The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-13
TO THE PEOPLE.
Appeal Of the FREQ Silver Republicans 60
the Patriotic Voters of Ohio.

The industrial and monetary condi-
tions In this country are in depress-
ed and discouragng condition, and
there is nothing in the present trend
of affairs that promises early improve
| ment.
The drift toward existing conditions
for years has been accelerated or re-
tarded just as legislation or admins
trative action has FASTENED or held
back the advance of the country to-
ward the gold standard. basis.
From 1873 to 1870, while gold alone
was coined as standard money panic
| and depression was everywhere apar-
ent. From 1878 to 1890. while the
country coined S50O,O00,000 silver dol
| lars that were treated as standard
money, there was reasonable prosperity.
In 1891, Republican administration
dishonored the silver dollar by pro-
claiming that 1t was not standard
money to pay tho government credit
or's claims, which act substantially
placed the country upon gold basis,
and started it with lightning speed
toward the gold standard prices, and
conditions that have paralyzed the bus
mess, destroyed the energy, and drove
to idleness the labor of the country.
The gold standard means dear
money and cheap products, which
makes good wages and remuncrative
business impossible. 1t means that
this country must annually send to its
foreign creditors twice as much of the
products of farms and factories, to pay
the same amount OF interest and prln-
cipal, as was formerly required; that
every debtor must give twice as much
OF his toll or business energy in pay
ment of his creditors claims as before;
that every producer must handle
twice as much products; every laborer
produce twice as much, and give twice
as much in products or profits to the
creditor, to the railroads for fare, to
insurance companies for premiums, to
the teacher, preacher, lawyer, and
above all, the tax gatherer, for the
support of the government.
This reduces profits on business, and
reduces compensation to labor and has
50 destroyed the purchasing capacity of
the two most numerous classes of pop
uiation, labor and business, that gen.
eral prosperity is impossible.
There are many earnest, active Re-
publicans who believe that there can
be no material improvem in labor
conditions; in profits of productive en-
terprlses, (not governed by trust or
combinations), or in the general condi-
tions of the country, and the people, as
long as the money with which the bus
mess is transacted, Is based upon the
single geld standard.
In order that our work NAV be as
effective as possible, let every man
who loves humanity use his best en-
deavor to arouse the public thought
to the onnipresence, and insolent arro-
gance of the plutocratic money power.
who cry OVER PRODUCTION and
GOLD STANDARD. while thousands
OF honest toilers and their families
have been starving for the necessaries
to sustain life Arouse, AMERICANS!
Unite! and overthrow this accursed
power that is riveting the chains of
bondage on you and your posterity.
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
In letter of acceptance and his in
augural address President Hanpa an
nounced his determination to prevent
the lyrching of negroes in the south.
Why not prevent 1t in Ohio?
The Ohio State Hanna Journal of
Aug. 8 has this doleful discord in the
great chorus OF prosperity: This is
the fourth week of the coal strike, and
the end is apparently as far away as
ever. Thousands of men are out OF
employment, and the financial losses
are mounting up to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars day. When will II
all end, and will % settlement be
reached without an outbreak? That
question must soon be determined"
Then the increased tariff on coal in
the Dingley Tariff for Trusts does not
mean an increase in the wages OF
miners? We have been taught that
the object of a Hanna tariff is solely
to insure living wages to American
worllmen Yet the same issue OF the
same paper says that the roaring wave
of prosperity Is believing and break
ing all over the land. The Hanna or
gans have a great task in trying to
make their boiler-plate outsides con-
sist with their handmade same mash
inside.