The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-01
lIillican Ben.
He Understands The Great Question Of
The Day, And The Condition Of
Affairs.

Bnutibs
Mr.. EDITOR: The combining Of
forces of the money power against
the labor class demand the-com-'
bining of the masses, and as l am
not politician nor an oratoraI
scarcely know how to speak my
piece, but 1 hope to dtop a few
crumbs for thought. 1t Is claimed
that the English speaking people
are the champions of progressive7,
ness and can boast of passing all
the land marks of ancient know
ledge and set at naught the saying
Of Solomon the wise, who said,
"there was no new thing under the.
sun," whereas the gold single stand
ard is a new fhing'cireated absolute
and Get tain by the money power,
conceived by the Mother of greed
IN the year Of our Lord 1896 in the
u. s.; who have set at Daught the
word of God who. when he had
created Heaven ard eart.i said, of
gold aud silver and other thiogs he
created at is good and very good"
for the purpose he created it for!
And that use was inherently put
pto The mind OF man, and man at
fist made mo1ey ofgold and silver.
Value also was first put into - the
knowledge of man so that our esti-
mates must come from the past as
our inspi 'aiion al links from that
source. What. right then have we
subvert 10 nature, what right have
we to use Gods name in vain when
he says we must ouly use it in
supplicat 'on Il say this because the
American people claim to be
christian nation) I.say then on the
same partly what rig ut have we to
debase silver, you say, by Intrinsic
value, yes l say but. who made
values? The Jews, tempting Jesus,
said is it lawful to pay tribute to
Ceaser or not and he after. looking
at he superscription (and you can
look at the Eagle said render 10
Ceaser the things that belong to
him tiioule and after wards it'was
necessary for Jesus and his de-
.ciples TO pay tribute to be good
citizens and they had no money.
So Jesus told Peter to 60 .tois the
brook and the first fish he would
catch would have piece Of silver
in its mouth that take it and pay
their tribute. Jesus knew the fish
was there and knew ithad, the sill
yer in its mouth. He also knew
that it was sufficient 10 paw, their,
tribute, 4but he did not know it WAS
only woraHi42 ceuts Oh fha dollar,
so by the gol, the Dry Jesus stili ows
Ceaser 5S cents on the dollar. We
are sending missionaries abroad to
enlieh en- the heather and after
them comes the capitalist and bind
them hand and foot under,a burden
of Monpyed A islocracy they go not
TO evangelize but TO fiiece, by del
stroying the traditional valuel: of
their money But you say a wave
of prosperity has struck this shore,
yes bat it come from want and woe
from the ether shore. Do you feel
like'rejoiciDg over it, and can We
hope long prosper on. The want
aud misery OF, Others? That is ist
what the money Barrons are doing
here at home ana they ale without
soul or hope ofendless reward. they,
don't worship at any shrine only,
before the golden calf, and i5 is
time from the warning Of terrific
thunders Of the mount, aud The,
threatning flames Of wrath from
heaven, thatthe people destroy the
molten image, and return to our
primitive faith and patriotism.
HILLicAN BEN.