Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

well-nigh seventy years, there had been
coined at the mints OF this country and put
into circulation, no, eight million. but one
hundred and five millions OF silver money I;
only eight million dollars | grant you. but
nearly one hundred million Of dollars, Of
half dollars, quarters, dimes and Hve-cent
pieces OF silver money was hOated upon
the land. Would it not have been fair 10
have told you that instead Of eight millions
there had been one hundred aud FIVE mil
lions Of silver But would il not have been
fsirer still II the Secretary, after telling
you that, should have gone little further
and told you that between 1892 and 1860,
800. 100000 more Of honest silver had
come into this country Spanish, Mexican
and Canadian coin-snd been added ~ the
money Of the people, Would it not have
been fairer for the Secretary 10 have added
that the American Congress had passed q
Law making legal tender these one hundred
millions Of foreign-Spsnish, Mexican and
silver, which was equivalent ~
our having coined il ourselvesl
Would II not have been n fairer state.
ment, II instead Of telling the people that
eight millions Of silver had been furnished
10 you from 1892 10 1873. II he had told you
that S206, 100000 Of silver had been put
ahoat in this country and made legal tender
by the law Of the land But that Is not all
| wish il were. He tells you that you must
adhere 10 y single gold standard because 1t !,
absolutely indispensable and necessary Il
conduct our business with the foreign ma
tons Of the world. ] answer and say that
tho heaviest transactions we ever bad will
the foreign powers OF the earth were from
1866 TO 1879. There never was period IL
American history when your foreign trad,
and your foreign transactions were heavier
In volume, and yet during those thirteer
years while Europe was standing upon gold
and silver the United States never hac
either. You had by law declared a suspen
sion Of specie payments, and for thrteer
| wears We did manage 10 carry on our heavN
| foreign transactions without either gold OF
] silver. We settled our balances in trade a
they were always settled.
But he wants gold and nothing but gold
because il will circulate abroad. Does thi
/ Government Of ours make and issue monel
u circulste Ia Russia or In Egypt W,
make money and issue IL to circulate n
home. We don't want il 10 go abroad
but YOU are told, forsooth. by this emf
nent hnsncier, that you must not hsv
any money but gold because that alon
will circulate abroad. Eighteen month
ago you saw thrty-two millions Of gol'
shipped out ~ the country in five month";
Wal street was in convulsions. The gol,
hoarders and the money handlers frothc
At the mouth like lot Of hydropbobi
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 circulst
abroad. Less than 4 per cent. Of our trad
and commerce ia done abroad. more than
per cent o. all our commerce and trad
Is done at home among our own people.
Which Is the more important 10 you /
your financial legislation Had you be
ter give attention 10 the wants Of the 20 y,
cent. II your business done at home q
u the lees than per cent done abroad
These arguments are misleading; they Al
not fair, they are not candid, becaul
they are calculated to deceive the Anne
lean people. They indslge In catch phras'
and specious pleas. The gold sdyocs
tells YOU that be is for an honest dolla
lie 10 no, for an honest dollar. 1t is falls
with me are no, advocates OF an hoai
dollar. want an honest dolls,
not wan, any dollar 10 circulate 4, ~
sountry that 10 not an honest dollar.
! believed that = silver dollar to-day va
not an honest dollar | would he in fave
u retiring t this instant An hone.
man does not advocate the circulation q
dishonest money