The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-05
Politics of Today.
BALTIMORE. Nd, May

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 81, 1887.
EDITORS OF THE ADVOCATED have noticed at
sundry times scraps of news and editorials in our
daily papers relating TO the Hon. VIM J. BRYAN and
she cause he espoused during his mpaign for the
presidency, sometimes an editorial effuslon IN
which the writer endeayors to convince himself
that the silver cause was dead that all OF the lew
who voted for bimetallism were convinced OF the
error of their ways and were ready to support the
Again it was announced that Mr. Bryan's health
was in such condition that he could not speak IN
public A trip to Europe suggested so he could
recuperate and learn something while there about
the beauties of the gold standard.
But the latest is a short report of the Hon. Ex-
Postmaster-General Wanamaker's speech at BAN
ouet of the Business Mems League of Philadelphia
in which he acknowledged the failure of the ante
election prosperity to materlal1Ze, and suggests
new party as the political religion of the nation
has been brought very low by inscriptions bosses.
In Mondays issue the Sun tries to help brother
Wanamaker out of the difficulty, but these two
worthless are like all other supporters of the gold
standard, the more they talk the more confused
they become; they remind me of the crew OF a snip
at sea, without compass or chart
Now our presidents and law makers have been
doctoring this country for years with allopathle
doses of free trade protective tariff gold standard
etc, ETC. until it is so weak It Is almost ready TO
topple into the arms of dear Old Mother England,
and cry with tears take back your bad boys we are
sorry we ever left you
If there is any war there let England plant her flag
there and establish protectorate. Its about time
she was trying to grab more land on this con-
tinent.
Suppose our lawmakers would take the advice
OF hunQreQS OF IlOuSa1luS Oh HOneSJ Hlcn VINO dIe
irving to attend to their own affairs and make
living while those they trusted and seat to legis-
late for the good of the country at large are squab-
ling to see who get the most protection for the
poor manufacturer and trust combination of his
state irrespective of the wishes of his brother legs
lators on the welfare of the country.
Suppose l say, that they would stop and listen to
the voices of their constituents, who want to see
silver returned its constitutional place debt
paying power, equal in all respects to gold.
Let our law doctors try little homeopathy, and
coin the metal the maker of the universe has given
us for money. Enacta law prohibiting the national
banks from calling in their notes at their pleasure,
to cause stringincy of the circulating money. Let
each note remain in circulation until defaced or
worn out then replace it by one of the same kinds
But some would say how can we then get gold
coin? I answer-We have been living for years
under gold standard and there is but little gold in
circulation. Can we expect more from bimetal,
lsm? Yes, much more; silver will be the equal of
gold for all debts, which will reduce the demand
for gold and it will then circulate among the
masses 1t appears to me there is much argument
in favor of bimetalism. but so mnch has been
written and spoken in the past that all could I'M
derstand if they would let the golden scales fall
from their eyes think for themselves, and not take
as gospel truths the sayings and alleged facts
produced by those interested in the continuation
of the present financial theories.
A SILVER REPUBLICAN.