The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-09
Il ELI PERKINS SAYS
II FREE COINAGE AND THE
ANS or SILVER MINERS.
torNicw with N'sytr, Sibiey. AZ d
ofsssor "Coln"-iie Aamircs the
Times Financial Views.
New York. June Z, 1885.

90 bolt a frcc-coinagc party which would
make our country the laughing stock OF
the world.
~ solh IS fun of free coiners. Tho
editorials oi Tho Times are ilAe the shad-
ow OF Ga great rock in weary land.
10 your people know what free coinage
really mcans3
when , asked sbley and Weaver IN
the presence of The Denver bankers. what
they meant by free coinage they aaid'
eve mean by free coinage that any
man on earth can take "a piece of silver
intrnsically worth nfty cents TO our
mint. and gct a. Government dollar as
good as g0ll.'
what good VIII that do the miner?'
] asked.
"it VIII double DIS wealth." said Woav-
or. Thousands of silver mines arc not
paying expenses; these viii Joe worth a
million dollars. 10 viii double real ef-
tate in an the mining country.
."WM 10 change thc price OF gold?' ]
asked. own gold purchase moro then
than nowg'
son. no." they all said: gold VIII pur-
chase the same
"Wm meal and -four and pork go up2'
cor course. not-only commercial SILVER
that will double in value"
"But coined silver VIII not change in
valuog' I suggested.
"No. that is the same as gold now.
Only uucoincd commercial silver viii 80
up they said.
"Now. what has tho farmer been selling
his corn, hogs. and cotton for2' asked.
"Why. for coined silver as good "a
gold"
In'n iI' , '.ii'' ia
s.. ..,.. Silent .rho,
49,. CO.., ,.,i,.,.. .,.fn 4ffnnlv double the
Know iree coin's, WI" S"'i''
",-,Un % ',' ,t.. ,.,....... ,,t,,-.s
r,n ,..,.,,.t r.i- h.,,
~ Ii ''ei.i.' j.. h,e hands went 3D.
a., III .,,f.t,,,.4.
ana me 'Nci'i'i''. ,.,.. ,.,. r,,,o
rec eolhase "oD'I '''''N .,..,. ,.n.
70" n1, p.s ''3 ''D
non .,,,,..,l d.. ..,., ,ro ,,ipes o." osl,-
"ou'' go" 'i'" '''''
40 SIR wouldn't ,, ia , have , oe''sT
49,. -, 10 .ti,.,'.. ao bio as n Ncxi-
u'"' q .... IN ,.,,te ,oo,,ld he
can dollar no" worm '' ''''7' "o-'' "'
worm Hi' oon ~
GU, ,t ,,.,i5 Ga rYu of eftv-ccnt
"'H' 'i,e "o't' s-o da, nm T., su,.er
dollars. japan mas '' 'o,,
ed'h worm ~ ,l.l.4 lien
% sneh noii"i7' ...,'. I'LL do9
them. i'o' you Hlo" ~ ., ~ trsin-
WY d to ~ ce,,.,r~t dollars. and
take t'''ii ,,. no. oar aia' .., reonle ,n this
iiD"' 10. gf.,.-.,nt silver dollars.
.....,,. ,,.,.,,i1 havn ~ raise the
,e .,t,..r sll over the world be-
49,, s,,l .oi,,,oo ,Vo1ld be success"
.couil wc do thnf9" I asked. with
', ,'' ..',,,o d., voi1 ,n the Treasury.
o'is 49,. ,.,.,,.',,..'' nom Enalaud. al 4
60 ,,,, 90
E.i a., .i... .,t,sr .hnf wish VIC
LII -rh. attemnt nj free coinage
- ,.,,1-,,,,.t ofr country in an hour.
N"ui' D"''i.- 'i ,.....ti,,,-sfoet Of F,u-
anu hi'h' "7 '"'
W., r.,.... .t, .,,. fs "nnoro silver"
L t.,,+tollief would go
an +r. eiiver we need. lust
.... i.a,... .i,,.,,s done.
as "' iN' ti.... .,,d gold have we
HOW Hi"'" ''''
Gomez ......,,., a.. ..,ia and scg5 ono 0ao
in silver
Nhtre ls our boiN- ,..t.. ,,a NO
my ~ pr s., 40 ,.a fror, rr,ope. be-
have ioiioWeo s"iN'''' i'0'''
sides.
mere l7 our 7' am. o., ,lo Troas-
Why, ffh"'"" ii'a 'i', "' 49,,
airy. To- is corroding ana losing ih''''s1
10 the Government anu ,, 80,
value. Carlisle VIII pay lhe li' 'R"' '
silver at amy time, lho pe'i'' WIN
take IT.
How much silver is in circuiato"
Just SHvnNv. lhat Us "'i que n
.nc free coiners want more SILVER Why
dou,t they 40 to the Treasury ana get
60
A while ago I interviewed CON- VINO
- ,,,itten the wonderful book, hlled
- .iiver eonhistrv Here is an ac-
49, ~ that interview as published in
,,.t.,.,o ,cribune. This article makes
-, a.. SILVER question.
no, nav ,gav through Chicago sala
vi, ncrtine. who went through st. faul
.h. pacific coast on the Northern
1a.ir. Yesterday. 81 stepped into Pro
49,, Coins school The little man has
.,..lln, a financial school in Chica-
e.. a. ,.,,r His TEACHINGS have finally
.,,tilsb.8 fu hook form. but ! could
p,,'' ,,.,..l.,sto,a what he was driving
~..,,t. ,.,,, erd ont 90 asked the Tribune.
~ . said Fu IL asked Coin point
,aori, ~ he was for free coinage
D'a .,Yos, hN said. that is what j teach
...s-,u, COIN said. what DO you mean
b,, free coinage2"
"Coin was silent
..po YOU mean by free coinage that
won want men or governments TO 20
~. coming silver dollars as they do I'm
ci,t,, Ni,vico Janan and Asia. not guar
- h.. ,,ola where these dollars are
anu ~ j. 1890. tt. o.,.. aa bIfi-