Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-13
HARRISON AGAINST FREE COIN.
AGE

the chances of republican success
this fall N the least. 1t is not a
document which will inspire conf
dence among the masses Of repub-
lican voters Of this country, and
will ALLEVIATE thousands of republi-
can votes in the western states.
The hope that he would take a
more favorable stand on the silver
question than his party did at
he Minneapolis convention has
been blighted. There is no longer
any doubt but that he is unaltera-
bly, opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver, and that he
relies, for a solution of the ques-
ton, upon the action of an inter
national conference, the majority
Of whose members favor the single
gold standard. In regard to this
question he has the following to
say:
"The resolution Of the convention in
favor Of bi-metsllism declaress u think,
the true aud necessary conditions Of n
movement that has upon these lines my
cordial adherence and support. / am
thoroughly convinced that the free coin
age OF silver at such a ratio to gold as
will maintain their equality in the com
mercial uses Of the two coined dollars
would conduce to the prosperity of all
the great commercial nations OF the
world. The essential condition is that
these dollars have and retain an equal
acceptability and value 10 all CONNER
cial transactions. They are not only a
medium Of exchange, but a measure Of
value; and when unequal measures are
called in law by the same name, com
merce is unsettled and confused, and the
unwary and ignorant are cheated. Dol
lars Of unequal commercial value will
not circulate together.
"The better dollar is withdrawn and
becomes merchandise. The true inter
est 0; all our people, and especially Of the
farmers and working people, who cannot
closely observe the money market, is
that every dollar, paper or currency, is
sued or authorized by the government,
shall at all times and in all its uses, be
the exact equivalent, not only in debt
paying, but in purchasing power Of any
other dollar. / am quite sure that if we
should now act upon this subject, indie
pendently Of other nations, we would
greatly promote their interests and in
jure our own. The monetary conditions
in Europe within the last two years have,
l think, tended very much to develop a
sentiment in favor Of a larger use Of sill
yer, and l was much encouraged by the
cordiality, promptness aud unauimity
with which the invitation of the govern
ment for an international conference
upon the subject was accepted by all the
powers. We may not only hope for but
expect highly beneficial results from this
conference which will now soon assemble.
When tho result OF this conference is
known, We shall then be able, intelligent
ly, TO readjust our financial legislation to
any conditions"
He gives the high tariff advo-
Gates a staggering blow which may
seriously interfere with the plans
of the National republican com
ittee for frying fat out of the pro-
tected millionaires. He says
eThe removal OF duty on sugar and
the continuance of coffee and tea upon
tho FREQ list, while giving great relief TO
our own people by cheapening articles
used increasingly in every household,
was also Of such enormous advantage TO
the countries exporting these articles as
10 suggest that in consideration thereof
reciprocal favors should be shown in
their tariffs TO articles exported by US to
their markets. Groat credit is due Mr..
Blaine for the vigor with which be
pressed his view upon tho country. We
have only begun 10 realize the benefit Of
these trade arrangements. The work Of
oreating new agencies and Of exporting
our goods to now markets has necessarily
taken time, but the results already at
tanned are such, I am sure, as TO estab
lish in particular favor the policy OF re
oiprocal trade, based upon the free i'm
portatlon OF such articles rs do not in
+ juriously compete with the products o
our own iarHs, mines aud factories, il
exchange for the free or favored intro
duction OF our products into othe
eountnes.n
! While he admits hat the remov
/ al Of the duty on sugar has cheap
ened that article, and is, therefore
a good thing, he does not attemp
10 explain why the removal of thu
duty on dozens of other articles o
every day use would not be a gooc
thing, or in other words, why tn,
democratic policy in regard to the
tariff would not be a good thing
His views seem to be at variance
with those Of protectionists wh'
have been trying for years to i'm
press upon the minds of the people
that a high tariff cheapens the
cost Of everything. His owl
, views, too, seem to have under