The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-15
The Question OF Mcnry.

To The Editor OF The Times;
Sir-A spade Is SPADE an"
plain talk in argument Is virtue Win
which the readers OF The Times are
specially familiar. A reader OF your paper
can but conclude that the times are ter
ribly out of Joint, when we see leaders
OF national fame like Daniel Crisp, ana
Voorhees, at the head OF bands OF 'Anar-
chists" "sand-lotters," and robbers OF
the stand-and-deliver crder,' called iree-
silverites The armies led by coxey-
Brown and by Falstan Of old were III
sweet harmony with the character OF
their captains. The historian OF the III
ture will have a hard time decpherihg
how a horde of political freebotters
were 10 be found behind captains me
Daniel Crisp. and voorhees, WIN you az
low me TO make a passing note ana ny
to analyze some Of the squadrons Of these
armies
First. Are the common people, who De
lieve In the dollar of the Constitution
and their daddies." and cannot uhaeF-
stand why It should be discredited
Second. Are the men. in this country
especially who feel that they nave ueeh
denied a plain right under the 'ons'i-
tuition. to have State banks with their
own local currency.
Third. Are the men who believe lhey
have been robbed by vicious legislation
Where comes in the doctrines OF inc
Anarchist, the sand-lotter. or the nisn-
wayman. as applied 10 these people. Is
there no mercy for any of themY
Take the man who believes In silver as
one Of the money motals-as II mas ever
been. Is he an Anarchist?
The man who only asks for the privilege
Of State banks; II Is denied him; he mas
seen his property steadily depreciate IN
value: all hope Of increase I'm the currency
is gone. he is told that gold only is now
honest money: he has not seen dollar
OF IL for years Silver Is the issue. IN II
he sees his only hope for redress. lie
takes H. Docs that constitute him
sand-lOtter?
Take the man who owned a hundred
acres Of lard before the currency agita-
ton; It was valued at $40 per acre. lie
put a mortgage on IL for Improvements.
Now IL is worth s., ana this mortgage
closed. He feels that In legislatinE tho
country to a sound-money. gold basis he
has been robbed OF his property. one OF
the money-metals when ne borrowed has
been discredlted. In 70 IL was demonetiz-
ed in - the Sherman law was repealed,
and under this legislation, Squeezing 20 a
gold basis. his home is gone. Is not the
cry Of the man. who now Owls the home,
against free silver really the cry of stop.
thicf?' Has not the so-cailod robhei been
robhei2 Does wishing 10 have silver re-
stored TO recognition again constitute
this man robber? Millions Of people are
being added yearly 10 our population.
Where now is the hope of supplying the
needed circulation FOR IT'S development
Surely there must be an equity some
where, above vituperation in this matter
The froe-silyer battle will never end and
the country be al rest until the people
who desire them have been given their
rights TO have State banks When Vance.
the idol Of his people. I'm the Senate de-
nOunced the repeal OF the Sherman law,
without some accompanying legislation.
as the greatest crime Of the age. rhe gold
men raised their hands I'm holy horror.
Alas. what do the people think of this
prophecy now? y.
We agree with the writer of the above
letter most cordially in ali he says about
the unjust banking laws under which We
have groaned. We should have the ten
per cent. tax repealed and oar State
banks OF issue restored, but as TO the
dollar of our daddies." meaning there
BY the silver dollar, that was substan-
TALLY a mythical coin before the war. We
doubt il our correspondent. If he is over
hfty years of age. ever saw ole before the
Bland dollar Of lS7s-Ed.