New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
THE cHE4PyEss or WoRDS.

Whether thc demonstration ~ silver haS
brought about the existing depression OF p"N'
ness and financial disturbance hN ch'Ap'nlhE
MI the products Of agricultural ana m''h'"''"'
labor. as the advocates Of fire." silver '"l"'N'
contend + an open question. But 'h''' j CIV
prodnrt which II has chcapcnrd beyond al!
question and that il language. Tie P"""'' -.
TIM. vocal organs. AT no time IN me his'o'! %.
the country have words been 80 cheap an"
abundant as during the last year The ar Hn'
been full Of them In Kansas, Nebraska 'olo
,, aud como other Western States where The
orator. are red headed and the ZelhYrS cyclones
creot stocks OF words. scriptural aud unScrpt-
urol 1gurativc mciaphorlc. po"uc. 'Al"'N'"'
lofory miuatory. dOgmItic. didacuc III"
r,Ics,lIohlr hay. been lifted up AMI whrl'd
into the atmosphere. much n leaves mr." Whlri''I
IN November until they obscur"d the genera
sense Of the community and almost Inc noon
/ day sun Everybody seemed Ia hay" suddenly
fouud ont the whole science Of government ana
70 be moved with mn irresistible desire To OK
haust thc vocabulary in telling everybody 'iN'
ohout H. Such saving the air ana hoWllng WIS
/ never known outside OF B'rilam something
similar hrt on Il smaller scale, IL recorded by
DIcdrich Knickcrbockcr In his v"rhciouS Ills
tory Of Ncw-York" az having occurred during
the administration OF W Hi"" wv '''''' "'''
he says.
Cobbers abandoned their stalls 20 give lessons on
/ nolticaI economy; blacksmiths suffered their hres
q, On our while they stirred up the fires OF faction
and even tailors though said 10 be the nnth parts
/ OF humanity. neglected their own measures 10
crticisc the measures 81 government strhhs'!
that the science OF government, which seems 10 be
so generally undcrstood should invariably be- de-
MED 20 the only ones called upon 70 eNercls" H.
But appearances begin 60 indicate that the
supply Of words is so far In excess OF the pub
lie demand that they have become n drug III
the market For instance about month ago
Mr. A. G. Fisk who signed himself president
OF the Pan-American Bmctallic Association
issued n call for IL meeting 10 be held In WASH
ington. d. C.. on the 22d OF May, to memorial
lie Congress on the silver question The cali
was regular buglc blast, warwhoop, mar
raiser and soulstirrcr. II was made up OF
words and figures OF both speech md nrtl-
metic that I'm the prosperous ana quiet uh"S
before the decentralization OF silver had cheap
encd everything. including language woGld
have stirred whole communities profoundly ana
possibly called out the Fire Department In the
rural districts This is the way 1t opens:
At the bidding OF a power that has blotted out
civilization In all ages. the law-makins ana ex-
ecutlve branches OF the Government have stricken
|
partially demonetized the paper currency; com
, PEELED the people OF the United States to pay I'M
necessarily I'm the past twenty-five years $DVW'-
100000 in interest. principal and discount and by
vicious laws have burdened the Nation with real
estate mortgage OF $1,000 10000 and other debts
: aggregating as much more and now seek TO re-
duce the country to a gold basis. and expect the
people to pay 100000 of debt with $50oO0.VO In
gold TO pay $50 Of debt with 81 In money reducing
the price OF farm products &C per cent taking from
the debtors the power to pay their debts
t Simply ns language We do not now recall any
where I'm English literature n single sentence
{ that can compare with this for power and
, nathos and round number estimates OF assets
and liabilities, dividends discounts shrlnkages
I profit and loss and percentages There is prob
| ably not single member OF Congress, unless
: It be Senator Allen, OF Nebraska. who can read
| # through without catching breath. Much rs
r we revere the Declaration OF Independence, W.
!. are compelled to admit that this compact state
Z ment Of grievances holds more than one buckle
4 berry over IT, particularly In IFS treatment OF
g mortgages Mr. Fisk goes to say that 9Th,
n | gold oligarchy" has deprecated the value 81
: S65. OOO.OOOOOO worth OF property, "rcndcrlni
n the Nation insolvcnt for S7500OO0OOO'; tina
!, 40 900 people are invountarily idle" ant
!. "thc property Of the Nation Is rapidly bcins
Il con6scated" And he concludes the call will
4 this narrowing recital:
It Fields factories and mines deserted; every In
l. dustry is stricken with plague; strong men
;, refined and innocent babes are starving II
the land OF plenty our rulers are rioting II
l. luxurious living and saurnaa; frenzied with thei
l. successes In the past. they inventing new
8 schemes Of robbery and plumber"
Z In this state of things one would natural!
d suppose that the meeting called for the 22d O