Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-03-29

disorders, and which are treated as.
and called diseases, are removed, be.
cause when these two organs are in a
healthy condition, such symptoms,
which are called by many diseases,
will not be known, from the fact that
healthy kidneys and liver prevent the
symptoms which are falsely called
disease.
"So claim that when we remedy
this evil, which is attacking our ma
tional health, and the effects of which
are felt in almost every business Of
the country, whether it be agriculture,
manufacturing or financial, we will be
benefited from the fact that the real
cause is put IN healthy condition by
restricting the importation of silver to
this country"
"This Is all quite true, Mr.. Warner,
but what do you propose as a remedy?"
The gentleman thought carefully
for nom mt, and then said: II have
plan which l believe will solve the
problem completely. 1t is this: To
begin with, | would place q nearly
prohibi,ive tariff upon all importations
OF silver ores, or bullion, varying the
duty from time to time as might be
deemed expedient by the Secretary of
the Treasury. In short, utilize the
experience gained in this direction by
the banks of England and Franco in
the regulation of the gold circulation
OF the world. BY this plan the present
standard silver dollar, worth but about
40 cents, would again gradually adj
vance to its par in gold, as was the
case when the question Of free coinage
was being agita,ed, at which time it
sold at about 81 "a per o., against 81
cents. the present price. Why should
not silver, which is one Of the largest
productions of this country, be pro-
tected as well as wool, cotton or iron?
by this method our silver mining in
dustrles, which are now being shut
down, owing to the low price Of silver,
would rapidly re-assume the promi-
nence SO recently attained, and the
demands of our country for silver for
coins and the arts would be supplied
from our own mines"
''ln other words, Mr.. Warner, YOU
would properly protect silver mining
Industries the same as other industries
and products:"
"Precisely. BY this plan more than
s55,OO0,0OO worth of silver now pro-
duced annually in Mexico would not
have access to this country. Why |
should we be made the dumping
ground for their ores and bullion pro-
duced by the cheapest labor known,
AMI which now come into this country |
by the trainload? | would then per-
nit the free coinage Of all silver pro-
duced in the United States, and, al.
though / am aware that the industry
would assume proportions never
before realized, the product would
be no more than is required for coin
age and the arts. AS it is now,
much Of the silver required for these
purposes comes from Mexico and
abroad, and we are the sufferers. AS
it would be under the plan proposed
by me, great industry would be
manufacturers would be
benefited, agriculturists assisted and
the prosperity of the entire country as
sured. This plan would not mean
coinage, but would confine
it entirely to the productions OF this
which all statistics will show
barely supply our requirements"
At this time, when the silver guess
ton is prominently before the people,
the words of Mr.. Warner come with
special force. both by reason of their
good sense and the valuable plan they