The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-22
Will Country Merchants Scare?

| DSbiONi0iAC ANottVbot iioho6OAo ~
in possession of circular letters fror
Republican National Headquarters t
travelling men urging them to plsc
themselves in touch with Bepublica
National Headquarters and also to OF
crate upon the fears of country mer
chants. They must tell the merchant
that if Mr.. Bryan is elected there will
be general panic {; all business house
will close; all country dealers VIII
have outstanding accounts will b.
closed up and that the country will b,
ruined. Yes, sir! Do you suppose
those same Republican leaders have
heard that the country is already in thu
midst of great crisis, that for severa
ears Sound monev has had the as
cendancy and that Indications are very
favorable for continued distress if the
pet theme Of Republicans and the Nc.
Kinley Aid Society, recently organized
at indianapolis, should prevail?
II the situation were not so serious
there would be something of the COM
ical and humorous about the declara-
lion made by gold advocates, that if
the gold standard is not retained there
WILL BE hard times in this country
Say, friends, Republicans and McKin-
ley Aiders, where have we been for
some years? Who has been burdened
with money unless it be the million
aires and corporations? Have men
been rushing to pay their debts? Have
farmers been getting cost for their
produCts-wheat and corn? Have
they made large deposits in bank from
sale of live stock of all kinds
Say, Gold Democrats aud Republi-
cans, can you honestly and
truthfully say that our trouble
is caused by the agitation of silver, or
that over-production ir the cause of
our ills?
THE REPUBLICANs HAVE DEMONSTRATED
THEIR INsINCERITY
by admitting in their platform that
is good thing, and by
pledgiug themselves to secure it IA
soon as other leading commercial ma
tons will cooperate with us. Some
Of their journals will have people be-
Iieve that the great money men who
champion the gold standard are a
very timid SET, unable to maintain
heir cause, and that few advocates
Of bime ,allism are able to throw the
" hole country into confusion, unsettle |
1aluea, and bring on national bank.
'uptcy and dishonor. We do not pro-
ess to be so wise as to say that the |
rec and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver will cure all our financial ills,
md yet are we not more justified in
making such claim than aae the sim
Gle standard advocates who stoutly
lrge that the single standard will
ring plenty, prosperity and peace.
We recognize the fact that prices
re governed largely by supply and
emand, except where they are en-
lsnced by a protective policy. Why
iced we spend much time considering
uppIy and demand, so long as the
reat masses of the people have not
he money with which to buy the
ecessaries, comforts and luxuries of
fe? Consumers create demand
lave we not now in the U. S. and
Their countries as many consumers as
t any time who must be clothed, fed,
nd furnished with the many articles
'hich satisfy physical wants and graf
y artistic taste? Have not our
VI ms iui OAtcnSlNG ana
erds, and bountiful yields of fruits
nd grains? But these things cannot
ways be used as medium of ex-
lange. The trouble seems to be in [
le fact that the volume Of money is
20 limited.
Unless the great bulk of money is {
the hands of a few financiers, in
roportion az the volume of our circu- [
ting medium is increased, in that
reportion is increased the possibility {
nd probability of increased value of (
lie products of nature and art which t
'e exchanged for money and also the c
'obability of desire and willingness
spend that money when accumulat- t
|. A general distribution of an in |
eased volume of money will enable a
ld influence people to exchange that
oney for articles not produced ny a
emselves. Some may ask how that n
stribution may be accomplished. a
o reply that by