New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
A CALIFORNIA VIEW
FREE-SILvER FALLACIEs Exposrn 49,
REFUTED.
BEHIND BRYAN IS THE COMMUNE. AND avy,,-
THE Commune IS ANARCHY

BEHIND BRYAN IS THE COMMUNE. AND nyu,vn
THE Commune IS ANARCHY
Ore Of the most carnes, and convincing sn,.,,..
sound money and National honor has bseo r,.s '~ W
George II. Howison. the Mills professor a, ~. ~
and moral philosophy and civil polty in the rn,".A
sity Of California In a letter to friend now ~.
public In 'The Oakland (CalD Enquirer" The sa,.s.
portion Of this letter is as follows
Tne whole Silver view" whether II no ~, H.,
in the bold terms OF Yankee Jngo or in Inc =. loa,
haze OF internationsism. rests a group OF sa
assumptions, not one OF which mas fool OF es,sS
lshed fact TO stand on: '
,First,There . the grand stock assumption .s.,
effective par money by fu hail. and thus rsndsr%S ~
money scarce. and therefore dear. and conseq,sn,v
caused an ever-increasing appreciation OF go7s by
the facts attested by ihe most carefully coIl,e,,
and compared STATISTICS, Verified and issued for in
just the other way. Silver was demone ia ,a,: a:
because had sraduaIIy ceased TO De effective par
money. owing to the depreciation of its market vsu.
as commodity. and 70 he inev.tsb operation. con.
iaw-by which cheaper money always drives a
better our 4 Of use ana m then en- goes on 70 ds,ate prs
ton. hraIly ending in collapse.
Second-There is the assumption that IN. world.
only to the esfabshment Of the single gold STANDARD
The fact the contrary, IL tnat the single s;aIilt
has had no ssrTa sdSa on 6s 20 i nara @s' a. ali s
beneficial one; ny mEgsins :; or ' preyen',ag 'ho..
wages and In the cost OF living. unavoidable ensn
cheaper money circulates beside stable money and
sets up the inevitable process of dspscng this IN,
hard times are due 10 a cOmbina ton ~ causes,
set going by the enormous and unexpected change,
IN the conditions OF production d,nsp3Tson ms And
OF the century now passing awaiy i,,. By no mean.
least among these SsTssf i the sPt q sxssd an:
Of business and almost every province Of llfs Pa.
s0nas ade has TO tong get q on s sG set & rSh 20 p 81 h.
us the delrse Of eyery fclleT for nimself ani n.
IL nd as largely marrel
ruined tho stupendous progress which, In spite ~
all s the e h oud and re- S an
that silver demonstration Is the work OF con:
spracy Of m ,he ,n SSrsry CAS- thst The egav.
demonetization merely followsd sy way o OF auhen,
commercial practice: and this practice had merely
followed the instinct of business convenience
nroclsmaion' that the change 10 himetalism in 'hs
tinted Statcs alone Will produce ben.hcsi eneci.
ize conditions between the creditor class and tire
debtor class without doing any real harm or pro.
ducng any serious economic disturnsneei. bu' M 'h'
in ali probability work tho most calamiious harm
thar has ever been experienced N the nistory 80. o.
calamity will fail most desiructvely on he ve..y
classes in the eommuniy hat the 20 5nSsre bcns feV0I
remedy they propose VIII be flr worse than ths
disorder which they blindy am sI. 20 remove d,.,o, @
lion Of the econornic equilibrium II Is as II one
should break the balance IN me anpier, ar so o,s
"A
scape Of miasma. The land may be lsft, ths
broken remnants o. Tie surviving inhabitants Tsy
gather up the wreckage. and some remote sensra.
lion NAV reneW the vale OF smiling prosperity
upd.r serener SKI but who or what can atone
10 the ruined and the dead for their loss ane thel
destruction? .,- - . .,....
In the presence OF such crisis as row Son,ron''
rs one would suppose that tte dictates or patrlo.
ism would inspire all serious men 70 iay aslde
every prepos session of party. and 10 Join ~ ore
solid and resstloss vote TO save the country from
impending disaster. The darkes, sign Of ne tim.s
s he persistent adherence TO party rhihboietns ana
party traditions. and the persistent qusr!ris q ss
tic ms for party spos. In the name OF tle Naio,,
in the name OF IT'S hope for continuance. all me od
issues ought 70 he sunk and forgotten ann PA. ps.!s
reason and answering conscience shou.d uhlls
patriots OF every party in the reso,uts determih1,,
lion 10 make an end once for ALL or the niseraor
deIllsion that threatens the very eXslehcs o. ou.
National life The Commune - rising oeiore US
End behind IL stalks the frenzied figure OF AnarcD.
n is idle Tor the leader OF the movement 10 proler'
against what current events too plainly neiray
He NAV (and since he declares. suppose ne GOES
intend no Commune: ne may shudder. as Wei AZ ve.
at the suggestion Of Anarchy but tne prolec, ~, ns
advocates will bring its own sequel ~ sp,e OF ~
-. en,ions or his repugnance For the silent pre-:
supposjtion of easy money" is Communism. arr
the tacit motive Of Communism Is the temper OF
Anarchy.