The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
Is silver strong in New Jersey.

An impression seems to be abroad that
the silver forces have become formidable
in the East through the spread Of the
heresy among the poorer Glasses. We do
etot think the spread has reached any
formidable proportions. though no doubt
il mas EXTENDED far more than II should,
and for more than it would If the advo-
Gates Of gold had taken proper pains to
counteract it. chat pernicious tissue of
unbiushing lies and ridiculous fallacies,
Coins Financial School, mas done much
mischief, mainly because there is no
equally cheap and attractive appearing
book in the market TO correct its erron-
eous teachings.
But the reason why the silver people
appear to be more numerous than they.
are. is that they make so much noise. They
are doing all the shouting and the clamor-
ing just now. while the most h a gold
Democrat can. utter is a sorrowful protest
against the adness Of the party, One
or two New York papers which have taxi
en- Up the silver cause. the World" ana
the Journal are going around looking
for men who are willing to be advertised
as silver advocates, and, when they fnd
ore. they exhibit him under screamer
head lines for the encouragement of others
With a prominence that k him look
1ik ten men instead of one.
Now. as a matter of fact. Senator
James Smith is the only man of any real
Importance who has 50 far said a word
in favor Of silver, and even Smiths letter.
recently published, was only a half heart
ed affair. The others who are taking
for silver are very small fry, and there
are not many of them. Rufus Blodgett.
Senator DAILY and Joseph NJ. Noonan
are the only ones in this county who have
Yet been heard from, and all over the rest
Of the State it would be hard to pick out
ten men of even second rate Importance
WAC were willing to commit themselves
70 repudiation. OF the Democratic news
papers Of the State, only about three
have put ~ Bryan and sewairs names
at the head Of their columns. and one of
these. the True American" writes bitter
~ against the ticket. while another.
the Monmouth Democrat rejects the
silver plank Of the platform.
Now, in this State there is undoubtedly
q bitter hatred Of McKinley If the Dem
ocracy had adopted a gold platform ana
nominated Russell or Hill upon it. the
democracy would lave swept the state
py ten thousand majority. This feeling
Is 50 strong that many voters can hardly
swallow the nauseous dose Of voting for
the champion of plutocratic robbery and
the cowardly dodger of a definite express
sion upon the currency question. McKin-
ley personally. is ioathed and despised
oy many even in his own party: and bv
democrats the personal destestation is in
tensihed by abomination of his parfv,s
principles and his party's record.
But. before this campaign comes to an
END the voters will find themselves driver
INT narrower and closer quarters every
day upon the money question. The issue
will come home to them more ard more
urgently. day by day. They viii fnd them.
selves confronted with the Question,
whether the honor Of the country shah be
drassed IN the mire They willshave to de-
cde whether our credit is toAbe wrecked
foF q century in the financial and bust
ness centres Of the world. Then VIII come
tho food Of questions Immediately touch.
ING their own personal interests: Is fort,
per cent. to be knocked off the value OF
every species Of property, represented bz
a written instrument, from stocks. bonds
mortgages of all descriptions. CONNER.
cial paper and book accounts. Is forty
per Gent to be cut OFF the value Of rem.
tals7 Is forty per cent TO be taken away
from the value Of all salaries or wages
and from all incomes from feaI estate
from Government, State or municipal in.
yestmenfs? Is forty per cent. in value IL
pc stricken OF from every savings banl
deposit and every Investment in a Build.
ing ard LOAF Association? Are men to he
thrown out OF work by the thousand. and
$ business to be b~ankrupted By 4 fanan.
cial conyulsion, the like OF which for sud.
aenness and extent the world neye,
<aached before1