The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-31
THE SILVER NAIL.
Hitting 1t Squarely ON the Head
Which Party Will Adopt the Suggestion
Made by a Prominent Business
Man That Furnishes SClu-
ton of the Pollen.

to the silver question, which IS today the
greatest question before the American
people Innumerabie theories have been
put forth by various financiers. The man
of all others, however, who has advanced
the most feasible plan for the solution OF
the problem, and one which is in conform
ity with the best business interests of the
country, is the Hon II. H. Warner of
New York city. While Mr.. Warner is
primarily known for his safe
Cure" discovery, his prominence
in financial and political circles,
as a representative delegate of educational
Convention and his acknowledged ability
give all his words special Importance. At
a recent small gathering OF prominent
gentlemen, Mr.. Warner expressed his
views on this great subject freely. This
fact came to the knowledge of this paper,
and an Interview WAS sought with the
honorable gentleman Mr.. Warner mani
tested extreme reluctance to give out any
thing for publication, claiming that his
plan should first be announced In the
platform of one of the great parties OF the
country assembled in National Conveu-
ton When assured, however, that the
interests Of the country demanded the
best views of the most reliable men upon
this paramount subject, Mr.. warner con-
sented TO talk and said:
The treatment OF the silver question, in
my Judgment should be a clean-cut, busf-
ness-like transaction, and such as will sat
lsfy the eastern states with their manufac-
turing interests the silver producing
states and territories the agricultural re-
gions and the capitalists OF the country IN
every locality.
There can be no doubt that the agita-
ton of the silver question is slowly demor-
alizing the business of this country, az
fecting the values of our securities, abroad
as well as at home, and even causing,
throughout the United States generally,
agreements, contracts and bonds TO be so
drawn as to provide for their payment at
maturity in gold. The enormous re-
turn of our securities from abroad is the
direct cause of the large expectation OF
gold which has taken place within the past
few months. This is having most detri-
mental effect upon the standing of our
securities throughout the world. on Will
find that the conservative foreign investor
has become alarmed at the continual aglta-
tlon Of the silver question In this country,
and has been disposing of American securi-
ties because he knows he can receive gold
for them, while there is danger In the near
future of his being compelled to accept
silver Foreign investors become satisfied
that inevitably there must be deprecia-
ton of American securities, owing to the
determined effort of our people TO make
silver the principal circulating medium of
our country.
AT present the subject is being handled
by legislators and the political parties OF
the country about the same as physicians
treat kidney and liver symptoms"
Il do not understand you. Mr. Warner"
"Wny. it is simply this: They treat the
effects of the evil without attacking the
real cause of the trouble In other words,
physicians treat symptoms of kidney and
liver disorders, aud call such disorders
diseases, when in reality they are but
symptoms OF kidney and liver disease.
80 legislators and the politicol parties
of the country are devoting their energies
TO effects. without curing the cause, and
are thus running one of the most produc-
tive enterprises of America, without re-
gard to the national financial health.
conscientious physicians and our most
citizens have become satisfied
that Warmers Safe Cure puts the kidneys
in a healthy condition, and by so doing.
the symptoms that arise from kidney and
liver disorders, and which are treated as,
and called diseases. are removed, because
when these two organs are In healthy
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 national
health, and the effects of which are felt in
almost every business Of the country,
it be agriculture, manufacturing
or financial will be benefited, from the
fact thaJ 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 a |
and then said: Il have plan |
which | believe will solve the problem |
1t is this: To begin with | |
would place a nearly prohibitive tariff |
upon all importatiOns of silver ores or |
bullion, varying the duty from time TO |
time as might be deemed exDedient by the !
secretary OF the treasury. In short, utilize !
the experience gained in this direction by |
the banks of England and France in the |
of the gold circulation of the |
world. By this plan the present standard |
silver dollar, worth but about 20 cents |
would again gradually advance to its |
par in gold, was the case when |
the question OF free coinage was being agi- !
tated, at which time it sold at about 81 "a /
per OF, againt 81 cents, the present price |
Why should not silver, which is one of the |
largest productions of this country, be pro- |
Jecued as well as wool. cotton or irons By |
this method our silver-nlining industries /
which are now being shut down, owing TO I
the low price of silver, would rapidly re-
assume the prominence so recently attain 1
ed, aud the demands of our country for /
silver for coins and the arts would be sup
piled from our own mines.
''In other words. Mr. Warner. YOU (
would properly protect silver mining in |
1uStries the same as other industries and I
products?
Precisely BY this plan more than s55.- !
BOO 900 worth of silver now produced an /
Iually In Mexico would not have excess to I.
this county WHY should we be made the /,
dumping ground for their ores and bull !
lion produced by the cheapest labor ]
known. and which now comes into this !
country by the Jrain-loads | would then /
permit the free coinage of all silver pro- /
iuced IN the nited States. amp. although .
am aware tdat the Industry wouid as /
sume proportions never before realized, I
the produC, would be no more than II re- /
lulred for coinage and the arts As it Is I
aow, much Of The silver re
luirei Tor these purposes comes ,
from Mexico and abroad and +
we are the sufferers As 1t would be .
under the plan proposed by me a great i
Industry would be stimulated, maau- /
.acturers would be benefited, agricUitur-
sts assisted aud the prosperity o. the |
not mean unlimited coinage. but would ,
oonilue IL entirely 10 the productions o.
Of tGls country. which ali statistics viii 4
show barely supply our requirements.
AT TINS time. when the silver question is 1
prominently before the people, yae words I
Jt MIR. " aruer came with spScIa! force. /
ooth by reason of their goud sense aad Ih- /
plan they cOntalg
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