Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-16


in Europe to destroy by legisla-
ton and otherwise from three
seventies to one-half Of the metal
lie money Of the world is the most
gigantic crime Of this or any other
ago. The consummation Of such a
scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race
than all the wars, pestilence and
famine that ever occurred in the
history of the world. The abso-
lutte and instantaneous destruc-
ton of half Of the entire movable
property Of the world, Including
houses, ships, railroads and all
other appliances for carrying on
commerce, while it would be felt
more sensibly at the moment,
would not produce anything like
the prolonged distress and disor-
ganization of society hat must in
evitably result from the perma-
nent humiliation Of one-half Of
the metallic money Of the world
Congressional Record, Second SEES
sion, As Congress, App. p. 49,"
"What truer prediction was eve
made than this? See the great
depression which has followed the
demonetization of silver. See the
effects on labor. see the strikes,
etc. What does it all mean?
Simply that the world has lost a
large part of its circulating medi-
um and is faint from the loss, and
that it cannot go on, without its
restoration, with its accustomed
vigor. Restore silver and you viii
restore a large part of the medium
of exchange the worlds circula-
ton (business) will improve. l
do not for a moment think that if
silver is restored that a corner in
the market will be impossible, but
simply that it will be rendered
more difficult to handle because
the total bulk to handle is greater.
1t is ~senseless to talk Of silver
money under the law, for silver
coin is not money, but simply a
promise to pay gold (the only le-
gal money! for it on presentation
by the government issuing it.
Restore silver TO the coinage at
} the old ratio and then silver be-
comes money aud is the equal of
gold in its ratio and the paper
money issued by the government
will be redeemed by the govern
, ment III gold or silver at its own
| option. 1t receives at the holders
> option either gold or silver and
pays out at its own.
: The position very much reminds
' one Of the car of the Juggernaut
All the world worships at the cal
of Mammon and it, like the car Of
> Juggernaut, does not even have
to choose its victims, for they vol
UNFAIRLY give up their blood with
out struggle and are slowly crunch
= ed aud mashed to death. Wher
t at any time they choose they MAJ
put a stop to the process. Thi.
T car is of gold; those whom it crush
es and mangles are the producer
of both the raw and manufacturer
goods; those who drag it, and en-
able it to do its horrid work, ar
Q again the producers of both til
q raw and manufactured products o
labor. Each pulling a while an,
then falling down to worship
never again to rise as sound as b
9 laid down. The man who sits il
the drivers seat is gold, his rein
are gold. he picks as many of til
self sacrificing victims as he de
sires. Why will they continue t
> drag their idol, crushing everyone
under wheel? Why will they nc
It put on silver as we'll and max
! the weight great enough to slo'
down the rolling, crushing move
ment, for then while its votarie
. will still cast themselves in from
Of the wheels, they will not b
J. crushed before they have time t
recover from the temporary in
sanity and thus be enabled to re
g move themselves from under tn
/ wheel. True, some will be caugt
# now and again, but the great mas
b will escape. Yours,
e Woo WUN.