New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05
MIR. DEPEW'S OBSERVATIONS
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was actual money When times are good the
different proxies. such ~ checks, warehouse ho''S,
telegraph and postal orders. and the thousand ana
o,,. other nroxios ar. freely used. In times Of DIS
,r,s, these are wi hdrawn. loans are contracted.
even the actual money IL withdrawn from ''''"'i-
ton and then hav" distress. can lor'S'e
that should silver be- adopted IN Tauo OF 10 u
10 gold AS an equivalent money metal. our se'"''-
tios would b. returned from abroad. ana We would
~. Obliged 20 take them Loans would be con-
,roct.d gold would appreciate IN value. ana "A
general chaotic condition Of affairs result
This silver craze reminds no Of a good story
which heard not long ago. Iher' were '"o
telogs I'm business nj one time. Th'y were o'
an iynoron, type but had good deal OF business
acu,non However by bad investments ana " "'
s,,. IN exnand they became badly inVolV'd
tina, they were compelled to make an Assortment
When they counted up the assets ana hao'll'l'S'
they found that they had about 70 ie''' i"'S
thought OF entering into another business, anu ~
80, their heads together. No result came however
and thcy decided 20 homo ana speni h's"'
thinking over IT, and confer again the next Day
AZ ,vsprp ALTON FROM LoNGFEIdOw.
.vow. one OF these fellows had sweetheart VINO
was OF n poetic turn OF nina. lie "e"' 49, ,,
,h.r. =, seek consolation. and she started readis
-, 20 him Finally she reached that beauu'ui
, %, Ionercllow's entitled Tho Rainy Day.
She came to that portion when SPOKE Vi "
tho clouds the Is shining anu ."e' ,
10 IN, mart which declared that each dark ''o"u
had a silver lining Her listener became WY
much interested and borrowed the book Tor refer
~ vcx, day ne met his partner win ms race
,. and shaved him tho book. II" suggested
tho, they invest the remaining cap'th' III p'''oo,
and 20 up and scrape on 10" "'''oo' '''','
silver Tho other consented. ana GUY e1"Pr'' ""'
mvs,er,ously silent 20 their mission ''S' s'''o
one get there ahead or th'ih' 'h'S 9'' 'U W. ~
sllver-gathcrng excursion. ,,
.u.vor,uolly they struck a bank or dark c'o""S'
The rain came down In torrents anu '''' W."
drcnchcd Finally they passed through '"'",' ""'
hogan 10 look on the other side FOR the A'Ve' 'S'
When they realized IT was only u Poo"' NF'''
sion. one Of the partners sat down !" inc oo''o''
~ tho car and said mournfuly;
" =, ia ali vrong We pretty nearly broke
hoforc Now we have spent every cent ana ara
drenched besides. 1t Is swind'e'
..,r,o, " said Mr. Depew is "A fair Illustration OF
the flights Of fancy Of the sllverltes. lhry are
wildly struggling after a poetic Utopia ana ther
awakening Will bc - dreary ana "''''"''' 90 Wv
deludod in the balloon
A LESSON FROM THE WEST.
AFR Depew. speaking OF the Detroit Chamber of
Commerce, said:
from, ,hos. Western towns The New-iork Cham
her of Commerce Is about one hundred an" 'h'rV
years Of age. II is perhaps the oldes, anu i"os'
s,hst,ntial commercial body In the United states
Despite this II has no building OF lis own II N'"-
r,v rents rooms Now In Detroit the chamber or
commerce is comparatively a new orsah'|a'on
Vet 1t has Just erected a magnificent puiid'hS cost
ing $4,000. They make il paying investment
also as they rent offices In the building Inc whole
idea though. is that 1t IL the Chamber OF commerce
building, and IL lends dignity ana importance 10 the
,,,tz,tion and gives a tone OF soidity TO the
town We could we'll follow their example mere
Speaking OF National affairs generally ana the
next Presidential campaign. Mr. Depew SAID;
differ with many In supposng that me tariff
or the silver question, either ISSUE, WIN De lne
great question which will determine at the coming
presidential election. We have had TWO years OF
unprecedented hard times Every one mas SUI
fered and many are still suffering. me rebound
bv way OF protesting against the cohhltlons which
we're producing the disasters TO employ nent ana In
dustry. came at the last election. IL was an EN-
cratic party, with its an,agonstic views on Vital
questions. the tariff. silver. currency. was IN
ccaoabe OF Formulating or carrying out any policy
II could only create distrust. and that destroyed