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of the ignorant, the vicious, and the wrong- 

 headed. These men of character and capacity are 

 blinded by their own misfortunes, or their own 

 needs, or else they have never fairly looked into the 

 matter for themselves, being, like most men, whether 

 in "gold" or "silver" communities, content to fol- 

 low the opinion of those they are accustomed to 

 trust. After full and fair inquiry these men, I am 

 sure, whether they live in Maine, in Tennessee, or 

 in Oregon, will come out on the side of honest 

 money. The shiftless and vicious and the honest 

 but hopelessly ignorant and puzzle-headed voters 

 can not be reached ; but the average farmer, the aver- 

 age business man, the average workman in short, 

 the average American will always stand up for 

 honesty and decency when he can once satisfy him- 

 self as to the side on which they are to be found. 



