Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-10-19
MCKINLEY OR BRYANT

Under President Mckinley we have
raised our national credit to the high
est in the world. Our government
borrows money ati2 per cent; Eng
land borrows at 81 per cent; Ger
many, at per cent; Russia, at 4 per
cent; Sweden, at 4 per cent; Mexi-
co, at 5 per cent. More men are now
employed and get higher wages than
at any time in the history of the
country. We are sending abroad
yearly manufactured by American
labor hundreds of millions of goods.
We have loaned 25 millions of our
money to Russia, 20 millions to Eng
land, 20 millions to Mexico, 20 mill
lions to Germany, 10 millions to
Sweden; have more than 100 millions
besides, due to us from Germany and
England for our products; have plen-
ty of money for our own needs, and
have more to loan other nations when
they want it. We are the most pros
porous country in the world. An
American dollar is worth one dollar
in gold in any part of the world.
All this has been accomplished un-
der President Mckinley, whose re-
election will result i'm continuance of
prosperity.
What shall we have with Bryan?
Free Silver at the ratio of 16 to /,
putting us on a level with Mexico,
whose silver dollars can be bought
to-day for 80 cents each of our money.
Our dollars with Free Silver at 16 to
l would be worth but so cents each;
our national credit would be destroy
ed; business would be prostrated;
millions of people thrown out of em-
plOyment; hard times would come at
once and would last not only until
Mr.. Bryan had gone out of Office, but
it would take years after that to bring
the country back to its present con-
dition of prosperity. Five million
six hundred thousand of our thrifty
working people have accounts in saw
ings banks; their deposits amount to
over two billion two hundred millions
of dollars, an average of nearly four
hundred dollars for each depositor.
To many this is life's savings to
provide for sickness or old age. Ev-
cry dollar of this money is worth one
dollar in gold. With Free Silver, al
the ratio of 16 to 1, the value of each
dollar would be cut in half and ovel
one billion dollars of value belonging
to our working people would be de
stroyed.
Bryan is not Democrat. He is 8
pOpulist. True Democrats, like
Grover Cleveland and David b. Hill
both of whom are opposed to Free
Silver, have the respect and confidence
of all. With Bryan defeated, thu
Democratic Party will be reorganiz
ed; true Democrats will take charge
of its affairs, and the next Presiden
tial Election Qhat of 1900 will finC
David B. Hill, or some other gooC
Democrat, at the head of the ticket
and under such leader there will b,
no such danger to our national credi
nor to our business interests as woult
follow the election of Bryan. Bryal
is the agent of the owners of silve
mines to work for their interest
, What other work has he done fo
, years? What other pay has he re
ceived than theirs? He is willing t
bring ruin and desolation upon tn
country that the silver mine owner
can have a large market for their pro
! duct.
Will any man who has intelligenc
or common sense hesitate as to whic
candidate will receive his vote, whe
one insures prosperity and the othe
ruin and hard times?