The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-18
hesarguments against the gold stand

publican party has failed to hold its
| own, and the sentiment in favor Of the
Chicago platform continues to grow.
The DingleY law was the only affirm.
ative remedy offered by the ISopublican
party to relieve existing oUpditions.
The Republican platform oflast> year
said I'VE rcncw and emphasize our
allegiance to the policy of protection
as q bulwark of American industrial
Independence, and the foundation Of
AbGpimn. dsJelopment and PROS
pefftS'"4e..T
PROSPERITY DID NOT APPEAR.
Immt diateiy after the election it was
found that Republican SUCCESS at the
pole alid not itself bring prosperity.
Moro national banks. failed during the
first six months after the election Of
1886 than failed during the correspond d.
ing six months OF, the year before. Ip-
fhdt Congressman Grosvcnor, the sta,
tlstician OF the Republican party, made
q speech in the Ohio state convention
OF 1897, in which he: denied that the
Republican party had promised to
bring prosperity, and quoted the Re-
publican platform to show that the r..
publican party had only promised to
restore protection, which was alleged
to be the foundation of prosperity. lie
asked that judg mcnt be- withheld until
high tariff bill could be put in opera
tioh. :
The tariM bill has now been in opera
tion. something like fou&Aponths,. and
yet he S not been vindicated by expert
enLe, notwiths' 'anding the fact that
Republican leaders and Republican
papers are continually cele ebrating the
return Of PROSPERITY, the, voters do not
seem to have received tsftAr+ share, as
evidenced by the returns Of last Tues
day.
The price Of sugar rose before the
sugar trust was allowed to dictate the
sugar schedule Of the Dingley bill, but
the consumers of sugar have not been
able to obtain any of the advantages
which the bill brought TO the trust.
The commercial reports point to an ad-
vancement of woolen goods sold, for de.
livery IN 1898. This advance is di-
rectly traceaole to the Dingley lava
But how will the benefits reach those
who use woolen goods, unless their in
comes are likewise inpreased? Raw
cotton is nsidcrably ,!6~eTjhis year
than 1T was last. If u man makes hie
living by producing cotton, how is he
going to enjoy prosperity If his income
deefeasi 5 and living expenses increase?
-SS'nc6 1854 we have alt6ynated prosa-
dents with the Republican party.
Bach ADMINISTRATION was rCpudiatcd
by the people. Why? Because neither
the Democratic. noE1bc Rpubiican ad-
ministrati0n attempted To relieve the
people from the'ene primary and con
tinuing disease-pamely, the gold
standard. The Wilson bill modified
the tariff rates somewhat In the lHtep-
est Of the consumer, but the benefit,
were overcome: by tho evils Of MR.
Cieve)andis financial policy. The
DinSley law increases the tariff rates
TO the dctriment Of the cNpsumers gen
>e"'t@iv apd d:f0r'thS Adyap tage Of manu-.
lactnrers anu o.us!s, but the adVan;
tage even TO the manufacturers, will
brf' oVeA'cpmo by, the evi!aA6t :Ma;. Nc
policy.., -. ....,.
TAe elections will encourage the
Irjends ofindepcndent bimetaIll llsm to
cohtfnGe their" calnpaigh.; They be-
lievo that events which, after AL, arc
mere pntsnt than. :speechesy EDITORIALS
or campaign funCs, will still further
sRf2 Ft tte vaRaesa shd pG5'sy Ssyspsa as
Set forth 'f4lihe e+ChieagO.plutform In
fact, events are;:already,, proving tho
correctness Of the! position taken by.
the Democrats last year, ana tho, Re-;
dispute or expfaif,s stGe cSVSents%' - ,
The goia Standurd:was fastened upon
the country in 1919 without any party
asking for it. The AtnerGahF people
neither discussed nor expressed any
desire: fog; the; golisste na~1 prior to
i ts {a@ptipn. ABvehf oongr@ss tdia not
undtfstahd tho effect Of thV aet Of 1873
.@lhen it was tass ID. ~" =, =:
- =" A:d5INli My nafI :ttxANtRLE; "a !!
| the posalbilits OF a. ::law.. passing
Ss%x Ss%aesssaS ;ss5n g. b5s bgsS 9
Ebili::. .CUngress did hot khow&taa;st tho
Diagley bill contained section 22,, not
witEstHadingr the. jact that tthe4 bill
passed the Senate and house and, WAS
sgnea * hhe Prss1asat ;hN en- IhS Eatea lea
twcntyThr6G years bdf3rt anyparty ever
7 dared to-dcfendit, and ,Whe IN. tho bolt
| Ing Defnoesatss 0f! 4SDG,eaftar AdvQcat-
ping ikteehntfuiial ~ blnletallism: at
| Chicago, declared for the gold, stand
tqrd ,ka"p ,mopehAS tateg !attt Il9a ia aapolis,
they polteaxl&sS4ha8I per cenh OF. the
votes:and carried only one precinct IN
the United Sta,es--a pre- cthut IN which,
only six votes were po led, they sccur-
! luR ViICo fObCS; viz ISoPu U"O
and tho regular: y efni,er;. .one.@Ht
f. six.miIlons and. "a halt pt voters de-
clared last<yeTr; TOR; inasPendent bi,
millions SUPPORTED the ! EtepubIican
tleket, which was pledged to inteh'ha:
] tfdhal ,abi iffebalhsm. ':,:4nQs1 thirteen
'fand halt ,fftilM6ns deelarcd" themselves
1agathst fHJ g7jhl-; stssndard &nd in favor
sl.Jf o; aSp bic >sbaad aTds "lfa soafdtnE! d
fFeoffimit3ron to q afGarbBei %Nlrh. NJ, * '4llty y
admitted tAie' gold'+ stsnd@fsl' to- be: nm
Unsatisfactory. BY appropria,lnE $i0O.O0u
to pay the expenses OF the com mission
the Republican sGongr esq confessed 1T:
'solf d9sir:otss Of getting rfl Of the gold
standard :
fsssgha GomYjlsSiQn found France Wlll'
alSfFIXa pgoaI pix So ,gG9gi4 81 atd"rd
has not been 'satiE{ E{actdry TO .ffahco.
1'a we're, GpEsga1s&t6 mGking anSy :eonccs:
sions to blmetallisn, THUS proving that
S.s It's IT, sHo Ss'o cont1s' "Ss'
between gold m0nOmetalls sTn and BIZ