Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-29
Bryan and Better Times.
THE ELECTION OF THE FREE
SILVER CANDIDATE WILL
CAUSE BUSINESS
TO BOOM.

every CLASS OF property Will Snow
Immediate Improvement and Idle
Men Win Have Work-What
Bryan's Election Means.
From the st. Louis Chronicle
It is beyond the power of anyone to
forecast the future. Four weeks is a
long time, and much can be done OF
undone in that period. The Republic
cans are confident of success, and the
Democrats are positive of victory. No
man can forsee the result. One side
should have an overwhelming victory.
1t must be so decided that there can
be no room for any doubts. The
country must have no strain such as il
went through in '76 Or the doubts OF
's4, when 100,0 600 men marched up
Fifth avenue in New York City, de-
manding that Cleveland be given the
Office he had been chosen to fill.
The election of Bryan would cause
an immediate Improvement in busi-
ness. Every class of property but
bonds and mortgages will rise, and
they will retain their present price.
With silver put where it was before
1873, real estate will rise, men will
take on new enterprises, such as
building of houses, Of roads, necessary
Improvements and reign of real
prosperity will begin. The threats OF
holders of large sums of money that
they will not lend it, but will keep II
in bank or place OF deposit il Bryan ia
elected, are idle threats. The idea
that men Of money will allow their
capital to lie idle In the bank vaults,
or that banks win not lend their money
because they are disappointed in not
electing the man they want, is ridicu-
lous. What BANK does not welcome
good borrower man whose name
is good, and who has always met his
loans? Banks are not philanthropic
institutions; not charitable institu.
tions; they are run for the purpose Of
making money, not of accommodate.
ing the public or individuals. To live
they must lend their money. Office
rent, bookkeepers' and clerks salar.
les would soon eat them up if loani
were not made.
| WILL REDRESS MANY WRONGS.
| I know that with the election o.
Bryan better times will come. I an
as positive of that as anyone can bs
of q fact. The election of Bryan vii
carry no evils with 1t, but will redress
many wrongs. The people seem t,
forget that there are two Legislative
national houses, the Senate and tn,
House. What could Mr.. Bryan d.
without the joint cooperation of oul
legislative bodies? His mere say
would carry nothing with it, If b,
meant to hurt the industries or bust
ness or the honor of the United States
Everything in our country must b
viewed from legislative standpoint
Legislative bodies resent the inter
ference, dictation or even counsel o
an executive. There has been a sys
tematic attempt upon the part of mel
opposed to Mr.. Bryan's election h
make the people believe that thei
fortunes are threatened and that h
means to break down the wealth.
element of the United States. Their
is nothing retroactive in what on
candidate proposes. He speaks an,
looks to the future for the redres
needed by the people Of the Unite,
States. He only asks for the suppress
ion of evils. He asks that all iegis
lative jugglery and legerdemain q
against the people in favor Of the few
be stopped.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ASKS
/ What the Democratic party asks to
day is not an untried thing. It is n,
experiment. We merely ask the res
| titution of the times that precede'
1873: remonetization OF silver wit
sufficient legislative clogs that com
bined capital cannot in the futur
override individual rights or publ
rights. The lie IL given to the asser
ton that the masses are against tn
classes in any vicious way, when yo'
find the poor men of the country di
vided on the merits of the two can
didates, Mckinley and Bryan.
The Democratic party asks that tn
people have money enough totransac
the business of the day. They ask tha
the power to contract the currency 0
to expand 1t shall be taken out of tn
hands of men whose exclusive bust
ness Is dealing In money. They dom
want only the man who lends none
, to say what shall constitute it, whs
shall be paid for it, how much shall b
mined and how much shall be put int
circulation. They want the merchant
, the business men, the wage earners 9
, the United States to have voice
7 saying how much money shall be nee
essary to carry on the sssiness Of o.
. country.
BY THEIR FRUIT YE SHALL KNo'
THEM.
Il The gold Democrats and gold RI
publicans have had their swing for
1 years-years full of business adversit.
, years of constant shrinkage OF bus
: ness securities, farm lands and cit
! real estate, and what IL the resulte Tt
: day the men who have brought abo'
D this condition of affairs proclaim louf
Il " that, having made 1t, they viii no
s. WIVES WIVES