The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-11

side What was this done lott IL "ai
done to make gold the standard coli
and silver subsidiary. When every
recoonized nation is turning Irom Int
coinage of silver, here are we, the mos
powerful people of an enlightened age
ppronosinc to leap backward to silver
Standard. MY hearers this is a pattlt
sc a+ondards. Shall we have gold OF
silver standards. Some think we have
vast Quantities of silver that could be
nsed. put | now say and challenge
Capitalization that all the silver IN the
world is now in use either in money OF
w manufactures. The first demand
that is made for silver IS from tnt
manufacturer, the dealer IN sllVerWart
and the engraver. What becomes o.
the rest? Every solitary ounce OF IL Il
ip circulation. When L say we nave
ceased the coinage of silver L DOM
mean to say that we have done SO en-
tirelv. We are even now coming
S150 600 900 a year. The secretary Of
The treasury of the United States ha;
coined S8O, 100000 in the last month
which was done at his discretion, as
the president has ordered him TO do
Mr. Window a few years ago informed
congress that there wasn't single
ounce of silver in the country.
Then why are we las hing the coun'
trv into a perfect furry about silver
Suppose am mistaken ABOUT all Gn Ibis;
Then what of those great men OF 1888
and 1858? don't mean TO say that
am right, for really L don't know OF
ANYBODY in this country that IS moi
liable to be mistaken save Popullsl
financier. He is never mlstaken-he
speaks by inspil alton. Ifyou want to
find out what the science OF govern
ment is you get fellow that comes to
town and sits on dry goods box, and
never carmen dollar In his life, and
Won will get the science.n The speak.
ar here inferred into q lengthy and
exhaustive explanation to show that
an increase per capita would not oen-
eft the country or the people any.
"And noW,n continued Mr.. Mills,
"you are asked to change your
gold standard, and go to this
new and tempestuOus sea,
never thinking for a moment
that our standard must be the same
as that of the people with whom we
trade. Suppose the United States
should mint 81, 600, 900 for Stewart
or Jones without cost or limit and give
it to them. cannot understand how
you can get any money out OF their
pockets. Tell me how it is going to
benefit any of you? Democrats, you
can't get it save in one way, and that
is by work, Other people steal, but
we don't, There is way we can get
some money, but it is not by opening
the mints. 1t is simply this: France,
Germany, England and the United
States can combine on ratio and
the whole world can't break the
combination. There is way by
which we can get money by an act OF
L don't mean to say that |
am in favor OF issuing promises on
paper, but | mean to say that by an
act of congress we can buy where we
can get the cheapest markets and sell
vt the dearest"
THE TARIFF.
With this introduction the speaker
glided into the discussion of the tariff,
and spoke at length and elOquently in
advocacy of free trade. He said that
ne was we'll aware that Mr.. Mug mt
lad quoted him the other night as be-
iween the devil and the deep blue sea
when he was confronted with the
present tariff bill. He admitted that
% be true, but stated that he
desired Mr.. Nugent to know
that when he was confronted with ne
present tariff in the senate he knew
hat if he defeated the bill it meant
he Mckinley bill again and that the
country would then certainly go to
he devil. That in advocating the
present tariff he did have to go to
sea but it was only for little while
and he would shortly return to sho @
and make q safe landing. That Mr..
Cleveland had informed congress that
he would let them off this time but he
wanted them to understand that they
would have this same matter before
hem at their next meeting and that
they must do better by it then.
FLEXIBLE MEASURES.
The speaker next turned his
to the Populists
desire for flexible standards
Of money and likened it unto desire
for q flexible bushel measure that
might possibly change with the
change of the moon. And added that
these same Populists were now ask
ing the people to establish a flexible
money that would profit
none but gamblers, beggsrs and spec.
He devoted great deal of
time to cheerful and minated roast
of Populists and POpulism, and round
ed out his argument by clubbing
them anarchists of the first water.
He said the Populists wanted the
to own the railroads.
Desired to know what harm the rail
roads hSd done the POpu'
lists, and went on to show
the many material benefits derived