The morning times., 1896-07-18
What Free Silver Would Mean.

I What Free Silver Would Mean.
Every Democrat who assisted in the election of Presi-
Cleveland and the SD Congress- and who expects
take part in deludng the public by advocating free silver
coinage panacea for national woes should first
make peace with his conscience provided he possessed
of that mental monitor The existence of the present
administration, with all its alleged misgoverning is
partly due to the efforts of silver Democrats and mis-
takes have been made they extent responsible
1t through Democratic representations that voters
were induced to rally around the Democratic standard to
rid themselves of the Mckinley trusts and Mckinley mil
who alleged to blockade the to general
prosperity and had it been for unstnted promises of
an of good times the Democratic party
came into power neither Mr. Cleveland the SD Con
gress would have been placed in position be roundy
denounced by the sverite Democrats.
Let look into the silver situation In addition to
deluge of PROMISES such marked the conduct of the
last Democratic national campaign the Chicago
tion thought best to hang out Democratic egy to mani
fest its disapproval of the present administration 1t
up free silver at the gates of American
prosperity-a which is grimly pacarded with
the of Democracy. AS we'll might it equip angel
with dragon wings. attempt to float balloon with
anchor expect to create good times with 5Ocent
dollars The principle is wrong-coud 1t be en-
forced-and every precedent and experience points to
national calamity should it succeed in the pending
congress eleCted
that would be permitted to put free silver policy into
practical operation inside of three years meantime what
would become of the country? 1t would require at least
two to force free silver bill through the Senate
owing to the opposition of Republican Senator's and it
would be impossible to increase mntage capacity in
side of three the contraction of currency
by the withdrawal of gold and the debasement of
our money standard During that interval there would
be disastrous panic and the country would be given
to money sharks and mortgage pirates Instead of
realization of the silverte slogan more money and
less misery there would be little money for the
of the poor and every workingmans household would
be filled with misery.
Free silver has brought poverty and distress to the
masses in country where it has been adopted and
there believe that the United States would
prove exception Our Consul at Colombia Mr. Luther
F. Mckinney, has written letter of warning to the
American public which deserves careful reading. He
says:
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The Times has already shown several occasions
that it impossible for this country successfully ac
cept the responsibility of mnting the surplus silver of
the world into money The attempt would inevita
bly, result in silver monometasm and its CONSEQUENT in
dusria and financial upheavas. No but the silver
would be benefited this tremendous sacrifice
and the depressed financial condition of this