The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-17

specie wealth of the world?
Let us examine into our stock Of
gold. There are no available proofs
that we possess a gold stock of $780,
OO0, 900, or $500 per capita. But, for
argument sake, 1 will admit of such
stock on hand.
If, as the bankers Of the country
demand, we destroy our greenbacks
and treasury notes, and If, as Secre-
tary Carlisle says, silver dollars are
rcdeemeb!e In gold. end to prevent
the endless chain performance, which We
are always subjected to, we also supplant
our silver dollars with bonds, we find
ourselves dependent upon our gold
stock OF money, or a per capita of
$500, about the same as now employed
by those enlightened countries, Spain,
Portugal, Italy and Mexico.
Would you, with your eyes open, vote
for such a policy? And yet, this is
what confronts us if the gold standard
prevails.
To prevent such degradation our only
present alternative is bimetallism.
The government statistics give US
$21 per capita, and the gold press CT the
country refer with great gusto to that
magnificentOD showing, one-helf OF
what little France enjoys.
They do not tell US, however, that the
5OO,OO0,000 and odd silver dollars which
go to make up the per capita were only
secured to us after a fierce resistance
from the gold advocates and a NEST
determined fight on the part OF t.
friends OF silver. Had the gold ycen
been victorious in that contest. our
per capita would have been reduced
at least ST.
Nor do the limited money advocates
refer, at this time, to the fact that
1t was through their efforts that the
Sherman law, which added S1J0. 40. GO
to our volume Of money, was repealed.
Neither Go they Dust before the e!ec-
t!o:) demand the retirement CT the
S24S.Cco,0co United States greenbac!is,
Uh!cl would reduce our volume CT
money to that extent, Not any OF these
facts co they tell you at this time be-
cause they feer that you may get on to
the system they propose establishing to
ens!eve you IN the event OF their being
successful in November.
If this outfit of labor oppressors ever
made one prediction which came true.
some slight credence might be placed
In a statement from them at this cr!t-
teal time,
Let US see, Were they right when.
through their secretary Of the treasury,
John Sherman, they exaeted OF Prest,
dent Hayes veto OF the B!and-Allison
bill? By which bill was added over
s31O'oCO,Coo to our currency and to
which they now point with so much
pride as part OF our volume.
Were they right In 1898, when they
eSaeted of the executive ana their con.
gressmen the repeal OF the Sherman
iawf Do you recall how they enlisted
every banker, broker, manufacturer,
corporation attorney, board OF trade
and chamber Of commerce In the coun.
try to join In the demand for the re.
peal, stating that II done prosperity
would Immediately fellewp
they, az well al every financial stua
Gent In the country, knew they were
lyihs then al they are lying hew, and
thet Instead Of prosperity their policy
has been and will continue to be misery
and starvation for the masses,
they how have the audaeity TO asaih
demand that you follow them, and
again are calling to their aid all the
bankers, brokers, manufacturers. hish=
priced ministers, Union generals tWhe
advocate In their reports more soldiers
TO better enable the masters to intim-
idate and eoeree), boards OF trade, fer
e!sn.owned newspapers, corporation
attorneys and all ether influences to
force Va 10 a Continuance Of the serf-
creating s!aaie gold standard
The Question for you to decide Is,
will you follow their advice and plunge
headlohH into poverty and eeffdenl, to
Medicinal bankruptcy and ruin, to loss
OF suffrage and lees Of manhood Or
will staad In the fuil strength of Amer
lean manhood and by the bravery of
your ballot strike blow for the restor-
alton OF constitutional eoinase and the
emancipation Of the American teller
from the shaokles OF monopolies and
trustsP
That your reply viii be ''yes" TO this
latter proposition have not the slight
est doubt. Yours respectfully.
JOHN M'BRIDH.