The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
BEESON FOR M'KINLEY
SUMMITyILLE DEMOCRAT GIVES HIS
REASON FOR CONVERSION.
Progress of Campaign in Indiana All
in One Direction, and that To-
ward Republican victory.
TO the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
l noticed an article in your valuable pa
per this morning to the effect that l meant
to support Major Mckinley for the presi-
dency this coming election and throughout
the campaign instead of William j. Bry-
an And, in justice TO myself and for the
benefit of my acquaintance throughout
the State, I would say that my motives in
SO doing are purely patriotic; that my
patriotism and the love of my country and
her institutions are more to me than my
craftsmanship. The innovations proposed by
the Populistic convention at Chicago, in
my judgment, are too many and too great.
They are the seed, if placed into law, that
would jeopardize the safety OF our govern
ment. Our forefathers proposed that the
provisions in Constitution should be
the guiding star of our future destinies.
While it is true that that same instrument
provides how changes in its provisions may
be wrought, am not at all certain that
the deficiencies exist in that noble struc-
ture of human ingenuity that are set forth
by the gentlemen in convention at Chi
cago. L do not think liberties could
receive a severer blow than to make our
courts of last resort subservient to an en-
ragged populace.
/ unalterably opposed to the none
tary doctrines set forth in their platform.
| think the system of unlimited coinage
of silver would extend the panic that we
are now experiencing for an indefinite
period; that distrust and ruin would pre-
vail; that many of our worthy business
men would be forced into bankruptcy And
for what? That few silver baronS in the
Rocky Mountains should have bolstered-
up and inflated market for their silver
ore. And the other class that would profit
are those that would hoard the gold and
sell it when it had reached a goodly pre-
MUM. Gold coinage would cease; for who
would be SO foolish TO have dollar made
of a metal worth one hundred cents when
he could buy the metal for so cents that
would make a piece or money that would
pass as a dollar? The cheaper money
would drive cut the dearer, it has al
ways done. and we would pass to silver
er volume of circulating medium, we would
have infinitely less. for we now have
about $500 900, 900 of gold that would go to
a premium and, consequently, out OF circu-
lation; and as l have already stated any
further coinage of that metal would in
tional agreement, wherein all the great
powers would assist in sustaining the val
ue of silver that we could have an I'M
the ratio prescribed by that most extra
ordinary assemblages at Chicago. And
believe we can have unlimited coinage
of the two metals within ourselves If we
should adopt the correct ratio, which
mand for silver in this country would
make the product worth some more than
at present But TO do THIS we would De
obliged to recon all the silver money we
have. at a vast expense to the govern
ment and who would stand the loss III
the recoinage on the new basis? And, be-
sides there is the inconvenience to the
person who would be so lucky cor unluckyl
as to get the new dollar, for the size of
it would be something like that of a
saucer. Nor would this suit those Rocky
Mountain fellows. for they are bent upon
dishonesty. They want a market for their
product. and they want that market very
bad They want the use of the govern
ment minis until they can coin the Rocky
Mountains into big, shiny silver daddy dol
lars without expense or inconvenience 10
themselves. Yes, you may count upon me
and Indiana for Mckinley.
VIM 5. BEESON.
Summitville, Ind, Sept. Il.