The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-10

contracted or the deposite or payments
have been made.
Still dealing sparingly with figures, or
which there IS an enormous mass 10 sus-
tain the position OF the advocates Of the
gold standard Of value. 1 cite one mere
fact, which is officially established, pre-
missed by the trusm that thele IS 10 bet
ter test Of the growth OF countrys pros
perity than It's Increase In the per capita
holdings % !ts population. In the de-
clle between 1850 and $3.50. during which
We had our existing gold standard. ana
were under the conditions that superven-
"a from the act II 1873. the per capita
ownlnls OF this country Increased from
$50 20 81 Olj Tn those ten years me az
Create increase of tie wealth or our
country was >-l5a5.lupvl, being hfty
per cent. in excess Of the Increase for any
previous ton. years since 1880, and az the
amazing rate of over TWO thousand mil
lions of dollars n year The trainers n
The Chicago platform I'm the face OF this
fact. and " me enormous Increase over
Great Britain. during this same gold
standard decade. NJ our country's foreign
trade and IFS production OF iron. coal
ana Other great symbols OF national
strength and progress. assert that our
monetary standard is mot only un-Amer-
team hut anti-Amcriean.' end that 10 has
brought ms onto financial servtude 10
London" 70 is impossible 10 imagine an
assertion more reckless and indefonsible.
THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
Tho urDnrsltlon for free and unlimited
silver coinage carried 70 IFS logical con-
clusi0n. and but one Is possible, means.
as before inumated. legislative warrant
for The reputation If AN existing ndeot-
oin,ss. public and private 10 the extent
~ nearly hfty per cent. or the face or
au such indebtedness II demanos an
unlimited volume Of fat currency. ire
deemahls. and therefore without any
standard value in the markets Of the
world Every con-iie ration of public
interest and public honor demands that
tnis proposition should be rejected by the
American people.
This country cannot afford 10 give IT'S
sanction 10 wholesale sp0liation. IL must
hold fast 10 its Integrity. IL must
SIN encoura go thrift in an proper ways.
10 must not oniv educate rs children 20
honor and rosr,-,- tho flag but it should
neulcate fidelity 20 the obligations OF
personal and national honor as well.
B0.h these gr at principles should here
after De taught in tho common. schools ~
th. land. and the lesson Impressed upon
those who are the voters or today ana
those who are 10 become Inc inheri ors on
sovereign power in this republic, that d.
IS neither WISE patriotic. nor safe %
make political platforms The mediums or
assault uuon property the peace or So
cietr and upon civilization itself
Trfr these lessons have been learned
hv 0rr children and by those who have
reached fho voting age n can only Tie
surnisa1 what erlightened statesmen and
political economists viii record. rs 10 the
Ton. I .|a.n
offers 200 irlloement 20 national disfOn-
osfv hv premium Of forty-seven nts
f.r ovcrv fftv-thrce cents worth N silver
f.a+ can Doc ovfraote1 from the bowels of
OBJ. whole Garth. with cordial invitation
tr 30 produce it no our mfrts and ace
ccnt for q q run silver legal tender dollar
of ore hundred cents rated value. to DE
coined free of charge and unlimited 10
quantity FOR prVate account
REPUTATION
pur vastly more than a nero assertion
.r d pgrposa 10 reconstruct the national
currency is suggested by the chicago
r,afform 10 assumes. IN fact me
form 0f o. revolutionary Wopasandi.
=. emb0dies o. menace of national
dI.intcrrlti0n and destruction MS
.nirIf manifested itself IN deipef-
afe proposition t0 repudiate tne pl-hien
rahii. nlth. to impair Tie sanr,lty OF tho
..ll.Uou W private contracts. 20 cfip-
p.s Che credit of the nation by stripping
fIa. government OF The power to borrow
money us fHe urgent eAl-ei't'' 'i '.'
treasury mas require. and iu a word il
overthrow all the found iiio rs oi An'n.' "'
ana industrial stability
N.r A. ibis al Nor content with
,......it.ou FOB thls lehlu. 20 the currency
,...-fl. III conditions az trade