Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

test Not content with urging the free
coinage of silver, its strongest champions
demand that our paper money shall be,
issued directly by the Government of the
united States. This is the Chicago Dem
ocratic declaration. The st. Louis peo-
ple's declaration is that "Our national
money shall be issued by the general gov.
eminent only, without the intervention of
banks of issue. be full legal tender for
the payment of all debts. public and pri-
vate," and be distributed direct to the
people. and through lawful disbursements
of the Government"
Thus. in addition TO the free coinage OF
the worlds silver. we are asked TO enter
upon an era of unlimited irredeemabie
paper currency. The question which was
fought out from 1865 to 1879 is thus to
be reopened and all its cheap money eX-
eriments of every conceivable form foist-
ci upon us. This indicates q most start
ling reactionary policy. strangely at VA.
rance with every requirement of sound
finance; but the declaration shows the
spirit and purpose of those who by com
bined action are contending for the con-
| troll of the Government Not satShed
with the debasement of our coin which
would inevitably follow the free coinage
Of silver at 1G to /, they would still fur
Their degrade our currency and threaten
rhe public honor by the unlimited issue OF
an irredeemable paper currency. A graY-
or menace to our financial standing ana
credit could hardly be conceived and ev-
~ry patriotic citizen should be aroused To
promptly meet and effectually defeat il.
1t is a cause for painful regret and So
.icitude that an effort is being made by
hose high in the counsels of the allied
parties TO divide the people of this coun-
try into classes and create distinctions
among lis which, in fact do not exist and
are repugnant to our form of government.
These appeals TO passion and prejudice
are beneath the spirit and intelligence OF
free people. and should be met with
stern rebuke by those they are sought to
influence and l believe they will be. Ey-
cry attempt TO array class against class,
the classes against the masses. section
against section. labor against capital. ''the
poor against the rich, or interest against
interest in the United States is in the
highest degree reprehensible. II is OPP
posed to the national instinct and interest
and should be resisted by every citizen.
We are not n nation Of classes, but of
cturdy, free, independent and honorable
people, despising the demagoguc, and
never captivating to dishonor. This ever
recurring effort endangcrs popular gov
ernment and is menace to our Liberties.
| 1t is not new campaign device or party
appeal. 1t is as old as government among
men. but was never more untlmely ana
unfortunate than now. Washington
warned us against IL and Webster said
III the Senate, in words which feel are
singularly appropriate ut this time: Il adj
monish the people against the object of
outcries like these. admonish every
| industrious laborer Of this country 10 he
on his guard against such delusion. tell
him the attempt is to play off his passion
| against his interest and To prevail on him,
! ia the name of liberty, to destroy all the
fruits of liberty
Importance of Protection.
Another issue of supreme Importance
IS that OF protection. The peril of free
silver is Il menace to be feared. We
are already experiencing the effect Of par
| tial free trade. The one must be averted,
the other corrected. The Republican par.
| W is welded to the doctrine of protcc-
| ton anil was never more earnest in its
support and advocacy than now. LII ar
gument were needed 10 strengthen its de-
yotion to 1.-The American system or in
crease the hold of that system upon the
party and people. it is found in the lesson
and experience of the last three years.
Men realize in their own daily lives what
| tefore was to many of them only report,
| history or tradition. They have had a
trial of both systems and know what each
has done for them.
| Washington in his farewell address.
Sept. II, 1796. a hundred years ago. said:
AS n very important source of strength
and security cherish public credit One
method of preserving IL Is to use it as
spa4ingly as possible. avoiding the accu-
mutation of debt not only by stunning oc-
| casions of expense but by vigorous exer-
| tions i'm time, of peace To discharge the
| debts which unavoidable wars may have
| occasioned, not ungenerously throwing
upon posterity the burden which we our
selves ought to bear, tf.
To facilitate the enforcement of the
ma ;,ims which he announced he declared:
1T is essential that you should practi-
! cally bear in mind that toward the pay
ment of debts there must be revenue: that
to have revenue there must be taxcs: that
no taxes can be devised which are not
more or less inconvenient or unpleasant:
tina. the intrinsic embarrassment insep-
arabic from the selection of proper OBJ
leets (which rs always a choice of diff
culties) ought to. be decisive motive for
| construction OF the conduct Of the gov
ernrnent In making il. and for spirit of
acquiescence in the measures for obtain
ing revenue which the public exigencies
may at any time dictate" .~
| Animated by like sentiments the people
of the country must now face the condi-
| tons which beset them. THE public
lexgencies'' demand prompt protective Leg
! islation which will avoid the nccumula-
| ton of further debt by providing ade-
ounte revenues for the expenses Of the
Government. This Is mapifestly the re-
uuirement Of duty. If elected President
OF the United States IL win be my aim. to
lvigorously promote this Object and give
that ample encouragement to the occu-