The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-29
REASONS
For Fnvoring silver Unanswer-
able Arguments ot NJ. NJ.
YOrStOn.

NOrStOn.
There are several hundred prom
inent and enthusiastic Republican
advocates of the white metal in
this city, and several of them are
fully able to hold their own against
any and all of the specious argu-
ments advanced by the other side.
One of the Republican silver men
who is making converts every day
to the cause is NJ. NJ. Yorston, the
well-known druggist at Twelfth
street and Central avenue. He is
man of ability, and has studied tho
question closely.
81 am for freer use of silver"
said Mr.. Yorston last night. "There
will be no material prosperity in
this country so long ns there is n
corner in gold. This country can
not and will not prosper ON a sim
gle gold standard. / do not know
whether the ratio of Is to is the
proper one, but there ought to be
free coinage al some ratio"
"Why are you silver man, Mr..
Yorston?"
Because l believe that the
country must have it; because there
is not enough primary money todo
the business of the country: be-
cause that whom silver is brought
into competition with gold the en-
hanced value of the latter metal
will decline, and because the OWN
ers of gold, the trust magnates, the
railroad magnates and money lend
ers of all classes are against silver.
In the West they are giving what |
consider an apt illustration of tho
present relations between gold and
silver. 1t is this: Suppose one
farmer plants field of spring
wheat and his neighbor plants win
ter wheat. Suppose law should
be passed prohibiting the use of
winter wheat, wouldn't the valueof
the spring whoat be doubled.
That is precisely the case as be
tween silver and gold. One metal
is expected TO do what both ought
to do. If silver is put on the Same
terms with gold, then the CONNER
cial as we'll as the monetary parity
would he restored ="
"But suppose that we should get
free coinage, how would that put
any moro money in circulation
than there is now?"
"Thcre would certainly be an adj
ditionol supply of money and the
corner in gold would be broken.
Instead of investing entirely in
bonds and money, as is now the
case, investors would seek some
other form of investment, such us
property, manufactures of trade.
Now nothing pays but money.
Everything has fallen in value eX-
cept the dollar, measured by the
gold standard. The samc amount
of gold will buy twice as much of
the products of labor as it would
10 years ago. Statistics prove that
silver bullion will buy just as much
of corn or wheat or oats or other
necessities as ii would at the time
OF demonstration, showing con
clusivcly that gold has been en-
hanced, and that, instea,l of silver
being worth only 5S cents ns meas
ured by the average of % staple
products. gold is worth S1.42. In
the meantime debts and taxes are
the same, and the unfortunate
debtor is in most deplorable con
dition. / have AN abiding faith
that the silver cause will win, if
not this year, certainly in the near
future. 1T has merit and right on
its side, and that means its ult-
mate triumph Cincinnati En-
quircr.
Funny Fellows.
The single gold standard advo-
That froa