The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-23

1.-The line of battle is drawn between
the forces of safe currency and those Of
silver monometallism - Grocer Ctere-
land.
mo man can foretell with certainty
all the consequences that would follow
a sudden change in our standard OF
value from gold to deprecated silver,
but in my opinion they would be most
disastrous to the material interests OF
our people. OF course, the obligations
of all contracts existing at the time the
change is made would be seriously i'm.
paired; credit, which constitutes the
very foundation of all industrial and
commercial activity and prosperity,
would be destroyed for long time at
least; our domestic trade would be
paralyzed until values could be re-
adjusted so as to conform TO the alter.
ed monetary system; the funds OF
widows and orphans and others iii the
hands of guardians, executors and other
fiduciaries would be at once diminished
about one-half, and the estates OF the
intended beneticaries would be divid-
ca about equally between them and
their trustees. John q. Carlisle.
"But it is urged that we should try it
and see. A man who did not know
how 10 swim would be foolish TO Jump
into deep water and try to see how it
would affect him. But we have tried
it. We tried it from 1892 TO 1884, and
failed to raise the price of silver three
per cent TO make IL even with gold at
the ratio of Is to /. We tried il from
1884 TO 1860, and failed to raise the
price of gold bullion between 3 and 5
per cent to make it equal with gold at
the ratio of 10 TO l. In 1873 the
Latin Union, composed of France,
Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and Greece,
welded to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, found, when Germany
threw $500, 600, 600 of silver bullion upon
the market, that free and unlimited
coinage of silver by their minis failed
TO keep up the value of silver with gold
at the ratio at which they were coming
silver, and they were compelled, much
against their wishes, TO suspend the
unlimited coinage of silver year by
year for four years, until finally they
indefinitely sus pended it in 1878. We
tried it and failed. They tried it and
failed, and were compelled to quit it,"
-HObe Smith.
when the silver miner and bullion
owner shall have established by legs
lation government grist mills, which
shall convert every fifty cents worth
of farmers wheat into dollar of flour,
it will be time enough for the farmer
to advocate laws which shall convert
every 80 cents worth of silver bullion
into dollar of coin. ". Sterling Nor.
ton.
II object to the silver standard being
Il -
ard, because it will defraud all credit
ors out of one-half the value of their
debts. Every debt contracted since
January l, 1879, was contracted on the
gold standard. The debtor honestly
owes the value of 1922 grains of gold
for every dollar promised, and the
creditor is honestly entitled TO receive
it.-Roger q. Mills.
This is the attitude of the present
administration, as endorsed by Van
Buren, County democrats, in conven-
ton assembled.
According to the report in the
Courier, DR.. Maynard, who was one
the chairman of the recent quartopop
gathering, presented T. j. Cavan-
augh's name as chairman of the
county committee.
Did DR.. Maynard raise his voice
against the adoption of the resolu.
tlons above quoted?
According to the Courier, Mr.. Cav
anaugh acknowledged the compli-
ment of his election as chairman.
Did Mr.. Cavanaugh (now candi-
date for Judge of probate on the sill
yer ticket then endorse the present
administration?
We understand that in accordance
with authority given him by the con-
vention, Chairman Cavanaugh select
ed Bert p. Bryar as secretary.
Did Mr.. Bryan believe right princi-
piles had been promulgated by the
present administration? If so, how
could he be an active participant in
the quartopop convention?
According to the Courier, the fol-
lowing democratic county committee
was chosen:
Athena, T. Sprague; Antwerp, A. N.
Campbell; Arlington, V. Talbot; Ban
gor, Levi DeHaven; Bloomingdale.
VIM. Harrison; Covert, o. M. Vaughn;
Columbia, b. j. Robertson; Decatur,
NJ. s. Carney; Geneva, II. p. Mead;
Hamilton, Chas. Barber; Hartford, Ed.