The Lake Charles echo., 1893-03-03
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fhs dsass zssion 81 silver e 1873
mas 4 CREST crime HEainas he paenie-
Bns Gar 81 ah1 eEsai disparity he-
fweea gD aaa silver would nat axiai
toaay. TIE greed 81 fhe b1aaholasFH.
1asas espely she El8gliah holasEs q
Auerican bosss sss fhs cause aad gold
sns paid laz tas isgiaia8isn ahisb haa
impoverished he macy 10 nd 10 ths
qaat Naalsh of kha few.
Ihe ty Of this aet aid the
magnitaas d ahe snseEing Il has en-
tailsd esnnes Be gEersssinafs5. Tbs
mgong ean neger Be repaired nos en-
ths crina Be atoned for. Il Is iupos-
aibls b intara iegisiaaion tores40rs the
Felssiys value 81 silver which uss m
qusafionaa balcre the peEpeirati0n ci
khe crime ana tho 0oIy thiRg ihat can
Be 5ona ard wAish ahoald BE- done IN
meaiaseig il % Fsadjast the ratio o.
Eelsffge xalus of che fVo metals f0r -
tine win pxogiHion for the uBliEnited
coinass 81 both uifhoat regard b osher
natioRB
AsHe Faaaagked befoFa. bas for The
cruel. heariless and base crime the
eroRniBg aiaaEas Of modern isgislasign,
ths disparity 10 ihe value of she two
nelals that exists n1v Eo6ld never have
been, bat fnesaad, the parity thai had
alMaya sxissea 40 10 fhst tims. Why
did oar cauzzass eonssnt d BE- shs pli-
nat loni 81 Easiand? Like other great
crimes Is sas psEpetratsd II he dark,
comparatively lev Of the mesnbsrE
kn0sing what hiss we're doing. zhs m
famans measure being tackled On 70 az
appropRiaioz biz The sole ebiset 81
Hae aan0nes szagion d silver wss 10 re-
anea ths R9lams Of cRrrent rapney and
thns enbanea she purchasing power o.
tie aenafaasG Tie b0ndh0idaEs H.
same lthe interest On ths boHds) saz 3
6zed gRanaisy capable neither Of
inGEsass q lizinutinn, bui Il be could
6gahio fae paEni1aaiaB power Ct Shat
Gzed EaSl. he agahled his inSoms and
fEia Raa szaolg Mhat was intended and
what WAS aecaapliahed. Bat foE the
dsmoneiizasien 81 silver every obiigs-
tien ei disagreement NIGH hass tes1
paid beio1s flis, and tas EsSE private
inaei5teanssa nOa TsPEessstaa es kdillioms
Eve aPeak aavissdlgl IF dollars il Ea0Et-
cages upon aae farms and homes of the
bard WDEking people Of the land wonld
nsver have existed. Ia abe light Of
t8eae faets are Ws too ssseEs when ne
aa1onuee he Demonstration d silver
az he ereafsss crime q the ages
We repeat HAT We are not ol iht
n1nbeE that belieFe Il possible now 4,
rest0sa the paEitg that exiaaed befor
ihe aei was committed, bus We a. -,
Shat tbs otbbr nations, England ex
eeptea. voaid not have asaiaisd il
dsbaaing silver. but Tor she encourage
ment Of fhs United States.
The duty Of congress ii tse premise
Gaems so us plain. Silver ahoHia b
restored "a near ~ may be 10 th
position Il held pFiOr 30 the act of 1873
Ifaoa resals of the csisainal Legislation
Esferred % it be necessary 10 increas
She weight Of the nnit Of valne ltha Ell
yer doIisT isl that be done, bnt lot a
be independent II the Esfter - ss cal
@ell Hfferd d b. and Iet all this i0ai
fOolaFy, Il se may be alloWed th
expression, with bi-mefalIic congresae
tiint arc dominated l1yEnglisll interests
severely alone. Il is argued by msal
that bi-nesasissn ID this country wIihon
ihe eoneaErenes Of ths nations q
EaFopa wougd haYs a terdsncy 10 driyp
nsl shs gala Eram fhis country, Yer.
vel les IT be %. Or II We must b
mono-mssaEisss. Iss she one metal b
silver inslead Of gold and ls. Ali ths goli
coin Be canvssted into bnllicn ard col
% ahe hiehsst bidder. Then the goli
nAtlons couia have ihe yellow metal i
ihsir hearsa contsnt and ycu woula se
tas price pf silver enhnBcad ard ]
wonid net be aarpsiaiag II fhs old rniii
of one % aixtasn aould again prevail il
aan open maskes.