The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-22


THE WAY II WILL BL DONE.
The Financial Chronicle, Of New York
is one Of the soundest and most conser-
vatiye journals published I'm this country
and It's arguments and opinions are usual
Is entitled TO tie greatest respect But
I'm an article reviewing the financial OUT
look in its last issue il exhibits singh
lar lack of appreciation Of what revolu-
tionary party like the advocates Of free
silver is capable Of. Dealing with the
agrlculturists expectation that free silver
would produce a great landslide Of money
IT argues that he will be deceived for the
reason that everything will Immediately
adjust itself 10 ifiy cent silver dollar
whereupon that will become the standard
OF value. and there will, therefore he
10 inducement TO carry silver TO the mint
for coinage except In obedience TO the
normal demand for money. II argues
therefore that there will be no considcia-
bic increase Of money.
We believe I'm looking at case just
as IL is. No good can come from hiding
from ourselves its hideousness. II must
be met in ITS worst form sooner or later
and the sooner men are made TO under
stand what its worst form is. the better
chance there is to get them to turn their
backs on il.
The Chronicle wholly overiooks the chief
incentive of the free silver party in iis
estimate OF the case. There are thousands
of millions Of debts due 81 this country
and the partial reputation Of them is
the chief purpose Of the free silver par
~. They have done nothing towards ac-
completing their real purpose until they
get matters I'm shape for paying this debt
off at fifty cents in the dollar Great
quantities Of the fifty cent dollars are
necessary for accomplishing this. What
will be done boy them II they
come into control Of the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES and the Presidency ID
November. 1896 Ohey already control the
senate). is as plain 10 our mind as any
thing can be. They will not wait for the ac-
tral coinage of the silver dollars. They will
provide that whoever shall deposit silver
Of the requisite fneness az any Of tho
nints. or at the Treasury or sub-Iredsury
of the United States. shall receive the
Governments certificates of deposit for
that silver and that these certificates
shall be legal tender I'm payment OF al
debts. 1t only requires suihcieat nur"-
her Of ass fyers to test the silver ana
provision TO print and issue notes. TO
aood the country in this way with oceans
Of the cheap dollars in a very short time
All the silver Of the world would at once
come rushing here. and we should have
more money and meaner money than any
people ever had.
Many men think they could protect
themselves against these cheap dollars
,,v having their contracts payable in gold
dollars or grains Of gold. But revolu-
ttons never do things hy halves All
that will be provided for. The act OF
Congress will provide that all such CON
tracts shall be payable in silver dollars
and they will provide for adding ten new
iodees TO the Supreme Court OF the Cnitc-
states and the free silver President Will
apnoint none but judges who VIII main
tain the consutuuonality of this act
1t is vain for men to raise their hands
IN holy horror at the revolutionary char
acter Of such measures. The free silver
marty is revolutionary party, and IL
wl adopt any revolutionary measures
whatever that are necessary to efec-
tnating its designs. It's design is 10 re-
pu5jate one-half of the debt OF the coun'
try and II it comes into control OF the
government il will never stay its hand
until it has made that reputation GER
tain and secure
We saw the Supreme Court packed
twenty odd years ago by what were thon
called conservative people TO sustain tine
les.al tender character of the green
hack" The lesson then set by what were
called conservative people has been stud
led hy the free silverites. you may rest
assured and it's teachings will produce
abundant fruit as certainly as that they
came into control of the Government
Remember Nahone's course about VIZ
glnia's judiciary
We don't believe in blinking al the
dangers that are before us. We oeheee
in setting them plainly before the people
that they may ask themselves In their
most solemn moods whether they are
nrepared for state Of things that would
unset ALI order and start us back towards
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