The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-24

The PftifuI Plea Pat Up NJ the rai-
tcring Professor Of Cheap
CefnsIogy.

People who have not been able 10 ac-
count for the decline and fall Of the
United States, or who may not even
have noticed that the country was go-
ing TO smash. can get all needed infor-
nation on the subject by applying TO
Prof. Coin Harvey. general manager of
the democratic party. Plutocracy and
the want Of Coin Harvey satisfac-
torily account for the fall of ali other
republics. and II seems that even Coin
Harvey may not be able to snatch the
United States from the demnition bow
vows unless the people hasten to put
their dollars into Prof. Coins contribu-
ton box.
In short, the aforesaid Moses OF the
silver democracy is out in sort OF
classic whoop-la-get-there appeal for
good gold money 10 run his cheap
money campaign on. He is not begging
for Ascent Mexican free silver dollars
not hel II is good, solid, United
States gold basis money that he wants,
and the cheerful document In which he
makes his wishes known is signed by
Coins employers, Jones. Stone, Altgeld.
Allen and Teller. The extreme agita-
tion OF the appeal may be accounted for
by the practice OF all these good demo-
Gratis in giving all their gold 10 the
poor. Here is sample of Prof Coin
Harvey's calamity froth:
THE selfish system OF greed that has
mothered the gold standard. special privil-
eyes, and monopoly Is destroying the OPP
rortunities for the enjoyment OF life, liber-
~. and the pursuit OF happiness II Is con-
fiscating our homes and reducing the peo-
pie TO tenantryl IL is quartering among
US the agents OF English money lenders.
who are coming into the possession OF the
title TO our lands and the business indus
tries OF the natienl 1t is destroying human
character and lowering the standard Of
morals and religionl II respects neither
sex nor agel The babe I'm the mother $
arms. the aged and enfeebled, the boy just
budding into manhood are. all alike.
through poverty existing or threatened.
the victims OF It's rapacity! Honor and pat
riotism. a decent self-respect and love OF
country demand its overthrow our future
and that OF posterity Is involved! Our
cause appeals to the manhood and woman
hood OF America!
II Coin Harvey would reflect little
he would discover that the real cause
OF poverty. misery and crime is tipping,
drunkenness, soaking, boozing-which
leads TO idleness, loafng, worthlessness
and insanity in various degrees, and
which usually ends in poverty, suffer
ing, suicide or murder. Coin Harvey
never speaks of the alcohol habit or
raises his protest against 1t. That Is
not what he is employed for. He sees
no wrong or harm or injury in the hor-
rible practice Of drinking away wealth
and prosperity. But after a man Is In
the gutter and his family in rags. then
Coin Harvey sees him victim OF the
horrible oppressor, the goldbug, who
Is "confscating our homes and reduc-
ing. the people TO tenantry."
Coin darvey's remedy for all human
Ills is debased money, the violation OF
contracts and the dishonest scheme of
paying debts with half the money Dor
rowed, keeping the other half, or more
than half. himself He proposes to es-
tablish happy, honest, contented mass
OF citizens upon basis OF legislative
cheating and rascallty. That Is the
basis on which he and his little tin god, ,
Bryan, propose TO run for office That
Is the cause on behalf OF which he ut
tiers the bombastic nonsense quoted
above.
Prof. Coins begging appeal. II Is TO
be feared. is In vain. The country is too
poor TO drop its gold dollars in the sill
YER slot.-Chicago Tribune.