The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-26
TUESDAY DECEMBER 26 1898.
SIX PAGES.
SHALL THESE tHINGs BE?

The curse OF mankind is the making OF
statute laws whereby one set Of men
would compel another set Of men TO do
as the first set wishes them TO do rather
than as the second set would prefer to
do. In domestic affairs the part of gov
eminent is to keep the peace and restrain
one man from trespassing upon another,
and when government has done this it
has fully and entirely performed its part.
All other useful results come from negotia-
ton and traffic amongst men. All useful
things result from one man reviewing the
case and resolving that it is to his in
terest TO make change, while another
man, reviewing the same case. concludes
that IL is TO his interest TO concede the
change Progress comes, then. from agree
ments amongst men which statute laws
can never forward. but only impede.
Statute law sought for fifteen years to
make Americans willing TO receive 42 IL
grains Of silver as the equivalent of
% $40 grains OF gold. But it took in that
time twice as much labor to dig % SD
grains Of gold out of the earth as il took
10 dig out AZ IL grains of silver. and so
Americans unanimously declared that
they would not willingly take n2 l.2
grains of silver as the equivalent of
% $40 grains OF gold. Statute law, how
ever. backed by fanatics like Bland aud
PETER. went seeking to substitute its fiat
and command for mems will and choice.
and "a % mi.
pass: The people Of these United States.
being walked up to realization of the
fact that they were confronted witl, a
condition which threatened all men hay-
ing debts due TO them with a necessity |
that they should shortly take 412 IL grains |
OF silver where they had parted with |
20 $40 grains Of gold, all men having |
debts due to them scurried around and |
about and prodded their debtors up to |
delivering them gold dollars or their |
equivalent before the evil day SHOULD be
upon them. IL was a matter of extr enne /
diiiieulty for all debtors to get these gold
collars because all debtors wanted gold |
dollars at the same moment. while there
are very many more debtors than there
are gold dollars. So IL turned out that
In the general scramble that took place
all men took alarm lest they should be
unable to lay hands upon the gold dol
lars that their necessities called for and
state OF mind spread over all very SINH
lar TO that which influenced the French
army at Waterloo. when the charge Of
the Cid Guard upon the serted ranks Of
Ensland's grenadiers recoiled back upon
that French army. All Americans took
panic entirely similar to that which
made the great Emperor's trusted troops
sweep him of and away from tho battle
Held. And panic amongst men is the
same with all people and in all times
Men become lunatics, ruled by their fears
instead OF by their reason.
And what happened TO Americans. as
the result OF their panic? This happened
that the whole country entered into q
process OF liquidation. where property
had to be sold when all were selling. and
consequently where there were no
buyers. ana ruin marched over the whole
land putting railroad and other corpora-
iions. and partnerships. and businesses
Into receivers hands. and turning one
million of workingmen out upon the cold
OF the world without emplov-
ment by which they could earn money
to feed and clothe their little children
ana many OF these workire.men and
heir army OF little children. are AT This
moment hungry and cold because
statute law would have it rfat should
be willing 10 take 4i2 l-2 grains of silver
"here % $40 grains Of gold were my !
Iue. ,
This is no ordinary picaure-this Is I
ruth s
AND yet Senator Voorhees,. who earned
or himself reputation 80 noble ana
% praiseworthy. during last summer nv .
lbs manly efforts to cure soc,ety's gan c
irene. has now come forward in the u
'enate with his own gangreme, with which h
Re says he viii again innoculate all 4
americans. He has brought forward n \
MI to coin the seigniMage." az the I,
uphimism goes. and to buy and coin Il
z.vpvO OF silver each mouth. and thrust 81
'osa out upon an unwilling public a
Senator Voorhees, viii not succeed IN t.
'o'sonins Americas bloscs with his De. ,,
'''s''s VIRUS but he ygnl succeed in