The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-10-27
From the Humble Home.
A Voice that Strikes at the Source of
all Misery in this Country.

all misery Ill tHlS COuntTys
Murray City, o., % 1S06.-Mr
Mark Hanna Cleveland, o. Sir:-'
very much regret that it should
devolve upon me a humble child o
poverty and obscurity to reply t
one Of your late articles l say re
gret it. But | feel it my duty al
an American citizen to take up an,
discuss with fairness, all such ar
ticles sent out by all such persons
as yourself. You are backed by
the aristocracy of this and Other
nations, and like proud and haugh
ty nabobs, know as little Of mercy
and patriotism as an ass of the
golden rule. | am the inhabitan
of humble log cabin surrounded
by poverty and misery, and all the
curses that result from gold and it:
admirers. mention these facts tt
show you the broad channel thai
lies between us, to show you that
you are supporting the classes
while am down among and sup
porting the masses. Since the un-
paralelled crime of'73 we have been
living under new monetary sys-
tenn. a system that has failed in
every respect to meet the demands
of the people. A system that has
positively refused to perform the
functions of a sound currency; q
system that has enriched the few
and Impoverished the many; II sys
tenn that has magniiied the glories
of England and augmented the
miseries of America. This system
is the system supported by you and
your selfish, heartless and ignoble
associates namely the bankers and
millionaires of the civilized world.
From the earliest time money has
had its good and i'll affect upon the
human family, where it has been
plentiful there has been happiness
where it has been scarce there has
been sorrow. Where it has been
in the hands Of the many it has
created civilization, where it has
been in the hands Of the few, il has
east II shadow over civilization
and created crime and misery. We
demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, not because ol
party lines, not because of our avor.
ic.ods appetites, not because Of our
natural and most righteous hatred
toward the arestocracy, but be-
cause it will insure to US more
prospe rity, more happiness and a
higher and more intelligent civil.
zation. If we do not secure bimet.
al ism, degradation must forever
leave its sign upon that civilization
which has come to us through the
interchangeable efforts OF patriots by
the spiling of heroic blood, by the
obliteration Of historic nations
BlIIetallism means Il greater vol.
ume of money in this country, rising
prices and constant employment
for all. This is not based ON sup,
position but OH historic facts. To
day the farmer gives twice az much
wheat for his taxes as lie did priol
to the decentralization of silver
All the products of the farm and
everything else has fallen 50% in
price since 1878 except gold. The
property Of the u. S. has fallen
$9,O00,000,000 since that date. lie
who buys property today, tomorrow
must sell at loss. He who goes
into business today, tomorrow must
expect TO loose. What the blood Ii
to the body, that money is to the
world, and when it Is scarce II
leaves all in frail and unheathful
condition. TO day money is dear
property cheap. Toilers are many
but that which buys them is scarce,
Hence it is that our Industries are
parallzed. You say the wheels OF
industry are not turning because
there is no demand. say the de-
mand is greater than II has. ever
been. The fact il, Hanna, the de-
mand Is greater than the supply
and the supply is greater than there
Is money to buy. Give us the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver
and the wealth Of this nation will
he more equally distributed.
Fewer millionaires viii spring into
existence aud we will break the