Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-17
.c-N p. BRANCH.
Al. u.,r I.t',r 90 the Currency from
N.. O.. senator Daniel.

a.. u.,r I.r',r ga the Currency from
n.1 o. senator Daniel.
f.." . Daniel. Washington, d. c.:
.- --..l our letter received ask
... A. tie nuanclal situation.
wears Congress has done
r- power to help the silver
.. -.,. the debtor class an op-
.t. i.y their obligations IN de-
User dollars and If the Senate
... Bow. .uttcT,peal Il the Sherman
... ,., people VIII hold 1t respon-
.u 10y Judgment, the most
uIr that has been before
... a.. 't ttlT-.
.t. .4- been made by the sill
,.ouetIYatlCu of silver IN
.' teug injurious / con-
... t.. -.. .I.uu4te for them that II was
..ta,t time. There has been
... coined for a number OF
.. .l there have been until tho
. specie payments 10y the gov
... ..t tc.n demonetlZed IN 1878
... ..a r.lr- 70 would have been dis
".. I.. amount OF silver that was
-r .. .Iirr the free coinage act
.-. ....- t.at % would have been re-
.a.. ..- .r.cdcd rs to require a gold
.'. .- silver 10 be placed IL each
". r.htv-fye years previous TO
..t millions of silver dollars
t.. Nhg. Because the demand
-ya was greater than the sup
.-o TIE government has
flan $500, 0JO, 900 Of SILVER
1.-The price has declined year
..T-4 b. rupBlV has been
- t..- rlr demand.
.V-Uahers passed the Bland
luEc Of two millions per
.. .. -.. atrd silver dollars 10y the
... ..rcc.ated silver bullion on
'' t.s-. making a prOht for the
iul- 1 consider very untor-
-..I.' - as mucn reason that the
' '.. -..u.l charge q proht IN the
.t.p ON the cOmmissary ana
.,-.. stores as that they should
|..t. p. the coinage ot a SILVER
iYFRC CERTIFICATES.
Bland act OF 1873 provided that q
..- worth of silver should be put
.ti dollar We would not be IN
We axe az the present time.
..t.clau, hGve.made all OF the
..v5ut OF the coinage of tho
... cur people have never been
.. t.-. them. and most of them
.".I- renamed IA the Treasury.
-t au1uutlu circulation Gt any
Ns .gss than seventy millions,
.aF "uy that the government
t .4r.el itself Tor the purchase OF
% MAS % issue silver certih-
.i.3.d never ave been done.
'..- 'vcr certificates been Is
thc people Of this country
. u.lIl NOT have known the
-avcr bullion aud dollars that
-.l ~ the vaults Of our govern
'" te4rl Of a government issuing
winch pufpOrted 10 be on the
fH.f.as tue security held for
"' worth less than % cents. A
.r" would be far preferable. be-
10 tueir face promise 10 pay
silver certificates are only re-
"a. appreciated silver dollars.
'tueut should eyer issue "A cir
-'i.m except rs a dire neces-
.-. ttr case with our government
r'll War. With all the wealth
H. our legal tenders depre-
u-. 80 much that II took over
s. ..' er 90 buy 81 IN gold.
cr, 90" i-e folly Of the Bland act,
f@.talty, the price Of SILVER bull
ear after year, and the evil
-l ty the Shei man act Of 1890
'-f..ltr II four aud "a half million
'i. Ia, u silver still further
so value. We could have
b.. IatAl acl for a much longer pc
tie sherman act has brought
PANE the like Of which has not
i ib.s country for nifty years.
a.''fA'ncnt has made during this
elUJ, OJ0, 900 In this mercantile
es,-- ~ haylng silver bullion TO issue
SILVER dollars against same.
le e lp.nltl
lt-is are not opposed 70 bifnet-
. lht larger the amount Of u good
s,,-Nt medium the larger will DO the
in TIE banks aud the more inter.
WI make. All they ask is that
collar should DO issued.
obstEylTIoNs IN EUROPE.
,1,,s ,-' go Europe In May, 1892, and re-
gs, Ai december. l went again ia
lur, aud returned nome last month.
u. 11st tine | gave much attention TO
~ .1'la situation. both in Europe
disst.Dl' ~couutfy. | say so without fear
L.rsE no. that our present troubles
Ora Drought about by the want of
lssg,. caused by the Sherman act)
~, r'Dlly 70 continue TO redeem our
LOAey ia gold,
le s.o'e any wonder that this should be
ltsl "Asu the stock OF gold in the
Cas- odi government has diminished
Nhx uhtl II IL now below $I0).,
''HHS the stock Vt silver has in