New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22

SURE THAT THE BLAND BILL WILL BECOME
LAW AND THAT 1T WILL DE BENEFICIAL

SIRE THAT THE DI,ND BILL WILL BECOME \
LAW AND THAT 1T WILL DE BENEFICIAL
TO the Editor Of The rIbnne'
sir: The Tribune Of February u eitorlaiy says
that we wish % educate the people on the silver q'
ton The parties favoring the reconciliation OF sVcr
heartily Join The Tribune In that wish and arc tuS Vi
t,e op;nlon that the great Of the people arc
sufficiently educated that subject to Know thelr
wants and The Tribune could not possibly show IL 10
then for they think for themselves II also says II
Is not easy 10 understand how men can deliberately
sacrifice tcir interests. IL further SAYS the s'or
craze Is widespread and deep rooted. and has shown
astonishing perssency. They need not fear that inc
American people will sacrifice their own Interests OF
that they are not fully competent to protect the' ~
is exceedingly unjust and unfair TO call hnnncIai
policy which law of the world from the DAYS vi
Abraham to within twenty years OF thls dhlc o'a~'
They saw there must be zca0us and faithful cior'
this wear TO the millions, or the votes heAV i
may not satisfactory. As matters look III tongues
to-day there will be no silver question for the voters 10
express their wishes upon at the election next Ial'
There every probability that the Bland bill, WHICH II
for the free and unlimited coinage OF silver WI" pass
Congress sOon ard In all probability VIII r''c'o ''o
Executives approval and that The glad tdlnSs VIII pc
flashed over the wires aud that there viii be s'he'a
rejoicing aud Thanksgiving among the farmers me
chancs Of every kind mcrchans, railroad coip'rauoS
day laborcr and last. though not least baners ana
nnancicr, from Maine to California general cN
pansion IN al business enterprises VIII give te Iooc
better prices far IN Of the advance III iVns ana
continuous work Such state Of AFFAIRS VIII 40 away
with strikes almost entirely.
The person WHO questions that doubling the money
resources Of the world will not bring great prosperity
+, the person who needs education In finance They
say: "rrancc for instance could secure an enormous
real advantage If 1t could exchange S-1o'ooo'uoo "t
silver that cannot be used Mt all for @l2OoooOoo now
I'm the United States Treasury. There would he
nominal loss but a tremendous and permanent galn.'
This proposition Is too ridiculous to be worthy " an
answer.
! propose 10 make prediction. and hope The
Tribune II am right. will be frank enough to say So
| predict that the ink would hardly DC dry on the
approval Of the bill for the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver (Which will surely come. ana that very SOON
before prices Of realty in city and farms would begin
n gradual appreciation In value, corresponding with
the great depreciation which has been going on Tor
the last eighteen years. and that INSIDE OF ten years
We shall be back where were In p1ces prior 10
the trick and fraud which was practsed upon the
people BIZ silver decentralization In 1873. ana that
inside Of ninety days nom the approval oil the Dill the
great railway corporation receipts VIII increase moro
than II per cent and that inside or two years they
will Increase moro than 40 per cent ana That there
will bc Il corresponding increase III every Drahch OF
industry.
The idea OF possible chance that any foreign ROVER
can send Us silver for gold when IL has 10 DO done at
a loss OF per cent. is unworthy oil hotoe ana IL
absolutely absurd IL is high time That congress
should realize what America is-the greatest nation
on earth with vast varied resources ana climate
TO suit ALL Why should America, the greatest pro-
duccr Of silver, allow any foreign Power 10 set the