The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-28

Off with the satlsrnction That h'
has humbugged the poor men o
the state.
"What do you recommend the
silver men to do?"
! "Why to attend every primary
every political meeting, go and
speak the vote, and send represen.
tatives of their cause. Leave nc
man to have his own free will and
represent his people at home at the
convention. Remember many a
man leaves his home with one idea
but Is rounded up at the conven-
tion with one directly opposite"
"Don't you think Brice is right
to go?"
"Why Of course. It's the proper
caper. He's taking part in this
Government; he is going to repre-
sent his friends; do all he can for
them. That's exactly what | rec
ommend the silver men to do. Fol
low the example of Mr.. Brice, only
don't he agents be principals in
this battle. The defeat Of the sill.
YER men in the convention, no mat
ter how honest the silver men may
be when told by the gold men OF
the horrors that will happen to
them under Republican admin
istration, they will be jeered and
sneered at rs soon as the conven-
tion is over, and the gold man will
strut about and again laugh at the
weakness of his antagonists"
"What do you object to in the
present times?"
"Let me turn the question round.
What do you find in the present
times to make happiness for busi-
ness men. Money is scarce, and
credit still scarcer. Yet taxes and
bills accrue, debts go on; interest
is to be met and principal paid or
extension ber ged from the credit
or. lam not against the creditor.
He Is Il good man. He has his
place in the world, but I deny his
right to declaim against the debtor
or the man who needs credit for
carrying on his business. and do
deny his right to deride the silver
man as humhug ami one favor
ing dishonest money. The ques-
tion to-day is and always has been
who shall make the money, what
il shall be made of, and whether ii
is plentiful or scarce. Money is
only the tool of business, and this
same man who would have money
tight and constantly contracted d
would make tool trust and rent
Dut harrows, rakes, plows and reap
ing machines at eXorbitant prices.
they would do would be
orthodox, but anything the other
side does from their standpoint
must necessarily be heterodox.
Examine the money in your pock-
et to-day, any man, examine the
money he is paid off with, or that
ne draws from the bank, and doll
,rs TO cents he will find 10 silver
notes to any other one kind or to
III kinds, and yet we are told that
'ilver won't do. Here is tool that
performs all the work, and yet the
,ry is constantly abroad that ii
Won't 10, that its bad money, that
re must have gold money. Do you
,ver see any gold money? Do you
,ver see gold note? Never. Long
ince the bank cashiers have re-
eived their Instructions to put
hem into the vault to be hidden
way. Its harrow or a plow that
5 always in the Toulouse to be
ooked at, but never to used, and
'et when the preparations for the
rop are made and when the crops
re harvested body of men will
AXE you around and let you look
through the side window OF the
dollhouse and say: "There's the
arrow and the plow and the reap
ng machines that did all the work
ct they have not seen the light of
ny or been from under shelter for
ears. | don't blame Senator
rice and others Of the creditor
lass for standing up for their side,
'r wanting to make money scarce,
make 1t dearer, but they should
ut and must not blame the debtor
ass-the thousands of solvent
zen who yet need credit TO carry
\ and continue their business
hen they differ with them.
ran no trade against the bank
=, but | want to see money more
eniifu, and based on honest val
al thar, but who Is to. be the