The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
Various Matters on Which the
Popular Opinion is Express
ed-Ell Sections Interested.
LIVING ISSUES FORWARD.
Endorsement Of The Action OF The Con
Sention-GoOd Feeling ks.ery1h.re-
People Are Coming To Us-Hssr, bod ,
For Whippin. Out Gold bug lam.
The Gold STANDARD q. Dangerous.

" hlppins out Gold bu lam.
The Gold STANDARD q. Dangerous.
For The CaucasiAn-l
kINsToN. y. c., Sept. The
gold standard will not give the peo-
pie relief, and any one believing so
Is laborinS under q very great mis-
take. Now let the people examine
for themselves the difference IN q
double standard country and 8 single
standard. Mexico is under a double
standard making silver the unit of
value; the United States is under a
single gold standard. Now for an
illustration: Suppose a man from
the United States takes one hundred
bushels of wheat to Liverpool, and q
man from Mexico takes a hundred
bushels to Liverpool. They both
arrive there the same day; they both
sell for the same price; one ounce of
silver for one bushel of wheat. Each
one has one hundred ounces OF sill
yer. They return home. The man
from Mexico takes his hundred
| ounces 10 the mint in Mexico and
the government coins il into legal
| tender dollars which is worth one
hundred cents. That makes the
Mexican farmer receive dollar for
his wheat in legal tender money cur
rent in his country TO pay debts,
taxes and officers salaries. Who can
dispute thlsi
Now the man from the United
| States returns with his hundred
ounces of silver. takes it to the mints
of the United States and it is re.
fused to be coined by the United
States mints into legal tender dol
lars. So you can very readily see
that the American farmer has to sell
his 100 ounces of silver for what the
market is mind to pay. Can any
man doubt thisf If there is, ".
would like to hear from him. 1t i.
very conclusive to any honest mind
ed person that the farmers in the
United States are getting about jus
half the price for his products undel
the single gold standard, as he woulc
get under the double standard, Will
the free coinage of silver. This il
plain; so plain that any man can un
derstand it.
| The single gold standard take
away from the American producer
| just half of his produce and labor. t,
keep up and maintain the singh
standard of gold. Under the doubl
standard making silver the unit O
value before it was demonetiZed il
1873, doubles every mans fortune
doubles the price of products AM
puts double the amount OF silver II
circulation, and stimu mulates industry
and puts the wheels of progress il
motion.
| There is one class Of people tina
object seriously to the free coinage
and they are bankers and those tha
deal in stocks, bonds, and govern
ment securities. They are the enc
mics to free silver and the govern
ment issue of the money, rs it intel
, feres greatly with their business, fo
j., they are usury gatherers, and the
we'll know if the government issue
the money they cannot long live b
usury, and will have to invest i
OluCA CAtCi PAiSSo AL "ulCu tuC SON
8 ernment does not guarantee thel
any more advantage for the use {
their investment than any other il
E dividual. So the men that deal
!, money, stocks, or other investment
8 takes their chances with otbt
q classes Of mankind. Then wh
should any man take stand for tt
S single gold standard! l see no e.
:. cuse for them to take such stan,
: much less the farmer or the lahore
e 1t appears to me that the man WI
s. takes such stand either does n,
understand or he has some self:
n motive; he should be considered q
enemy to this Republic and mig
be SO considered by the masses
r our liberty-loving people. SUE
e men as these are put before the Y
e ters asking them for their franehis
n Every man that loves his count
e and his liberty should consider W,
!;e before he casts his ballot for su
% candidates.
: f. 3. RECyON.