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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
CURED OF FREE SILVER.

President Max Robinson, of the
Georgia branch of the 7. ?. A., is
showing his friends SIC. silver dol
lar and telling them how few days IN
Mexico is pretty apt to convert the
strongest free silverlte into the most
ardent sound money man.
The sc. silver dollar is a Mexican
dollar with more intrinsic value than
our silver dollar; that is, there is
more silver in itthan there is in one of
Uncle Sans silver dollars. Neverthe-
less it is worth just the bullion value,
or SIC, and that is all it brings in
the country that coins it and at its
own mints when it is hot from the
dies.
Mr.. Robinson got his silver dollar
at the Mexican mint. 1t was one OF q
number coined while the travelling
men visited the mint and each Of them
paid SIC. in United States currency
for the Mexican dollar. If the United
States adopts free coiuage Mr.. Robin
son has msde arrangements to have
shipped to him carload Of Mexican
dollars at New Orleans, there to De
minted into United States coins at a
handsome profit, provided, like the
Mexican dollar, there is not too rapid
depreciation in their purchasing
power.
There were $50 travelling men in
the party that invaded Mexico. Among
them were some free silverite, rsbid
white metal bugs, who were delighted
that the notes in the eyes OF their
cold-washed brethren were to be dug
out by some practical illustrations OF
the advantages Of free silver. The
practical illustrations met them on all
sides, all the way from the Rio Grande
to the door of the palace OF President
Diaz. Instead Of the notes being in
the eyes of the sound money men the
free silverites discovered that there
were large planks of errors in their
optics. They studied the situation
bra7ely, confronted their lessons like
men, took their own medicine with
out a grimace and when the return
trin was made rendered thanks shat
they were returning to sound money
country. Fifty-two cent dollars, l3c.
calico, S12 flour, 2Oc. day labor,
beauties OF the regime of free silver,
changed the color of their views until
they were literally tinged withyel!ow.
It is doubtful if white mouomet-
allist came back from Mexico. -Sayan-
nah (Ga. Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
COMMERCE. WITH GOLD STANDARD
COUNTRIES.

When the silverites are forced tc
admit that the adoption of free coin.
age would unsettle our trade relations
with all gold.using Nations, they fall
back on the plea that our trade with
silver standard countries would be in.
creased. And free silver orators and
writers try to deceive our business
men with the pretense that if we were
on a silver basis we could capture the
trade of China, Japan, Mexico, and
other silver countries.
The extent of the commerce for
which we are asked to sacrifice orr
financial system can be seen from the
statistics of the worlds trade. Ac.
cording to the latest and most reliable
source OF information, the value of
the imports of goods by the eighteen
gold standard Nations amounts to
S7,04S, OOO,00 and of the exports to
S., 519, 100000, a total Of s12.567,-
100000. The imports of all the sill
ver-using countries amount to S746,-
900, 900, and their exports to SS79,-
900, 900, total of 81, ,625, 900, 900, or
but little more than one.eighth as
much as that of the gold-using Ma
tions.
These are the figures fo1 the worlds
trade. But when We examine into the
commerce of the United States we
find a greater difference in favor of
the gold countries. The latest re-
turns show that this country exports
to eleven gold standard Nations goods
valued at S716, ,500,0 900, and imports
from them goods valued at S44l ,009,-
900, total of ST. .157, 500, 900, while
our trade with all the silver-using
countries amounts to only SAL, 900, 900
exports aud sl00,000,0O0 imports, o
total of S141, 100000
These statistics prove that whatever
advantage We might gain by adopting
the silver standard through increased
trade with silver countries, We would
lose vastly more BY putting ourselves
in the same relation to our best cuts
toners that we now hold to the silver
Nations.
Even if the possibilities for COM
merce with the silver countries we're
far greater than they are, it has not
yet been shown how free coinage
would help us to take advantage Of
them. If we do not sell those coun.
tries now it is not on account of our
money system, but because our goods
are too dear. AS it is the principal
argument of the silverites that the
adoption of their scheme will at once
double prices, it follows that our
goods would be twice as dear if we
were on silver basis. IF we cannot
sell now to silver using countries,
how could we possibly do so if we
charged twice as much for our goods?
We cannot compel any country to buy
out exports if they do not wish to do
SO. Will some silverite explain how
debasing our currency will make new
markets for our products, or enable US
to buy goods cheaper from other
countries?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
WHAT MAKES INTEREST HIGH.

The readers Of this do not need to
have it explained that business activ-
ity depends in large measure upon a
low rate of interest, which is the most
conclusive proof of plenty of money
to be loaned. II I can get capital at
per cent. year, may build fac
tory and employ hands and carry on
an industry successfully anl with
profit to myself, where if had to pay
or per cent. for the money, or
could not borrow it at all, 1 might be
unable to do so, and the factory would
remain unbuilt and the labor unem-
ployed. How are we to have interest
cheap and money abundant? Capital
lists are no worse than other men. But
they are no better. They are just like
yourselves. What would you do?
Suppose there were q lot Of men who
advocated the passage Of law that,
after you had loaned out money on
gold value, would force you to accept
silver values in return-wouid you be
in hurry to lend money? Would
you not rather keep it locked up in n
trust company or else loan it only at
high interest and for short terms?
And then, if this agitation stopped
and every one became satisfied that
there would be 10 interfel ence with
the stan ndard Of values, and that capl-
tai when loaned out would be safe and
would te repaid in money as good as
loaned, would not you-woul'l not
every capitalist-be prompt to offer to
loan his funds at interest. however
low, rather than let them remain idle?
This country to-day affords an OBJ
ject lesson of this. In those parts Of
the country where the people believe
that our currency is safe and that no
change in It's standard is likely to
take place, plenty of money can be
had at 4 aud 5 per cent, while in those
parts OF the country in which the peo-
pie are confident that free coinage
legislation will be had, aa.l that loan
made for any long time ahead may be
repaid in deprecated silver, there Is
scarcely place where you eau borrow
money on very long time at all, ex,
cept on gold contracts, or even on
short time, at less rates than e or 5
per cent. Free silver would not add
dollar to the real wealth OF the West
OF South. But the apprehension OF it
has kept from those sections Of the
country the millions upon millions OF
capital that, had they been invested
there, might have made such prosper
ity as the world has not seen since the
sun shone upon Eden.-Hon. Johr
Dewitt Warner, in Free Coinage Dis
sected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
High Prices and Low Wages.
Sected.

The most stupid swindle for which
it was ever attempted to gain the
votes Of the workiugmen is the high
prices, dear-goods scheme of the 16 to
l silverites. 1t passes belief that any
set of political agitators should have
the impudence to ask the wage earn
ers of this country to help adopt the
cheap silver STANDARD of China, Mex
leo and the small South American
countries. On the admission of It's ad-
yocates the first effect of free coinage
would be to reduce wages fifty per
cent. by making food, clothes, rent,
aud everything the workiugman must
buy for himself aud family, twice as
dear as they are now. The result
would he that all the luxuries and
many of the necessities, which the
wage Garner is pow able to buy, would
be raised entirely out OF his reach.
The silverites say that wages would be
doubled under free coinage. But
would they? The workingmen know
that it is only by harl strug giles, ex-
tending over long periods, that small
wage advances are secured. Are they
willing to risk the certain doubling CT
prices for possible increase in
wages?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
Teachers and Free COina-r.

Lawrenceville News: No class of
people are more deeply interested in
the currency question than those Gu
gagged in teaching in the public schools.
Their per diem is fixed by law and will
doubtless remain where it now is in
definitely, regardless of any change
that may be made in the currency sys-
tenn. At present they are being pail
in sound money, consisting of gold,
silver aud treasury notes, each having
equal purchasing and debt-paying
qualities. The free and unlimited
coinage of silver would destroy one
half OF the purchasing power of the
measre compensation they are now
receiving.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
Derinents

Editors OF free silver papers must
have very poor opinion OF the intel
ige1ce OF the public. Instead of CIV
ing iacts and arguments to show that
free coinage would be gool thing
for The country, they content them
selves with chiid's fables about the
"shylocks, gold conspirators," and
"money sharks. This may pIean
those whose minds are already made
up in favor of the ffty-cent dollar,
bu; it does not enlighteu the men who
are honestly seeking for tue truth on
the money question. That tho silver
standard advocates; find no better ar5u--
ment than silly abuse Of tAeir oppo-
Dents, may be safely taken asevldcnce
Of the weakness OF their cause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
CREDITORS AND DEBTORS.

The advocates of free silver see's to
create c'ass feeling in favor of their
scheme by representing the country
as divided into two classes, large
number of poor debtors aud small
number of rich creditors. They ap-
Deal to the envy OF those who havs
been unsuccessful in life by pretend
ing that the cause OF their failure Is
the oppression Of the borrower by the
lender, and nine-tenths Of the free
coinage literature is devoted to IN
vectiyes against the robber capitalist
who has ensla7el the poor farmer and
workingman.
Like all other silverite arguments
this of the debtor against creditor has
no foundation in fact. In the first
place it has been repeatedly shown
that AS a rule the number Of creditors,
that is, men and women who have
money owing them by individuals,
banks, insurance companies, ETC., Is
much larger than that OF those IL
debt. BY far the greater part OF the
debts OF this country IS owed by
comparatively small number OF per-
sons or corporations, who have Dor.
rowed in large amounts the united
savings of millions. 1t is only among
the farmers that t.,e number OF debt
ors appears to Re larger than OF
creditors, but this is more seeming
than real. A majority OF the farmers
of the country are not III debt, and
many of those who are have borrowed
money from ether farmers. These
facts prove that law intended TO
benefit debtors at the expense OF
creditors would injurs far more peo-
pie than it would help.
Another reason for condemnins toe
silverite attempt to set class against
class is the falsitv of the claim that
the creditors are responsible for the
poverty OF the debtors. This idea
would not be worthy Of notice,
were it not made toe basis Of the de-
mand for laws which would wipe cut
one-half 1s tie debts Of the country.
To say that the stron~, thrifty, capa-
bic and Industrious have causel tho
poverty OF those who were less capable
or fortunate, is absurd. On the con-
trarv, if the assistance given by the
creditors capital was not OF greater
benefit to The debtor than the Interest
which be pays, borro wing would cease.
There is 10 law to compe! men to hor-
row, SO the presumption is that the
debtor must be satisfied that it will
pay him to so in debt. Neither di-
rectIy nor indirectly is the 1naa WHO
has saved little money to blame be-
cause his neighbor iin,ls It profitable
to borrow. The complaint against
creditors is founded OF ignorance OF
tho seyYica per:orm=i' by the mea ~ha
save and lend can;!si
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07

There may be a few people III TINS
country who honestly believe the sill
verite charge, that the change III our
coinage laws by which the silver dol,
lar was omitted from the list OF legal
tender coins, was brought about by
British influence. o. Oscourse the story
about the bribery OF Congress by the
English banker, Ernest Seyd, is stu
pid lie, yet it is repeated as fres
coinage argument. To all the at
tempts to make it appear that
Great Britain is anxious to have other
countries adopt the goll standard
there is one conclusive reply. For
over hundred years India. with more
than two hundred millions of people,
has been governed by the British:
Ye; the silver standard was established
and is still maintained in India by the
British Government. Does that looS
as though the British gold bugs vera
engaged in striking down the silver
money" of the world?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07

changes in foreign trade, and prove a
burden upon the producers OF our
great staples-cotton, corn and other
grain. BY hindering international
commerce it would burden the a3ri-
cultural products of this country like
a high protective tariff. Not only
would the men who work for salaries
be deprived, at least for while, of
employment, but when enabled to re.
turn to work they would find the dol
lar paid to them as wages deprecated
in value as consequence of a change
Of standard. The only possible ben
eft would be from limited increase
in the value Of silver bullion, which
would so into the pockets Of the great
silver mine owners-the men who are
really backing all the agitation and
furnishing to it its sinews of war.
The picture is not overdrawn. When
l contemplate it, there is but one
source of comfort--it is in an abiding
confidence that within twelve months
of full, free discussion the American
people can be relied upon to over
whelmingly defeat any party which
proposes to bring such disaster upon
us.
Instead of free silver at 16 to l,
which means silver monometallism. a
contraction of the currency, and o
temporary and permanent injury to
business, which had been described,
the Secretary urged the necessity for
q sound-mcney currency, consisting
of gold, silver, and paper, but every
dollar kept as good as any other dol
lar. This would allow the coinage of
all silver, which could be held at an
equal exchangeable value with gold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
SMALL CHANGE.

The silverites SAT that the onl Y way
to find out whether free coinage would
increase the commercial valun of sill
Aer to S1.29 per ounce, is for the Uni
ted States to try the experiment. Are
the people willing to run the risk of
National bankruptcy, merely to sat
isfy the cheap money agitators that
laws do not make values? All sensi-
BILE men know that already and they
ale not going to upset our financial
system for the sake of trying fool eS-
Deriments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07

The pretence that free coinage
would put more money in circulation
is accepted by unthinking people as
matter of course. But free silver
would not really give us more & the
ffty-cent dollars. Under fee coinage
there would be no issue Of Cover
ment certificates based on silver, but
The owners OF bullion would get back
the actual silver dollars. Now 1t has
been clearly proved that the people
will use only q limited number OF s'l-
yer dollars, as ou account OF their
weight and bulk they are very ineou-
venient for business purposes. Iha
fact that but So, 100000 of such dol
lars are now in circulation shows that
paper money is preferred, AMI tbas
the "dollar OF our daddies' IS not
wanted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
wanted.

There are in this country about
twenty-five million adults. II the free
coinage scheme for putting the
money in the pockets Of the>psople'
was adopted, each mau aud wonaa
would have to carry round with them
twenty-five big silver dollars in order
that ''the people" might have in their
possession all the money OF the couu-
try. OF course it would never do to
let the wicked bankers have the prec'
ious white metal disks on deposit, SO
checks could net be used for large
purchases. The necessity for woman
carrying two or three pounds OF silver
on shopping expedition would be one
pleasing result of the cheap mouey ex.
pertinent. Merchants wonll bnlld
special vaults for holding their re-
ceipts, and we would be back again to
the primitive condition OF barterln2
goods for metal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
How {, Hasten Returning Prosperity.

The Florida Citizen Dem believes
that ell signs point to the speedy tr;-
umph OF sound money, but still it
urges the formation OF n ore sound
money Gibbs in the South, saying ::
They wilt spread right views and
hasten the time when the delusion will
disappear. It is particularly fit that
such efforts should be made ia South
ern States. Tic surest way Of hasten
i.g the 7ctrra Of complies prosperity
il 60 dispass cf the free coisaEs folly l."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07
Sights for a STATES naa.

I;Billy Bryan, Of Ne0rasS', 'n.a, ;
the people O: the South ar -. l.! *
OF suffering or starvation uechas: ;ia
coinage OF silver is not free, he ought
to 20 out aud look ct the crops III any
Southern State he may happen to De
il. The great fields OF smiling ana
noddlng grain would make the boz
orntor ashamed II h;r;se:f .-Snrsapah
NAws;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07

Ben Hill, one OF the Nations great
est statesmen, was opposed to free
coinage. He was q man of sound
views md these views were always on
tie wight linc: c:-~Th9rasr;'ls A1*sr4
t:ser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07


be reduced. Indebtedness not pay
able in gold would be collected at
once or the property owned by the
debtors taken from them. Merchants
would fail, worEmeu he Idle, farm
products without a market, arl pov-
erty and distress found On Ell sides.
do not believe that PRESIDENT
would ever approve sHca legislation,
elected upon platform with a Con
eress pledged to pass If. The ca'a;a-
itous effects following snch ar election
would bring to them the prayers Of
the very men who elected them, ap-
pealing for the Geiea: OF such :egisla-
tion. But if s;.ci. law should pass it
would not he until the later part OF
1897. Then a general adjustment to
the new standar, would be necessary.
Prices being temporarily reduced or
account of the pane, i: would be
some months before the actual effect
could be told an,l the real value OF
412n grains Of silver determined.
During this time business would stag
nate on account Of the uncertainty as
to what was the real size of the new
measure-:he new standard OF value.
This trouble would more or less affect
business permanently, because The
commercial valne OF silver hu;l!0o las
become uncertain; has ceased to be
stationary, on account OF the few
countries now using it IS STANDARD
money, on account OF tie uncertainty
as to the volume of its probable pro
luctiop.
No prsctica! benefits car %: "2!Els,
out ~ consequence ct :l:a :cS,e;s
sioa, j. ren;.i ;aisr:sse ~i!A 20: g
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15
4 Charade.

q. Written for the D.spatch.)
90 WHOLE was laureate OF the Save
,rrhl 90 bis fancied wrong
tribute Of b genius gave
o. m ratios Of his song.
.9ugh devoted Of peace was he.
!hs outcome OF his lays
vas but 10 hound the dogs Of war
Nhl make the cannons blaze.
&c SECOND upon SECOND pile
NJ martyrs Ia the strife.
muse VAS urging all the while
pA' fearful cost OF life:
!tt t'e QUak'r cared no FIRST.
~ "a his fanatic zeal
AIat ne provoked fhe wars outburst
". Il ID
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15

Mems opsn-work Hem
stitched silk line Handker-
chiefs. large ,ilE embroidered
In tia :. any letier-two in a
box, SIC: single, 2)c.
FUR Linen Hemstitch ID
Hsnokercn 6. vi h the
mot elsbora e b nd en-
tr0iiered initials. sctua ~ 3
inches long-sold for SIC. -
not svtrv letter-to be closed
OUT for sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15

DIRK Oxford X rsey Coa's. with or with
out yelvel coliars--i1cies or m es'-l4 10.
IS year z s--made IN sel' for i've doll r.
in thee o to sell for s28.
Sollu ii tx and Blu, toa,s OF latest style,
two and FIX button eff ct-.rrgs sssnsd
sleeves. jus ike those We have 20 tor five
d Ia ana nineiy-nine cents In these los
for s343
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15

is but of three received Those that by express
eagerly bought by knowing those by
freight aud ready for SALE Not alone these 700
hundreds Of others with them Read of the good dis
price reductions and Other merchants could
make 10 meet sacrifice mana madhe loss
too great AOtw hslandhg the have not
price Of single Fur Cape from that shers SALE Ito
they had remarkably rapid sae but what else could
expect hghcass Fur selling such
finn reduc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15
EVERY DAY TILL XMAS.


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-02
Visitor from the North.

A. NJ. Beattie, a prominent mer-
chant of Vancouver, B. c., was
among the Alameda's passengers.
He comes for the purpose of
straighting out some business mat
tiers with local dealers. Mr.. Beat
tie came by way of San Francisco,
and is much pleased with the Gee
anic line. He speaks in the high
est terms of the officers of that COM
pany. This is Mr.. Beattie's first
trip to the islands and he is charm
ed with the country. Besides be-
ing large shipper to this port, he
is Hawaiian Consul at British Co.
lumbia's most important port.
Three weeks will be spent in Homo
lulu and other points.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-02
Marshal Brown Now.

The ceremonies of formally hand
ing over the Office of Marshal of
the Islands to a. NJ. Brown, took
place at the police station yester-
day morning in the presence of
members of the police department
and others. The policemen were
drawn up in line. The Attorney
General and Marshal Hitchcock
made few remarks appropriate to
the occasion, which were followed
by a short speech from the new
marshal. The duties of the men
were outlined and feeling of good
fellowship for all employees of the
department expressed. After this
followed the usual congratulations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-02
Send in YOur Orders.

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