The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-25

stand in 1902"
why It is estimated that all our prop
erty. even to towns below /, 900 population.
amounted 10 $4,000, 600 O00!"
years?'
c,,WN -y,-well. It s-e-e-m--s So" said
Coin eoloring up.
1T is so. Coin said. you are read
ing from the9 nited States census reports.
When q nations profits In business ami
production increase per cent. a wear h
don't look much Ike national bankruptcy,
does IT,"
"No-well you don't take in private debts
and mortgages an"
There YOU so again, Coin. You strad-
ele on tallacy. Every debtor has a cred
itor. Debts and credits among the peo-
ION people IN Chicago might borrow a half
Of the, population and the wealth
al IN Chicago; Does it
the debtor or tho creditor? One-half Of
New York Is mortgaged TO the other half.
o9 1en we3lth ara collateral are here"
:. Never mind the IT, Coin" interrupted,
we are after facts. Now" ! said, turn
to The !, census report and see what our
Coin.
And what was It in 1902"
why, only S1,l5l,00O 600"
Now, do you call that running behind
Coin? Is the interest eating up the prin-
"well. the debtor and creditor class and
the money unit"
"Oh, stop, Coin stop that nonsense! You
nave befuddled the people too much al
ready with your primary money and re-
demption money and creditor class. Give
US straight English. Now again what was
the interest on our public debt in 1882
1t was s148 900, 000-an awful interest"
Yes. it was, Coin," said "but what
why only $9i, 100000.
"A reduction Of the interest on the pub
llc debt OF s5lOOo.0oo in ten years. Coin.
don't look like running behind does it?''
Coin bit his finger nails harder than ever
and seemed lost In thought. After letting
him think moment, 1 said:
Now, Coin your book Is full of just such
silly blunders, and the people begin to see
them now. But our country has done bet
ter than this. If you study the census re-
ports you viii find that we have, during
this time built 10000 miles of railroads,
worth $1,000 900, built up our iron indus
try, worth g. COO, thribbled our coal
output, raised the cotton crop from 5000
coo bales to 100000. and"
Heaven exclaimed Coin, running his
fingers through his hair, Il was away off,
wasn't I?''
yes. you were; and now hear what Null
hail. the great statistician, says, speaking
Of our growing wealth and intelligence
under limited bimetallism The United
states, says Mulhall, between 1860 and
1890 increased $4,000, 900. coo in wealth ana
taught 100000 Of her people to read ana
write. and"
Il hear enough" said Coin. Il see now
how ! have tangled up the people Oh, how
/ wish I were back in Wichita and Pueblo.
for then, If the boom did last had land to
stand on. But made my silver boom out OF
pure wind. and now the bladder bursts,
and where am 20
yes. Coin" / said sadly. the silver
boomers are ratified. If you should punch
the pith out of nothing and put in that
vacuum a million rattle Drained free coin
ers. and then shake it-why, they would
simply rattle. Now, Coin" I said. you
can take the Ratchet. l have carried "A
good many years and defended IL against
ali corners, but when l read your exagger-
ated statistics my conscience forbids my
carrying the sacred emblem longer
Eli Perkins.