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conditions, are sufficient 10 absorb
all the proper y of the civilized world.
WHEAT AND CORN CORRESPOND WITH
PRICE oF SILVER.

all the proper y of the civilized world
WHEAT AND CcRS CORRESPOND wTTE
PRICE or SILVER.
An investigation of the question
OF the average prieeof eommosiitie,
Tor the last twenty years will show
that the price of wheat, cotton ant
all other farm products have respond
ed TO and eorresponded with the prizes
of silver. Silver has not deprecated
In value as compared with commodi
ties. 1t is gold which has enhanced
III value. because the supply is in
sufficient, because the demand for il
AS money is far IN excess of the sup
ply, and because there is not enough
gold to sustain the credit aud bust
ness of the world. The deficiency oil
gold is made painfully manifest by
the struggles of every great finaneial
institution IN the civilized world tC
obtain gold to save Itself from bank
ruptcy.
FREE COINAGE A NECESSITY FOR BET
TER TIMES.
hc ucHioutlIZdttOu Ol SILVER has
already enhanced the price of gold
as compared with commodities fully
40 per cent, and the, work of con-
traction is but just begun. The price
of commodities must decline so long
as the gold standard is maintained.
If 1t is desirable that the farmer
should obtain a better price for his
products; if it Is desirable that he
should be able to relieve himself from
mortgages which have been doubled
by legislation since they were execu-
ted; if it is desirable that there should
be independent real estate owners
cultlvating the soil. if it is desirable
that our farmers should not be con-
verted into tenants of the gold kings;
if it is desirable that the productive
energies of the country should be de-
veloped: if it is desirable that clvili-
zation should be maintained for all
the people and its benefits not con-
fined to the hoarders of gold alone,
then silver must be remonetized, and
no fairminded man ought to complain
if such restoration should repair a
part of the loss which has already
been sustained by silver miners.
THE ENORMOUS LOSS TO SILVER MIN
ERs BY DEMONSTRATIONS.
The miners of the United States
alone have already been robbed OF
more than $l00, 200, 900 in discount in
consequent of the act 1873. Not only
this, but the value of their mines has
been destroyed. Poverty and mise
ry prevail il large sections of our
country where prosperity was at its
greatest height when the secret and
clandestine blow was struck which
deprived the world of the best OF its
money metals. 1t Is not possible to
reeompense those who have been ru-
ined by the loss of fortunes in the
confscation of their property, but ii
may be possible to relieve silver min
ing from the odious discriminate tion
against tina industry and assist those
who have not yet been absolutely de-
stroyed in prosecuting a most neees-
sary and useful employment.
FREE COINAGE WOULD FURNISH ABUN-
DATCE OF MONEY.
The prosperity Of silver miners
would be more beneficial to the peo-
pie at large than the success of any
other industry, because it Eould in
sure to all an abundance of metallic
money. 1t was gold and silver nil,
ing which laid the foundation of the
great States west of the Missouri. II
was the pioneers engaged in mining
who made it possible to found the
empire of the West. The miners are
a brave, generous, honest and enter
prising people. They are citizens of
the United States. and it seems hard
that they should be destroyed to sat
isfy the greed of combination or
ganized to enhance the value of mon.
ey at the expense of the masses OF
the people.
ING SILVER.
The gold men demand the repeal
of the act of 1890 and the utter de-
struction of the market for silver in
Eulo ope and America. II this can be
done, silver bullion will fall very
low, perhaps to 40 or so cents an
ounce, and the silver miners will be
ruined. The gold kings will then
urge the great difference between
the price of gold and silver bullion
as a reason for continuing the use OF
gold alone. They will maintain that
silver is no more useful for money
than iron, lead or any other metal
Every decline in the price of silver
has been used as an argument agains
its reconciliation The repeal ot
the act of 1890 is demanded to
strengthen the hands of the gold
kings and destroy the advocates oil
honest money.
The advocates of gold are willing
at any and at all times to do any
thing to disparage silver, and tn,
repeal of the act of 1890, withou
substituting something better, woult
be the.last and final blow which woult
bring disaster. If the gold king
can repeal the act of 1890 and elos'
the silver mines, the farmers an.
producers wit be at their mercy. Il
that event the gold now obtained
from the silver mines would be Gu
off the volume of gold coin woulc
diminish year by year; the monopol,
of the gold combination would b.
complete, and the will of the gol'
kings would be the law of the ciyi
hzed world. Nothing could wres
their power from them but revolu
ton. Let them take warning. Th
re-establishment of the feudal sys
tenn in this country cannot be effect
ed without revolution. In that rev
olution the gold kings may be de
thu oned.
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER TIL
PEOPLES CAUSE.
The free coinage of silver Is tn
peoples cause. The unrest and dis
content now universal is the distan
thunder before the storm. The pee