The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-08

clared that the people who are in favor Of silvsF
1t some other ratio other than 10 to l have 10
policy at all; they do not propose anything:
They talk about sound money and say thss
the present embarrassment will soon be over.
yet they never do anything or Offer any solu-
ton towards settling the qnestion. They say
that II would be hard to get back TO 10 70 L
which We left twenty years ago. 1t Is no hard
er to go back than to go ahead"
He then took a ding at the income-tax DE-
cislon is an Illustration.
But n CLASS PROFITS.
Just when the income tax was constitutional
and just when II became unconstitutional can
not be said. 1t was constitutional when con-
gress passed 1t: it was constitutional when the
supreme court passed upon IL II became un-
constitutional when Justice Shiras changed
his mind. so It Is with the characterization
OF silver, and when there was more
money than was needed and when II
decreased until there is less than Is now
needed can not be said. John Sherman in 1873
declared that there was not enough money In
the country. He said IN 1890 that the increase
in the currency was not proportionate to the
increase in population. This was in view OF
the retirement Of bank notes. He said that We
needed an issue OF S4. O00, 900 each year to keep
pace with the growing population. This We
have not done, and when silver was shut ous
from the mtnts the power OF the government 70
issue a proportionate volume Of currency was
curtatled. 1t is only by a larger purchase
Of silver that this can be done. Sherman said
in regard TO the appreciation OF the cur
rency that only the capitalist out OF debt,
II aAn ACO oAO LAX oAAoANy N.RSN
Sooner or later the salaried man feels II In .
decrease Of salary, and the annuity. owing 10
the company being unable to fulfill its desires.
The capitalist out Of debt reaps the sole
benefit. The purchasing power OF his dollar
increases; he becomes more wealthy. He gets
more dollars; his dollars buy more
If We place silver and gold side By side and
place credit money on them. they can redeem
and float many dollars, but II we try 70 carry
the silver on top Of the gold and the credits on
top OF the silver. it fails. Every change works
disaster.
GIVE sILvER A TRIAL
The gold bugs say they do not want silver
because 1t would inJure the lsboring man and
the farmer. Well, the farmer and the lsborer.
as far as they have been heard from, declare in
favor OF free silver. Now. suppose the capital
ist allows them to try 1t and see who Is right
II gold will be appreciated by free silver At 10
to /. then the capitalist would be the gamer. II
the laborer and farmer are willing to try 1t ho
has no kick coming"
Mr.. Bryan declared that the hard times have
more loss and misery unless free silver u
adopted.
Allison says that the cause OF the dark ages
was the single gold Standard" he continued
Il believe the continued appreciation will
make the rich richer and the poor poorer until
dark ages come again, but I also believe that
We hav reached a point in this country where
the government is only by the consent of the
governed. In Germany, the masses fare de-
handing silver. English farmers and Irish
peasants are demanding silver money, yet the
AA4OANg Mugs 81 SAoN NACg W. NV" "A1s
they want. The idea is absurd"
He denounced the gold contract with the
Observation-Disclosures syndicate, and declared
that when Austria adopted the gold standard,
she sold her bonds to the Rothschilds, who
drew gold from America to pay for them.
Over half the gold used had the stamp Of the
United States on it. Then, when they bought
the recent issue OF United States bands, they
began dragging the gold back to the United
States from Austria In a few months, Aus
tria will sell the rest OF her bonds to ROths-
childs. and they will pull the gold out Of the
United States treasury for the purpose"
The speaker declared that IL Indian and China
were to adopt a gold basis at s. per capita, they
would be compelled to purchase half the goidin
the world to do so. He closed by declaring that
Just as soon as congress declared the 6to l
dollar legal tender, it would be worth 100 cents,
and the action OF no power on earth could pre-
vent It..
He appealed to the democrats to vote for no
man who did not favor silver, and predicted
that the western republican congressman would
support a free silver bill.