The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-10-02

The silver coinage in the United States
during all that period was very limited,
because Of the incnnsiderahlr rroduc-
ton of silver. and, therefore. had but
little Ell, ct upon the question.
Gold and silver have always been
preferred over all other materials for
money. because the amount of them is
limited to natures yield. Neither OF
these metals can be manufactured.
They are produced in varyin" qnanti-
ties. and the variance is unilnportant
relatively to the accommodations Of the
ares. There is no more danger of in
tIation from the overproduc,iun ofgoll
and silver than there is OF the overflow
OF Lake Superior from heavy falls Of
rain.
1t requires a vast amount of both
metals to supply the demand for the
arts and manufacturers. 1t was the
expressed opinion Il few years ago OF
Mr.. Gititn. the statiscian OF the Brit
ish Board of Tradc-himself an uncom-
promising gold monometallist-tlat
the supply of gold WAS being entirely
consumed in the arts. and that none OF
it was being added to the worlds sup
ply OF coin.
The struggle OF the gold ,nome-
t~ailistS to destroy silver has produced
Unparalleled distress throughout the
world. although their battle is but par
TALLY won. 70 what lower deep ma
kin | would be Il ,omru 10y their final
SIltttl, will never b. kn,wn. ii our
nation. the strongest. richest and NO t
populouS i'll the world. snail urn the
tide of battle in tn present P!eSil l.
tiai campaign.
If both metals are to he used as
money thay will he allowed to meas
ure values. but if one of them is to be
abolished the other will be sent after
it. If the syndicates abolish silver
the people will abolish gold. If the
worlds supply of money is no longer
to be controlled automatically by tie
limit of natures yield. it will not bg
controlled by the greed OF those who
think to e~nsiave the word by the gold
standard. The choice will finally
come between bimetallism and fiat
money. When debts are increased bv
the growing weight of the dollar in
which they must be paid. the dthto!
class will make the li-ii tender laws
which will nrutraliZr tue Sch"mA = oi
their opprrSSors.
The increased production of either
of the precious metals has always PROV
ed Il boon t. mankind. ami has been
followed 10y :ln uplifting of civilization.
But money lend Is lave always seen
in it IN injury to themselves in propa =
ton to the benefit it conters upon MAJ
kind. The great dealers i'll money.
and owners of public aud corporate
debts. will do wei. to consider whether
they can afford to use an occasional
abundant harvest OF gold or silver as
an argument for ov~crthrowing the en-
tire system Of metallic money. and
trust their ventures upon an ocean of
paper, which the people may decide
to circulate themselves. instead of con-
tering such power upon the bankers.
So far as this county is concerned, if
the gold standard should be establish
ed here 10y the drbauching of the cleo
tive franchise by the buying Cf the
votes ofthe criminal classes in ponulpuS
cities, or the further corruption of
public officials. ii would le followed
by a storm Of public wrath, which
might demoliSh entirely the metallic
basis for the money system. The
remedy would be rs bad as the disease
but no worse. \ man who will will
fully menace tie public peace for pri-
vate purpose deserves the epithct Of
''anarchist." We know of no element
in this county SO deserving to be class
ed as '~anarchi>ts" as those who seek
to put burdens upon the people which
they cannot and will not bear and this
undertake to e~nslave the people, who
have too much Of the spirit OF indie
pendence to allow themselves to be en-
| Cincinnati En0uirer.