Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

mortgages IN 1880, about 81 500 900, 600, were
held by 100000 The other 81. 700. O0O. 900
were in the hands of small owners. Look
over any county clerks book Of real estate
mems Consult your acquaintance. The
great mass OF mortgages are held locally
IN small sums ana amounts by saving and
thrifty people. Even the big mortgage
companies represent great array of hold
ers. In every rural county farmers loan
bond and mortgage. many a widow orphan
and aged man have their all In little mort
cages
Those who hold fixed Investments" we
warn Mr. Bryan. are a bigger class and in
larger numbers than he thought We have
given the figures for 1890, because the
real estate mortgage figures were for that
year. This great army has grown. There
are today 5.OOO,OO of savings bank deposit
tors 2.OOO.OOO Of building association share
holders and 100000 of Insurance policies
in all 15.7OO.OOO. and they hold about g.
OOO,OOO,OOO OF mortgages.
THE BRITISH LION.
MIR. Hallct Kilbourn Sees That Animal
Athwart the Road.
Mr.. Hallet Kilbourn who has been taking
deep interest in the political campaign.
and who was In attendance upon all the
political conventions this year, is an ar
dent and enthusiastic advocate of free sill
yer. Previous to the meeting Of the Chi
SNoO
vised version of the Declaration of indie
pendence from his standpoint. and it was
approvingly received by those who think his
way. Since then he has prepared another
document on the subject, which will be, 1t
is said. widely circulated by the national
silver party committee. The last produc-
ton Of Mr.. Kilbourn is as follows:
Shall the 7O.OOO.OOO free people Of the
United States promptly adopt and maintain
wi how
wait for the consent of foreign nations?
The spirit Of American patriotism and in
dependence, born in 1776. should prevail In
1896.
AS the absorbing and sole issue in the
presidential campaign of this year Is the
money question. a brief, comprehensive
statement of the situation may. perhaps.
disclose foreign influence which alone i'm
pedes the prompt adoption by the American
people Of the free coinage Of silver and
gold as the standard money Of this country.
the people of the United States have held
their respective national conventions and
declared their views on the paramount 10
lftical issue Of the day as follows:
Inc republican party. in Its platform,
says: I'VE are opposed to the free coinage
OF silver. except by International agree
ment with the leading commercial nations
or the world. which We pledge ourselves to
promote. and until such agreement can te
ootalned. the existing gold standard must
be preserved"
The democratic platform proclaims: I've
aemand the 1ree and unlimited coinage of
poth silver and gold al the present legal
ratio of 16 to l. without waiting for the
consent of any other nation"
me national silver party in their plat
form state: I'VE are unalterably opposed
to single gold standard. and demand the
immediate return to the constitutional
standard of gold and silver, by the restora-
tion by this government independently of
any foreign power of the unrestricted coin
int
money at the ratio of IL to l. and upon
terms of exact equality prior to 1873
Inc populist platform asserts: I'VE de-
mand the free and unrestricted coinage of
silver and gold at the present legal ratio
OF Ii to l, without waiting for the consent
of foreign nations
The Platforms All for Silver.
BY these several platform declarations 1t
is conclusively shown that all the national
political parties are in favor of the free
coinage of silver as part of the monetary
system of the United States: the only diff
ference between the republicans and the
other parties Is as to the plan or method
by which the free silver policy shall be
adopted.
clares: I'VE are opposed to the free coin
age of silver except by international agree
ment with the leading commercial nations
OF the world. which we pledge ourselves to
declaration pledged themselves to promote
the adoption of the free coinage of silver
in the United States through a hoped-for
agreement with foreign nations
This declaration Is an absolute confession
by the republicans that the free coinage of
silver Is essential for the prosperity and
progress of the American people, by their
pledge to exert all their influence to pro-
mote its adoption in this country by agree
ment with foreign nations.
SOund Money and the Hnna.t nol1o.
The American people know that the
money issued by the United States govern
ment. whether in silver, paper or gold, Is
sound money. and that every dollar issued
by the government with its value stamped
thereon is an honest dollar.
The patriotic American people who are
opposed to the visionary republican plan of
delay and uncertainty of results are unani-
mously in favor of the prompt adoption of
policy for the free coinage Of silver and
gold as the basis Of the monetary system
States. and without waiting for the con-
sent of any foreign power.
The british Lion in the Path.
mercial power of Europe. and her single
gold standard system Of values reflects the
money policy of that continent
Without the consent of Great Britain it
Is idle to attempt to secure an interna-
tional agreement Of the leading commercial
naions of he world"
The failure of twenty years appeal to
Great Britain to agree to International
bimetallism is evidence Of her fixed pur-
pose to maintain the single gold standard
Of values.
Domestic and Foreign interests.
Statistics show that fully 95 per cent
Of all the productive interests and COM
mercial transactions Of the people Of the
United States are conducted within and
between themselves, while but per cent
are transacted with foreign nations. Of
which Great Britain gets the largest por-
ton.
By adopting the republican plan of set
Ting the money question the 50 per cent
of the commercial business and productive
industries of the people Of the United
States must remain in allegiance to the
British gold standard policy, until such
agreement can be obtained with the lead
ing commercial nations Of the world" with
whom our business relations extends to
only per cent Of our trade and traffic
Home Protection.
The people Of the United States who op-
pose the republican plan of delay in re-
eSfa hlishinp the free coinage of sil,,ar oro