The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-03


ton of President Cleveland, both politi-
cal parties joined in the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law.
We can not safely engage in further eX-
periments in this direction.
THE DOUBLE STANDARD.
On the 22nd of August, 1891, in pub
lie address, l said: If we should have
an international ratio, which all the
leading nations of the world would adopt
and the true relation be fixed between
the two metals and all agree upon the
quantity of silver which should consti-
tute dollar, then silver would be as
free and unlimited in its privileges of
coinage as gold is today. But that we
| have been unable to secure With the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
adopted in the United States at the
present ratio. we would be still further
removed from any international agree
ment. We may never be able to secure
it if Yves enter upon the isolated coinage
of silver. The double standard implies
| equality ut ratio and that equality can
only be established by the concurrent
law of nations. 1t was the concurrent
law of nations that made the double
standard; il will require the concurrent
law Of nations to reinstatC and sustain it,
EAVORS THE USE OF SILVER.
The republican party has hot been, and
is not now, opposed to the use of silver
money, us its record abundantly shows.
1t has done all that could be done for its
the United States acting apart from
other governments. Thoro AFRO those
who think it has already gone bevond
the limit of financial prudence. Surely
we can go no further and we must not
permit faith lights to lure us across the
danger line. We have much more sill
YER in use than any country in the world
except India or China-SjOO. 600 600
more than Great Britain: S15OOOO'OOO
more than France: 100000, 600 more
than Germany; $500, 100000 less than
India and S125. 600. 600 less than China
The republican party has declared in
favor of an international agreement. and
if elected president. if will he NV dirty
to employ all proper means TO promote if
The free coinage of silver in this country
would defer. if NOT defcot intornot;onol
bimetallism, and until an international
agreement can he had every intorest re-
quires us to maintain our present stan
dard independent free coinage of sill
YER at q ratio of 16 TO I ,yonId insuro
the speedy contraction of the Volume of
our currency: it would drive ot Jcost
500000,OOO of our gold dollars which we
now have permanently from the trade of
the country and greatly decrease orr
per capita circulation. If is NOT nro-
posed by the republican Marty to fake
from the circulation of the country any
of the silver we now have IN flo cor
silver money now in circuI,t ir VI On '"a
parity with gold by maintaining the
pledge OF the government.
THE POOR SJrEEEp MOST
IF tboro i, INV, o,o tl,ina ,,.I,:e,, .,,,,
ho FROG frn,, ms ohe ;lilis Miiacn SHOULD
~ 10 ~ ~ i,oi,i speeui'tloil ana HMctuatloh
n,r r5 VII, u,it, money 1a COUNTY,. When we
prono m,t our h hpTL' our ProuGc's OF our
monev whicl ~ i'. st,hi III return
nbnn1o,iJn T., - as "ttpc anu ul
bnnnst roo, ~ n",ue us the i iIi Oh
mnnt of tha l.,,,. NAM ~, ne uep.sc-
nf valves In ,''c W means INSTRUCTION
from rhenn nancy U Unr s thn fSr So hnc,1
l., bnro,.', pI u'oni'. as 'l't luIlIiers anu
h,I ofrc,.+ NY H. hi' ,l!c lrst 10 leei l's
thon, MI, ny h Guy '''' ~ ioe?stl liolli
nrrnnc, of MI n"mrtin o ',J h mni,orl,' pA-
~hnrn +ba ~, ou",,ii n "il" i,ere, as eise-
olwnv, tho .s"n tost 'iu w., ,r u. 'i'e liel, nre
nttnmnt to GohaSn o,,,. 800. iiJ ~ IVY
fail With aiormn~ sevnritv On im mo"iu
mnnts nirooJ,, rinJ o,' .,, un ii YES.
M MOS and mnl;n,. I Im 'i ,,, Goil.
hanks md thn;,.' dnnn;t,,,. "pom suni lnIi
mo and Law, n,,soa;ot ;,,',' upoi nuii'
hnr. mnn, t,n o,;, "i'u oheir mem
nnon ndmu;onnv ' 'j " 'nu nr'is'n
,,in,r n,,,",.s' "" ~ ,".,i inliiiles' upol,
Of fbo;,. ,,.,,r, an" WV Pun '"''"'nS po"'r
TRREDEE\J\ RIE pApEp MONEY!
,rha a;,..a a.-,: ''i' -"'-'"
i"c SILVER question Is not the only
issue affecting our money in the pending
contest. Not content with urging tbc
free coinage of silver. its strongest cham
pons demand that our paper money
shall be issued directly Inv the goyrrn-
ment of the United States. The ST
national money shal, bo ;.s"od 1''I H., V tha
government only. without the interven-
t,oh Oh banks, ana he full legal tender for
,,to nmd W a a., uep.s' pnniic anu Pr
n"onlo and +brounh in,'t, GiIro. 10 tne
IF tbo nnrornn'n,,t - i"' 'i'"'i ee''''i'"
rim. IN odd;tin,' =, f,.,,, ,.o;,,,.. - A..
worlds silver n,n nv, ,,l. oo'''"se VI .ne
mon an n,, of ~ un Ti aHH'G ~ elit9r
MINER rurrnnc, " 'riin itieueelihnie
WAS fon~ht onIt from IySt w o M,''tn
fins r. no ro,ononoI ,,.itI 49, III ~ ioio N
tn;ntioS md abnpn ,', Mi.n uii us uIcer
cvnry comnairnhIdp f f,,u' governments Oh
This ;nJicotos n ,,nst s+a ,u LII, upon us
NV noicv stronnnI,, ~ ''r oi,,S leac.loi
rverY PJ rnGiir"nnnt ~ a aorn ndrE Gn WIN
Tho iocIorat;om .hou. ti'' mil"iic1' pul