New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-13

WI l'hcc bnt that II did not fully reflect his views
'-"Hs the relation which silver should bear to the
io"c'dF circulation Of the country the world. lie
ucr!ared himself at all time, and in all places firm
'l' I'm" VcFing advocstc Of the free and unlimited
'"'"asc Oi silver In view, however. OF the great
diversity ~ views prevailing on the subject. and The
P'ul that by reason Of such diversity The session
VI 'ohGic'' might terminate without ahordng the
country any relief from the balefUl and benumbnS
clcct> oi the reconciliation OF silver, he had joined
WIN other members Of the committee In reporting the
a me- IKE circumstances. however lie Wlai.cu 70
say ult ne held himself free 10 Tor any amend
nelt mat might bc Offered which might tend I" make
wy n''i more perfect measure OF r@ei; ana WHICH
nlsnt Dc more III consonance with his mdNaua con-
kecG'in 10 his argument Mr.. Jones said that in
ofheF tia price, might he kept from falling the num-
,1l u'c purchasing power OF each dOilar nepcnoo1 va
,he Wioic number out Tie larger the number gu,
thdhte' III me purchasing power Of money. caused ~
me great abundance Or scarcity OF II. society had Tor
tE't HtT mutual oscillations 81 yield rom the mines
might serve 10 correct each other should one OF these
be- discarded and deprived Of The power Of legal tender
al te money WORK OF -occiy You'd be THROWN on me
otter The value Of which would therefore, greatly IN
crease.
England, in I-16 fresh from Waterloo, flushed with
Vcpry Isolated from Continental politics protected by
Ter navy. and safe from external attack, was ready 10
become IN WORKSHOP OF the world: Nj coud'rc'
would pour their treasure, into her lap. she wa, To
he the great creditor nation Of the world Her
m"nrNcd c!a>~c', accordingly. In their own interest
decided 1" dcmOnclc one % the metals 80 tGtt pay
ments made in the other might he more ya,n"b re-
silver was discarded. But the next movement lor
decentralization vas attack gold. which by reason
of the California and Australian discoveries, seemed To
promise most abundance.
Mr.. Ionc, dwet with mphaSls the fact that the
creditors did not care which metal was demohetzcn
provided money was made scarce and dear llc char
sccriacd in the sevcrest terms the decentralization OF
silver by the United states. We were debtor nation
he said, while England. whose example We had Cppeu
tie greatest money lender I'm all history " WAS
10 the personal advantage OF the creditor GRASSES 90
England to make money scarce and dear 50 that the
'aiuablc as possible 1t vas al.2 70 thc adVanITc
population and the demands for MONEY were constantly
Increasing. II was crime against cINlH,uVh 10 nc,
monctilc OF the money metals. Gold had been
set mp a. the sole instrument of valuation DnI illo
~ this country. vino accustomed !" dohR
their own thinking and did not rely for iiai purpose
Oh the creditor cias,e> OF either the United states or
being an Instrument OF vnlua,ion gold in,tru
nlcni 81 coni,caOn and OF ,polatlOn. The people 81
IN" nt"d states couid no, prevent ne cr"oI
The An'tT,,isn a." Eeyptian. he mndoo thu
Turk bat IL surpassed their comprehension WHY an
should assist The English creditor classes. and for
that matter. the American creditor classes aI,o "
rob and dcspoil the debtors among our own people
The single god standard attempted TO brush
aside nr cqulc, involved ty snccring ~ the ucpI"l,
lyno ,y,r. tie debtors IN this country They were
the aspiring the hopeful the energetic the audaclous
they the upbudcr,. the designers. the men
rhry rre ibc con,tru.tlyt force i'm every community
" probably nine tcntnS OK IA" business Oh hhcsmn
sysirn which made ne dollars OF debt more valuable
al the date ~ payment than AZ the date Of borrowing
v,s I, sr.i.,t 81 r,lh.ry Macchiave dcscItbing
certain period IN the history Of Italy. had said of u
The proulc per she'd hat the hricands throte. Inc
old brcandas was cn;lrcc, by guns and pistols, tho
moicrn brgaudase with bonds and mortfagc'.
Nr Jour, warmly defended the silver miners from
tho charge ~ ,cshncss u desiring the reconciliation
u silver The silver MINER, he asserted. Wef' a.
enduring. as eager vigorous, ~ adventurous, ~
were the Argonaut, OF Old. They had wandered over
p,fnLr-, mountains. across trnckl"S, wastes ana
M ,Iiuc de-crt-. they had braved the storms ~ me
Capc and tie masma Of the Ishmus to plant the nag
of hi-h civilization on the western confines 81 the
T,publir The silver miners had never asked any
f,,r. 90 The Government. and they asked bone now
rlclr calm. was an honorable and needed no de-
fence. Tley were a brave. uuoelNsh and patriotic a
body Of men lived within the BOUNDARIES oil Inc