The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
SONS OF ITALY BEW ARE
or BRYIN, CHEAP MONEY, RfOTs
md LOW WAGES FOR LIBORERS!
80 Says a Leading Italian Citizen In An
Address To His Countrymen shows
Why They should Oppose Bryan.

THE Italia" which is published in Chi
cagO H., some time ago mad an article
on the publications which appeared ia
Inc Omaha Herald. OF when Mr. VIII
.l4m .. bryan was then the editor. abu5-
lns the Italian citizens These pCbica-
tons. which were believed 10 nave leen
ethel written or suggested by !Ir. 3ryan,
were particularly severe on the italians.
ana many Italian citizens of the United
states were made indignant by the lau-
gulse used.
Tie following address 10 the Italian citi-
zchs 81 Richmond was prepared Dy a Lead
lns Italian resident OF tins city. who,
through the columns Of The Times re-
quests that 1t be carefully read and con-
considered.
To Italian Citizens:
The result of the election for presi-
dent vice-president. and members OF Con-
gress 10 be held November Sd. will have q
direct effect upon the welfare OF every
citiz n, and especially upon the poorer
classes
1T is the most important election in
many years. because we are called uDon
10 decide between two different systems
of money ana two different systems Of
trade with other countries.
The Chicago ticket. headed by Bryan
and Scwall. declared Tor silver money.
and against the use Of the United States
solc-crs 10 put down TiOtug. They say
that free silver Will make money plenti-
fun and times better. This is a false ana
foolish statement When a man does a
ddl Work Tor dollar. he should re-
cclNe u dollar that Will buy "a dollars
worth Of food or clothes. To give him a
silver dollar worth only nfty-three cents
Is 10 rob him OF iOrty-seven cents worth
Of work, and to bring him down 10 the
level Of The Mexican WOrkmen who can
eat meat but once or twice d month II
We have free silver prices of everything
VIII De doubled. II merchant is selling
Tuit u may seem TO him good 10 get
double prices, but he will have also 10 pay
dounle prices for what he buys. and the
people who now have money 10 buy his
fruit viii then have none. Prices will adj
vance. but wages viii not
Then the Bryan party propose 10 make.
tne railroads government property. VIII
there be work for the Italian laborcr on
them
VOTE AGAINST RIOTS SURE.
some Of you send money 10 parents
and friends I'm Italy. To-day a dollar buys
five lire and fifty confines. II we have
free silver the dollar will be as hard TO
earn and probably harder. but IL Will buy
only two and one-half lire and twenty
five centimes. Can you afford this?
There have been many ST.. ikes and
riots in this country which have been put
down hv the force OF tho Government
tho foreigner suffers.
THE Republican party ticket. headed by
Mckinley and Hobart. promises safe
money and high duty on foreign goods
Under their administration there IL no
doubt that the country would be prosper
Gus and times better
but their tariff would make all FOR
eien goods higher priced Sicilian or
ances Italian wines oil Of Lucca. macca-
roni and. In fact all that YOU buy from
your own country would be doublnd or
trehied in price. But with factories once
more 20 work and tho foolish talk OF the
silver people siicnced the country would
be prosperous. and we would all have
chance TO make a good living and high
wages.
ITALIANS. BEWARE OF BRYAN.
"The Cold Democrats. with their ticket
headed By Palmer and Buckner. prom
ise MS the same honest money and also
low duties and taxes on foreign goods.
Their principles are an equal nance to
every honest man.
The law cannot make YOU rich. All X
can do is 10 give you fair chance ana
make you sure that the money you ca,
by labor or traffic is honest and worSs
dollar for dollar.
"None but the owner Of silver mine
can AFFORD 10 vote for Bryan. ana no Itai-
ian who has come to this country LOT :
larger chance 70 make his hvins snooid