Rivers Of Money

A couple of gentlemen were Btanding in front of tliis office engaged in conyersation Saturday afternoon when a fellow about half-seaa over, as the expression is, wliose appearance indicatea that he was a mernber of Coxey's army in the rearrank, approached md interrupted thein with a harrangue something like tlüs : "Say fellows, its Marcb 4th when Bryan takes his seat at Washington, ain't it?" One of the gentlemen remarked that he might take it to Washington if he wantod to, but he never would occupy the White House. "Oh, yes, he will. He's going to be the next president, and say fellows, when he gets there you'll see me a different looking man. Everybody'll have money then. Bryan is going to inake silver free for all us. We'll have plenty then, and everybody'll be rich. Those gold bugs won't have it all when Bryan gets in." "How is he going to do it?" was asked. "Oh, he'll do it. He'll have all the silver coined up and made so plenty that we'll all have have a lot of it. He's got it in for the gold bugs. He'll make them wish they never were born. Bryan is the boy." "You are sure he will beelected?" said one of the gentlemen. "Sure! Sure! Of course I'm sure. Yes sir, I shall use all my inflooence for him. He'll be the next president, and money, uil be thick." These were not the exact words, perhaps, but as hearlj' so as memory can produce them. We give the incident to show what an opinión this class of people havo got in their heads. They think tl int. all Mr. Bvyan would have to do if he should be elected, would be to set the U. S. mints running coining silver dollars, open the doora and ask the multitude in. This man did not belong to the láboring class, but was evidently a knight of rest, who never works cxcept to beat some one out of bis living. If Bryan is elected he will have a bard time Batisfying bis constituents. A. prominent business man in this city comtributes the following: "Who is tho home merchamt? He is the mam -u ho helps to pay fon the streets upou "vvüich you walk ; lor the (schools in wliich your children, or pcrhaps you, Avere educated ; he helps tö keep up the churches in which you worship; he fe the man wha Wilds a home, which enhances the ralue of yo-ur property ; every subscription pfiper tihat is passed bas hls name om it ; Ue is the maai wlio cannot aiford) to swindle you - self-interest, if nothiiiK elo. would prevent fih-at ; "he bears his slis.re of the burdens oï' good governinent, and stays with yoa in sunshine and in darkness, in days of proBjieritx and in days of adversity. These are tout few of the reaions why yiour patronage should be given to the 'lwme merchant.' " In ]878 it looked as if the greenbackers, who fused witli the demócrata just the sanie, would sweep the country. But when the votes were connted tha grand old repnblican party stond üke a rock against the gftle oaused by the fiat craze. To-day another spasm of dishonest money is sweepingover the country, but wheñ the votes are counted it will be found tbat the people have not been carrieil away by the craze, and will remain solid for the integrity of the nation.