The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-19
SAM JONES ON SILVER.
He Says "A Word in Explanation of
the "DOubIe Standard"
From the Atlanta Journal.

FROM the Atlanta Journal
They cry "Bimetallism," Double
Standard" and so on. Suppose on that
hypothesis we make diamonds and cut
glass the standards. Let congress pass
a law making cut glass and diamonds
of equal value. A diamond as large as
a grain of wheat is worth 500. A piece Of
cutglass that size is not worth the one
hundredth part of cent. But congress
has passed a law saying they are the
same in value. Now, let a jeweler offer
each for sale to the old society sister. She
asks what is the price of each. Each is
worth one hundred dollars" She says:
Il will take the diamond, but don't want
the cutglass." Oh" says the jeweler if
you get tired of the cutglass at any time
the government win redeem 1t at one
hundred dollars" She says, well, if 1
can get my money back on it at any time
/ viii take it," The jeweler viii unload
the cutglass on the old sisters, and the
old sisters VIII soon unload the whole
business ON the government.
Is the government able to make gold
and silver of certain relative value, or
continue the parity of is to 1? 1 don't
believe it is. No government, so far as
my knowledge goes on the face of the
earth can long maintain a parity with
free and unlimited coinage.
j am bimetallist in the sense that /
want both metals as money. but one
standard only, and that the gold standard.
/ am willing for all the silver in the world
to be coined at any ratio so long as the
parity of the two dollars can be main
tanned. Like Attorney General Harmon,
every American ought to say: Il want
our dollar as good as anybody's dollar,
whether it be silver or gold" believe that
the best thoughts and profoundest views
ct nd roll wit bn CT nd ard
have said to the farmers that l have
glanced over the fields passing through
the country, and found that weeds We're
hurting them worse than the gold stand
ard. am not a gold-bugger or a silver
digger, but l am for the strict parity of
the metals on basis such as that the
government can maintain its parity with
out damaging its credit.
There are many false views as to the
powers of the government. When we
touch the financial question the govern
ment has no capital or credit apart from
the people. The government is like an in
FAINT child in the mothers lap. 1t can
not care for the mother; the mother must
care for 1t. The government cannot take
care of the people; the people must take
care of the government; and / don't be-
lieve that the parity of the metals is pos
sible with free and unlimited coinage of
silver at 16 to 1.
\ Altl all Olu QdTky at the huston kLOu-
isiana) Chautauqua. He said that ne was
in favor of free and unlimited coinage of
silver 16 to /. Is to the white man and / to
the negro. reckon he might be consider
ed fair average siiyerite.
This great government of ours for three
years past has been passing through the
channel leading from one sea of condi-
lions to another sea of conditions. The
channel has been narrow. 1t has taken
a master-hand to keep the old ship off the
rocks; but soon we shall pass out into
broader, deeper sea of prosperity than
ever before.
would that we had the patience and
common sense to see conditions and meet
them as they are. 1t don't pay to pine,
and GROWERS don't get there" But if
the farmer will stick to his plow. the
merchant to his store, the lawyer to his
office, the preacher to his pulpit, the me-
chanic to his shop and so on, there are no
problems which cannot be solved and no
difficulties which cannot be overcome If
/ know my own heart and feelings. l am
with the mass of laboring people in this
country; and believe it to be to their in
terests that money should be sound and
our dollar should be as good as anybody's
dollar.
Gods sun never shone on such poor