The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-21
MINING.
stocks.
Last Nights Rally.

They say chickens come home so roost
and last night MIR. Glidden 10 his
speech most forciby showed up the i'm
propriety OF u-iDg such language az an
archist, repudiator, etc, to those who
may differ ia opinion from US, as il gave
him an opportunity which he other wise
woald not have had, for when he quoted
the language used by some OF those who
are now against free silver, although
they were, and perhaps now are, bimetal-
lists, in their accrptation Of the word, 1t
gave him the privilege OF using their
names ia connection with the word.
There IL, probably, no denying that the
language he quoted was that Of the peo
pie he mentioned, but then did he give all
the pros and cons when su quotations
were used, or did he only state part to
show up his own eide Of the question?
Itmay b. quite true that when the so
called crime Of 1873 was perpetrated
but few people considered the effects Of
the bill aud did not, as he says, when they
passed the bill, know they were demone-
tizing silver. But surprising su were
the case, does it not cast an immense
slur upon congress, when such a bill
could pass without the prominent men,
bers knowing the effect Of il? The editor
gave the dates showing the time the bill
was before the senate and house, to
prove il was not Struggled through a.
manv per- ns appeared to think it was,
and the editor did not take upon himself,
ar Mr.. Glidden did, to class most Of those
who helped pass the bill az either knaves
or fools--tbey must have belonged to one
cIass or the other-to vote for a bill OF
such Importance, Of which they did not
understand it's inertia or demerits. The
cOmph-ison he drew between the way the
bill was passed and telling man several
times he was going to rob him, and then,
after be had done it, excusinY himself by
saying: "Wby, did not l tell you was
going to rob YOU" was, in our opinion, |
very far fetched, If not childish, and be- |
meath such man as Mr.. Glidden.
Admitting, for the sake OF argument,
that the ret Of 1873 was crime. would |
not the virtual characterization Of gold.
which most people claim would be the re-
suit OF free silye-, as it wauld drive that
metal from circulation, be an equal crime.
II that is 80, and a. two wrongs do not
make one right, we prefer to submit to |
the one crime, committed twenty-three
years ago, and not again bring do wn a
misery such IA Mr.. Gidden said wac the
result OF TIE "crime Of 1873" by virtually
gold. Z
Itshould also he remembered that when
the good times he spoke OF, occurred and | r
which he attributed to the passing OF the 7
act ordering the purchase Of silver. the
money was coined aud issued by the gov. I
eminent and, bling backed up by IL, was .
as good as gold, which would not he the
case II The silver barons are allowed tn I
come in aud have their fiIty-thr.e cents of ,
silver minted ~. the government and ,
made into a dollar,~'shich, not having
the government behind it. s.oyld soon be
like the Mexican do.lar-onIy xtb ;ts ,
bullion value, whatever that mignN
Mr.. GIidden called attention to the ~ 1
nanciai system and pointed out manv
things that he said were not right, and
in which we agree. Why the secretary Of
the treasury did not use his option, In
paying the bonds in either gold or silver,
In. unless IL IL Ia someone's interest, one
of those thing- no fel,ow can understand.
T.L.o as n whole we think that Mr.