The National tribune., 1896-09-24
The Demonstration Fal.ehood.

DdIallDni, DOA a<ssA WY SphV'. "bNiSan
he objects to being classed with that same
old ex-rebel gang of 1861; to wit, the So
called Democratic, Populistic, Silverlte, Pro-
bibitionist conglomeration incubated and
still Matching out new theories as a result OF
the Chicago Popocratic Convention. L have
too much respect for a good. old-time, honest
Democrat to class him in the same category
with such men as compose the committee
who are now running Mr.. Bryan and his
campaign of anarchy. Not Northern man
on that committee; all ex-rebels. except the
foreigner, Altgeld, Anarchist. Comrade q.
w. Smeltzer says the Republican party de-
monetized silver to reduce the ratio of l6 TO
] TO Isl to ] so as to reduce the amount OF
silver in the dollar enough to take off the
per cent that silver then had above gold,
but instead they demenetized silver dollars
altogether. Again he says, having demone-
tized silver dollars at that time 1S19) and
in that way, the Republican party owed 1t
to the country to reinstate silver as money
and give it trial. Further, he says, we pro-
pose to fight you horse, foot and artillery,
morning, noon and night, and at every turn
of the road. The war will be waged in dead
earnest On our part to finish" Now, Mr.
Editor, l propose to take this particular
comrade in hand myself, and all his rebel
hackers, with final wind-up Knockout OF
the whole gang Nov. 3. First gun fired by
me will be 10 advise Comrade Shelter, w.
j. BRYAN. his ex-rebel and Anarchist adj
visors, to get copy of Webster's Dictionary
and educate themselves as to the meaning
of the words demonstration and demOnetlze.
This greatest of all acknowledged authority
In the civilized world defines these words as
follows: Demonstration, the act of de-
monetizing, or conditions as demonetized.
De-mon-e-tize, to divest of standard value,
as money. 2. To deprive of value, or to
withdraw from use as money. Now, then,
Comrade Smelizer, has there been any time
since the act of 1873 when you could not
take silver dollar and 20 to the Treasury
OF any National bank in the country and
exchange it for gold dollar, or greenhack
dollar, or 100 cents? Certainly not. Con-
seQuently, that is falsehood No. nailed to
the cross I'd. Has there been at any time
since 1873 withdrawal from use, OF COM
plete withdrawal from circulation as money,
the silver dollars or single one Of them
or, as you say, we have demonetized them.
Has this been done by the Republican party
or any other party? Most certainly not.
end Mr.. W. J. Bryan knows it, and is de-
liberately, williuliy, and most criminaly
guilty Of uttering this monstrous falsehood
in his crown-and-cross speech.
In the so-called Democratic Chicago plat
form it is there reiterated, and now yen
echo it, like parrot, after him. You should
go back to old Massachusetts to your boy
hood school and learn the meaning of words
before you make use of them. Demonetize.
as il were, yourself from that old rebel
gang, comrade; withdraw while you can
with honor and the respect and comradeship
of loyal patriotic men, as are your comrades
back in The old Bay State.
Again we say that instead of demonetizing
silver dollars, or silver coin, of any denoml-
nation whatever, by the act of 1873, or any
previous OF subsequent act, we did monetize
silver. Webster's Dictionary again says:
Monetization, the act or process of convert
ing into money, as the monetiZation Of silver
bullion.
Prior to 1873 there had been but 6, OBJ, 23e
silver dollars coined. Sound-money dollars
that is what We are fighting about. is il not:
Did we withdraw these s,031 ,238 dollar:
Aom use as currency, or deprive them o.
value? Nit On the contrary, when they
were only worth in the market SO cents bull.
lion value anywhere outside the United
States, the acts OF 1873 and the act Of March
i, 1878, raised the credit of the United States
in all countries to the extent that United
States dollar was as good the world ever as 9
gold dollar, and il SO continued until the agita-
tion of free coinage of silver commenced in
earnest, and began to assume the presen,
condition of reputation of the honor and
integrity of this country in the settlement
Of indebtedness both public and private.
Mr.. Bryan and hissame old gang succeeded
&c. 80 10 fs.7
by his bowling Free Trade and wheat al
$1.25. and all woollen goods and garment.
at half price, and laborer's wages to rails.
higher than ever Did all this come to pas.
as w. j. Bryan and gang prophesied? No
Hank Echo" No. What did happen ;
Manufactures of all kinds, many of them, al
over the country shut indefinitely. Hun.
dreds of thousands of idle men in conse
queBce brought untold want, misery and
death to other thousands dependent ppor
them. And what happened TO the old vet
Grams about this time, and to the widows ant
orphans? Why, the pension mill ce;ssed t.
grind for want of revenue, and the grisii
that had been ground out before had to pa,
back toll by reductions suspensions, droppin,
from the rolls, and reflections by the whole
sale OF their pensions; and now this conrad,
has the gall, either through ignorance o
willful criminal devilishness, TO advocate
his doctrine OF 1861 under the guise OF Ere
Coinage of Silver" BAH j can't expires
my contempt of a comrade who is willfull,
preaching such treachery to the Republica
party and country as was preached, fough
for. and cost 100000 of lives from 1861 .
1865; convinced these same old gangs the
were wrong then, and il the speeches of J
K. Jones, Ben Tillman, Isham G. Barri,
Blackburn. Foot, Bates, and last, but by n
means least, Altgeld, the Anarchist, are an
criterians of warning to 90 by we shall Gel
tainly have an opportunity TO fight ther
again IN the very near future; and if Com
rade q. w. Smeltzer OF any other com
rades are anxious for fight on this line wit
this same old gang of rebel traitors to ih
country. who still say in their speeches the
are proud of it, and openly make their brie
that they have waited 30 years for this OF
portunity, and now they are ready for .
again and in better shape than 1861, o.
Glory and the present sound money is goo
enough for me.-CAPT. GEO. w. BARBEI
Co. g, 10TH n. Y, Akron, o.
Mckinley aud Bryan.
COMRADES: What possible compariso
can there he between a man like McKinle
and one like BRYAN? 1t is too bad III;