The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-26
A LARGE MANUFACTURER.
He Ia For Silver and Shows Up the Resl
Dishonesty In the Currency Issue.

He Is For Silver and Shows Up the Real
Dishonesty In the Currency Issue.
One of the foremost citizens and cap
italists Of the Champion City is Hon.
John W. Bookwalter He is vastly
wealthy and leader in manufacturing
in this great community of manufno-
turcrs, owning and operating great ma
chincry shops, employing thousands Of
hands and possessing large Investments
in real estate and other enterprises. He
may safely be placed In the category of
millionaire manufacturers. Yet it would
be hard to find man who is more ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the cause of silver than
this successful millionaire manufactur-
er. Mr.. Bool1walter is we'll known
globe trotter, and has made an investi-
CATION of the commercial and financial
conditions in almost every known coun-
try on the great, round earth. No man
is better versed in practical political
economy than he, and when he gives
expression to any set of views they are
worthy of consideration.
II suppose Wall street will make an
other attempt to bulldozc the Democracy
Of Ohio ON the financial question, was
the terse and vigorous fashion in which
Mr.. John w. Bookwalter opened up on
the silver question.
81 was in New York last year when
they sent out man stcepcd up to the
ears Ia wild and dangerous speculation
and whose every business act for years
has been far from proper TO teach the
doctrine Of sound and honest currency
to the people Of this state. Just think
Of it--a wild cat speculator teaching
sound money. When he succeeded in
having the miserable straddle Of 1899
adopted by the convention the Wall
street agents that sent him out clapped
their hands and said: That's goodl
Ohio, thank God, is for honest money.
eyes, they have declared for it,
said I, but mark my words, the Dcmoc-
racy will be fairly wiped out Of exist
encc.'
81 am for free silver, and am willing
to lend every effort on my part to fur
ther the cause. Isec1 no political prefer
mcnt myself-wouldn touch position
of any kind-but stand ready and will
ing to help any man who is for silver.
say to you that the country stands in
most perilous condition, because of
the danger of a single gold standard.
The consequences are fearful even to
consider. They talk of English gold
having been poured into this country to
further FREQ trade. If free trade was to
England's interests the gold standard is
immeasurably much so, and she could
afford to send far more to bring about
such result, if any is to be or was ever
sent. Take the writers and authorities
ON economies of Europe and you will
learn that gold has appreciated from 20
to 40 per cent in the last 20 years That
brings us to point that should be well
inculcatcd into the mind Of every voter.
"The charge is made that the friends
of silver are dcsirous Of repudiating their
obligations-thcy want to pay 100 cents
of debt with rs cent dollar. This is
an insult to every mans manhood, and
many are deceived. Now, l do not ac-
cept any such statement No honest man
desires to do any such thing. He wants
to pay III the Same money for which the
debt was contracted. England has many
obligations incurred at the time in mixed
money-gold, silver, paper and cvcn fiat
money. If she can bo repaid in gold
only, the dearest Of all, will not her OBJ
legations be enhanced that muchP No,
10, the dishonesty is all on tho other
side, if morals arc to figure in this qucs-
tion. The creditor class is cndoavoring
to Got 1e5 cents on moro for every 100
cents worth Of obligations it holds, and
they will admit that this is true.
"Dishonc8t themselves, they charge
theft against others. In this question it
is the east against the west and south,
for the east is using the samo policy
against its creditors that England is
using against the whole country. The
conflict is as irroprcssiblc as was that
against slavery, and tho outcome will
be the emancipation Of silver. -
Springfield (O) Cor. Cincinnati En-
quirer.