The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-29

r,,o PHILADELPHIA Times like other
eound-noney Dtn.cCrauc Itp ,.e ero,,,
errnorting Mckinley, ilhus l'l'.. ti,.,,
~ tarfT arguments ira the COW 49,
90 1o.ne, as the present makeup Oh
"' r-,ffe3 states Senate shall ne ul-
oobho,oad any tariff legislation viii De I'M
possible. even II 1t were desiia"'1'
,rhose who depreciate Mr. Bryan's anil
"a, l,,.s,fee Of the inherent weakness "-
lis arguments do rot MAKE -
aiIowance for the difficulties OBJ Hls Ioa-
,tcr LET euv of tlese smart cllliD' 1't
lr,i'' O.. rrove 70 the world that The moon
te made of green cheese or that ihe l aW
~ gravitati0n is a myth. ana me- wiz
learn TO look upcn Mr.. Bryan aIsa
ments on betah Of free col q -e WIN
more resIect-NeW AoIA "'''
II there were no paper currency the
financial question would oo siealE s''.,
plifed II tho people were ,onlpci'' p ~
handle actta coin. they would not ns3l-
fate long between gold aad silver ms
a. nroballv a potent. though unackno"l
edged. force I'm keeping Lnsl ana F@il
country. Itre are no panA lol,S lIi
less than FIVE pcm DIS in tina co ln.fy, aAn'
cor sCoucrtly the daily mon 't9ry trans
actions ere carried on prin ,.pally ny lne
nc Of solid coin. Fancy man WIN hVe
6ve-dollar gold pieces IN one pocket ahI
twenty silver dollars in The on ,r- y,.,,a
would be- likely 10 spend hrst ~ ma
dephia Public Ledger.
Cheap money and high prices. Wares
paid i'm cheap money ana hI Us you
nd high prices in cheap money That is
the BRYAN scheme in nutshell. Japan,
for instance 10 working on the silver
plan. and makes IL go In the only way
IL can go by paying small wages IN Sl-
Yer. and thus competing successfully with
countries where wages are both higher
and paid in money whose value Is fixed
according 10 the gold standard. The
whole BRYAN scheme depends on cheap
money. high prices. and low silver wages.
There IS nothing else In it-New York
Sun.
Ex-senator Mcpherson. OF New Jersey.
who has inst returned from trip 10 me
far West where he spent several months
for the benefit OF his health. declares
that the silver sentiment, wnich lad ueeH
aU-pervading when he reached Coiorauo,
was perceptibly abating when ne lelu
that State. Moreover, as he came Fast,
stopping al several points he noted that
the silver feeling was iar less asseruNs'
and that the people were reading SOUND
money literature. MI NC, Ierson pgi'e'SS
that the cause Of honest money Will tri-
umph, with hard work; and since the
best work now being done In that cause
So the work OF the printing press, that
Is the work which ought TO be pushed.
The campaign committees are possibly
doing all they can. but their efforts could
largely be aided by individual effort. and
with postage so cheap and sound money
literature 90 atLrccnt all who can should
lend a hand as volunteer campaigners.-
Philadelphia Record.
The only peimcrent. lasting adjustment
OF the currency Of the world must be
based on an agreement between all the
great commercial nations AMI IN some
agreed ratio Of both gold aH 0ilver. As
matters now are no single nation can act
upon this theory. and the country That
attempts TO go IL single-hani I'll and alone
will certainly drift into silver monometal-
lisni. and thereby greatly reduce the pur-
chasing power Of the money Of their gov
ernmeht Tho agitation alone has cost us
moro than can be calculated. and the
success OF the Chicago platform Will cost
US a thousand times mOrc--llouston (Iex)
-..A. -...'
How does I, happen that all tho more
Intelligent nations OF the world. after long
irving TO use silver as a standard OF
value concurrently with gold have at
length resorted 10 the single gold stand
ard employing silver. as In France and
the United States, In subordinate ca
pacity? Have they made the change
without good reason? Is II not demon
strab bic that they acted wisely. after pro-
longed elaboration and trial OF bimetal-
nsuA7 u 1t not absurd 10 suppose that