The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-10-30
NOTES FROM NEBRASKA.
Large Crowds Gather Hear
Edgerton ana Van WICK.
Powers and Holcornb Address Large
Gatherings in Sherman Go.
Florida State Alliance Endorse the
Demands Of the ocala Plat
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SEWARD, Neb., Oct. 22.-Edgerton and
Van Wyck spoke in the opera house this
afternoon and evening to two large
crowds, composed Of farmersint the after
noon and business men IN the evening.
A most favorable impression was made.
Independent sentiment is having a
healthy growth in Seward county, and
the Edgerton boom keeps right. to the
front. Democratic county officers and
other prominent party menhave donned
the Edgerton badge, and it is safe say
that our .'Joe"will get eighty per centof
that vote.
General Van Wyck, speaking on the
currency. sAid financial questions must
always be shrouded in figures and mys-
terry. In that way do loaners and bank
ers control the money OF the world.
President Harrison in his journey to
Vermont, said that he wanted anhonest
dollar. Most certainly. Who does not?
That is what we are here for. the only
point OF difference is that we want more
OF them. The number will not effect the
value. We always have guardians for
the honest dollar. Generally those who
are solicitous about the honest dollar,
want onlya gold dollar, when they know
there is not enough gold to domore than
a fraction Of the business OF the world.
But will these men tell you OF the great
calamitics to follow the creation OF
more dollars? Who is to be injured by
an increase OF the currency?
Lay down a gold dollar, a silver dol
lar and a paper dollar and the greatma-
jority will pick up the paper dollar.
We refer them to France as evidence OF
the prosperity to follow a large circula.
ton. Oh. they reply, Francedoes alarg-
er cash business and therefore needs
more currency. Certainly, butshe would
not do a cash business if the currency
was not within reach. Our currency is
limited and the credit system is necessar-
lily expanded.
When they refer to the Argentine Re
public all know that security OF the cur.
rency depends upon the stability OF the
government. When our own republic
was in the throes of rebellion it's finances
were disturbed by the shock OF battle, but
now that peace reigns, who questions
tia absolute and intrinsic value OF legal
tenders Or our bonds, worth more than
LOO cents on the dollar? We have nov
the right to measure Il property from
the stand point Of peace ,tnd not OF war.
Today President Harrison shifts dam
ger, so did eX-President Cleveland and
the treasury department under the dem
ocratic and republican administration
sniff danger from to many silver dollars
and absolute destruction from toom many
paper or legal tender dollars.
Suppose our currency had been all
gold during the war, what different
would have been our credit? We had to
borrow money and the shylocks OF the
world discounted our misfortunes by
the premium they demanded as usury
for the loan. We were then suostan-
ually on Il gold bass, for our debts
were promised and paid religiously in
gold.
The grandfather Of General Harrison,
as president, was IN his time, guardian
ior the honest dollar. Standing the
grandfather and grandson side BY side,
how differently they look at the same
question.
The grandfather in Ills inaugural adj
dress saida
Connected with this subject is the
character OF the currency. The idea OF
making it exclusively metallic, however
well intended, appears to me to be
fraught with more fatal consequences
than any other scheme than has ever
been devised.
"If there is one measure better calcu-
lated than another to produce that
state OF things SO much deprecatedby all
true repub leans, by which the rich are
daily adding to their hordes and the
poor sinking deeper into penury, it is an
exclusive metallic ]currcncy.n
The same struggle is still on, and we
cannot be denounced by all the epithets
OF the English language because we
stand where the grandfather stood.