The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-01

/ ing reciprocity relations with the for
| eign peoples of the EARTH
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Taking up the question of the free
coinage of silver Mr.. Wanamaker ably
answered the arguments of the white
metal advocates and clinched his owl
in favor of sound money by his happy
faculty for illustrative incident and an
ecdote.
In summarizing the subject he said:
what IS it that can be said for rree
coinage of silVer2 First, silver mine
owners are entitled to some protection
Not one atom more than iron or steel
or wool men, and just that much let US
give them and no more. Second, rree
and unlimited coinage will increase the
price OF property
That's true. but it does not increase
the value. To sell a house for Mexican
dollars, two for every gold dollar,
wouldn't make me any better on 10
sell it for Confederate money as h1gh
as a haystack wouldn't make me as
well of as If I had a few of Uncle
Sans greenbacks. It is not quantity,
but quality that gives value
Third The price OF silver VIII rise
when il is all coined. Why didn't it
rise when two millions and four and a
half millions were taken each month
If it couldn't rise when there was but
little, comparatively speaking, how will
it rise with immense quantities OF 1t
around?
IF there was the least foundation for
a rise in silver there would be fewer
gold bugs; they would be wanting to
make that speculation If there was any
hope OF it being permanent. Can't you
see that? If there was any real ex-
pectation Of Bryan's election, and the
claims they make as TO the rise in sill
yer the price would be going up instead
of going down, as 1t has done since
Bryan's Madison Square speech.
I am a merchant, and would just
as lief buy silver as I would shoes. If
what these people claim could be esta B.
uShed I would not lose a minute IN
turning all my merchandise and money
into silver There's nothing else that
promises such profit as that. Nay, L
would do better for myself than that
I would buy out all the silver mines
that I could and get the mint to make
1OO-cent dollars for me out of so cents
of silver.
MY friend. don't shake your head.
will have to say to you what General
Tracy said a few weeks ago in trying
a case where, when the witness, while
saying something to which objection
was made saw the defendant wisely
and knowingly shake his head. The
general solemnly stood up and, looking
the defendant sQuarely in the face,
while he shook his finger at him, said
slowly: The gentleman shakes his
head, but there nothing in it,
Appealing to all advocates OF sound
money to stand shoulder to shoulder,
forgetting past differences, he conclud-
ed his speech with the following anec-
dote: AT the Worlds fair at Chicago,
on Ohio day, Governor Mckinley was
riding in a carriage with several other
gentlemen. Along the line of the pro-
cession every available position was oc-
cupied by spectators, the boys occupy
ing the limbs of trees and awning posts.
AS the Mckinley carriage passed
young boy exclaimed: Stand up, Nc
Kinley!' and the governor arose and
stood up. The boys gave three rous-
ing cheers for Mckinley
1.-THE prophetic utterance of the boy
in bugle notes is sounding all along the
line. and the voice of the people IS echo
ing back the cry, Stand up, Mckinley,
and Mckinley is standing up, and will
continue so until seated in the presi-
Dental chair, when he will sit down on
free silver coinage, reputation and
bankruptcy.
stand up, Mckinley"