The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-12-22

speech in the Congressional Record in 1873. Vol part
5, page A, Appendix
know that the worlds stock Of the precious metals
ia none too large and to apprehend that
twill ever become So Mankind will be fortunate indeed
if the annual production of gold and silver coin shall
keep pace with the annual y tbs sn
ectthe conspiracy which to have been mere
and in Europe to destroy BY legislation and otherwise
from threesevenths to onehaf OF the metallic money OF
the world is the most gigantic crime Of this or other
age The contamination OF such scheme would ulti-
mately enta misery upon the human race than all
the wars pestences and amnes that ever occurred IN
the history of the world The absolute and nstantane
GUS destruction of half the entire movable property OF
the world including houses, ships railroads ana an oun
er appliances for carrying commerce, while 1T would
be felt more sensby at the moment would not produce
anything like the prolonged distress and disorganza-
ton OF society that must evtanly resuC non cne Pea
the world.
With an ample currency Industrious and frugal
peope will speedily rebuild their works OF internal i'm
and repair losses OF property but no amount
of industry economy on the part OF the people can
create money. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CREATES IT OF
authorizes it, the citizen may acquire It, but ne can do
nothing more.
THe then complains that the dollar of 412h grains is
too big and that we should coin at the ratio with
France and Russia.
have now stated hurriedly and without much meth
cd or arrangement my views OF the amendments pro-
posed by the Senate far they have made material
alterations in the original BILL and desire to add only
in Conclusion that while the measure in it's present form
is not what the country had right to expect it n
nitey better than anything the people have ever been
able to obtain at the hands of Congress during the last
fifteen years. 1t is the first victory by the people
during years Se and
it is not by any complete triumph, it means the
beginning OF and popular era in national legisla
tiOn 1t attests mighty revolution in public sentiment
as represented capital and places the great
industrial and producing masses OF the people in the
front and the non-producer in the rear For fifteen
loxvo tho6 0nd oIf has
fortified by the planest provisions OF law and the clear
principles of equity they have been continually driven
from one position to another until they STOOD at last
upon the very verge of financial ruin. Gathering all
their energies for this struggle they have
very far is true but they have advanced far enough
to part OF the ground lost in previous con,
faithfully hold it for them.
Our power of legislation this subject will not be
exhausted by the passage of this measure and ought
not halt for single moment in efforts to COM
pete the work of relief inaugurated by it, The struggle
going cannot until all the Industrial inter-
ests of the country fully and finally emancipated
from the hearess domination of syndicates, stock
changes and other great combinations OF moneygrab-
bers in this country and in Europe Let we can do
no BETTER pass bill after bill embodying in each some
substantial provision for relief and send them to the
Executive for his approval If he withhold his sigma
ture unable to the necessary vote here
or elsewhere enact them into laws notwithstanding
his veto let us, last resort suspend the rules and
put them into the general appropriation bills with the
distinct understanding that the people can get no re-
lief the government can get no money.
In another part of the same speech this political
acrobat thus speaks of the extent of the coinage Of the
money metals
Ny position upon this subject briefly is this - am
opposed to coinage OF either gold silver but in
favor OF UNLIMITED coinage of both metals upon terms
of exact equality. No discrimination should be made in
favor of one metal and against another
Mr.. Carlisle has certainly betrayed the common PEG
pie into the hands of the perpetrators of the namouf
crime which few years ago he bitterly denounced.
Benedict Arnold of the foremost o.
American patriots He sold himself for Brtishg
became the most despisable Of traitors
Mr.. Carlisle once friend of the common people
and an American system.of finances
Now where is he lat?