The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-04
THIS IS COMMON SENSE,

Child Can GndCrStRmd-NINIm Point Is
CrcdIt--TlHt Money y. Real Value
Democratic Inconsistency.
To the Editor OF the IntcIlIgcnccr.
sIR;-Is there a direct, Ineligible
way OF stating the silver or gold ducs-
tlon? Isn't 1t possible to put II SO that
the theories shall be shown as practice
able or otherwise?
1t scedts to me there should be sim
pie solution. The one prominent point
To never overlook when considering
values ts credit" 1t may seem quite
the thing to say america IL the great,
cst country on the face Of the earth and
II she says silver, silver 1t must be. but
4 practical man would say Fold on
there! want to continue In business
and must consider whether other
people have o say" The practical man
would say. Yes. so long as the govern
mrnts credit is good so long can we
maintain anything us money. but inc
moment there ~ doubt as TO that, then
hats DOME go" He would say, III
the government Is behind silver dollar,
III take st. hut I don't care TO trade ON
the credit" alone, OF the country. l
take !;rscnbaCiSs lust because the Coun-
try IL behind them. but that Is credit
give to the country not TO the money
and If there is to be u question OF IN
trinslc value. then | must take gold.
Why" This Is why-I know that gold
has In itself 4 value with which all
other values are naturally compared;
because when have gold know there's
no doubt about It's integrity credit or
no credit, and II their should be doubt
| have the benefit OF It,"
Even the government cannot govern
mems natural preferences ana 1t Is 50
especially in business way \ man
Will naturally take gold In preference
to anything else and every man without
prejudice would prefer % have his OBJ
I.Gutiuns paid through the medium
about which there clinSS no mystery
Why do people value diamonds as Che
most precious stones Because they arr
SO In themselves and all other stones
must be valued according to their stan
dard. Suppose the government should
decree a certain value" and guarantee
It, for cmcralds. say four carats to one
\ boom would he created and the cred
IT. OF the country would be- pledged
to cncrIlda leaving diamonds rs the
standard just the sane. and people
would hoard diamonds TO buy cmrr-
aids
So think free silver men are the
most rampant gold standard" people.
and without knowing It. for they are
trying 10 iiN an unnatural value to Sill
yer. yet never dlsputing the natural
value of gold, and It should be plain to
any one that every man and woman
VIII say: Give me thc gold it9
worth 50 much more" Then comes the
natural withdrawal OF tn" natural val
nc and up goes one and down goes the
other
Just now. when there's 50 much asl-
tltlou. whnt would man do II he mad
thro" kinds OF money before him TO
ChuNse from-say UNDERGRADUATES.
silver and geld? Take your choice! He
would say. We'll, there's so
much talk about relative val
ucS, I'll just take the gold.
because know IT'S all right, and the
other might not be-" It's The same the
world over. A man wants a "cinch'
on his property, and when IT'S money
property, h. knows he has the "Cinch"
IL he has gold, and right now any man
with all his property turned into gold,
be he of any party. would laugh In his
sleeve and say: Let 'em go on. I've
got the stun and III hang on TO 1t and
get all | can and I'll have the whip
hand when 1t comes 10 trading"
The very instant you try TO force
silver to the front you'll create de-
mand for gold jusa ns sure as men have
natural caution.
Coonskins viii do for money as long
as there's no doubt, but let there be
doubt and the man with the most skins
VIII he heaviest loser.
II seems To- me It Is important coincl-
dcncc that n majority OF those who pirate
about going out into the worlds mar
kcts are also they VIII, shout most about
America forcing the world to do bust
ness our way It Is an amusing para
doS. viewed from n business stand
point
Would the government seriously un-
dcrtlkc to maintain n fixed price to be
paid Tor a bushrl " oats? Could It say
ono hushcl Of wheat shall he eXchauG-
ed FOR 80 many" bushels Of oats, and
vice versa No. Why? Because the
nature of tho cereals says no.
Free silver men wish Uncle Sam to
say this: 1T Is 50 Tit isn't, bccaCsc |
say So
/ say. lot well enough alone, and get
moro revenue.
JOSEPH =. BRADLEY.
New Cumberland. W.. Va, June >, '96.