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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
no SILVER In CIRCULATION IN
1873.

The plain truth is that this act Of
1873, which has beer the subject,of so
much Misrepresentation and dennncia-
ton, was simply legal recognition
of monetary condition which had ex-
listed in fact in this country for about
thirty-five years, or ever since short
time after the passage of the coinage
act of 1884. From about the year
1888 until after the passage of the
Bland-Allison act in 1873. no silver
dollars were in circulation in this
country, and our whole currency con.
sisted of gold coins and bank notes,
except from 1862 to 1878, when our
active circulation, outside of Califor-
MIA and its neighboring territory, was
all paper. There was during the lat
ter period about 1915, 200. 600 in gold
in circulation on the Pacific Coast,
and the United States was collecting
customs dues in gold and using it in
the payment of interest on the public
debt; but there was no silver in circu-
lation anywhere in this country. not
even the lightweight su bsidiary coins.
The value of the United States
note or greenback was always
measured by gold and not by
silver, and commodities had q
gold price and paper price, but never
a silver price, because silver, except
the half-dollars, quarters and dimes
coined under the act of 1858, had been
out of use here for more than twenty
years before the commencement of the
war, and even these subsidiary coins
had not been IN use for eleven years
prior to 1873. Our own monetary
history had already furnished two
most striking illustrations of the
operation of the natural law under
which the coins which are over-valued
by statute always drive out of circula-
tion the coins which are under-valued.
Our own experience had again demon
strated what the history of the world
already showed-that whenever the
coinage laws of any country permit the
free coinage of both metals with full
legal-tender qualities at ratio of
value which does not conform sub
stantially to their intrinsic or COM
mercial ratio in the markets of the
world, both kinds of coin cannot be
kept in circulation at the same time.
The reason is that, both being full
legal tender, the least valuable coin
will always be used in making pay
ments, and will become the sole meas
ure of value, and the most valuable
will be boarded or sent out of the
country into the markets where its
real value can be obtained. Hon.
John G.. Carlisle.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
A BITTER EXPERIENCE.
That of the Wage-Earner With De-
preciated Currency During Our
Greanhack Pariod

That of the Wage-Earner With De-
preciated Currency During Our
Greenback Period.
Perhaps there is no better or clearer
demonstration of the effect of de-
preciated currency upon wages than
that offered by the experience of the
United States during the Civil War.
Prices advanced as soon as the Gov
eminent began to issue legal tender
notes. Wages advanced little later
but less rapidly. At no time during
the period from 1861 to 1867 had
wages advanced sufficiently SO that the
wage.earner could purchase as much
for his days labor as in 1861.
In spite of the fact that about one.
fourth of the best workers were serv-
ing as soldiers and Withdrawn from
competition with their fellow wage
earners, so great was the decline in
the purchasing powerof wages that.
in 1855, the workingman found him
self working for four-fifths of what he
had received in 1861. Since 1865, and
especially since the resumption Of
specie payments in 1879, the purchas-
ing power of days labor has been
steadily increasing.
In the following table taken from
equality of Money and Wages" by
Frank L. Money! the average nom
inal wages paid in leading occupations
in 1850 was taken as normal-100
per cent. ; the prices for the leading
necessaries of life in 1860 were taken
as the ii for prices; the amount
of these necessaries that could be pur-
chased by days labor in 1860 was
taken as the normal for the purchas-
ing power of wages.
TABLE OF WAGES, PRICES AND PURCHASING
POWER IN THE UNITED STATES, 1860-1891.
[Aldrich's Senate Report. Part l., PIP. IS, 93.]
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

In the silverite arguments intended
to show the farmer that he would be
richer il he received more dollars
for his products, it is taken for
granted that the dollars he would get
under free coinage would be worth
just as much as those he gets to-day.
If the farmers once understood that
the value of the money they are paid
for their crop depends entirely on the
quantity of goods which it win buy,
and that with free silver dollar
would only purchase 5ass Of What il
vii 10W, they would quickly cease their
agitation for cheap money. When the
silverites claim that free coinage will
double prices of all products, they
practically admit that their silver dol
lar would be worth but fifty cents
What the farmers need is more 100
cent dollars, and not a lower measure
Of values.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

In the same way the adoption of an
inferior metal like silver for stand
ard of value would make the process
of production and exchange of COM
moditles more difficult. and thus the
working classes would have ''more
work" But since it is not merely
work in itself, but the products of
labor. which workingmen really want,
their best interests are served by the
use of that standard of value under
which production and exchange are
greatest and easiest.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

All attempts to show how free coin
age would increase the demand for
goods, and, therefore, create bust
ness boom, have dismally failed, and
the silver cause is rapidly losing the
supporters who were attracted by the
promise Of better times under the sill
yer standard. The proof that cheap
money does not encourage consump-
tion, and therefore would not increase
the volume of exchanges of goods, is
found in the undeniable fact that in
all countries using only silver money
the average consumption is much
smaller than in the gold standard coun-
tries. As the production of goods
must be limited by their consumption,
it is evident that o scheme which
merely looks to an artificial stimula-
ton Of production could not bring
any increase in industrial prosperity.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Disaster With Dishonor.

National dishonor is the dishonoi
of every citizen; and any change in
the standard of value, or anything
done which shall depSve any creditor
of the United States of payment in full
in money recognized as valid by the
leading commercial Nations of the
world, will not only be dishonorable,
but will result in the pecuniary loss
to every citizen in the United States
r. Weissinger, in "What Is Money!"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
SHALL CHANGE.

Silverites claim that the adoption
of their scheme would "make more
work" In the sense that men would
have to work harder to get the things
they need, free silver would certainly
make more work. So would burning
down houses make more work for car
penters. But that is no reason for
abolishing fire departments in our
towns and cities.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

The progress of civilization in any
country is best shown by the use of
superior tools and labor saving inven-
tlons. There is no doubt that if the
skilled American mechanic were COM
PEELED to work with the crude tools
used in China and India. it would
take him far longer to make an arti-
Gle, and he would thus have to work
harder than he does now. Does he
want that kind Of 'smore work."
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

There can be no question that it is
in the countries which have deliber-
ately adopted the gold standard that
the intelligence of the people, as
shown through their superiority in
methods Of production, arts, sciences,
literature, etc., has reached its high
est level. Since this is the case it is
reasonable to infer that their use of a
particular metal for measure of
value was guided by the same wisdom
which they have shown in other direc-
tions. The silverite idea, that all the
civilized Nations are inferior to the
semi-civilized countries on the one
point of their monetary standard,
while excelling in all other respects, is
too absurd for serious argument.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
A FROWZY FAD.

Six months ago the free silver craze
was as popular in the South and West
as the Dolly Warden and crinolin'
fashions were at one time among
women. These fashions had SOP
6eeming traits about them, bu
are now gone and the women
pretty and are as sweet as eT
The free silver fashion has
ing traits. = Take it up
down the other it is abe
q piece of foolishne-
plugged the Amerir
was popular and
it for all it
alacki You C
times, but
can peopl
gent, tb
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

It will now be in order for some of
our '16 ter ones" to kick on the gold
en- streets because they are not paved
with silver, and swear that the whole
plan of salvation is a scheme of the
gold bugs to put heaven on a gold
basis.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Question.

Quericus-"what do the silver peo-
pie mean by 16 to 19"
Jollicus-'sThose are the odds
against their winning"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

The wage-earner's loss is shown in
more striking form in the accompany
ing diagram, also taken from Mr.. Nc
Vey's pamphlet:
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

1t seems strange. with such q history
and such an experience before him,
that any wage-earner would be foolish
enough to agitate for deprecated sill
yer o. any other kind Of cheap dollars.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

Teacher-"Now. Dick, you may rs
peat the golden text.
Dick Hicks-'1 don't dast; me fad
der is Q silver man"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

The Philadelphia Publisher and
,Philanthropist Is No More.
He >necumhsd 10 stroke Of Paralysis >us-
tained January is-With Him Pass
ed Away one OF our iursst.
Noble-t aud Hest Men.

Pun AnrLrnIA. Feb S.-Georgc ".
Chiids. proprietor of the Public Ledger
died this morning at a:ol o'clock
at his residence at the southeast corner
OF Twenty second and Walnut streets.
from the effects of q stroke ~ paral-
ysis sustained by him on the 18th OF
January.
For some time previous TO the day nc
was stricken Mr.. Childs was overrun
with work. The service nj the nreNei
institute in memory OF the late \. >.
Drexel was to be held on the 2oth OF
January. and Mr.. Childs was particu'
larly anxious that the occasion should
be in every way worthy Of III, life
long friend and companion. lie
busted himself arranging the details OF
the service. and a. the day approached
he became nervous and worried
The service was to be held on sat
urday. and on Thursday afternoon Mr..
Childs was sitting in his Office At The
Ledger talking with william /. steele
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

The Recent Haul az hank Sncnks In =
loui. Proves 10 he Most important
one Two of the Men Identified a. nav
Ing Been Engaged In the irn-rhousa""'
Doilsr Robbery a. Greenbsrs's ia""-
shop. Chicago.
81. Louis. Feb. |. detective " y
liam Plunkett, OF Chicago, accompanied
by Lionel Grcenberg, clerk in his
uncle's pawnshop in that city, are
here To identify, il possible. the three
bank snealSs arrested On this city ~
Chief Desmond last Saturday after
noon in the International bank.
Lionel Grecnberg was the victim 81
the most daring robbery that Was
every committed in Chicago and he
has positively identified Tom, allhs
Kid D'l,ricn. rs one Of three men VINO
pcrpctratcd the deed. Jack Neville
alias Dempsey. he partially identhes
as one of O'Brien's confederatcs. In
addition To the robbery at Greenberg ;
O'nricn and a pair Of confederates, >tlii
AT large. are badly wanted for several
other Jobs of the ''sticlS-up' variety
The robbery at Greenbcrg's place oc-
Cured shortly after : o'clock on the
OF which was published at the time.
4 The Chicago police authorities had
very GOOD idea a> 10 who did the work
or led the crowd. but despite
the fact that reward OF $1,000 was
offered for the capture OF the men
and recovery of the property. the
shrewdest officers were unable 10 cap
ture them. Since the arrest OF the
O.Hricn. Nevill and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in this city. the little girl and boy, wh'
were in Greenberg's pawnshop whct
the place was robbed have seen th'
pictures Of the three men. which wer'
taken bv Harry Newbold. rogues' gal
lery photographer in this city. an'
they positively identified both OBrie'
and Nevill as two Of the robbers
O'Brien is wanted in Chicago 70
several old jobs, on one OF which n
was arrested and jumped his BOND
This robbery was committed on Janu
arv II. 1893. in Frank Goedeck's loo
at Twenty-second and State streets
In broad daylight three men entere
Goedeck's saloon. and at the point OF
revolver he was held up and robbed 1
$500 in money and jewelry. oBr.e
was arrested and identified as one {
the robbers. and after getting out on
bond OF $1,000 he skipped out. II
siends coming to the front for him.
The whole country is excited ov'
their capture. and il IS believed TN
they will be wanted in many places y
fore they get out of the clutches f u
law. The case of grand larceny wine
was brought against the trio IN IN
city will probably be nolle pressed,
To o'Brien. in order To turn him ov
to the Chicago authorities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

CHICAGO, Feb. Owing TO the i'll
ness Of Attorney Trudc Of the prosecu-
ton and Attorney Wade for the de-
Tense. argument for a new trial in the
ease OF Patrick Il. Prendcrgast, the
murderer Of MAYOR Harrison, was
again continued by Judge Brentano
until February ~. Judge Brcntano
also made a rule ON the defendants
counsel ordering that the proposed af-
fdayits tn support Of the motion for q
nev trial bc filed not later than Feb
ruarv !. Prendcrgast was brought in
20 court shortly before the brief mr.
ceed.ngs began
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

A MICHIGAN MURDER
That Promises to Come Out Through trc
Confession OF one Implicated.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Feb. On Tues
dav afternoon. March II. 1898, at
o'clock. Louis Schiling. aged 60. one OF
Ealamazoo's best-known citizens. was
found dead in his office on Portage
street. Ills skull was crushed In and
his throat horribly gashed and cut
from ear to ear. The dead mans
poclxct-bools was gone. and as he was
known to carry great deal Of money
about his person robbery was the evil
dent motive Of the crime. Sheriff Nos-
burg has arrested VIM. Algulre,
Horace Mansfield and Mrs Anna
Wood Acquire. Alguire has turned
states evidence, and charges Mansfield
as principal in the murder and the
woman az accessory before the fact
Alguire says he heard Anna Wood and
Young man planning the murder n
her room On the day of the muir
der Mansfield. who IS coiored
man. came to Mrs. Woods room viii
a bloody knife under his coat. Tht
woman washed the knife and thcr
threw IL into basket of dirty clothc ;
/ Alruire was married TO Anna Woo
some time last May.
Mansfield denies all knowledge o
the crime.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09
~. Reverse OF the ST. Gaudens Worlds
Fair Medal.

RocKroRp. H.. Feb. IN. l.. knapp
uttered the Office Of DIR. W. IL. Fitch
NJ II o'clock yesterday morning and
placing a revolver at the doctors head
conpcllcd him to sign three notes
spprerating s3. 200. and made PAYABLE
~ Kpapp. DR.. Fitch signed the notes,
but before Knapp could cash them he
was arrested. On being taken before
Justice Morrison he waived preImin-
arv examination and was bound over
T. The sum 81 sio. 600 for highway rob.
herv and al 900 for attempt To kill. be-
sides being fined e2oo for carrying con-
cealcd weapons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. ,. Secretary Her
bert Yesterday issued an order to Rear
Admiral kirkland. directing him to
hold himself in readiness To leave and
take command of the Pacific station
bv the steamer of February i from
San Francisco for Honolulu Admiral
kirkland will succeed Rear-Admiral
John Irwin as the naval commander at
Honolulu. The change in command Is
due To the approaching retirement OF
Admiral Irwin.
In April next Admiral Benham
whose gallant conduct at Rio Is now 20
generally commended. will retire by
the operation of law An order Will
be issued in short time detaching him
from the command of the South Attain
tic station which includes the fleet
now in Rio harbor Admiral Benham.
it is learned will be succeeded by Adj
miral stanton. who was detached from
the south Atlantic command for salut'
ing Admiral Mello at Rio. The two
admirals changed places. stanton TAX
ing charge OF the North Atlantic sta
ton. The detachment of Admira
Benham will be preliminary TO his re
tirement, which takes place in April.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

REGULATIONS az = Nonng Thist >" ~"
Treasury Dspsrmcnt Naval NhA"s's
aud Rrtirsments Admiral ns"""
Emphatic Action Indorssd by the ""s
ernnrnt The subscriptions y" ~" ~"
Fift, Million Dollar Loan
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The recuia-
tions Of James Anderson, OF inuana'
well-connected lad. III wears Oh aRs'
EMPLOYED as a messenger IN the treas
ury vaults. who was arrested last nlght
for stealing silver from the vaults
prove more serious than was supposed.
They amount 10 S,ai ~ far a. mas
been ascertaincd. and the inquiry Il
still in progress. When the THEFT was
first discovered it was supposed 70
amount only TO few dollars. anu AZ
the request OF the treasury ofhcia's TUG
fact was suppressed.
The method OF his theft was some
what similar. though on mucn
smaller scale. to that pursued by 'oeN-
ran with the gold in the Philadelplla
mint.
Anderson had access 10 the silver
vaults for the purpose of showing VS.
itors through He pried open the
woodwork Of some of the silver chests
near the lattice work. slit the bags con
tanning silver dollars and helped hIn
self TO "A few dollars at a time as hs
wanted them.
Whether his populations will amount
to more than the seven or eight nun
drea dollars thus far found out car
ONLY be ascertaincd by a recount OF th'
silver There are seven or eight NH
lion silver dollars in the vaults Eaci
million dollars weighs in round hgure
thirty tons: 80 that the amount o
money to be handled is about 30 tons
This will nccessitate a force OF ten o
twelve men to work for two weeks o
more counting and weighing the 81
yer.
The cost Of this additional labor
81 900 or more-will be the only los
the United States will sustain. as III
law makes the treasurer responsible
under his bond. for all losses throug
the dishonesty Of employees and gave
him no voice in their selection.
Anderson was yesterday held in 80
bond for the action of the grand Jur.
Fast company was the cause OF u
downfall. He was about To appear II
examination for admission to We
Point
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09
HAWAIIAN AFT AIRS.

s,,.x FRAN Minister Miiiis sent 10 s""'
rr..- without Comment by the s''
d.nt- IA. Minister Had Not ia" INV
10 Make "a Gory "f rr"sid""' p"'"s ="
,,x. which Would Come by Next steam"
or.
A., suISaroN. Feb. 3--Thc president
.o,, ~ r,n.sr,Ss "A letter received from
Minister Niliis in reference - tne re-
plv of President Dole /" Mr.. Wills re-
ou.,t for specific answers To what Nr'
cleveland termed Mr.. Dolc's most eN-
traordinary" document In i"r"ar"-
inr the letter 10 III. president "e're-
iary Gresham says that di>pa'ches -
ID ana ,. received from Minister WI
lis IRE not inclosei. They relate sore
IL to routine legation matters ana tho
ministers accounts. The letter 81 Mr.
Willis To Mr. Gresham follows:
IrcArlox on rnn UNirxD STATES
HoNniiLu. A. l.. Jan. v. 1871
hon " q or sham. SECRETARY ~ >fifr-
SIR Yesterday. AZ 3.D p. m rtsrtN''
Hon. : W Dole's reply to my letter ~ JAns'
AIRY 4 requesting him ~ his earliest voNN'N'
renee. 10 give me the specifications eoniaii'l "
a nrior letter his answer j. a ont rit'
na,,.s oi clos ,y-writiea oil iai paper. ana mas
! eef delivered 10 me too Late 20 either copy "s
r..ply to Ia time for the steamer leaving al :
y in to-day
Tbcrei - one extract. however. To "hleh
,h,nls YOUR attention should tc called, wherein
IL is stated. This Government has perh an"
n..,r is suhiected to the necessity 81 inrr 'a0e'
wat hfulness and large additional cNpehsf
which hui for such attitude would nave 'ee'
unnecessary The emphasis above = mine
In a previous letter of December z minister
poia had state. The government ohtef'
have h,en placed and stu continue ~
condition OF defense and preparation TOT ~iet'
ana the community has Deea put into = stat
Of mind Aord ring on terrorism Inc am
pha,is above ia mine. Some portions ~ "
letters from which these extracts are mA'
confirm the above statements while oihef
seem TO negative them With this cNpiaha
ton. submit them for your consideration.
The next steamer leaves here February
which would place you in possession 81 ~
Doles letter and my purpose reply therel
about February Is. Very respectfully.
ALBERT ;. WILLS.
The letter was transmitted 10 cor
press BIZ the president in brief mes
sage without comment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

Hon sam Parker tN ~
on Hawaii Though the Means OF an
One, Letter He says Hawaii Had Bet
ter Government than Any Other Conn
try on Earth. wnd There was No Reason
for Change
SAN Francisco. Feb. Hon sam
Parker. who was premier OF Hawan
under the dcposed queen. just prior 10
sailing for the islands gave out an
open letter purporting to give the
rovalist version Of the revolution. The
address. as prcfaced by him. says: II
want Hawaii as it was. and holds that
during the period Of constitutional
monarchy from 1889 TO 1893. Hawaii
had "A better government than any
other country on earth. II was dur
inr that time tina. the entire de-
vclopment Of the islands occurred,
and the result was SO eminentlv salts
factory that desire for a change j.
entirely without reason. The system
Of education was une xceled. the schools
were of good character. and education.
though simple. entirely adequate. IN
international development of the gov
eminent was equally good, officers
Of the monarchal government
were generally competent and had
TO be incorruptible. The lIawaiians
those usually called natives
have been misunderstood. slandered
and traduccd. They are intelligent
and reasonabl They can read and
write They are naturally better capa-
BE Of safe government than the me-
rroes OF the southern states. Its eli
matte influence prevents Saxon push
and enthusiasm The Hawaiian tclc-
phone system Is one 81 the best in the
world. Her street railways are wei
constructed. her postal system anc
finances and Internal government are
carried on rs well as elsewhere
Relative to tie queens answer to thu
, request for amnesty to political off n
, ders. Mr.. Parker saws: "She was guide
. by the constitution. which provide
that the consent Of the privy counc,
! and sovereign are necessary to the sc
! curing Of a pardon. In granting am
nestv. as asked by Minister Willis
the Queen again yielded TO u
!, superior forces Of the Unite
4 States" Mr. Parker y positiv
4 that IL the people Of Hawaii are give
q chance to express their views the
will decide overwhelmingly for IN
! restoration. and SAYS ''that the inter
{, ton OF the provisional government
! resist the action of the United stat
4 bv force is "A mere pretcnse.
!, He concludes with the Stntemer
- tlat the outcome Of any action on u
= part If tins government viii bc sati
IA I fn.tns.v