The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-03
BLAND ON SILVER,
Continued from first page.

pledge our loyalty to the traditions and plat
forms of the democratic party, national sno
in congress by q very large majority OF Its rep
resentatives In both houses.
8. Congress has power, under the constitu-
ton. ITO coin money, regulate the value there.
Of. and OF foreign coins, and FIX the standard
of weights and measures" and mo state shau
coin ss1 . money ( y. or make k aaysn,Ds but BY 5 sSS,S and rss
Is. to coin gold and silver metal
coin gold .or,- silver . drsGuiats IL valve buj
goto ana" silver: NeIrhSf metal Is rnonSs
under tho constitution. and neither can be-
90 n s %oasy 1n aHS S Sa.S .n Is sS0h h ~ arsn1 q.
legal standard measures Of the values OF all
property. Both. whom thus coined, are inner
S emily and honestly Of the exact value STAMPED q,
payments.
: Therefore. It IL logically true shat no pow
Or II given congress- to regulate or M the COM
merctal value Of gold and silver as metals or
TO declare that coins made Of them BY con-
greesional authority, or Of either OF them,
ma, no! mot DO money; Is SOUND son. honest st money! a.mey ana
Atthor gold or silver.
6 Tho coinage history Of gold and silver from
the arst coinage act Of ice 70 the demonetiIa-
policy OF the nrst act mentioned. in conformity
to the AUTHORITY granted to consress by the
S Unss sSss Inc en iss nn0 ratio o'S Sss1e on"i the 2, two We
coins then established. Of about 10 to ], was
successfully maintained for tho entire period
without friction, financial disaster or loss 70
the people.
q. Nor can it be successfully denied that the
1873 BY Mr.. Carlisle Is "them most gigantic crime
of this or any other age" disturbed and dis
located this ratio by increasing the commercial
value Of gold and lossoninR tho commercial
value Of silver the very next year after the
passage Of the act. showing that the ratio Of
gold bullion ovor silver rose 1917. and has con-
el~,,AA A. rson rnor affair HAor rtnNU &c kaA
NOW SS1 reached & d' the I poin. " Of 8 to oar !. THIS di.iocs.
ton Of the ratio. promoted and accomplished
n sss sas: re st 81 sso p sisssas' ss q ,e susSps enc sSe
~debt-paying power Of silver money and the
prices OF property and labor 70 the financial
s Tcastsss% os SILVER W rn money onsyoI md Sars ssr,n dn,s ec oi
commodity yaloes and tho appreciation Of the
vsius Of gold IL stili going on, and II not arrcst-
e sssb n Of 'e coinarS x sahsei fn so " ssanI,nSiao ne
complete undoinG OF the masses Of our people
and the further aggrandixcment OF The favored
few 1t tho expense Of tho unprotected many.
q Conditions which compel . farmer dobtor
70 confront such ~shrinkage Of values and such
corresponding shrinkage Of ability 70 pay must
~isS S~ankrup.oy. 10 niustrs.e: Missouri
the product was worth Io.s!s,s $50, no year be-
ducsd O.ili,s 81 bushels, which. Of The prices Of
1877, would have brought ~. 1000 but Q
shrtnksge OF values Of about a. per cent had
were worth only shout o22. 500 1000 loss Of
nearly 60. 900. 600 10 ono state on o single crop.
q. Nc convention Of tho people. large or
81: :Het ocu as9o e. any :s .ssu ssssa t 81 s &SH p.s:st g
Of the Standardization act Of 1871. Nor did the
soms,n:ISSs and so r,R s%sss:,a.s ,s Of shs
iez3 seek or AK the advice. concurrence or In
tervention Of foreign nations. whstever may
ton Of he miiiionaires IL Lombard street, In
London. Nor would Il be wise for the Amor
Icon peop1e stll further 70 oomplicste sad o.
aSsssioa 81 further 1Sliyjps Win the rsssoFs.
don of silver By WAITING for tho copcuyfeuce q
England or Of the states Of the LAtin union.
eooueh 70 attend 70 oar own business IN our
own way.
.. Some OF tas opponents Of free silver coin
3 b eimetaiiisss but oppose nee coinage BE-
eoaeiustyc reasons, IN our opInion, Justify tS!!s
s s=sSsiop nSs q % ~ e s:assS 3 s. Sc ssH snsSi.:
Of frse coinage that while they perststonty
oppo.e Tie ratio Of 70 70 thss suggest 20 oshsF
10. Il IL claimed that IL he frss coinage Of
silver we're adopted is eject would BE- 2 dnve
gold from our shores. Without ADMITTING
vi, 1sii b ss's au. :So'a .As sas 'i s: ps.ssas
ana rapidly incoming evils Of demonstration
" not more disastrous 70 the Amor
he pfopkscy that our stock Of gold would b
driven abroad or boarded on the restoration Of
th9 silver oolsr 70 " c0nssasussoas aIns %
coineee y oontLNoscxed W teo Lscs. Sno 50
aettcs ot Inaaces n1ss es.eu1psoo " ~
ssore sne :iiv1 r,n oosh s AZ " sssS, nRG am we
snows snas Ssmon,ssion n iszS@sSst w
svaUsra ss1i q M Thsn siivsr 1sa denisd coin,
20 Ia do single roid sssnds,d was In tut
Wv cxportcd 6ig 10000 Of gold more
"a .s inpcsssd: yhiisia De ::sysnsssn year:
~ 20 M more soid than We expostsde
.tsss,sh.S re- cmss.S .r.,o.a.
=. ,sss V srom " ~ 20 iseo Ia country Sions
produced re eno,mSus sum q NJ ~. So S ;e9O n y
eoid enc VA! n ~ ~ 81 - o1sy 4"sVS 49,
asm ai e.. =. smsiI w. 's"S
II That bimets,iism oan be successfully
naintainsd We conncertSX sppesl 70 ne MAN;
Europe. c1pry nSSslS SSSSpsy Etfsnos main
tssned nlSssss's4 ~ - SS7e3s oo g ~ 2S{s 4
isSSi 3 sily6r q oirouiation. "a g ~
: ssme dino ~ " scla. Thasts! Trsncl
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diaat sllvet sss. ,
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Der The We have hs9
sinais soi6 s1as1SsSE - stsd swsy dur
ton and - Ssil6eoadAs1 U65soted Ne agsins
The loss x espos.a:ssh & soldi Thsy esv;
nd drives sSsoS1. "a Is ssch an extent ia
the tressury 422essmens seesntaS p: force
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