The Meeker herald., 1892-04-16
A PLEA FOR FREE COINAGE.
Address OF Coioari A. q. fisk Iseforr the
Trans Mississippi Congress.

in New Orleans, Ia which he cloauenuy
urged the advantages Of the free coinage OF
silver.
Sit President and Centi-m,n of the yransnissl.-
.pp S'ogvss-We come here representative y,
sny questions affecting the interest, only Of this
,sus". but Of the entire unian az ali the questions
tia, have teen VIII ;. Discussed in ,hI, congress,
and ate ssitatMe the Isibr mind, none. In my juds,
ntn', Is II mor~ Importance than the gues,ion u
hnanSs. Snc~ tbs characterization OF s,.f in 49,, the
.ounfy h-s enjoyed prosperous pear-. the period
has witnessed tie greatest and u,o,, ,ap,i develop.
,nent and advance la hns,ral industry and
,si snd yntoande'i ey.nas, and adYen. y,
u has reached ss'y ,hoasand mill N dollars. To say
nothing Of rrisasv nd-t'sdnss, 1t- interest," ,hf.
rum per ann,m. ., the rate " per cent Is g. Go.
1850, 81 the annual ymsn u which tie prope,,-.
and h'con-, arc ,assd, Under souae errnr,.,aness
tim vas, sam ~oud t- depressing tsis when
u eau,-rvd that many u the tsn- h-arins interest
NJ. ulsi.slly purchased ~ than Ts cent,
ga 'h- dollar and tia, N, s-st bulk Of ,hs.. bonds
40. held Ia eo-'i''s. whore gold Is the only i-ssi
'rnd.T those Fsy-- shsr gold Is III. -ol- tender
ate made psyab'~ iur their value hyif lace Which
u'-ies an asSofusa demand ~ s-sid tia, metal had
h.rh to t~enty y-ars at p',uiutn. huciuaiins
.h-' nov "sa'iy 90 ", cent !, j. iiue III. mars,'
n''nn .sd ,'-s' gold the standard Of Isies, and
nA,. the rsS~ Of silver II star. rru-gcis and II gym,
ua i,et-'u,s ,sis, q - 10 q PEI cent telo- ,h-
ssi,- "a tat III, i' rlvrr COW sutiouslism u the
ans'"s class. and 'so-s ho,-chanr the last that sold
has ifemiam u f'vr Is TO 80 ~ ssHi, Thu, the
t-snr,s Of the ~ors !, r.yas an animal interest
S'noyc,n,a-o 'hor. oa toad, ioI many u ~hish 4
"s...i .nly Is ,.ns. on The dollar aud !, p.,ia.
'oe a. 20 =, ~, @,n, ls.j,',ts' = -
,-,.y, NO., ani - T ~ LITTER,
,'v .. his harden hsr,hp uua,i,,s in he isr,
that Impose, uT.a the titiLc The paying II tfsst.
dte,' TO hanks 90 t''i, ,Hsod,inE vi, rE.'aie4 Gu
IN. I.t.li.,ton q the void .. ,siimatsd 3, 900
""rsA ~ hrss gSean,i'>9 are Ia eaahu,s, in ~hICh
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