Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
TOPICAL TALKS.

Capitalist-I have noticed that when Birming ham man goes to Chicago or Cincinnati for help in starting an en- terprise he always gets it. The moneyed men of the west believe in the south and they want to see closer commercial fela- tions established between the two sec tions. The Boston and New England capitalists made unfortunate invest ments in the south during the boom and they can't be induced to make any fur ther investments just now.
 Alderman Enslen-The people living along a street think that their interests alone should be consulted in any changes to be made. But the streets are owned by the general public. Every man that walks, or rides bicycle, or drives ve- hcle has an interest in all the streets. The streets are public property. Some of the streets leading out of the city should be kept free from Instructions, so that the farmers can bring their pro- duce to the city without danger of hav- ing their horses frightened.
 Lawyer-Justice Strong delivered the opinion of the supreme court in the fa- nous legal tender case. Just after the war some one decided to test the legal tender quality of greenbacks. He ten dered greenbacks to the United States treasury and they were redeemed. He made the point that the government could not reissue them because their iS- suance was a war measure. The court decided that the government could re- issue them and make them legal tender. This decision created as much discussion at the time as the silver question does now.
 J. A. MI am free silver man and I believe that free silver will bring us to silver basis. The gold will disappear fr0, ic pa. ,frxy hut xxyt1I trn d. ually. If the United States adopted free coinage it would increase the circulating medium and this would cause rise in prices. The rise in prices would induce foreign producers to sell their goods in this country. Our manufacturers and producers would have to compete with all the world. If this country went to silver basis it would increase our trade with silver countries and decrease it With gold countries. Free silver men are usu- ally free traders Sound money men are .anti-protectionists.
 Judge H.-Some extremists contend that there is no such thing as being cit iZen of the state-that we are all citizens of the United States, and that the war abolished state citizenship. While the result of the war has centraliZing ten- dency it did not destroy state citizenship. One state cannot discriminate against the citizen of another stated citizen Of Georgia has the same rights in this state as our own citizens. Texas has enacted a law that aliens shall own no more than a certain amount of land. By aliens Is meant foreigners. Texas could not pass such a law against a citizen of another state. If a witness in state court is att tackled, the offender must be tried in state court
 J. Rivers Carter-while was in Mex leo as civil engineer on the Mexican Gen. tral railroad never saw Mexican gold piece. It has been asserted in the finan- cial discussion that there is s5,O00O00 in gold in circulation in Mexico, but never saw any of it. The little gold that is mined in Mexico is shipped in bullion to other countries. They paid us off in sil- yer, after telegraphing to New York to find out the price of silver. The amount we received varied nearly every pay day. Workingmen in Mexico do not receive half the wages that are paid in the United States. Mexico may be a good country for rich men, but certainly not for men who live on their wages.