The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-10-23

I statesmen ot the country. rBey Wou,d
| have Us believe What history does not
equal eal privileges Ia the minis Of ,the
United STATES during all our history
down to 1873 They: assert that ~.
/ stopping Of the free COINAGE of silver Il,
| 1878 was .stte crime OF the century. = ana
Is the cause OF the present deplornhls
business condition OF the country. They
must know TINT prior to 1915, We had
less than 1900, 900 of silver doiiars n,
circulation We have coined since thai
time nearly 500, 600 900 Of silver dollars
and they constitute part Of the CIR.
! rency Of the country. They do NOT teiI
us that when the coinage Of both eoid
and silver was free in the United States
the per capita circulation In this countrv
was less than Il has been since the so-
called crime Of 1873" Why. under
the free coinage Of both gold and silver
in the days Of the fathers we had Il,
1900 per capita Of $4.9g: In 1SS3 Il
was $3.50; in 1852 It was $l4.63; In 1872
before the resumption Of specie my
ments. and when We were doing business
with unlimited paper currency. Il was
$1S-19: In 1884. twenty zone years after
the suspension Of free coinage Of silver.
We had per capita Of $24.SS, and every
dollar was as good as gold in every part
capita in the United States than IA
the United Kingdom Of Great Britair
and greater per capita than has Ger.
many. The per eapita of the whole
world Is about $5.15 The per capita a
the gold standard countries Is $1S. whSje
the per capita Of the silver Standard
countries-of which they want to make
gold standard countries we have more
silver per capita than they have in the
silver countries Of the world. The gold
standard countries, having n popilla.
ton Of less than one-third of the worlds
population, have nearly two-thirds Of the
circulation of the worlds currency. The
United States has about 81 per cent. Of
the total population Of the principal
countries of the world. yet It has
sources and nearly 10 per cent. Of the
total money supply of the world. France
has higher per capita than the United
States, but the banking deposits In the
United States are $77.76 per inhabitant,
or $43 greater for each inhabttant than
the banking deposits OF France.
Per Capita Rate Would Decrease.
at must never be forgotten TINT the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 TO
i would not increase, but would decrease
our per capita circulation. 1t would add
nothing to 1t, but would rob us of the
good money we now have and put US
where the silver countries of the world
are today-upon silver basis alone.
There is nothing in our present currency
status, therefore, to disturb us, except
to defeat the party which proposes to de-
base 1t. 1t Is the proposition to debase
our currency standard that has created
CONSERVATION In every, business center of
the country; has made times hard, has
driven money from active industry, and
put 1t behind barred doors, where II will
be kept until confidence Is restored.
Ihe people will not consent to de-
crease of their circulating medium, nor q
debasement of that medium of exchange.
II by your votes this menace to the mon
ey and credit of the country be dispelled,
ana py the same votes you restore the
American protective policy, that will stop
deficiencies In the treasury, and will pro-
tect American industry, and cournce
and confidence will come back again.
Open the mills and the mines of our
country by 9 judicious protective tariff
ana you will stop idleness and distress
It IN any other way. What win be the
voice Of Maryland on the Sd day of No
yembcr! (Cries Of MCKINLEY, McEin-
ley-l What will be the voice Of the
great city of Baltimore? (Cries Of NC
kinley.J How will that old conservative
~ sPsak LOT uuu0nnl nonoft NrteS of
.i bys voting for Mckinley and portec-
thank my old comrades of the war
5or their presence here at my home to-
day. thank my fellow citizens Of every
vocation for having paid me this visit.
ana e i.beg TO thank them in the name 81
me hepublican party for their assur-
anSes OF loyal support to the principles Of
public honor, a protective tariH sound
MONEY, reciprocity, which will bring to
rom which we wildly ran away h
MAiNEHEARp FROM.