Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-30

curre ncy may be found IN orr bonded debt,
which should, in my Judgment. be in part ex-
changes for interconvertible bonds. bearing Q
low rate of interest and always interchangea-
bic for money at the viii of the holder.
The Importance of Quality.
The quality of circulation is even more i'm
portant than the quantity. Believing that there
Is not enough of either gold or silver in the
world to meet the necessities of business, am
an ear nest bi-metalist and concede to no one q
stronger desire than feel for the free and un
limited coinage of silver as soon as conditions
can be reached through international agree
ments, or otherwise, by which such coinage
shall BE- safe. But it is ny firm conviction that
for TINS country to enter upon that experiment
now would be extremely disastrous, and that it
would result not in bi-metalism, but in silver
mono-rietalism. / believe it would produce q
swift and sure contraction, and eventually re-
duce the market value of silver.
Effect of Unlimited Coinage.
When the silver dollar ceases to have more
value titan the bullion it contains there will be
little il ducement to coin our own silver and
the cost of transportation viii prevent its com
ing from abroad How then viii unlimited
coinage either expand the circulation or en-.
nance the value of silver. The advocates of
present free coinage insist that il shall not
wait the slow process of mint operations, but
that the printing press shall be set to work pro
yldlng certificates to be issued for silver bull
ion at 81 for 37l14 grains.
a Quotation from Scripture.
When this contamination shall be reached as
surely it will be if unlimited coinage be adopted
under existing conditions the too ardent and
1mpetuo Is lovers of silver will sadly realize the
truth uttered by the wise King of Israel He
that ioveth silver shall not be satisfied with
silver" Give us direct and ample transporta-
ton aciities under the American flag and
controlled by American citizens; a currency
sound in quality and adequate in quantity; an
international bank TO facilitate exchanges and
a system of reciprocity carefully adjusted
within the lines of protection, and not only
will our foreign commerce again invade every
sea, but every American industry will be
quickened and our whole people feel the i'm
pulse of a new and enduring prosperity
The Ply sicians' Certificates.
The doctors who were present, after an
examination, issued the following certifi-
1--WE hereby certify that the Hon Will
lam Window, secretary of the United
States treasury, died at Delmonico's at
i0:1l p. n, Jan. 80 1891; and we further
certify that the cause of his death
was, first, cerebral hemorrhage; second.
coma" 1t was decided to remove the
badly to the apartments in the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel which had been occupied by the
late secretary. Those who remained with
the body all night were Collector Erhardt,
Private Secretary Hendley. Attorney Gen
eral Mile, Secretary Tracy, F. B. Thur
Der, b. D. Harper, and DR.. Robinson,
The News Sent to the Capital.
When 1t was officially announced that the
secretary was dead, Secretary Tracy at
once went Jothe nearest telegraph office and
sent message to President Harrison, in
forming him of the sad event and request
ing him to communicate with Mrs.
Window and have her start on the Il:l0
p. m. train for New York This would
bring the widow to the city by this
morning