Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-10-15

Perhaps Chicago. with Its Thousand
and thousands Of Unemployed na
more street arguments concerning tn
political situation than any other CIT
IN The country. One Is only Obliged |
walk block Or two In the down tow
district to find a curbstone orato
beichng forth to a curious crowd. TO
some reason the man who general,
shouts the loudest, and inyarlbly open
up the subject, Is free silver man
VI course he finds some one who vii
ask MIN questions, and the Grove
grows Sometimes as many as three
, or four VIII be trying to talk at once
and as result each gets an audience
Of his own.
But no matter how many groups
FORM there is always some one in each
who ID willing to take either side of the
question and make 1t interesting for
the listeners.
1t was in one Of these groups, which
had broken away from the original or
ator and had drifted into a doorway
across the walk, that Mckinley man
asked the question
How viii the free coinage of silver
help me In taking care Of myself and
family?
We'll, I'll tell you" declared the sill
yer advocate.
That's what want to know" de-
clared the sound money man, "and If
you Will tell me how am to be better
on under unlimited coinage Of silver at
IL to you will make convert right
here"
Very well,' declared the sllverite.
How In 1873"
Never mind the crime of 49," In
terrupted the man who wanted toknow.
Il think know about as much about
that act as any one. 1t has nothing to
do with September. 1896. You said you
would tell me how the free coinage of
silver would benefit me, and want
you to stick TO the text"
"You don't talk sense said the silver
man, excitedly.
Very well then, don't talk to me-
But the crime as you call 1t, has no
more to do with the answer to the
question asked you than the dlscov-
cry OF the first silver mine"
Two or three of the crowd to whom
the amateur spellbinder had been
preaching and who had begun to think
he was right, turned to him and said;
That's right; 70 amt got anything
to do with &c."
The silver man, seeing he was on the
way to being hooted at II he did not
let the crime" go without further COM
ment, turned to the man who wanted
to know and said
well, we will let that pass. Now,
II there is plenty Of silver coined, 1t
will be easy TO get"
"How?"
why, II man can take silver to the
mint and get 1t coined for nothing, he
will have mort Of 1t, won't hep
"Who?"
why, the man who takes 1t to the
mint"
Certainly. But I have no silver to
take to the mint. asked you how I
was to be benefited. Tell me how am
10 get any Of that silver. That Is what
want to know.
The crowd closed In little to hear
The answer. Few of them had much
'llver, and they wanted to know how to
,et more.
IT there Is more Of 1t In circulation
Won't you get more?" exclaimed the
liver man, with wave of his hand.
How" asked the man who wanted
o know.
why, there will be more work." I
How do you know !
why, when there is lots Of money I
here Is always lots of work" I
How do you know when there Is \
ots of money? Is 1t because everybody q
as little to spend?' a
Certainly n
"rhey have 1t because they have
armed IL, don't they?' I
Certainly"
"Well, they had to have a chance to p"
arm 1t, didn't they?' u
"Yes. n
"And II every bank and safe in this &
)wn was full of money, they could get &
one of 1t unless they earned 1t. Is D
nat true?" n
why, yes; that's so,' stammered the n
lverite. &
WELL then, what gives the people 81
lenty of money--you and and these "
zen here--is the chance to work for 1t.
, that trne?" a
The silver man did not answer, but X
lie crowd said; "Yes, that's so. Sure. al
hats good sense. Go on lie
well, then, what we want-wc who nj
ork- Is a chance to work. There is
enty OF money in this country for nj
lose who have chance to earn 1t, ca
'e don't see anybody who Is working In
ling home on pay night without his e,
oney, because there is no money In Il
e country When a man works he 10
It's paid for it" oil
That's right" yelled some one in
e crowd Il wish could get tob IA
be afraid of not getting my en-
W on
The silver man said nothing no
Then" continued the man who a. a.
anted to know, what we want is a 90
mand for people to work, everything =,
ing, and steady jobs, Now, what I sr
ant to know, Is how free coinage of oa
yer Is going to make that demand. IL ~
e country was so full of money that ~
ey lad to build vault in every oh
,re, that wouldn't help me unless /
I chance to work for some of IT,"
That's right" said the crowd, THAT =
good honest talk" al,
Well, now, II comes right down TO .S .s,