The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-06
BY AN EASTERN NAN
Hon. Charles Clark of Pennsylvania
Puts Himself on Record.
AS THE FRIEND OF SILVER
All Honor to the American Citizen
Who Does Not Ask EngIand's
Permission to Act in This Mat
ter-Value of the Metals.

Butte. June Sd. NJ. Newhro has
received n pamphlet which indicates
that much work is being done for sill
yer even in Pennsylvania. considered
one of the enemy's strongholds. The
pamphlet contains addresses on the
financial question delivered by Hon.
Charles Heber Clark and Hon. Charles
Emory Smith, delivered before the
legislature of Pennsylvania last April.
Mr.. Clark is president Of the j. ELL
wood Lee company Of Conshohocken.
Pa, and secretary of the Manufacture
ers' club of PHILADELPHIA
Mr. Clark in his address states that
he does not speak as a "silverite." but
as an American citizen DESTROYS of re-
Storing that system of bimetallism
which was bequeathed to us by our
fathers. The application" he SAYS,
10 American bimetallists of opprobri-
Gus names. and the accusation SO fire.
quently made against men who are |
dare aver, as honest as their accusers.
that they desire to inflict unsound
money upon the country and TO under
mine the credit of the government.
are parts of that policy of calumny
ana misrepresentation with which the
AANA'Ai SUI SAdiludlu mas 50 long been
maintained in the United States"
Mr. Clark denied emphaticallv the
charge that American hi
metaliists desire To place the nation on
a silver basis. There is not within the
confines of the United States one intel
hsent man who proposes such CON
clusion. They want both metals To-
gether under the system of the double
standard. How long is America 10
wait Tor permission from England to
get back TO the financial standard es-
tablished by the fathers of the repuh-
lie! Must we wait forever If English
men declare that we must? Is such a
as ours?
Mr.. Clark argued further that the
man who expresses n wish for the res-
toration of silver by any means neces-
sarily surrenders completely the whole
case Tor the gold standard. when"
Nv niri IIafk' we see the treasury Of
TINS rich and splendid country. SOLELY /
because IL Is conducted under the avs |
tenn OF gold monometalliSm connelled |
10 sue Tor protection to British bankers /
ana TO pay them millions of dollars Of /
me people money for protecting IL for 4
ess than one year l ask if IL be not 1
lne Tor men who are truly soIicitous I
Tor the honor of their country. To 4
'peak out in terms Of indignant pro- |
est against the dishonor thus mt |
lpon II, and against the evil system |
when mas brought us to such humiH- |
Mr.. Clark then showed the decline of
prices or staple commodities which has
1een IN almost uninterrupted operation
or more than 20 years The confirm
lus ran of prices is of itself an evil
u great magnitude. AS prices 20 down
ne dimensions Of all fixed obligation
.NpSience enlargement. The whole
n HRh
" the people, for the people have To
Jay them. The debts are maid
lnally in the articles which men nro
luce As prices fan more and more Of
uch articles muse be given to meet
ne requirements of fixed obligation.
As prices ran money becomes continu-
'usly dearer. The national debt of tho 1
Jnited states in 1866 could have been
,ald IN l,OO1 100000 bushels of wheat
vince then the United STAKES has maid
oward settling this debt the cuuiva
ent OF 5,O22. 100000 bushels of wheat
nd still owes 2.05b90O 600 bushels of
'heat. In cottons. wheat and similar
materials all debts are as a matter of
act paid.
Gold is advansing in value and that
lone causes the shrinkage of values
he value of gold changes. IL is in
uenced by the relation of supplv To
emand. just now an artifcially large
iiAS h'th NitdAt.u DN the de- |
punctuation of silver. For thousands
! years the two metals have been en-
loyed together. In 1873 one was
brown aside and the whole stress of
ne demand for standard money was
1rown upon the other. Forbid the usa |
beet and mutton will become dear
r. When silver was denied it's place
mong money metals and the volume |
I standard money was diminished. |
ne-half, gold began to go up, and IL
as been going ever since II is claimed |
nat a silver dollar is only 80 cents
ow; that a gold dollar melted down
i'll be worth its weight In coin. while
he silver dollar melted down will be
orth only 80 cents. Yet that shane
IS mass of silver will buy lust as
nch cotton. wool, wheat and other
lings as ii ever would. II will not buy
much gold. The reason for this is
TAT gold has gone up. We have no
cent silver dollar. but we have a
I'D dollar worth about $40. Demone-
ze gold and remOnetize silver and
lNer Will go up just as gold has done.
ne point lies. not with the metal but
it'll acts of legislation which discrim-
ate against one metal in favor Of
e other.
In conclusion Mr. Clark saws. I'VE
ould not consent To defer action IN
we can obtain permission to act
ON the men who control the govern
ent OF Great Britain. Has there not !
en- shame enough when The lettering |
fasury Of the richest nation in the
)rli must sue for help to Europeau |
mixers and recOmpense them by Civ
g 10 them fresh permission 10 gorge |
emsilves with our substance Hon
10 the American public man. what y
er his name and party. who. amid h
ntumely and vitupcration. dares 10 o
'ist that this nation shall shape its \
cal policy In its own interest. with II
I the Interference Of any other au- IL
GRITTY whatever" A
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