The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-09
More Education for the Subsidized
Press by We, the People.
oct. eff
Communicated


Do not forget to publish it, that in
the House of Representatives on the
Goth of January, 1878, Hon. William
Mckinley, of Ohio, at present the
Republican candidate for President,
voted to pay the bonds of the United
States, principal and interest, in 16 to
/ silver dollars and said that to restore
such silver coins as legal tender in pay
ment of said bonds, principal and in
terest, is not in violation of the public
faith, nor in derogation of the rights of
the public creditor.
You newspapers tell US people
whether VIM. Mckinley was an hon.
est man when he said that, and if he
is not honest, whether he is fit to be
President of this great country?
Will you newspapers that are under
the shadow of the gold bond holders
and syndicates, tell as people why it is
that your gold party said at their con-
vention in st. Louis, that they only
wanted to maintain the gold standard
until it was thought by international
agreement, in other words until John
Bull would give US liberty to change
the unit of value. IF the gold stand
ard is such a good thing, why do they
want to heave it overheard If John
Bull says SO, and if it is such bad
thing, what do you want to wait until
England says so toget rid of it. When
we, the people, (weak things that we
were, wanted our freedom from op-
preston in 1776, did we get it by ask
ing the consent of the King OF Eng
land, and now when we are strong
shall we tend our knees to the money
ed powers, who are mightier to OPP
press us, and have more power than
ever George the III possessed?
Then we appealed to the Supreme
Judge for the rectitude of our intenten-
lions. Now. we appeal to the same
Almighty power and through him to
the majesty of the people, the workers,
| the toilers, God Almighty's nobility,
who by the sweat of their brOws have
made this country great and grand.
We appeal to ourselves. We are edu-
Gated enough to know our rights and
we dare maintain them. We will no
longer remain dOwntrodden and OPP
/ pressed under the glittering rule of the
cOnspiratOrs, who are banded together
to corner the money of the world and
and make milliOnaires of themselves,
while the masses of the people become
poorer and poorer. Yes, cOnspirators
against the tOiling masses of humanity
For it is plain to the most common un
Outstanding that in maintaining golC
standard they have enhanced the val
ue of their monied investments, and
by striking down aud cheapening silvel
they have deprecated every produc
that is raised on the farm, until will
his wheat at so or so cents bushel, pO-
tatoes at Is cents, oats at 20 cents, he Il
in the folds of a golden serpent, who i
squeezing the life blood out OF himsel
and children. Yes, we tell you colder
newspapers that we are getting some
what educated, we are getting smar
enough to see that we have 1t in GU
hands to make or TO mar our present
, our own prosperity, and we tell yol
that Ia the majesty of our might W
will undo the golden shekels that bin
US, that letters our souls to moneys
power, :that.strikes down our manhood
At the polls on election day with tn
ballots of freemen in our hands, W
will strike out of existence these Ian
sharks, who are sapping the existenc
of our free institutions, BY buying U