San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30

| they would pay better prices for raw
material and that you would get pere
money for your wool, and that labor
would be more constantly employed
and better paid?
In that prediction did they show
themselves to be statesmen or even
men of common business capacity?
You believed them then, and by your
vote the manufacturers got their raw
material free of duty, but did you get
the promised increased price for your
wool? l leave you to answer the
question.
Have the laborers been more con-
stantly employed and at better wages?
Ask the poor fellows who are tramp
ing the country, asking for work and
begging permission to sleep in the
barn.
Are you going to be fooled again by
the same sophistry? l trust not, but l
return to the money issue: the Demo-
Gratis who support the Chicago plat
form say that a great crime was COM
mitted in 1878 when the dollar was
left out of the coinage act. deny the
assertion, and answer that whether it
was a crime or not it is not now an
issue. We face a condition and it
cannot be supplanted by a theory or
an assertion. The commercial ratio
of silver to gold is now over thirty
one to one, but they say that this
country is strong enough to open its
minis to the free coinage of the silver
of the world and to maintain it at
parity with gold at ratio of sixteen
to one, and l answer that their prop
osition is not only unsupported by
facts but is contradicted by the finan-
cial history of the United States and
of the world. 1t is the first time in
the financial history of the United
States that an attempt has been made
to adjust the ratio between silver and
gold wholly in disregard of their COM
mercial value. If. the parity can be
maintained at a ratio of sixteen to one
when the commercial world fixes their
relative values at nearly thirty-two to
one, why not adjust it on basis
of one to one? A dollar the size of
dime would be much more convenient
and could be maintained at a parity
with gold if their theory is true.
They tell us that gold has been I'M
duly appreciated and is now too high.
If that is true, then they must admit
that our silver dollars, silver certifi-
Gates, treasury notes and greenbacks
are too high, as they are each and all
of equal value with gold in their debt
paying and purchasing power.
1t is the money of the people and if
the Republican party is returned to
power this money will be kept at par
with the best money in the world.
If elected will never vote to debase
the money Of the laborer, farmer or
producer or to lessen the values of
the shares held by the laboring people
in building and loan associations or
to depreciate their money now held in
savings banks, or to lessen the worth
of their investments in life insurance
policies provided as a support for their
families.
The poor man is entitled to, and has |
a right to demand, the same money |
and of equal value with that of the |
capitalist, banker and bondholder.
The opposition claim that labor is |
not generally employed at remunera-
tive wages, admit that this condition
has existed since 1892, but what party
is responsible for it, certainly not the
Republican party?
If they claim that the reduction in
wages commenced prior to the year
1892, or that it is in any way connect
ed with the coinage act Of 1878, re-
fer them to the report of the senate
rial committee signed by d. w. Voor-
hees and other leading Democratic
senators which gives the lie to the as
sertion.
At no time in the history of the Unit
ed States were the wage earners more
generally employed or at higher wa
ges than in the year 1892, and they
received their pay in money which
was the equivalent of gold.
And now appeal to every friend of |
honest money. to every voter who be-
lieves in the government keeping faith |
with its creditors and redeeming its |
pledges and paying it's honest debts
in money worth 100 cents on the dol |
lar, to forget party, and as matter of |
business to vote to sustain the gov |
eminent and to protect the people |
against the dangers of an untried ex-
pertinent.
In this political contest / shall i'm |
pugn no mans motive because he dis. |
agrees with me on the issues present |
ed. l accord to every man the right |
to think for himself, and to vote his |
convictions. / shall resort to no I'M
fair means to secure a vote and will |
be no party to any personal abuse of |
an opponent, but shall present and
try the issues to the country upon their |
merits alone. II. GRASS.