Mohave County miner., 1894-03-31
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.s,rous to tens OF thousands.
That il his opinion. l want to read
language even stronger than that. Ii 10
from a speech made in 1873 by Mr..
Carlisle and his words are these: II
hoow that the worlds stock of the
precious metals is none too large. and
see no reason to apprenend that it ever
will he 50. Mankind will be forum ate
indeed, II the annual production VI gold
and silver coin shall keep pace with the
annual increase OF population and in
dus.ry
"Aye, We will be fortunate indeed.
The danger is not that there will be too
much Of both, but that when We have
every ounce OF gold and silver availab ble
for coinage, and give il TO the worlds
currency that we will yet have a insult.
6cient amount to keep pace with popu.
ls,ion and industry"
CONSPIRACY IN EURvPE
And then he adds The conspiracy
which seems to have been formed here
and Ia Europe" Conspirscy-why,
when We use that word conspiracy" We
are criticised for il, but here is a great
su'hority using the word conspiracy"
Formed here and in Europe to destroy
bv legislation and otherwise from three
seventh to one-hslf Of the metallic money
Of the world. Il what?-a mistake?
an error? No." II is the most gigantic
enms OF this or any other age. Zap
pause.)
And that is not the strongest. Let me
read the other sentence: "The con.
animation OF snch scheme would nj.
tim,,ely entail more misery upon the
human race than all the wars, pesii-
lences and ftmines that ever occurred
in the history OF the world (Applanse.,
Do you appreciate what that means?
Do YOU appreciate wha, is TO follow the
consummation Of that conspiracy, the
perpetrs ion OF that crime? Can you
conceive the force. the full intent, the
meaning OF those words? Can you call
before your minds eye every battlefield
Of the past? Can you review the his
tory which from The time Cain killed
his brother until now. has been little
more than a record OF warfare? Can you
see the innumerable number OF those
slain by javelin, spear or sword? Can
you bring before your minds eve The
faces with all their pain and anguish,
and can you think, too, Of those made
hnsbsndless and fafherless by their
death3 Can YOU stand ny their bedside
as they expire? Oh, can you add 10
those who fell in battle and who were
wounded there all those who fell by
pesiilence? Aye, can you look over
those pesiilences which haye from time
to time scourped the fair earth and can
yon add TO that those who have fallen
by famine as time after time il has swept
almost nation iron the earth? Can
yon. In your minds eye, collect all the
misery, all the suffering end all the sor-
row, all the anguish that these three de-
stroyers OF mankind have wrought
and when you have put them all into
one group, when you have pressed them
all together. can you imagine that the
consummaiion OF this crime means more
OF misery than them all?
o, my friends, it is because We see not
full, bot in part; because We compre-
hend not wholly. but partially, the mis-
cry that il TO follow that we h ave felt IL
our duty as well as our privilege-our
duty TO ourselves, oar duty to our man
hood, our duty to our families. to man
kind, to cry out at this, the consnmm ma
ton OF that conspiracy-snd We do u not
because you mine silver, bu, We do it
Tor mankind, for humanity. prolonged
applause.)
The ratio is mere matter OF conven-
ience. Bimetallists may differ about il !;
you may have bimetalhsm as to 10, l
to 20 or ] TO 100; the ratio is not impor-
tant 40 far as principle is concerned.
But am In favor OF the present ratio and
| viii tell you why. 1t may be good
thing for the mine owner to Oe permit.
ted TO start his mine and have the ratio
changed to TO 20 or to "a. hut We
cannot permi. the great interests OF the
world to he sacrificed, even II the miner
was willing to take less than $l.29 an
ounce for silver Yon may increase
the size OF the silver dollar or decrease