The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-17

interest. Cur,ously enough as It might
seem. apar, from design 10 take adyan
tlec of thu industrial masses, the main
srring of both forms cf moncuoN
th,v ar. pretty closely allied. such
n organ a. the New York Tribune.
which - most ultra for protection. is also
de .rNine silver There are some otner lenu-
INK Journals like the New York Evening
rns'. that are sound on free trade. ana
Yet ultra Tor gold. hut they are tns vA-
ccuiions They are dominated partly ny
tn, Theoretical preference for barter
standard money which Is obviously. to
IL, abstract logical view, hotter found III
unitv than IN duality. 1t that Is the cor
rect theory. That sold is Insufficient to
furnish a rraoucally sufficient circulating
medium, or that debtors would lie crucihei
to creditors. does not concern the golh
hugs, eNceNt to make them feel coinila-
cent. for drh,ors. though over found lnrge-
is ,,ncng the cntcrrrisins classts. ought
nv; 20 be debtors, and IL they choose my
IAN commit suicidr, ana thon me soln
bugs may shy, the world viii not b. much
over pcpulatcd. The theoretical gold bug
advocate copies his philosophy iroih the
books VI thu, practical money mnnoncnstS
Of Europe, and if he Is not III their way
& looks A. II he Wore throwing away his
opportunities Bu. sn-h double action
monopoly orsans as The New Work Trib'
uuc are thorough on ho'h subjects.
One Of their pro, tc5icuis, arguments Is
iha, America should suffice TO herself,
and manufacture for hcrs"if ard have a
nom" ma KEY 'o' ''f' i""'"'''
with Ill favor ul,,u .radc with l:urorc.
W whom ,b.y come "a inc gold and silver
. .,
Question '''y VIM s',' -
favorite Ii Europe aud the .'nitei States
mas 80 mic. tair with Eurpp,. They
10 COT that they wanted tn American sSs-
"a io re s1Nstri rom 'Nal pi ..ut"P''
- course, rN"iEoo"H NhvWs tnaN 'N'viu"
toh1l tlaNe VNNNS il rN'i Il va! t"'' 81
roinmo" cottage ma not nCfn iouna 10 ne
81 sion conSr iirngc AS 10 induce t'e A"li
uNNocAf"s 70 NaNv :. essan-'sh''' N'''ntr
ial'acN Of ihe gold rus Is r'N. aiei ~ lnm
e"ASt.css assertion mat thr SILVER doilAr
l. worth onlN ~ r,u's or mat II CONTAINS
ruN y cents worth of silver. If tAiS ne
true, then II is possible Tor do.la. I" I've
worth $ iHun 4 ioi'ar. hut u IL ps pos
hle Tor dolar to- g." worth less than a
dollar on account Of the metal II cor
tatnS. then d i possible for dollar ia Ia
made worth more tnan a dollar hy reason
OF being made 70 contain more m~'al.
They maxi their point 10y assuming 10
buy silver WITH gold silver and gold bull
lion have varied In exchange value, and
all Nations so alloy aud regulate the value
of their coin thai others are no specially
tempted ia pu; the coin into the melting
sold dollar of the United states is worth
Is cents more than "A dollar. as to snS
Aat lH' So. H"'.'' - Hunau :" ,l,,.'', ~
~, ~. ,,,,i,o, No., vii, my more deb,
II is no; Known how they viii he related
a.. bullion some vaar. henre Unless
p,urone is tn rule America 4, would i've as
ius, 10 make tn. poId dollar |, xhtcr as 10
maxi. mo silver dollar heavier Rut If this
.,lnvcr-,,an, has tn cl,nnre the weight Of
, .oi, when "a. relation Ia another, coin
-. A. raren, material changes then in "A
,yhile N may hy tho same rule have to
,h,nco orat, THO reason why ono can
h,,,. woe ,ycirht NJ .,Ivcr hutton f.,s "A
sr,,o,. dn,lor ,lnn ,s contained in A dollar
;s ,h,t INC coiraro of silver is limited
~. th,, ii,,,t,t,on and tho government
,,so,o,air 81 nn,raee compared with The
.,,,,,,i,, ~ ave, No value of the prlvilege
~ 'rrni,o,a 4. measured In grains Of silver
,,,,,,,s,, ~ i've. dollar rernains iha
h,,, h,. dsn,.i,,e f,I'' coinapntechni-
cau,. r,I.ed frco roiunre Tho holders of
si,,.or ,,a forrcd 10 Give more than n dol
-. ,,a,ah, "a, ii,.sr Nv. F.. dollar In eilver.
LAY h,wo :, nor. IN n tho,r h,l,,on remain
OF n"N' u i'pi ~ a We,
use,S ; w, bn,y docs 4, hnrncn mat
IN, s,i, ,,''i,,, ren,tng useless on their
the SILVER nu.po'' i'H'i,nH "u 80.
nanas or mas NO. pe S ,,,i a, ~ ,o,l have
~, ~ ~, ." ro,,ry so i,nr tha,. that