MI PTTkH III? A DlTBTnT eM P0"0'- whlh " l ur natural and
LJj 1 lLR UT A I AlnlU 1 1 1 Proper desire to see overthrows at speedily
SENATOR WOLCOTT TO COLORADO
REPUBLICANS.
He Telia Why He Cannot Support the Chicago
Platform, Even to Secure Free Coinage in
America.
Under date of July 31, 1896, Senator Ed
ward O. Woleott, of Colorado, Issued an
address to the voter of that state, giving
his reasons for supporting McKiuley anu
uul following bis colleague, Senator Teller,
out of the republican party. It Is a man
ly, patriotic, strong and convincing letter,
anu iias rallied to his support a large ma
jority of tne republicans of thai stale,
me reasons he gives are Just as good in
tins state as tney are in Colorado, and ail
voters, of whatever party, who are tempt
ed by their desire tor tree coinage to ig
nore the grave dangers to which he cans
attention, should give them thoughuui
uoiisiueration. The address is as tonows:
"To the Voters of the mate ot Colorado:
The peopje ot Colorado are entitled to
know at such a juncture as this the views
ot their representatives at Washington.
Among the great privileges we enjoy un
der republican Institutions are freedom of
conscience and treeuom of speech, and it
i snouid hesitate on this or on any omer
orouer occasion to declare my belief and
iny convictions on any publio question, 1
siiouia despise myseit even more than 1
aesuise tnose Incendiary newspapers and
hysterical indlviuuais who assume that
tnreats ana vituperation can choke the
utterances ot any self-respeotlug oitlzen
oi Colorado, who has an opinion to en
ures or a principle to declare.
"Tne silver question is most vital. In
ternational bimetallism at the former ratio
wouiu, oi course, be the most desirable
metiiod of restoring silver as a money
metal, because the disturbance of values,
winch might follow tne inauguration ot
tree coinage by Uie United (Stales alone,
would be avoided, and the question as lo
tiis exportation or hoarumg ot gold would
be eliminated. In my opinion, however,
tne United btates alone could, under wise
and conservative guidance such guidance
as should deserve and receive the confl
uence of an classes ot our people-open
Its mints to the unlimited coinage ot silver
and successfully, maintain that nfetal at a
uarity with gold at the ratio ot lti to 1, in
dependently of other nations ot the world.
During the seven years of my public serv
ice in me senate, 1 have always held this
view. My vote on all questions alleullng
the currency has been identical with that
of other senator usually known as stiver
senators, and, while my utterances on the
snver question may not have been as fre
quent or as long as those oi others whose
views I snare, nevertneiess my record on
this subject Is clear and consistent, anu
the views 1 hold 1 expect always lo uiaiti-
l'";he financial plank of the national re
publican piattorm is, In uiy opinion, tar
trom satlsiactory, and those members oi
the party who believe as 1 beneve, win
struggle earnestly and hopefully for the
tin, mid (umuieie rewimnvu - -
i,v the rt-uubllcan party oi
mane principle ot bimetallsm
.... . l-. iiiui thut Hit imriy
every other great question Involving hu
.un fr i.iin nd the weliare of mankind
has stood for all tliat was uplllting and
eiinobliug. will yet realise that a contin
uance ol the gold standard means om
further impoverishment and suffering.
"The platform contains, however, a most
Important siatemeut, pledging tne party
to the furtherance ot blmelallsm by in
ternational agreement. To the good laitu
of Ibis pledge, the history of the party
on othe questions requires the luilest
credence; tne overshadowing Importance
ot the sliver questiou makes 11 certain to
my mind that every effort will b earnest
ly made by the republican party lo secure
to this country tne blessings of buiieta.
iHin, ami It Is my sincere conviction thai
silver will again be restored lo Us plan
as a money metal at the old ratio, and
that when this restoration comes, it wil
be accomplished through the action and
rrtort of the republlcau party, except on
the money question, no mau In Colorado
who believes In the protection of American
laoorand Ainertcau products and American
Industries, and who loves hi country, can
read the platform without hearty ap
proval: and no man doubts that Major
VlcKinley will bring lo Ins high olll.-e
every quality needed by a president of this
great people. ..,.
'Air liryan has been nominated for the
presidency on three sepal ate platiorma;
by tne democratic party, the populist
party and by the silver party. the last
named periy-the sliver ' 'J.f f
deserve serious ronalderstiun. Moat oi its
members were present at Its recent con
vention In HI. l-uul. and Ihe newspaper
rvport the convention hall as being
tnao hall full. The democratic parly
nominated Mr. Bryan upon a platlorm the
financial portion of abicti wae everything
that could be desired, and the real of II
..rinim that is. lu my opinion, un
as possible. We are one of 46 states in the
union, eacn free and sovereign. Within
our borders live about one one hundred
and fiftieth of the people ol the United
States. We live in a republic where the
majority rules. The vast majority of the
people of the United States are honest and
of a high average of Intelligence, and de
voted to the perpetuity ot free institu
tions. Our great desire is to Induce a ma
jority of the people of the United States
to believe as we believe. The way to the
accomplishment of this result is not by
vituperation and abuse. The press of the
country. East as well as West, is largely
responsible for the bitter sectional feeling
now sought to be invoked. It is for us
who do not own or control newspapers
and who are not in the business of throw
ing mud, to remember that of the millions
of people who will cast tneir ballots this
fall, nearly all are as patriotic as we are,
and with us equally desirous that this re
publlo shall live, and not die. The people
of the East are our brothers; we sprung
from the same loins, we have a common
country, a common death and the same
dear hag. This gospel of hate which is
now being preached should nnd no follow
ing among sane men, no welcome among
good citizens.
"We who believe In the free coinage of
both gold and silver at our mints at the
ratio heretofore existing will secure the
adoption of our views when we are able
to induce the majority of our fel)ow-citl-ens
to share our belief; when people who
do not agree with us now shall be led to
agree with us, not alone because of our
arguments on nuance, but because our
viewa on other great questions entitle us
10 public confidence and respect. Free
coinage will never come, in my opinion,
out ot the Jumble and folly of the Chicago
platform, nor will it be heralded by the
cap and bells of populism.
"EDWARD O. WOLCOTT."
SOME PLAIN ANSWERS TO IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS CONCERNING MONEY. '
McKlNLEY'S LETTER Coo, from l.t page. Vy Joining Zyinlei A MONEY CATECHISM.
The declaration of the platform touch
ing; foreign Immigration la one of pecu
liar Importance at this time, when our
own laboring people are in such great
distress. I am In hearty sympathy
with the present legislation restraining
foreign Immigration and favor such ex
tension of the laws as will secure the
United States from invasion by the de
barred and criminal classes of the Old
JSVorld While we adhere to the public
policy under which our country has
raised great bodies of honest, industri
ous citizens who have added to the
wealth, progress and power of the coun
try, and While we welcome to our Shores
the well disposed and Industrious Im
migrant who contributes by his energy
and intelligence to the cause of free
government we want no immigrant
who do not seek our shores to become
citizens. We should permit none to par
ticipate in the advantages of our civil
lzatlon who do not sympathize with c
acts and form of government. V
should receive none who come to ma)
war upon our Institutions and profit by
public disquiet and turmoil. Against all
such our gates must be tightly closed.
OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
The soldiers and sailors of the United
States should neither be neglected nor
forgotten. The Government which they
served so well must not make their lives
or condition harder by treating them as
erly respect and affection which in our
early history characterized all the peo
ple and all the States. I would be glad
to contribute toward binding in indivis
ible union the different divisions of the
country, which, indeed, "Have every
lnductment of sympathy and interest"
to weld them together more strongly
than ever. I would rejoice to see dem
onstrated to the world that the North
and South and the East and West are
not separated or in danger of becoming
separated because of sectional or party
differences. The war Is long since over;
we are not enemies, but friends, and as
friends we will falhtfully and cordially
co-operate under the approving smile of
Him who has thus far so signally sus
tained and guided us to preserve tnvte.
late our country's name and honor, It.'
peace and good order and its continued
ascendency among the greatest govern
ments on earth.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
A PLAIN TALK TO JOHN SMITH.
Wages In Mexico.
Chicane Tribune.
A, J. Warner, the popocrat, discourses
thus;
"It Is now generally admitted that, while
the United States, on a gold basis, Is suf
fering from prolonged business stagnation,
Mexico, on a sliver basis, was never so
prosperous as now. The explanation ot this
difference in the business and Industrial
conditions of the two countries seems to
puzzle a good many people, and especially
those who hold to the belief that the gold
standard Is the condition under which a
country ought to thrive best."
The best way to ascertain whether a
country Is prosperous Is to find out what
the reward of labor is there and also the
prices of those commodities which are In
common use. That country is the most
prosperous where a day's labor exchanges
ror the greatest quantity of the necessaries
ot Ufa,
Tried by that test, what does the Mexi
can prosperity Warner extols amount to'.'
The following tables will throw some light
ou the subject.' The tirst one gives the
wages paid In the City of Mexico, which
has about Ifcu.OUO people. The tlrst column
gives the actual wages paid, the second
column gives their gold value, and tne third
give American wages paid in gold or It
equivalent:
the liu-
animated
which on
OCCUPATION.
Mexico
Value In
o
a.
Caipeiiter
Jincklayers
illacksmiiha ,
Painters
Masons
I'rinters
Clerks In stores
Unskilled labor
House servants
Hotel help
(Uook
factory hand
Kami hands
Car drivers
Conductor
1'ollcemen
Miner
Itallroad engineer
)''ireinen
Conuuclois
lirakemen
U uoi
1 0U
2 uoi
i oo
1 U
1 iUl
2 )
40
u
uoi
2 6u
&0l
60
75
1 U0
1 uu
uu
4 tio,
& l
1 fro
AOS
ft!
II W
5
1 out
1 a
67
87
1 2o
iSl
All
u
i!7
fro
.50
2 uui
2 w
2 froi
7fr
U uu
1 uu
2 fro
2 UU
4 UU
4 00
2 iiU
1 Z&
fro
1 ou
2 00
2 00
fro
1 2fr
1 2.)
2 '&
1 OU
e 00
2 UU
4 fro
1 00
dralrsul and Uoallle lo in iiiirri ot
our country. I decline to stand upon Una
It will be seen that In a few initancea
the Mexican working man gets as many
Mexican dollars at the American working
man gets loo-cent United States dollar.
Uenerally the wage-worker who Is paid in
Mexican dollar gets fewer ot them than
Ihe American gets of full value dollar.
According to Warner this is prosperity.
The second table deals with prices. The
first column shows what the Mexican pay
for the neceuaries of life In Mexican dol
lar. The second column shows wnst he
would be asked were be to psy In gold
value American money. The tBIiJ column
show Ihe price paid In Ibis country:
Mexico. U. B.-U.)ld or
Value In river equal
piattorm and vol for tin candidate, even
with the alluring free-coinage plank. I
cannot do It. 1 am a believer In uroiee
l.ou, and shall not abandon that belief.
The supreme court of Ihe U nll'd Hlatr si
a pur and able tribunal; the h'ghe.l ju
dicial tribunal in the world. I HI t
li..p to smirch It. This government mual
be enabled lo pay It running eypeiiae,
and wonvr my vote l feed lr that
ptiipoae. and I fall lo vole 11 uipli t
Uu It alive. I Shall conidr that I Vio
late my oath a senelor. The recent ie-
robllrao congree ha been neither waste
ul Dr estravasarit, and I must decline
to certify to a statement I know lo be uu-
rue. when, eoine munih ago, the rail
way strike at Chicago grew beyond con
irwl, and innocent live "re bring sacri
ficed and milium of dollsrs' won) of prop
arty we oeirig dlroed by Isaleaa mnj
an.n the hand s powerleee and I he
governor leilrd lo perform hie duty, Ihe
prsi.rii ol the Uhiled Btelrs, with fed
eral irwopa, unJ'f aanctiun of law, saved
fullhar l.loo.h4 and drairjictlon. and
thrlr drrr the ti.er.a of evry man
etiMi veiura our lllwrltea and blivso that
In rihia guarntrd us b m ronaiiiu
lion o-ght lo be aacra-lie guard' J sgamal
IserieaaiirM of eff form.
The rrrnl tiavealy at HI. Uule. the
ixntul t convention, haa bul muaireiea
Hi. .mnia hf h baluraiiy gtsvlisi.
Inaetd lie can.lllarr ol Mr. Hryen.
h.f cranky quirk ei incongtuuua
n4 Itidirrvw and mlaahapea ! '""'J
n Whs. in the brain of man could
olv., bM4 and hirtl Ihtougn daia
of la.k. but Ihe ruil Hri.
l !, t ma lit eernrraniu of (elided. !!
frail and Ulrna lih. mitiati end
ralatandom. )' ""? and it'" mon.
had ihair ela!e, end at ma end. un
aaautenrae lhat all ho ff ""
Wuuid be esueiiy re-ognnad. Mr. Iaaj
I ha elmuet unen.muu flwiie f
Convention.
-Itrrewre, therefore I l.ave ht flee
romase all ruma throusn Ihe elt"fU ol
ha ri-utMt-an pe'lr, end l ewaa Ihe
4irir ilU- n4 p..j.u.it plil"re e
t it aa Ihe ewoheir juet.n, ere odooa
end n -el le la Ihe wl!re of am coonirr.
I eh. aot real in tola f Mr llflan
"I kni t any commit H.a Iron I ha rco.ih.
ka 1-eMf Man? ol lie il. In. Iod
ine: eome ol M m lere. In he et. of
nir '.fmatii, fcee Mnai4 Rir ia
leniioa J wal.i l the ir I eh.i aier
Mr lore.lf la the aiir ahua haa hon.
of4 aa e anie.T rnt ter( a.ih mr
o,il to the k (heal a I hl Inlefrela ol
He ala'e (,.,! m Ihe e ol Ihe
i nil 4 aisiea. n4 I a na ..n al f
I hov4 e'ndoa tar oen of 4ort n
rw Tar m la a hd ae reo..a
hf H aaa not ee ' oof 4iv atr
ia Meaver loo ' ea ea fo Nll
rtsf Thr Itmaiie $. as 4.a4 lo
wlt.(a. eni aaa no !( !
ebta i aaa the Incase n'ta end
lf ah b eo4 l bf 4ii- -1- "a
a - ea t 4 a wmitt ea utaa In
uiauiri ka a at haefM ,a in i
l-.f yaara It te mt mh fa m I'l ia
f.a He,f eta,enn utnt a-f
) a waa tiionaom. Vol I I V tl
WlKMto IK eve'e mt aaanie -ni4 fnaee
II ...ate IKal I ahouH it"! I'oaa ihe
eaa. -.iroMt e Y man o VI ia of le
ene h.io !? in ft4av ol the eawv
Uwtant al iidili I feraw lk-r Bioel
aaoiiuM a !' aiib aa
-We aa aa4 la o4 la b
beataewe e4 eeAtaMi aet. e
bare -afa mntoi, l la l v ifs.
r rf nf See.- yaaanl f ' eosTaftag
Ileal baa Issgeialii al ata gaaa-
silver. gull.
Ts, per pound.. Woo II ov
Hour, per pound va 04
bacon, per pound W it
l.rd, per pound. 1
lieef, per pound.. 20 10
Mutton, per lb.. Al 10
t'olti'e pr lb..., 40 20
Hugar, per lb..,. 10 tf
llrans, per lb.... IS Uu
I'olatoes per lb., uw lu'li
Cora meal, lb... 3 10
Hle. per lb OK W't
Krom wbkli it spprsrs lhat the
In Vellir,
fro
U4
10
111
2a
otH
!'
01',
ilt'
0
Mexi
can gets Iras for hia labor and pas mure
fur all lis consume. The day's labor of a
car conductor there will buy l:'t pound
of flour and a pound of bf. Una the
day's labor of ?ar conductor will buy al
moai a pound of flour and l-"i ound of
maL
Naverlhrlree, Warnar diUr lhat labor
prospers 10 Mraivo, and be prupoara that
lite Ameru-aa wotkliigmaa caal hi Vol
for a candidate a ho a ill give til in il'i.an
proapeniy.
L'Ddoubledly Msu.o I more pioapetau
that sii as Jo year age. Mh he pro
gred la t I of her having a iivr
standard. Hit ha bad a more stable form
ot government. A in I wa a capital baa bulil
lailiuala. ab.h have opened up Ihe coun
try and g.vea value la product hiihI acre
vaiueleaa previously for lack of trsh'ports
lion ltllil.e
Hut wild all Ihe piugreaa Ihsl ba ba
made, thai ah count lor proaprity in
Miico aoull tounl fur atiinr.n,. ,n
Ihe t'niied IHsira. Amrricen aorkihgnirn
ass tl Inclined to vole lor lliyan aneuld
alo-ly lha above Ublra of aa(e end pin
befot Ihey iat Ibe-r ballot in Maf
ibe laovr ef lb coualry.
Ilrookiya '!'.
Vililm MrKihly ma 4a a brief speech
Wedbeaday lha surviving awmUet el
the i.fiment la aMrh be et4 during
Ihe ar. and in Ihe aourae ef II be s4
be bailve4 "II aaa a greet del bHr te
pea the ai.lla ef ihe I n. 14 giae le Ihe
Ubor ef A mt k a lhn la pa the m.nt
al ibe I n.tr4 B'slee le Ihe e lver of the
ai4" W.ilism J lirjsa m4e a Ms
apen H at Ihe Ma t 'tJf f t4n. bul
la ihe a ho routes af II be 4-4 boi mt a
lh:n ahrfb aill " l Ihe tilt al lha
voter lha lbe epir'etn ni. ft h.a ftl
luf 1 1. ivraa.dfbcy o t4 1 I'snlon
II aa cm a Silver duller af full legal
Unlrf la the current Value ol Ihe ( I
O'.i.af. a at a axfiy afoaing ouf 4..n
nl intinna In at.4 lo taae our t"t l
K Ik our . 1 r.g a. font a
ehail be l.t.4 lo tne air a e lul 14
l ail oof -a a ta !!'
romtvr ei roontfa mt lha a.i4 tw-i
not only anlirfaaaa4. bol t I -I -r I
vV bal fla.a vpuj4 wa anafee. ihrf
! i rl.'U.a- fnr l una II mm utmtt
K fvta tmt elver lo IVoa In. a opea
at II m A't et far f 4 M-.w eul?
Jam i H eine
suppnania tor reiiet in 01a age or dis
tress, nor regard with disdain or con
tempt the earnest Interest one comrade
naturally manifests in the welfare of
anther. Doubtless there have been
pension abuses and frauds in the num
erous claims allowed by the Govern
ment, but the poll5y governing the ad
ministration of the Pension Bureau
must always be fair and liberal. No de
serving applicant should ever suffer be
cause of a wrong perpetrated by or for
another. Our soldiers and sailors gave
the Government the best they had. They
freely offered health, strength, limb and
life to save the country in ihe time of
Its greatest peril. And the Government
must honor them In their need as in
their service with the respect and grati
tude due to brave, noble and self-sacrificing
men, who are justly entitled to
generous aid In their increasing neces
sities. OUR MERCHANT MARINE AND
NAVY.
The declaration of the Republican
platform in favor of the upbuilding el
our merchant marine has my hearty
approval. The policy of discriminating
duties In favor of our shipping which
prevailed in the early years of our his
tory should be again promptly adopted
by Congress and vigorously supported
until our prestige and supremacy on the
seas Is fully attained. We should iu
longer contribute directly or Indirectly
to the maintenance of the colossal iiih
rlnes of foreign countries, but provide
an efficient and complete marine of our
own. Now that the American Navy is
assuming the position commensurate
with our Importance as a nation, a pol
icy I am glad to observe the Republic
an platform strongly Indorses, we must
supplement It with a merchant marine
that will give us the advantages In b tl
our coastwise and foreign trad tlmt e
ought naturally and property to .enjoy.
It should be at once a matter of pifbllc
policy and national pride to repossess
this immense and prosperous trade.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The pledge of the Republican Convon
tlon that our civil service laws "shall be
sustained and thoroughly and honestly
enforced and extended wherever prac
ticable" Is In keeping with the position
of the party for Vhe paat twenty-four
years, and will be faithfully obervi.
Our opponents decry thoee reforms.
They appear willing to abandon all the
advantage! gained after so many years
ef agitation and effort. They encour
age a return to methods of party favor
Itlam whloh both parties have often de
nounced, that experience haa condemn
d and that the people have repeatedly
disapproved. The Republican party
earneatly opposes this reactions' y ami
entirely unjustifiable policy. It will
take no backward step upon this ques
tion It will seek to Improve, but never
dart-ad the public service.
IT DEMAND8 BI'ECIAL ATTENTION.
Ttiere are other Important and tlmi-ly
declarations In the platform which I
cannot here dtscuas. I must content
myself with saying that they have m
approval. If, aa Republicans, we have
lately addressed our attention with with
what may seem great trees ana earn
estness to tha new and unexpected a
aault upon tha financial Integrity of the
Government, wa have done It because
the menace la eo grave aa to demand
aa pedal consideration, and because we
are convinced lhat If the prople are
aroused to tha true understanding and
meaning of this silver ami Inflation
movement they will avert tha dang'-r.
In doing this wa fee) lhat wa render tl
best aervlce poealld to the country, and
wa appeal lo the Intelligent conscience
and patriotism of the people. Irresic
tlve rrf party or section, for thrlr eatnrel
aupport.
WILL MAINTAIN LAW AND OKDBIt
Wa avoid no Issue. Wa ml the sud
den, dangerous and revolutionary aa
aault upon law and order and upon
those to whom la confided by the Irgia
latiofi and tha laws, the authority to up
hold aad maintain them which our op
poaeat have made, with the name mur
age that wa have la. ad every emer
gency since our org sulfation as a party
more than fori e.re ago 1 Invent
ment by law must first be aesurd, v
eiylhliig elaa can wall Th spirit f
laaieeaneee Uiue! be exttng-uletied fit
lha Ores of an urtssinalt and lofty palrl
etlam. Kvery attach upon tt public
faith and every auggeailon of lha re
pudiation of debts, public or .rt !.
mull ba rebuhad by all men ho belle
lhat honesty la the beat p'tllry, or ah
leva their country arid a..uid oreeerve
unauuted our national hunor.
k.CTIU.NAI.IiM Al.Mo-T OIlMTl;!!
ATr.li. The Country Is to be congratulated
Upon lha tin"! total obliteration of
aacUottallem wliii h f ie many yrs
marked the division of ie l'mi4
hist In eieva and ft lritoty an4
finally threatened t parmiori Into to
arvarate government by lha dread or
deal of civil war. The era of ferorui'l
allofl. ao lung and eni-ei!y .i.n.. i,y
ileneraj llrant and many ollr gr-et
leaders. North and "oqih. haa li .i
com, and Mis lorllng of dieirual sol
hlll!y betaren Ihe art !! 11 I 1
where vsiilahlng. 11 ua hoo n.r ii
rlura. Noti.it. bur ras- uti4
give airengih l lb nati .al a m
lnrraa our poaer and It. Ho. nra ai r . I
and add lo Ihe rti.t. n. y end u
ftiy Of Our f ll.atltutl.., a Ihah Ih
falurallo of cut dial fe.eiloi.a Ularn
Ibe taenpla of ail ti..i. and ( ens of
Our beloved country.
If celled by the aufrregea of ih t-
pi to auma the dotlre -f Ih I. h
uirira laf rel4l bf . tMl. fii.a
I ehaJI Coanl II ptli.'. evert In !
In Which He I Shown How Free Coinage
Will Injure Him.
Thig means you, John Smith. It
makes no difference 'what yonr calling
may be, if you are a workingman the
question which now confronts you is of
the very greatest importance to yourself,
your family and your friends.
This question is: Will you, Join
Smith, vote for the candidates who favoi
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1? You are asked to
do so ou the ground that free silver will
make you more prosperous. You know
that you would like to get higher wages,
have a better house to live in, wear bet
ter clothes and be able to provide more
comforts and luxuires for your wife and
children, and, being a hardworking
man who has not had much time to
study financial questions, perhaps you
are inclined to believe that there's some
thing in this talk of cheap money for
the workers. If so, here are some points
for you to think over :
This free silver agitation did not start
with you, John Smith. It began with
the owners of the silver mines, who
wanted to get a higher price for their
product. They were cunning enough to
see that the people would not listen to
a barefaced scheme of speeial favors to
one small clii?s, go they went to work'
to convince the farmers that prices of
farm products are too low. To them
they said, "If prices were measured in
cheap silver dollars, you would get twice
as much money for what you sell."
They did not toll the whole truth, that
the farmer would also pay twice as
much for everything he buys, and so
they soon found themsleves with a con
siderable number of followers. Then
they tried the workers. To them they
said: "Froe silver will give the couutry
more money. More money will give the
workingnien better wages. If you want
more wages, vote for free silver."
In the first place, John Smith, you
will notice that when the silver mine
owners and their agents are talking to
the fanners they don't any anything
about increasiug wages. This is because
the farmer wants to get his labor as
cheaply as possibla Then, when they
talk to you, they keep mighty quiet about
raising prices. This is because they
know you don't want lo puy high prices
for what you buy. Yet it is ascertain
aa that two and two inuke four that if
goods are measured in 60 cent silver
dollars your bread, meat, fish, rcgctablca
and everything you eat, your clothes,
your furniture and every thing for which
you spend your wages, will be just twice
as dear as they are now. This is not gold
bug lies. It la what the silveritca say
wbcu they are talking cheap money to
the fanners.
Now, John Smith, do you ace what
free ailver uieaimf And do you want a
system under which the price of every
thing yon buy will be at oure doubled?
Are you willing to vote for a certainty
of being puld in cheap dollars which
have only half of the pun hnxiiig power
of tboae you now get? The 10 lu I
ahoutcra will toll you that your wages
will be doubled and that if your em
ployer dm not at once give you twice
aa many dollar per mouth or wit k you
will aimply have to ask fur more my.
Do you think you will get II, Julm
Bui lib? You know bow hard It ia fur
the workers to got even a slight advance
In wajrc. You know that tin-re are
many Idle men who would be glad lu
take your place tf yon went uu strike
Can you afford lo take chances with
erueme which ta certain lo double your
living cipensrej f.ir the aaku of the bare
possibility of higher wages? Tblbk It
over, Johu Huittb, U-twwii now and
November. Talk it over with your M
low wotkiumi and vola x,rtlibg lu
yuux OWI bast IblrrtaLa.
Why Gold Is Preferable to Silver Lee
Bulky, and Biulneu of Civilised World I
Adjusted to It Law Cannot Make I
Lea Acceptable Honey Senator Stewart
and Silver State Prefer Gold.
Question. What is money? Answer.
A.ny common medium of exchange which
Is accepted as payment in itself.
Q. What is representative money? A.
Any comihon medium of exchange
which promises to pay money.
Q. What is meant by primary money?
A. This is a new phrase introduced to
confuse people by suggesting that there
is also secondary money.
Q. What is money of final redemp
tion? A. This is another late addition
to the American language implying that
there are several different kinds of
money. There is only one kind of money
in this country. There are several dif
ferent kinds of representative money.
Q. (Jive examples of each. A. Gold
coin is money. Everything else that
circulates, whether of metal or of paper,
is representative money.
Q. Ia silver coin representative
money. A. It is.
Q. In what way does the government
promise to redeem its silver coins? A.
By the act of congress of June 9, 1879,
it promises to redeem all coins smaller
than $1 when presented in sums
not less than f '.20. By the act of Feb.
28, 1878, the government promises to
receive silver dollars at par in efll pay
ments to itself. By the act of July 19,
1890, it declares it to be the policy of
the government to keep the two metals
at a parity with each other. By two
different acts the secretary of the treas
ury is authorized to purchase coiu and
to issue the obligations of the United
States therefor.
Ij. What is the indispensable quality
and first requisite of money? A. That
it should be universally acceptable.
y, Is there any kind of money uni
versally acceptable but gold? A. There
ia not.
). Would not silver be equally ao
jeptable if it were equally legal tender?
A. Silver dollars are legal tender. Give
any man the option of taking 1U0 of
these pieces or 10 goldpieces of $10
each and he will choose the latter.
Therefore they are not equally accepta-
bla
" Tir Kcpnhllcan thirty
$tm!n far honcnt nuiaryamt
ihe rlmnce lo ram It:"
WIUJAM McKISLKV.
Iee1 table Cee ,,
The ttpartehona of all lands and uf
all aga utterly ricluda the taavaibility
that any one auould profit by a ilt j.r.-. 1
a led currency eaoept an etwtliiig-ly
email minority of mowy dealt ra ami
lunnraafui SpamilaU la ptibltd die
Irnaa. Ia Ibe spirit of gambling lhat I
thua engtiil-rwj la aa ej li .f uYt.m i.
sil currwocT very few of lltcaa r.i,e
are rtulttd lo enb.y ihlr Inning in
the Umg run. WW u the ri'v-e it tl
at u nominally rim, tit baUauvw 1 r
dn -ul by rtao In Ihe t uf j.n.
4ucttna and la the wants if Ilia .i
darwra. fcvcjy ylaa In price uii'l. f all
Itiflatn! currency, aa well as iiikM a
aitund ayauits) if nmj, la fniloard ly
lirya4 pf 'ajui linti ami I J a d- .fvei.ii
Of pftcaaj Uifungb lttrraaa-4 KMlia It
ll"U. Hot etuleht dUlurl-altta l4 lKi
bras ll,rvibgh siiil.lrn rl.m of Ibe
UKrtH try ataiiilard lu m aunt (Mier
ra)'iiutng UtSy tl ri,u of bullt-H,
MbI1 sji4 Ita HiBa Wlttfut faw'H.g
Wbti ;ra4 dletfvaa Tl Mil a-l"j'it-eit-Uualtrat
t4 li e itntlmn i4 Hi ali,
radeaj of frra etlrte i4tieg that to j
mtm Lel ll I i. 1 1 mm I.m. . f 1 1 a. -
aMgbleel degrea. t Ih. l.aar lb a(4f, ... ,. ,.
af fraternal ra.ard aht-h ehou I .m , o.tr- Ibal .!. follta lb- svt" tt..
nate aad fqvere ibe humm r -'r of lfeir ptiib-y l'llt Ij-liia ltei.
er.ti..n Plata ne t at) ut in l.,.(l. I.
Aftaf Ibe 1st ae of a eeMwry atn.a i
oiler an. a, ua, al I't.f'h and f.revet
brefif. h 1 Ihe a lfr..nit..t of
Waehlngtoa; "Tbfa tl..i. I la h-i
honn, aa lh. no tai. no w..i. bul
a ewiaal eoontry " II aVaall ba my
eael aim l Imprete avety j t.r
laaity be advaoee lb eete af 1
gaeevaaveat by afoenotlng ibal ei l I af
latbaasaae) a4 leaUce) blah la e ea.
Q. Is the mrrprence In weight tne
only reason why gold is more acceptable
than silver? A. That ia not the only
reason now, but it was the main if not
the only reason wheu civilized nations
made their choice between the two.
Q. What reasons exist now that did
not exist then? A. A variation of CO
per cent has taken place in the value of
the two metals. In udditinu to being 10
times as heavy, silver has lost ouo-half
of its value during the interval
CJ. Are there any other reason w hy
ailver is not equally acceptable with
gold? A. Yes; although a limited
amount of silver (and also of nickel anil
copper) is used as a uittlium of ex
change, it ia now a ooiumodity in the
marketa of the world subject to the mime
fluctuation as other commodities. 1'eo
ple do not like to use a Uuctuutiiig com
modity aa money, and will uot If they
can gut anything better.
Have you mentioned all tlio ri a
aona why gold I acceptable a money
and ailver ia uot? A. The inott divisive
reason ia that the civilized world ba
adjusted itself to the gold standard dur
ing a long period of time. All business
Is bottomed oil It, It is an accomplished
fact coextensive with the coiuim-rclul
world. To change lo another standard
would be literally turning the commer
cial world Upside down.
(j. Cau such a change be produced?
A. Absolutely luipteuiblu. Ill aconrriv
ablo cose one country Uiuy turn itself
u)ido down, but that feut would not
make gold lea atveptnhU'or ailver more
mt, even lu that ctiuutry. Acc iil.il.lcni
Is a alate of Ihe hiiuiuu iiiiml which
' law cannot rbaiigo.
(. I Ihe preference fur gold unt
Vera!? A. ll la Ulllvermal aitiong civl
Ilgfd men. Kvell the silver a.lv.a-nli-a lu
the Uuititl hutea pn fi r gold hi lln ir
busiueas afTuira, that I every w li.-rn r.
ot-jit ou lh atuiup. N Intt-T Mcvtart ef
Nevada tuaki-s) bis inottcii'i paval.le In
gidtL When be was n i-mvcd for lliia
bad etauipln, be said lh.il be lucu ly
followed lha universal uMoiii oil Urn
I'ai llld ouswl, win re lie livi-a. Mo wa
have LI aulliig-lty fur tb eUtciin-iit
that lu the Ttinn of lha I'lilmi where
the dntiiaud fr silver Is iut v -fcn,u
varybtsly pn ft'l gold lu lit prliat"
busiliajaa.
) Call yiru give any rllnr etamplia?
A- The it iritory of Anx-na I rnnglil a
bill befura eoogn-a u ia- llirvw frar
ago, aakliig auilitarity lo laua N.icla
payable pw-iHcly la gold, on lha
gnruint thai Ihr m..i y Would m U-
rowed at a eiiitatitt ml. In l.wir ii i f
llilrrvat lb all if lltcy Wrya payal.lr In
dollar without ifring II." kiinl.f
i'illara. 1 liettni.f I'lnli 1 in g.iliallhg
a Sawific gold belli li'.W f..r llir same
rt aatsi. Y't Uilli Alls-ata ami I'lali era
ljliti ally fiar ailver,
H VSbal dn llirs aria aig-iiiiy? A.
TwoUiiiiga: Klrat, thai g-1 1 Kptvf. y
able lOSilvrf a tha g'lirisl t-alilualltai
of mankind; ii, thai ariintil lu
gr.14 la an advatiiagw lo Utvira
NW fotk I.Vt'blrig 1'ieL
THE SILVERITE CATECHISM.
Ia Which Free Coinage Theories Are
Plainly Stated.
What is money? Something made ont
of nothing by government
Is there any limit to the amount of
money which government can make?
Only the capacity of the printing presses
of the country.
What kind of money is the best?
That which haa the least value.
r What does "cheap money" mean?
Money that wili buy very little wealth.
Why are some people poor? . Beoause
the money they get in exohange for
their products or their labor will boy a
large amount of goods.
How can the poor all be made rich?
By stamping 60 cents' worth of silver
"one dollar" and thus decreasing the
purchasing power of money.
What is a capitalist? A wicked sinner
who has worked hard and saved tip a
little property.
What is a patriot? A man who covets
his neighbor's property and wants to
get hold of it by law.
What does "repudiation" mean? It ia
a simple scheme for readjusting the in
equalities between the men who worked
and the men who have not.
What is the golden rule of the silver
ites? Do others as they wonld Dot do
you.
What areave to understand by "hon
esty" and "good faith between men?"
That creditors are to be cheated out of
one-half of their property whenever the
debtors control congress.
Why not benefit debtors still more by
repudiating all the claims of creditors?
That will come later. The publio must
be educated into silverism by degrees.
What is a creditor? A fiend in human
shape who loaned 100 cent dollars, and
doesn't want to be paid in dollars worth
CO cents,
How will free silver help the farm
ers? By causing the withdrawal of all
loans, phrlysis of industry, stagnation
of commerce and idleness of mijlions of
workers who now buy farm products.
How will the 10 to 1 scheme benefit
the working classes? By making them
pay twice as much for everything they
buy, while giving them little or no In
crease in wages. It will also confiscate
half of their savings bank deposits.
What is a silver mine owner? A good,
kind, uusblflsh oitizen, who doesn't
want higher prices of silver so that he
will get rich, but simply beoause he
loves his fellow man.
Does his love for the workers lead
him to pay more "than markot rates for
his labor? Not much. Business and
sentiment are two different things. Be
sides he doesn't have to.
What is a sound currenoy? Dollars
with 60 cents' worth of silver and 60
cents' worth of fiat or paper dollars all
flat.
What Is the chief duty of a good oiti
gen? To hate everybody who ia indus
trious and thrifty, and to meekly swal
low all the nostrums of the cheap money
ofllce seekers.
How can the people be made prosper
ous? By getting class against class; dis
couraging the Investment of capital;
contracting the currency by ruining em
ployer, driving out gold and over
throwing our sound finuuoiul system.
Whiddeii (iruliam.
A etlW ba Ilea taa
"la tala a II ! I M'" aa-l the
Intra sr
"It alf oat neuUay," nt,iJ lha
aai It a.
(e Kuitr
"ea ptitr fa C4ln lo ooa f
U W as ana, -CW lanstl l.owaf
nttvfff ,! I aaai K rvra.
The I letf e-u y)i m I 7 lb .l.fta
wli.tf abi'li t,i-!;.. llm k ti.. itin
j'l'4isl fViVit.llHl ,t.l!rt alti.Unl
l!ftal t'0 stiffing rlli!-'t!!l tietllia
rw rt.lvry i,f!t. n." "I a 1,1 lli.il
etitrfi," "I'rvjefiy I 'eifW i,..ti" aid
"I fntorfv tl Mgttaiiir' i l.t b f and
Irntlifal eleit tibt i4 lha auoatfllto
rhcap I n e rata atl i r riin
l-etllt Whir h Wial'l f.illow ll ll elytra
In NoV'tl.Uvf Mt'rtllibg Ihtaa lleiaffol
aif a. ne, lha ailvariUai can ior It Or Hi
reitaia dfat il h awaita all tme
bfii I aad fa a IWoalit'u, ae""!. ai
preU ba prajhaliu atka aalfesl (ef t4i patty
The (Iraitil Army of Creditor.
The gentlemen who think that they
have iiiiuIh uu attractive bid fur vote
by proMii.iiig a 60 cent dollar for debtor
lo puy their debt with are reckoning
without 1 heir host. Kvery etata of the
Union is full of creditor, and theyVill
never consent to defraud and cheat
themselves,
Among thiwie creditor are:
All M'!miii who work for wag., sal
ary or by the piece.
All members of building and loan
a' lutioiis
All dciKsiitors In saving, uatioual,
state or private bank.
All holder of life, Are and acoldeut
Insurance policies.
All 1111 . -licra of benevolent au fra
ternul Insurance order.
All holder of Industrial Insurance,
All witlow, orphan or ward dn
pcmli nt wholly or partially upon the
liiiiiine from Investments
All eduratioual and charitable lostl
tut Imi ill a ndeiit wholly or In part up
on the Imtiiiie of their eudowuietiU.
In fjt, the 60 cent ailver dollar
would be of advantage to few persona
In lha lung run aave tha tabulators,
who would gamble ou the Inevitable
Ouclualioii lu ilspun liMiug power and
In tha price of rtuiiiiioditlns. Ktchaoga.
grave Tblage Uebotly It ta.
It I Idle to "hurlili flanm" and boast
of what Uil gr at nation can da It
never baa bvt-n able to maintain bimetal
liatn under frra) coinage of both gold
and ailver, even when Ihe rotidlttona
wire far mora favorable I ban now.
This Hallow I nutitiiaitUfuably "broad
eixitigh to Icglalaia (of Ita owo pnnpl
w Hlioul wailing ftsr Uie aid or ronarnt
of any t Uu f nation on earth," but this
nut 1. 11 triad for vet 0 years to error
1. 1 n.i la! list n unib-r a 1 gal double aland
arl and outupMttly failatL And aa IbU
natiitt, "btvavl" aa It la, la not able le
v m k lulraclca. It ran do more parfuna
u h a feat now than ll ermld la lb past
luivtil Uouri'-JuiaafiaL
Iba rraaaa Xea4af Meat fee Alt,
Ilia j rrar.t,! currency stanilard alxitalj
lv tnaiu'iitad b".au II gtiaranlare aa
I, .4H et dollar to tit h and p allka
1 In- fittrr I ante i4 full value fur bis
mlblA lite laborvv know that hia
at f le are -ald fi w Its) brsjiaat Beuney.
If litre orTK-y inaintalnrd OA lb praa.
enl r-l'l eti)'larl Is lies "moory of the
wcallby," aa Uie fr ailver advorat)
a ft U awakt-n IU pr jti4tc-e of the
iv ao on 4i pt.le. If lha same 0 krri It la
avvv tl,la Ui l,a !. Ihm wtatbia ul
U,.i i.roe i, lea,. 1 a I wu In lha) fay I
II. el Imlividual pf ff a g"l'l ef atilarl
tl-.liaf every lin.e, and a list la brat (
lodivi In! is l-l fi Ibe nallfKl L
tti t ie) I'yvasv
1 ba 1st lo eu in ma gtf I in eviiontaa
af Uie !.. faata la II b I.
BlvBlaiaf M ibe abaa af lb y-y.ta