Show protection AND THE GOLD STANDARD THE great political campaign of SO 2 was fought out on the issue f a high protective tariff and lie he lines of battle were clearly and distinctly drawn the gauge of attle was thrown upon the country v the extreme advocates of crotee aon on a as represented represent pd by bv what was mown own as the mckimley McKin lev law the contest niest was clear cut and the result apparently decisive but it would eem em from the present outlook that his is beast of prey was only tempo anly ariev crippled but not d destroyed es troyed t is is now raising its hideous form another guise and receiving aid id d encouragement n from many of 5 former enemies it will nut not require very much aument to convince a reasonable an that if the people were pro baited by bv law from using any other ind of meat but beef or any any other ind of grain hut but wheat the two privileged eged articles would en enjo 3 ov the ta type of protection and their value would be enhanced far above all other meats meata and grains this state of affairs would force out all competition petition om and render the other food products valueless the establishment of the vellow metal as the only standard of value has had the same e effect on other kinds of money that the example of radical protection would have on beef or wheat viz viz to depreciate the value of ever everything Y thing else but gold n old in other words gold has Z gone 1 up in value since since the adoption of the sin single le standard and is is reap ni nig the benefits of protection all the products of the farm the factory korv or the mine except gold have beadily beadily ea dily declined the purpose of mono morio is is to enhance the alue balue of credits by limiting the volume of the circulating medium it imposes im poises upon the debtor the burden of taking more of his products and labor to liquidate his debt than was necessary necess arv when the debt was con tr acted it gives full control of tile the financial affairs of the country to a single class whereby they not only v demand their pound of flesh but bin they are enabled by reason of i their special privilege to dictate to arid and rule the government itself I 1 tiie the L gold old standard is the of protection its choicest flower dower and its rarest fruit misguided men may may think they can consist elolf favor free coinage of silver addari abid an increase in the volume of m alev ney and at the same time favor peutec protection tion but they will find out in tte tie end that they cannot serve two master the two theories are in in conflict and can never be made to w rk to together zether the country is growing rowin and struggling for e afred ir f means and will at last area the fetters of gold and throw x 7 the weight of protection and i t until then will we have universal s a I 1 I 1 prosperity among the masses of ir people |