The Lamar register., 1893-08-12

f.NSc @-ons thc nations of the first
class, nor could our government claim a per-
'ormanee OF IL obligation, 30 far as such an
obligation has bcea imposed upoa Il to pro-
'i9r foE the Use OF tho people, the hest and
safest money. II, - many Of IT, frlend.
eiAini; silver ought to occupy a larger place
Ia our currency and the currency Of the World
through general International cooperation
and agreement, Il /. obyiou, that the United
States VII no, be la position TO gain a
hearing IN favor Of such an arrangement 30
long a. We arc Sllllng To continue our at
tempt 10 accomplish the result single
handed
The knowledge Ia tho buslnrs, circle.
amoaS our oFn people that oar government
eanno, make IL Fat equivalent 10 lutria.ls
value. nor keep Inferior mouey on 4 paritv
wish superior money By q. orn lndepenaen,
efforts, has resulted IN such a lack Of conf.
deuce az hone 10 the stability Of currency
values that capital rgfnses Il. aid 10 new en-
icrprise. whue millions aru actually with.
drawn FROM the ehancls Of trade and com.
uaerec 10 become idle aud unproduetiyc in the
hsrSs o. umid opners. Foreign Investors
equally alert, not uay decline TO purchase
American securities, bat make haste to saeri.
'iec those which they already have. Il does
40, meet the situation TO say that apprehen-
sion IN regard To ihe future Of our ananees /.
groundioss. and that there Ia no rra.oa Tor
lack Of confidence Ia the purposes or power o,
the government In the premises. The very
etisisnoe % this apprehension and lack o,
eonhdrner. ho~rvcF caused. l. menace
-h.eh ought not for moment to be disre-
Ssuiri
-fossihly, u the undertaking We have In
hand ~crv the nalnienanee Of specific
kns~n quantity q silver At parity with
gold oGF ability 70 DO 20 tnlsh, be estimated
aHa sAHscl, aad perhaps In yie~ Of our IN
parallel srovth and resources, might b. "a.
yorzhly passcsl upoz- But Nhcn our asosc,l
cuisaIor = 10 naiHtzia such parity 10 regard
10 an amount q silver incrrsslnE AZ the rate
q s5a-ocoooo yeary, uiih 20 axed iermiua-
tian to s1ch incrrsse, L can hArdly to said
that a problem has hscn pruscaiel whose so
iniion = fesc fron doubt
The people of iAe Ualtod States are en-
uilc,i In a souud and stable currency anl 10
nanrJ rccosn sei A. such on every exchange
snd IN cvrry asarsc; Of the world. Their
rossruneaf has NJ right 70 lalarr them By
rHaaciEl ctp<r!Hleuis oppo-ei 10 the policy
aad prtctice % oshsr civilized .Saies, nor IA II
iasiliel Ia permittia- an e1A--rratel and gn-
rrNsoashis rriianes on Cur uati0nAi strength
zn1 ability 20 ieopar,iiEe the sogz1ne.s u the
peoaie's uioary. This matter rises above tic
pizia q party politics. II vitality concerns
every hzaissss sad cailins aad enters every
Ao1sskoi4 Ia the laHd
There T. oae Important zspcct Of the sub
lcct rhish cspocialiy shDaid no; be over
iooAesL AZ ,inu. Ike she prc.ea,. when the
evils q uaso1Hd daaner thrAtcH us, the
ss'scuia'1s may sziicipaic hsryrl; gathered
frCai zisfortaac. % others, the capitalist
rsay psufrgi lisascif by boarding, or may even
sad praai Ia The fuetgatloa Of values, but the
uA<s-eafprF- arss u be Injured oy de-
psrciatrA cGrrcaey ahd the last. to receive the
hs1c1i q iis eosrue;lca-l. practically de
fcaseless lie relies soF vosk uPoa the ven
,sras o, eoaalea, aad eoatenird capital
Tai. fari,a- hln, hi. coadi;loa Is Sithoat al.
iryiztioa- fs- be eaa Hrlihes prcy on the mis-
toFtunes of utnsr noE hoard bis iabos. oae
Of the greatest .iatesrsea that our country has
kso~a. .psakiHs more than 20 years ago,
shea arrangement of the carreaey had
caused commercial dlsiEcss, sai4. The very
ss.aa of all osher, sho IA, the deepest interest
Ia a ,oand esrrrsey and Who sgifers By mis-
ea.esous legislation IN monetary matters Is
nc -lAA NAo tAll-s --7 AAAag "tN-- ~ 49,
daily toll
'sTAcse ~onls arc as pertiaeat noN As on
the asy shcy scFc uttered, and ought TO i'm
prr.slsrly remind "a, that failure In the DIS
charge Of oar duty a. this time must especially
laiurr thcse 4ho labor. anI uho, because Of
their suraber aai eouiitioa, arr entitled TO
the saoss vAichfIl care o; the gJveFumcnt-
..It : of the utmost Importance that such
relief A. coagress ean AFFORD Ia the existing
situation Dc aforieI a. once. The maxim.
lie gives tEicc who give, quickly Is di-
rretiy applicable. II may DC true that the
efnaarrassnent. from shieh the business OF
the country = suffering ari.e as much from
evils appruhended a. those actually existing.
We may hope. too, that calm couusels will
provau and thRI neither the capitalists nor
the ~ase-caracrs Will give way TO unreasona-
lie pAnlc and .Acf.ace their property or their
inierests under the iniaesee Of exaggerated
fears
Nevertheless. every days delay In remoy-
inS one OF The plain and principal causes OF
The present state o; things euinrgcs the mis-
chief already done aud increases the responsi-
buity OF the government for Its existence.
whatever else the people have a right to er-
urct from Congress, they may certainly de-
u,and that legislation condemned By the or
deal OF ihrcs years disastrous experience
shall be removed from the statute books Us
so.,n As thclr Representatives can iesitimately
deal With IL II was ms purpose TO summon
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