The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-29
HONEST DoLLARs.
BY W. J. BRYAN

metallism, and you ask him why.
He says: ut is good for ME.
The farmer is not worrying about
somebody else he has troubles en-
ough of his own.
Find a laboring man who faYors
bimetallism, and he says he is for
it because it is good for himself.
They all believe it is good for 9TH
ers also, but they believe first it is
good for themselves.
The farmer tells you he has
found that under the rising dollar
and falling prices his income is di-
minished, but that his taxes and
his interest and his debts and fixed
charges do not fall.
The laboring man tells you that
when dollars are rising in value it
is more profitable to hoard money
and get the rise in value than it is
to invest it and run the risk of fall
ing prices. And the business man
tells you that he makes his money
not out of those from whom he.
borrows, but out of those to. whom
he sells, and he tells youst he
canot buy, he cannot sell; he tells
you that when he has a good trade
he has no trouble in borrowing
money, but when he has no trade,
thcn nothing will keep the sheriff
from coming and turning him out of
doors to protect the depositors in
the bank.
He understands that prosperity
comes up to him from his custom
ers, and he believes that bimetal-
lism is good because it will restore
prices and thus give to the produ-
GERS of wealth remuneration for
their toll and give them something
to spond at the stores in the pur-
chase of other things which they
desire. These men all know how
bimetallism helps them, and they
believe that it helps others also.
But you ask the advocate of the
gold standard why he wants the
gold standard Does he tell you
because it will be good for him? p
You never heard one of them say
that.
L know if you take one of the
New York financiers and ask him
why he wants the gold standard he
will tell you he wants it because it
is good for others. He will tell
you he wants it because it is good
for the laboring man. That is the
man in whom he feels an interest.
Why it is SO universal, that feeling
of solicitude among the fnanciers
for the laboring men, that if one
of those New York fnanciers is
troubled with lack of sleep or loss
of sleep be goes to the doctor; the
doctor never asks any questions,
but just says stop worrying about
the laboring man and go to work.
ARE YOU FOR AMERICAN
OR are You willing to Cater to a
Foreign Foe to Your Liberty?
Whatever may be said of the
London Times it can never be
truthfully charged with being a
hypocrite. 1t has never been
friendly towards the United States
and is not now, only SO far as it can
be advantageous to England. In
a receut Issue it says. "The con-
tinuance of the present gold stand
ard in the United States is necess-
airy to the supremacy of England's
commercial dominion over the
world. An offensive alliance will
settle the question for all time. A
good time to encourage an alliance
is during the present trouble with
Spain. If we do not succeed in
forcing it now, then farewell to our
primacy as the financial ruler of
the world. May the angels hasten
the day" Here, you have if. The
milk in the gold standard cocoanut
in the United States is the "com-
dominion" of England over
the world. There is no other
thought in the mind of the true
Britton and we don't blame him.
He is for his country first, last and
all the time. American newspa-
pers could draw inspiration from
the London Times. Will they do
it?
The Democratic State platform
of Indiana adopted June %, justi-
fes the Spanish war, reioices in
the heroic deeds of Dewey and
Hobson; favors a stronger navy
and coast defenses: demands liberal