIG per barrel. Here in Dakota
brewerles that cost hundreds of thous-
ands Of dollars we're oonfiscated and the