West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-26
"SiLyER THREADS AMONG Tag
GOLD"
Mcnes and other Things.
BY AARON w. FREDERICK.
Written specially for TpE ARovs.
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flying to lover of hypocrisy to
hear some Of these suileless cham-
pions of single standard gold money
step forward To pray for "honest
money There are those pratng
about honest money now. who took
one dollar in gold. bought Il two
dollar grcenback, inyes ed the two
dollar greenback In two dollars
worth of bonds drawing interes, in
gold, received one dollar ahd eighty
cents worth of credit or national
bank money based upon the inflated
two dollars in bonds. the said credit
money bestowed by the government
of the United States upon the
friend of "sound money" the said
credit money to be kindly loaned
out to poor people and those in
need of money. One dollar in
gold was transmitted into 81 in
bonds plus 81 s0in paper currency;
or, stated briefly, one dollar in gold
was converted into 50. so in bonds
and paper money. Then came the
Credit Strengthening Act, uncon-
stitutional in its nature because
imparing the obligation of the bond
contract, and declared the bond by
erpost /acto ldw a bond for So Ia
gold. The meanest sneak thief is
likely to be the one that cries out
the loudest. "stop thief 20 1t is
truly refreshing to hear some parties
preach up "sound money"
What is "sound money ?" Is 1t
money elastic enough to be expand
ed or contracted at the touch Of
Shylock Is il 81 in the COS con-
verted INTO three or four dollars.
and 81 in the '90's demonetized
into one dollar? But-uutLthe
sagacious fnanciet's one dollar
that became three and half dollars
so suddenly, is still three and one
half dollars. 1t is other peoples s
financial affairs that are knocked
into "cocked hat" other peoples s
81 that were reduced to the single
standard OF 81. SO, now, relatively
Mr.. Financier's three and one-half
dollars is equal in purchasing pow
er TO seven dollars of horny handed
money Some classes Of people can
afford to uphold "sound money!"
and presume to instruct the poor
fools that are supposed to know
nothing about money matters at
all. But the dear dollar OF the
single gold standard is just now
the subject Of study by the Amer
ican people. They can understand
the price OF dollar, what it costs
in labor or produce.
bisten to this: "Mr. Harvey
clai ms the law of 1873 was secretly
and fraudulently passed. =
! say there is not grain of truth
in such n statethent. MIR. Hort in
debate with Mr.. Harvey.
"ln the language OF the report 81
the joint monetafy commission Of
the 44th Congress appointed August
10, 1876, the ancient money Of the
country without being Intentionally
legislated out Of ezistante by Con-
gress, was revised out of existance. ,"
Library of Universal knowledge,
1881.
The "aneieht money Of the coun-
try" the money of Washington
and Jefferson. could not have been
openly and fairly attacked and de-
monetized. The commission could
not find congressman to father such
legislation. 1t was illegitimate.
They disclaimed 1t. 'Tt was pre-
sumed to collato and embrace in
one act all previous legislation on
United States money" Did il {?
No, "'it was secretly and fraudently
passed" p" 1t has passed down in
history qs a contemplate lawyer 8
trick. i had supposed that show.
ing Of argument and some array Of
facts could be made in favor OF tho
gold standard. is it possible that
the cause Of gold crowned heads in
Europe aud their loyal subjects
here in free America must be
bolstered up by Justification If
Congress as body had been fully
eognizant Of the full legal force and
effect Of tire act OF Feb. 1873, il
stands none the less fraud, FOR
the people represented in Congress
were not aware Of what was being
done Whether Congress In the
main was itself deceived, or duped
the people. the people ut all events
were betrayed. The act Of Feb. II,
1878, has passed into history, how.
ever, and there Is no protection %
such manufacturers Of ready made
history as Mr.. Horr. This Mr..
Hofr is the gold-bug horror, sent
up by the sound money sirens, To
silence Mr.. Harvey and teach him
tho truth lest he lead the common
people away after false gods Yes,
Mr.. Harvey is the boy raised in tho
bdckwoods OF West Virginia, in
whom lives tbe spirit Of Washing.
ton, Jefferson, Madison, and Mon
roe. Ills plea Tor sitter goes round
the world offering reason to the brain
and hope to the heart Of humanity.
want to ask my lawyer friends
If the infonfton ~ the I...s, s,,,,s., l.,