The Lamar register., 1893-08-19

der the bimctallic sy stem, TO take away one
half of the currency of the country, and thus
take away more than one-half of his property
No living man could justify such legislation
MIR. Vest spoke of the bi-metaiiism of France
and declared that to-day the French people
are financially the first people in existence
The French peasan,ry boarded their silver In
five franc pieces. and so In the United States
the colored men of the South would hoard
silver dollars II they could get them Why
he asked, should not the people Of the United
States float $500 600 600 Of silver In the country
instead OF being told that the country would
be shipwrecked II silver coinage should be
continued another day II not. he IS.
serted, the overproduction OF silver that had
brought down Its value. II Was legislation
that had done It-legislatlon in Germany aud
the United States. How could It be expected
that silver would retain its value when those
two great nations took away the monetary use
of silver
With the resources and population OF the
United States it was only necessary for the
UuIted States to fix policy aud to stand by
IT, The trouble to-day was caused by the
open and scdulous inculcation Of the Idea that
the country was about to go To the gold stand
ard aud that the silver money Of the country
would be worthless.
Mr.. Vest spoke uf the unfortunate coudi-
ton Of the miners Of the West, and said tha;
the somewhat dramatic remark Of an eN-sena-
tor recently that Ia the extreme West the PEE
pie were crying for bread aud that Ia New
York they were crying for gold, WAS literally
true.
Suppose" said he. "that we we're called
upon to-day 10 pass Law stopping the faeic-
ries OF New England, what protests would We
hear from that sectloni Suppose VIC were
called upon to strike down the Whea; culture
of DokotA and OF the Red River Of the North.
would we not expect 10 hear protests against
iti II / were here from one of the silver
producing states would hSh; the demoueit-
Eatlon OF silver as l fought the fore hill, be-
cause 1t involves ali that those people hold
dear in the way Of property rights and OF
the comforts Of life.
Il know these western stStes, not from the
ory, but from experience. know what these
people have endured, leaving the comforts Of
what was then civilization In the eastern and
middle states. and going with rife In one
hand and pick in the other, blsElng the path
way Of civilization in the canons OF the Rocky
Mountains. They have built up the silver
mining Industry on the faith pledged TO them
by the people Of the United States in its con.
sutuiion and laws that the product Of those
mines shall be considered as 4 money metal,
and We are nov asked. through the financial
-Four Hundred OF New York and the CON
mereial classes OF England, To beirsy these
people and say TO them, Find something else
to do. We want gold, gold, gold
"No, Mr.. President, viii no; do f. II
the time comes when ! hnd have made a
mistake ! can at least have the consolation q
knowing that my heart and head both au-
proved the action which propose TO take Ia
regard TO this measure
In conclusion Mr.. Yes; repellei the Idea %
there being necessity for international
agreement on the subject OF sslyeF.