The American guide., 1896-08-15
,ulation as money throughout

ihptt ttihi <f,VVVopiVV. tnt
of gold is about the same. the
coined since 1873 Is nearly $40. .ooo.o 900
than the whole amount In existence
time. In the United States none at
listed In 1879. Since then we have
or Issued silver certificates. based
bullion deposited. se25, 900. which
outstanding. n continual menace to
reasury, for we have to hold II up to
main strength, and the more silver
ined the lower became Its price. going
le time below u cents on the dollar.
iR the same period the coinage Of
8 throughout the world had only In
c ed about 81. 200 0oo, eco. or about half ms
, as the increase of silver. The enor-
OF the offense to silver Is thus msde
In 1873 we had none, Now we have
1000. and throughout the world there
Il than double the amount OF % years
n What a terrible crime on silver, The
n of all kinds In this country to-day
Is ere than 81. 800. .000. .0CO, every dollar as
&c has gold, being s2S for every man woni-
an Ind child in the country. as against s'e
In lSts. Thus a half OF the money OF the peo-
rs been stricken down by Increasing
lume nearly zoo per cent and It's per
nearly 70 per cent What pity we
have some more such crimes'
nat has been the result OF tins great
inc ,se of money? OF course the people
have been swindlcd In some ways, else
Their would not be so much clamor hoont
It b the orators OF the Byranic school
Sur .he people must be cruciiied upon
ere -old for does not Bryan say so!
He 10 add that on the two neighbOr-
ing r crosses he is to be one OF the
thk Twenty-three years ago those
whv borrowed money In this country were
glad 10 pay an average OF from eight 10
twplvl per cent interest. How much are
yot paying now? In this locality about SIX
to te Jn per cent. Just about half the o!d
ratl The average of money borrowed
In dis country to-day does not exceed one
thru ,she rate of 20 and 80 years ago, HOW
terrible is the greed OF the wall street
shnrks and eastern goldbugs! Where the
adj tage to capitalists? Can you see l.
II gou has gone up In value instead o'
silver foming down. as those fooiisn pco-
pie tell us how does 1t happen that we can
now trrow gold for about one-hnlt 10
onc-th "a what 1t cost in 1882 Strange, Is
it n, that as gold has grown dearer II
has own cheaperl
snap for Mine Owners.
"wia. does the free coinage OF SILVER
at h,lratio of sixteen to one Imply sllh-
ply Ills, thn, the owners OF silver mines
or silver bullion can take 1t to the United
statts mlnts. have 1t coined into dollars ana
delivered back 10 them again tree OF
ehar.e and that these dollars shall be |
legal zen let IOE All bNbts' I'''N
vatsfly This means II the quantity Of sl-
yer n bur dollar is worth 50 cents the miner
or xullon owner will nominally double MS
,xoneyi The government gets nothiie'
This II tho scheme. II Is TO double tho
money Of the bullion owners. How mneh
bullio have you. my friends. TO be mus
Not an ounce. VINO mas;
The nlich-abused capitalists OF wan
street They, or men just like them the
a control every EOou
silver Ind gold mine in the county
Don't bu wish you owned silver mine
"a ns u have It's product doubled IN Valu"
Ia, ,hIxotes OF those simple minded pco-
nie whi think they would destroy your
..Wha 0Ifools these mortals be- JUDAS
vo, rhcmber. was u free silver man
;rhirs ybleces fixed him. Bigger ngures
- fected by those who are now en-
Az, NJ TO disgrace and betray this
c6,,fr, There is nothing small about
tpsm,
=, AMI t.,y say, at any rate. that what
&as go enough for the people OF the
pn,ly d,ss OF this country Is good enough
Ior Us. we are to have free silver let
NJ hny, he sacred Goldfish ard fragrant
skim the beads, the wa.npum,
The cowsle shells, aud all that convenient
and efractual currency which so happily
s,,pplieu' the wants OF our eastern ances-
tors M panic or labor strike oscurred
when c4ihsh were currency. GIVE u.s. tneh,
tho AMBIENT currency IN eeherai ana IN
fotalI, else let the dead past bury Its
dead eosc old constitutional ancestors
frank 4 and molasses. Tho present
generau efers something better ana
prefers !ght."
Use In All Prices
Mr. nney then briefly answered the
,rgu that the free coinage OF sill
rcv OF benefit TO the farmers
ana men. There. would, he |
,dinte rise lNSs-r