Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-08

question. There was an immense
present. 1t was not a crowo
ready to cruelty those who dlffered
it in their ideas, but a crowd
ready and anxious to hear an intelli-
gent discussion.
CONGRESSMAN HALL BEGINS.
Mr.. Hall began by saying that he
realized the disadvantage which con-
fronted him. The people of the COM
munity, he said, were unquestionabiy
in sympathy with the mar thai ne
was to confront in debate. That man
was known the world over as one OF
the ablest opponents of the cause OF
free silver.
"Mr. Bland comes to you," said
Mr.. Hall, Hto remove every lingering
doubt that you may have on the Sill
yer question. If Dick Bland cannot
remove these doubts, then no otner
man can do it,"
Continuing his personal remarks,
he referred to the experience 'hat
Mr.. Bland had had in debate, n MS
fe-time study of the question that ne
was about to discuss.
With this preface, he stated the
PROPOSITIONS upon which they were
agreed. 1t was agreed between them
that the decentralization of free silver
in 1873 put an additional burden on
the people, and he would go as far as
MIR. Bland in a de~nunciation of this
legislation. 1t was also agreed be-
tween them that silver should be
coined free. Mr.. Bland insisted that
the ratio should be 16 to l. The
speaker would take issue with him.,
and what he had t o say would be for
the OF showing the danger
and direful consequences of such a
step.
~ voted for the free coinage OF
silver at a ratio of 16 to l." said MIR.
Hall, oand | intend to vote for it at
the next Congress. But why? Be
cause | am your servant. When L
see you are going wrong, however,
propose 10 tell you about it, and
urge you to put yourself on the right
track.
".Mr.. Bland and | are further
agreed" continued MIR. Hall, in stat
ing the terms of the debate, "that the
commercial ratio of gold to silver ii
30 to /, and the dispute between us ii
whether or not the United States
, single handed and alone, a coin sill
yer at the ratio of IS to l."
: The speaker believed that silve'
F.. should be coined free at a ra
= ito which would maintain it's part.
with gold. He read from one of MI
BANDS articles in the North america
R~erieIc, in which the great silver ex
~ponent had stated that he favore'
the lowest ratio at which a part.
rs could be maintained. He agreed wit
r. that statement; so did Jefferson an
OF Benton.
lie "Mr. Bryan once said to me-" sal
Mt the speaker, ''that all the polite,
es economists are with him on this quef
t ton. now make the assertion, an
Or | challenge Mr.. Bland to reply to
lie that there is not a political economis
I'd on the face of the globe of reputatio
DR. who advocates the independent fire
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1.
At this interesting junction tn
ID seats in front of the platform CAV
t. way. While Mr.. Hall was watchin
Il. the crowd, one of his admirers shout
Il ed out:
V. "Pull off your coat, Riley"
l. ''There are too many ladies here,
said the Congressman, and, turning
r. Bland, inquired:
pc care you going to take off yot
r. coat?'
n 81 always do when l get warm,
said the great silver apostle.
y" JEFFERSON AND BENTON.
Mr.. Hall discussed briefly M
BANDS declaration in his Sedal
az speech that If free silver resulted
to the expectation of 1926, 0O0, 900
n gold from this country it would sin
se ply increase the price of the produ
n of the gold using countries.
nd sIf it would increase prices by sent
ms ing the gold there" asked the speal
G. er, "why wouldn't it increase pric'
a by leaving it here?"
nv a further quotation from the Sed,
no liza speech was made, where Mr.. BlaI
To asserted that free silver coinage |
tho yTnftnI Gt,fnO pyntill rive III
it. country a monopoly of the trade wi
Id other countries on a silver bas
no and make New York the clearin
o. house for the world. The speak
mis- enumerated the seven countries on
mt silver basis. ''These countries"
IN said, ''have a surplus of the We
is- things of which we have a surpll
the You want 20 be careful, my frien'
the before you trade n Frenchman for
mi Chinaman. Be careful before y
eg- trade an Englishman or a German
ire a Mexican greaser."
or The wages paid in these countr
an and the per capita circulation We
tic also discussed. Answering the ant
ate ipated argument that foreign cou
rty tries had forced the United States
ro- a gold standard, the speaker assert
n a that England's cup of happiness wo'
,se. be full il the United States would
rty to a silver basis and thus force !
the out of the markets of the civiliz
,cal world. These remarks brought
en- Hall to the propositions upon VIII
low he stood.
de, "Do you believe, my friends, Il
ads Thomas Jefferson wasdictated to
elf England right after we had licf
not herr" A eulogy on the founder
pie. Democracy followed, and this quo
no ton from the writings of Jeffer'
heir was given, intended to show that
ma sage of Monticello had all the ii
it contended hat the ratio between
rity metals was purely a mercantile pr
Intil lem. Said jefferson:
"The proportion between the va
,ver of gold and silver is a mercan
the problem altogether. The legal p
for portion in Spain is is for 1; in E
liver land, 1875 for 1; in France, is fol-
tied Just principles will lead us to dis
gard legal proportions altogether
,nly inquire into the market price Of {
4 ha in the several countries with WI