Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-23
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Truthful Sayings of PptrIpte, Statesmen.
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with you WhmiltonJ that the unit must
stand upon both metals. ... ~
Gen. U. S. Grant, 1S73-With free and
unlimited coinage OF gold and silver, we
will clear away our public d1bt Before
the close of the century. fHiH;'
Daniel Webster, 1S50-Liberty cannot
long endure in any country where the
tendency of legislation is toiconceh-
trate the wealth in the hands of the few.
John Sherman, 1S67AA contraction of
the volumeo of money would cause fall
of prices, 1aSsitude -ofitfade, and ma
tional Bankruptcy and disaster. 1T
would be an act Of foily;w without a parT
allcl for evil in modern times. f:t yGsm
e7AleNander Hamilton, 179t--T To annul
tiietaae odaitheref the1nat5s as money
Isl itoi ubrilge quantity oficirculat+
ing 1nedinno nndtis liahleto allithelab- \
jections which arise fEonta COMPARISON /.
of tine cbe1ptsfts tofyaJ fulls with the esils 4
of "A scar4ty ciroulationn Jsl yAyu1neI \
bnA bBhanei II,infolnIo 1885, o-If the gov \
Fgnmentj eqntEaftaday debtIwith Ia GER
itaia sIGopnt of nonag Inv circulation.
and than p8atraefs the money Value, By
Sbrey tba debt III Hsiawibds. thei nSstI
he&1aus atimeFhaS a government could
commi tagssinst' the people,
pc Bdhiel SpeBst6re lS86I+I am clearly of
the,opinion thnt, gold ana, silver at She
ratio fixed by deongress constitute the
legal standard of value in this country,
and thatneither congress nor any state
has 'dhyj authority ITO establish any
other estandardr or to idisplace9 this
standard dduigTnd3 .salpaL-ra:ruo,) g5tj
Charles A. Dana, New York Sun, 1855
Gold has riseh, so that the proper way
Of EXPRESSING the truth u.s. to say, that
the geld dollar is, worth III cents, while
the silver dollar remains at par, The
prompt adoption of silver, as a standard,
instead of gold, would therefore arrest
The decline IN prices to a great extent,
and ipdlliates iiflit did not cure, theoetil
Of dull trade.Ij QauaigI3 IuB :dpi
srrJ James pA-,j Garfeld 4P91T77Whoeyer
controls the volume of money in any
country, is absolute master of fdll I'M
tlaSstry and commerce ~ - n Everyone
who is opposed to- the1pseof silver ,Goih'
yas part of thsIegal currency of the coun
try, / disagree With. Every man who is
opposed TO tho actual legal ttsel Of 18th
metals, Disagree With. would en-,
EIdooe the e6yInetals tvithteqIaHtT and
make the coinage :fpee.2di tg tgsrafb
william rP0Pe ST, John, ] NJ. A., 1891;
| President Mercantile bank, New York; :
There caH be no feturn toia fairly Per
haanentPpsperity ,aefther fdr the.b@rlSs
| or aInyb9dy elses withoub the resteFa-
ton Of sifYssr her, RfeaiPqpsa W psed b gr9N
Ling volume Of money along with the
/ gfowing 9Vtolahfso Of over thfhga else.
l'P45Bpef7ty hust,beglhabiis fuondetioh b,
head, inIordegtojPe Gop t&npous, namely,
with orrprodaeers,p primarily with the
Jtillers!of7 thu Pa, ,i5asaaG niIeau&
ba Az; j., Balfour, LONDON, 1895, ,leaddr
I house Of cor cSo}nntdohs, England--Of all
r 1oae 'sS Ete1iis Of tGrrehcyiy that
, systeih isda4sufed1y"thG iwofstI~hicf
egivesrSoaoas tapdard steadily. eentinE-
9uslyn and Indefinitely, aPpreeiating;
and which by that very fact throws q
burden upon every man Who desires to
4 promote sthe JagriSrlt and industrial
welfare of his country; and 6ene 20
human being whatever except the own
eps Of fxed debts iq gold, DO adj
Ia. James G, Blaine, 1851 believe gqld
and Silver coin to be the money OF the
constitutions, ihdeed the money Of the
HAmerlean) people, anterior .toIt he con
,stitutiendwhic the great Organic laf'
.reeognized las, quite ipdepepdent Of Its
own existence. No power, was con
4 ferred on congress to declare either
metal Should not be money Congress
therefore, IN my judgnenE O has o 4t
power togdemoneti2e either. If, there
fore, silver has been demonetizedr II a %
in favor of rsmonetizing it. If its coih-
age has been prohibited T ain III faVPr
'Fof ordering It to- be resumed Il d Il am In
! fatoDof having aIuGld
biz Gen. john a. Logape11iSaGG6Ttt tn for ore,
CAN see, benefit only TO the money holder
and those who receive Interest and have
fixed incomes. 1 can see as 8tresuIt pt
this legislation tthe Withdrawal of the
ftfeasaRy hot4sy, oar business opeEatiohs
4 nrippled,i apdtwagss fpr labor EeduseA to
! Q nere Pit taneef ,tSqnp, see jthbee h9Pees Pf
the industrious farmers Blasted as they
ib5qa2f44t ctoorn. for fTe, betaISe H$pfite ill
not pay the cost toftrdnsportationpafd
Observation-Disclosures adllaFA 9f ffti-
tious stocks and bonds. a sap tsf eeii the
people--uf our western states Who aFe
PRseleerD redpcsddi TO- tbs ifRop9d4ttion pt
lseGfs,, TO. Ray,. interest, On public, ahd
TpfTtvate Vde11ts to the money &hhrks pt
! Wan STREET. t, New Y5tlg Gid, 81 Thfssd-
lSsshled stfeet5 inIohdeh, Rpglansy3R
John NJ. Thurstqn. 1S&9an1NJPS Rqaattte5
what-etheF geEsEhHlsRts-d do this couhf
try ought not 70, eliminate silver, from
12GaSpta6s oeSiiY aMdetttd9 b8Ayd legiAatipR
tih that direetac n'wsn bs roelzedhpbn By
the cornaon heoplsaas Id ther hteysst of
the money power, for the express, BUR
pose embarrassing. h. pprGhasing poE-
sE 81, money, and, decreasing the selling
plSTi Ststoff eveFy thfng BY fun hat
toll 9ttgeG fat, %RfsHt sRedIB tdt bis
ioaerlbbhed i1EsstothsIBea, tbhtthe pr ice
of American silver, apd gthe, iPSisS Oh
American. Wheat, reached low water