Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-17
Silver and Gold.

There are various reasons why men
who own or control wealth prefer gold
to silver. but the chief one is because
silver is in constant danger of being
deprecated in value by legislation or
agreement of some kind. If gold was
threatened in place of silver, these
bankers and brokers would want sill
yer. What the advocates of silver de-
sire above everything else is that a
definite value be fixed for it and that
this government maintain the same
regardless of what the Rothschilds in
Europe and their hired men in the
United States may want.
A government for the people in these
United States should not be gov ,rn-
ment for the Rothschiljs in Europe.
It was never intended for anything
of the kind. This is where the ex-
treme gold bugs overlook their pat
riotism. They forget that this govern
ment was established in opposition to
the wealth of Europe. and that the
more we ape Europe the greater is the
sacrifice of our own American individ-
uality.
It is ridiculous to talk about making
the ratio of silver correspond with its
bullion value. Such theory was not
advanced when silver was worth mere
than gold, and why should it be earn
estly advocated now? Silver has al
ways been recognized as money the
world over. In the United States it is
the money of the poor people to-day.
1t supplies their wants and pays their
debts. Gold. is cowardly money, il
such an expression is permissible.
just as soon as there is trouble gold
hides its head. How many farmers,
1aborers, mechanics and business men
in Missouri would ever see gold
piece if this country was involved II
WARP Not very many, we imagine
And how many men, if called upon te
shoulder gun and defend the nation
would ever receive a gold dollar il
payment for their services? Not sol
itary one. Gold would never find it.
way into the hands of the men upon
whose bravery and patriotism this na.
tion's honor would really then rest, but
it would be hid away in the vaults oil
men who would fee from personal
danger with as much property as they
could carry with them at the first rattle
of arm.
There has been a great deal of talk
here of late about the Belmont-Morgan
syndicate saving the credit of the ma
ton. This sort of twaddle disgusts
sensible people. The syndicate pur-
chased bonds and made profit. said
to be Sc, 100000. Many other syndi-
Gates would be willing to save the ma
tion's credit on the same basis of
profit.
If our miliionaires must have gold,
let them have it. The common people
do not need gold and rarely ever see
any, but silver they do need. Silver
and paper currency supplies all their
needs, but they cannot afford to lose
either. The American millionaire who
feels that he must have gold with
which to endow his daughter SO that
she may marry some foreign debauch-
ed and bankrupt duke or count will
never hear the common people COM
plain, and he should be equally mag
unanimous and allow the common peo-
people such money as meets their
wants. He may need these common
people some day to protect his mill
ions. and even his life. They will do
so when called upon by the govern
nent and they will not ask to be paid
n gold, but will accept the money that
s in general use throughout the coun-
.ry.-Je0erson City Tribune.