The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-30

statesmen of the country IT,.
have us believe what ki.torr,n e = woulG
support-that gold and silver 0 o not
equal privileges in the mints ee'oyed
United States during all Our The
DOWN to 1873. They assert history
Stopping Of the free coinage Of . s;i the
1853 was the crime of the cent, sn, :" In
IS the cause of the present danS,, and
business condition of the country p'o1 IA
must Know that prior to 1871 wo Inc!
Tess than 9,OOO.OO0 of silver doI,or,h ad
circulation. We have coined since ~, 10
.inle nearly 5OO: 100000 of silver doun ,a'
anu they constitute part of tbs e' ",l
my Vi t,e country. They do not ,an
US" as 'n :' wnen theFconage of both g o1a
ana silver was free in the UnitsJ g. o"
the per capita circulation in tb;s oo nua.es
was less than it has been since tIbu thu
called crime of 1873" WHY '"v 80
the Tree coinage of both gold and s s;iue
IN the days of the fathers wa baa e.
Iooo a per capita of $40: in 1Sao ~ =
was $3.50: in 1852 it was S14 63. ; n SSI II
before the resumption of snec;n .o'I
ments. and when we were doing pay
with unlimited paper currencv 'H u
$lS.19: in 1894. twenty-one wears ot VA
tne suspension of free coinage of s;Iro'
we had per capita of $24.SS. and &C.
doiiar was as good as gold in eyerv ~
OF the world. We have a greater p n..
thapita IN the l nited States than bs,
the United Kingdom of Great Rr;t nas
many. The per capita of tbn LEI her.
world is about S515. The per go ,; nnol:
the gold standard countries is sis WHY ~
the per capita of the silver standby
countries-of which they want 70 mss.
us one-is about 81 30. Even in ~
gold standard countries we have my
silver per capita than they have in ~
silver countries of the world The oow
standard countries, having nonn,a
ton OF less than one-third of the world.
population, have nearly two-thirds of ~.
CIRCULATION of the worlds currency. m.
United States has about 80 Der cent .;
the total population of the PRINCIPAL
countries of the world yet il h.
~ 21-IO0 per cent. of the banking ~.
sources and nearly Is per cent of tk.
total money supply of the world. Franc.
has higher per capita than the UniteS
States. but the banking deposits in the
United States are $11.76 per inhabtant.
or S43 greater for each inha bitant than
the banking deposits of France.
Per Capita Rate Would Decrea.e
ut must never be forgotten that III.
i a
/ would not increase, but would decrease
our per capita circulation. 1t would ada
nothing to it, but would rob us of the
good money we now have and nut ma
where the silver countries of the world
are today-upon yer basis alone,
There is nothing in oui present currency
status, therefore. to disturb us. excent
to defeat the party which proposes to de.
base 1t. 1t is the proposition to debase
our currency standard that has created
CONSERVATION in every business center Of
the country; has made times hard, has
driven money from active industry. and
put it behind barred DOORS where it win
be kept until confidence is restored
The people will not consent to a d.
crease of their circulating medium nofi
debasement of that medium of exchange
If by your votes this menace to the mos.
ey and credit of the country be dispelled
and by the same votes you restore thu
American protective policy. that will ston
deficiencies in the treasury, and will pro-
tect American industry, and courae.
Open the mills and the mines of our
country by judicious protective tariff
and you will stop idleness and distresa
IN the ranks OF labor, and you can't stop
II III any other way. What will be the
voice OF Maryland on the Sd day of No.
yember? (Cries of Mckinley. McKin.
ley.) What will be the voice of the
great city Of Baltimore: (Cries of Me
kmiey.o How will that old conservative
city speak for national honor? (Cries Of
by voting for Mckinley and portec-
TOM
L thank my old comrades of the war
Tor thelr presence here at my home to-
lay. thank my fellow citizens of every
1ocatlon for having paid me this visit.
ma !! beg to thank them in the name OF
ne Republican party for their assur.
lnces OF loyal support to the principles Of
,upilc honor. Il protective tariff. sound
money, reciprocity. which will bring to
is. trust and firmly believe good times
rom rom which we wildly ran away in