Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
HEIRS TO 4 MILLION.
Gold Discovered in BlackfOrd

well-nigh seventy years, there had been
coined at the mnts OF this country and put
into circulation, no, eight million. but one
hundred and i've millions Of silver money;
only eight million dollars | grant you. but
nearly one hundred million OF dollars, Of
half dollars, quarters, dimes aud five-cent
pieces Of silver money was aosted upon
the land. Would IL not have been fair TO
have told you that instead Of eight millions
there had been one hundred aud five mil
lions OF silver But would 1t not have been
fairer still II the Secretary, after telling
you that, should have gone little further
and told you that between l7g2 and 1860,
500, 100000 more Of honest silver had
come into this country Mexican
and Canadian coin--snd been added 10 the
money Of the people Would IL not have
been fairer for the Secretary 10 have added
that the American Congress had passed a
las making legal tender these one hundred
millions Of foreign-Spsnish, Mexican and
silver, which was equivalent 10
our having coined II ourselves
Would IL not have been a fairer state
ment, II instead Of telling the people that
eight millions Of silver bad been furnished
" you from 1892 u 1873, II he had told you
that sos, 10000 Of silver had been put
ahoat in this country and made legal tender
by the law 81 the land But that is not all
| wish II were. He tells you that you must
adhere TO single gold standard because ii is
absolutely indispensable aud necessary to
conduct our business with the foreign ma
tons Of the world. answer and say that
the heaviest transactions we ever had with
the foreign powers Of the earth were from
1866 10 1879. There never was period in
American history when your foreign trade
and your foreign transactions were heavier
In volume, aud yet during those thirteen
years while Europe was standing upon gold
aud silver the United States never had
either You had by law declared a suspen.
sion 81 specie payments, and for thirteen
years We did manage 10 carry on our heavy
foreign transactions without either gold or
silver. We settled our balances in trade n,
they were always settled.
but he wants gold and nothing but gold
because II will circulate abroad. Does thi,
Government Of ours make and issue money
h. circulate Ia Russia or In Egypt W,
make money and issue IL 30 circulate a
home. We don't want il 10 90 abroad
But YOU are told, forsooth by this emf
neni hnancier, that you must not hav,
any money but gold because that alon,
will circulate abroad. Eighteen month
ago YOU saw thirty-two millions Of golC
shipped out II the country in five months
! Wall street was IN convulsions. The golC
hoarders and the money handlers frothe,
a, the mouth like a lot Of hydrophobii
dogs when YOU offer them water. The,
said they did not want your gold 10 &
: abroad, Il produced panic, and yet the,
, tell YOU now you must have nothing bu
; gold because that alone will circulate
abroad. Less than 4 per cent. Of our trad
and commerce Is done abroad, more than .
per cent Of all our commerce and trad
s is done at home among our own people
; Which Is the more important 10 you Il
. your financisl legislation Had you bet
ter give attention h the wants of the % pc
cent. of your business done NJ home O
0 10 the less than per cent done abroad
d These arguments are misleading they ar
. not fair, they are not candid, becsus
p they are calculated 10 deceive the Amei
lean people They indslge In catch phrss,
2 aud specious pleas. The gold adyocai
, tells YOU that be is for an honest dolla
r lie il not for an honest dollar. IL is falls
WITH me are not advocates OF an bona,
dollar. ! want an honest dollar =
not wAnt any dollar 10 circulate /, az
country that 10 not an honest dollar.
believed that . silver dollar to-day wa
not an honest dollar would he in favo
Of retiring II this instant An homes
man does not advocate the circulation O
dishouest m.DeV