The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-10-17

tiphA hBhllit anu WIFI remain
until It is decided by the voters In No
yember
Mr.. Bryan put II there himself In his
recent letter OF acceptance Free sill
Yer and free trade We're the leading
topics In that letter and the Demo
cratic candidate there reiterated his
settled purpose to secure free silver
coinage and an abolition of the present
tariff at the earliest opportunity.
The gold Democrats and the solid
business men of the country, Demo
cratic and Republican, northern and
southern, do not relish this programme
the least little bit. A chorus of Demo
cratic protests Is swelling up from all
parts of the country. iIundrUis OF
letters and other communication from
southern Democrats are ON file ut Re
publican headquarters, almost all OF
them fayoring Il continuance OF the
present tariff and gold standard, which
are recognized as the basis OF the
south's recent great advance In pros
perity. Advlces from the west ARE to
the same effect. The Missouri Demo
Gratis are up In arms against the
threatened degradation of the dollar
and Interruption of business stability.
The news from New Jersey IL very fa-
sorable to the Republican cause. Many
campaign meetings have been held
aud the audiences have been invari-
ably larger and enthusiastic Similar
reports come from many other quar-
ters
business Men Disposed 90 Hedge.
Several cases have been made public
lntely In which the execution OF n
business contract has been conditioned
upon the defeat of Mr. Bryan In tho
coming election and also In which pay
ment In gold or Its equivalent IL made
compulsory The same measures were
taken by business men very generally
four years ago, and for the same rea-
son namely, that In case of the tri-
umph of the Democratic party Mr..
Bryan and his friends would stand
pledged to the immediate restoration
of the free coinage OF silver ut 10 to 1,
which would result In reducing the
value of every dollar, except the gold
dollar, to less than 80 cents. Conse-
quently any person entering now into
n contract involving the future pay
inent of money would be liable, In ease
of the election of MFR. Bryan, to have
the value OF the contract scaled down
more than 80 per cent. unless stipu-
lation for payment In gold or Its equiv
alcnt should be included In the con.
tract, Likewise 1t IL perfectly natural
for any one To make II contract to be
executed only In case OF President Nc
kinley's reelection, because In case of
his defeat all the conditions OF business
VIII be thrown into such confusion and
chaos that people would much prefer
not TO make any new contracts or
launch forth into any new enterprises
Brief Review of Cold Facts.
The Inauguration OF IL Democratic
president In March, 1903, marked the
beginning OF the most distressful times
ever known In this country.
In the preceding November the ma
jority OF the nations working people
had seen fit to try the experiment Of
lettering their condition through in
trusting political power to the Demo
and legislative branches of the govern
ment. In exchange for the confidence
and power thus given 1t the Democrat
ic party gave within six months to the
working people of the country the
most frightful dose of general calamity
they hnd ever experienced Within
less thnn one year after the Industrial
workers had decided. In November OF
1892, not to let well enough alone pros.
perity had set Ike the sun, there was
vast army Of unemployed men. and
| starvation and misery relgned among
tens OF thousands previously well 10
do.
The suddenness and completeness
with which this terrible change In 1893
WAS wrought In the fortunes OF the
American people furnished u fearfully
bitter lesson. But II IL n lesson that II
IL better for w to hold In vivid remem-
brance ut this time rather than learn
1t all over again by taking another
dose Of Democracy mixed with Bryan
ism.
Southern Prosperity.
In every branch OF productive indus
try that can be named there have been
increased activity and Increased profit
during McKiDley's administration AZ
compared with the previous low tariff
administration OF Cleveland. In these
benefits the south has fully participant
ed and shared equally with the north.
In fact In many lines the south has
outstripped the north In the record OF
commercial development during the
past four years. Last year 100000 new
spindles were put In operation In the
south. and l,4lS,O00 additional spindles
are In course OF erection. This means
that within year the south viii have
Ia operation 20 per cent more splndles
than 1t now has and IS per cent more
than II had n year ago,
General Prosperity.
Taking the whole country through.