The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-10

n" las W".I' ." say nh"mt ii"n"'n' i'm M
,,I"inrimS ,hnt =" !nnra% ill"im his Own
! words. 'th" Immediate restoration of
the free and unlimitrd c"inag" Of silver
and gold at the present legal ratio oi 10
(" | without waiting for the aid or con
sent of any other nation
Thas is To say. he proposes to permit
anyone who has sixteen ounces OF sil-
yer to take il to the mint and have 1t
made into rs many dollars rs are made
from one ounce of gold. or S20.6I.
He proposes this when he knows, or
may know by referring to the published
quotations. that sixteen ounces of sill
yer are worth only Sl1 i'll gold. lie
must know that an ounce of gold Is
worth in the market nearly twice SIN
teen ounces of silver.
What he really proposes. therefore, is
To substitute the silver dollar for the
gold dollar rs our standard. and to make
the substitution because the silver dol
lar is cheaper.
Indeed. he virtually admits this 1T al
most every step III his lab"rcd argument
All his arguments addressed to farmers,
To men who work for wages. 10 holders
of insurance policies and So on virtually
admit that he proposes 10 substitute Il
cheaper dollar as III" standard.
lie tries to conceal the admission by
talking about n rising standard" and
talking about Influences which are now
operating TO destroy silver in the United
States" But while the attempt is a.lroit
il Will not succeed.
We have no rising standard" We
have the same STANDARD that we have
had in all coin payments for siXty-two
,rnrs. An ounce. of gold may exchange
for more of commodities III general than
II would twenty 81 thirty years ago. Ii
may. aud probably does. go farther in
I,n, ing TIA" necessary cost of living. But
IL Will not go further IN paying for Labor.
liz ,,II. ,.I str.I Inv he luInr S'unI-
ard ~ lcSa than II was years ago. \
man can earn NOR" ot II 10y working the
same number of hours. II. then. he can
buy mar" with the uunc" of gold be is
better oil ~ tW" whlH lie gets more"
gold for his labor and Ii" gets more of
ia" nc,"ssarics aud comforts of life for
his gold
There are No Influences operating 10
destroy silver IN the United States"
We now have at least ten times ns mach
silver serving nk money. including actual
COM. IT. representative certificates md
Sherman notes. an "" eyer had when
TIA" coinage ot SILVER WAS free.
There ar" n" Influences operating to
DESTROY one dollar al this mass Of silver.
amounting to about S.,.,O. 900. 900. or
nhaut sol. 600. 600 NOR" than gold rStl
mated to lie III circulation.
The siml,l, trutl, IL. and there is no
use IN trying Ia disguise or hide II. that
bryan and TIA" men h"hind him ar" On
gagged III n d"sprrat" attempt to hover
the valIir at the dollar. 1t that is not
what they are after there IL not "A CLEAN
Of sense III Mr.. Bryan'S speech.
II il true tint az says, We believe
that II silver dollar will be worth as
much rs "A gold dollar. II is true that
H.. says. II am firmly convinced that by
ni.'niug cur mIntS Ia free and unlimited
coinage at In" present ratio w" can
crrstc 4 demand for silver that Will keep
the ,fricc ct silver bullion ut $50 per
unn,. measured hy gold
I:ui . Mr.. Bryan ~ firmly convinced
If that. hat Is h" baking all Tins ada
about? lic dollar would still be rs
dear rs i, Is now. nni il ~ the dear