The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-21

that premises to pAy never and q nothinE
g sound money. TAst nonsy p sound
silver 81 paper Tat win buy q npch OF
paw e. much % the best dollar In the
world. That meney . sound money that
p worth 90 much Ii tho humble hand OF
laboree - IN the hand o6 the millionaire;
that ID worth - much In the housekeeping
vault; that T. worth % much In the MORN
Ing a. It was the night before; that 10
worth as much to cur children 10 to 40;
that 10 not ashamed to stand side by aide
ln the markets o6 civilization and claim it,
right to receive - much In exchange 10
civilized world.
Eve have been On q gold basis since 1873.
No man denies Il. What 10 Q gold basis3
Every gold basis country has always Ind
u circulation gold and silver and paper In.
terchaEgeable and all equal to each other.
France has gold and silver and paper. Ger.
many has gold and silver and paper. Italy
has gold and silver and paper. Every IA.
ton great in the civilization, commerce,
prosperity and advancement Of the world
has gold and silver and paper interchange
able and maintained on single standard,
and to-day at least s. per cent Of the COM
mercial transactions Of the universe are
carried on upon O single standard Of value
that yard stick Of credit Of oil nations
whose Judgment can be relied upon.
The Bulwark Of Prosperity.
''There is not free silver nation on the
globe that has anything except silver and
paper, redeemable In silver, In circulation.
China, Japan, the South American states,
Mexico, every silver country In the universe,
IL without gold in Its circulation. Another
fact. The gold standard countries have on
On average nine times as much money per
capita in circulation AZ the nations on a
silver basis. Another fact. A United
States dollar, whether gold or silver or
paper, is taken at Its par value in every
civilized nation In the world that is on the
gold standard. A United States dollar to-
day in every silver country Of the universe
will bring twice as much as the dollar which
those people call money and are trying to
do business with. I pray God that the
have to trade the dollars Of my country.
which carry with me, for 80 cents and
apologize because have It ut all.
1.-THE second question which was asked me
s, how Is the gold reserve Of one hundred
millions to be maintained without another
publican party comes into power. In 1879
we put one hundred millions Of gold
tion, which provided revenue adequate
for the expenses Of the govern
ment' revenue paid hy the people eopa
gave us surplus to reduce the national
debt from more than three thousand mill
lions to five hundred and eighty-dve mill
lions. Republican laws reduced the inter-
est upon the debt from s and per cent
70 almost per cent: IN al those years ears
intact, and was added to from month to
month. We were not issuing bonds. We
were naying them of to the tune OF nearly
four hundreds of millions dpring the four
years Of Harrlson's administration. Never.
until We repealed that great bulwark Of
the hand Of the foreign or domestic trader
reached out for that gold reserve. Never
until we had fallen Into that condition
when free silver threatened us was there
an organized raid on that gold reserve.
And when the result Of the November cleo
lions Is telegraphed throughout the world.
the door Of the treasury will be locked. for
our credit will be known to be secure Tor q
century to come.
."Tbc third question is, How can we
maintain the reserve when we send abroad
In interest and carrying charges $4Q0. O00,-
favor Is only half that amount? In the
FIRST place, these figures are ~ wild as the
spirit Of the Chicago convention. Carrying
charges are not paid in t money Of the
United States, and don't into the cai-
culasions Of the balances trade at all.
But when in fifteen years the surplus
going into foreign hands? When did
ship enter our ports that did not bring gold
for American goods? We have changed our
laws and now they ship In goods instead OF
gold. Just 30 long as other people do the
labor for the people, gold will go abroad.
When we get back to that policy that labor
shall be done r.; ...a5ls 80
For Americans by Americans,
under the stars and stripes, the gold will
come back.
'The Republican party will never have
re .enue insufficient for the expenses Of
government. The Republican party Is
party Of business and does business on busi-
ness principles. 1T understands that the
prosperity Of the nation, as the prosperity
Of an individual, depends upon the sacred
ness with which Its promises to pay are
kept. i'
'But It is claimed that the gold dollar
10 200 cent dollar. How many silver DOL
lars did you got for days labor the last
year the Republican party was in power?
{ A voiee-One. 80
mighty poor work. How much did some
man who did good work get?
A voice. got $.
Senator Thurston-couldn't you change
them for gold dollars?
Voices-Yes.
Senator Thurston-Then If you had
three dollars that could be exchanged for
cent dollar, then you got s. for your days
work. Will you be any better OF when you
cut the value Of the dollar IN two7 Will
You be any taller IL you call six inches q
foot? Will your farm be doubled in size
: II you call eight and quarter feet rod7
You will raise twice az many. bushels Of
wheat IL you cut the bushels In two. but
It will &c into the same bin. When you
make SIX inches q foot, men will be twelve
feet tall, but will there be any giants In
those days? 49,. .-,r ~ = 2
"Down on the Santa Fe railroad, which
crosses the Mexican line they pay their
section hands dollar q day. When the
taymaster goes out he pays the men on
this side Of the line in United States dol
= lars, dollar for days work, and when
he gets across the line he pays the men IN
Mexican dollars which he purchased for.
50 D.nts each. .s,
''In 1892 wheat was 20 cents. remember
Demo-pop procession down in Nebraska
In. that campaign. when one Of their trans.
parencies bore these words. NO more 20.
cent wheat when we down the Republican,
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