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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
Mr.. Carlisle and the Bond Bill.

The administration has evidently changed
front on the matter of issuing bonds since
the Secretary of the Treasury made his an
pual report in 1898 and again In 1894, as in
dieated in an article which appears else
where in The Star today. In those reports
the secretary made Recommendations that
are practically carried out in the bond bill
which passed the House last week and 1t Is
curious to note that Mr. Carlisle has placed
himself on record in the last few days as
antagOnistic to that measure. The surface
indication Is that the whole controversy
between him and the House committee on
ways and means hinges upon a refusal OF
the latter body to insert the word gold"
in the bill instead Of Coin" The Stars
informant points out clearly that 1t would
be unwise to use the word gold in the new
bonds for II would tend to discredit the
bonds now outstanding In which the word
coin" appears. 1t is somewhat start
ling statement by the head of the Treasury
Department that the word gold Is neces-
sary In these obligations In view of the pol
Icy OF the government. continued over many
years, to make Its payments In the most
valuable money known to the financial
world. 1t Is probable that the real motive
for the antagonism of the secreta.v and
presumably of the administration to this
Dill Is that 1t Is specifically stated that the
proceeds of the bonds issued under It's pro-
visions are to be used exclusively for re-
demption purposes, and 1t may be that Mr..
Carfsle's objections are based somewhat
as well. upon the requirement that the bonds
must be first offered to the American people
as popular loan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
A Change Of Mind.

It Is a significant fact that some of the
prominent Lordon papers. lately 80 full
of lingo buster, have experienced a change
of mind. The Chronicle now deprecates
the position assumed by Lord Salisbury in
the Venezuelan controversy. 1t deplores
the fact that the present premier in 1885
cancelled the agreement for an arbitra-
ton entered into between Lord Granville
and Guzman Blanoo. and 1t points out that
there is debatable territory on both sides OF
the so-called Schomburgk line. which has
been stated by the English government as
the blank wall east of which no question
can be raised. The Chronicle adds signifi-
cantly:
1T will be grave error should the pub
lie Imagine that rigid insistance upon
the Schombursk line and the declaration
that We do not admit ARBITRATION on enc
side Of that line constitute the essence of
the English case"
1t seems to be dawning on the English
Intelligence that the people of the United
States are in earnest In this matter. The
disposition of the English press to belittle
the case by calling the Presidents mes
sage an electioneering dodge has disap-
peared, and these journals now seem to
accept the fact that the principles laid
down in that document are supported by
the whole American people.
They may be assured that there will be
no back-down from the position now as
sumed by this country. and no President
of the United States will ever recant on
the Monroe doctrine in its applicability to
just such affairs as that now in question.
Nor will any Congress refuse to support
such declaration to the final conclusion.
These facts have at no time been doubted
here at home. and the rest of the world is
now rapidly reaching the conviction that
We are in dead earnest in the matter.
There will be no war and the United States
will take no steps backward on the Monroe
doctrine. and 1t Is precisely because the
British government has learned that we
are thoroughly united on this question that
IL will find some way of settling 1t without
provoking a conflict with this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
4 Parallel Case.

Alas for sorry Frankenstein!
His monster, ever present,
AS bric-a-brac was very fine,
But made himself unpleasant.
And the inventor who had made
This freak Of form and feature,
Grew sad and wan. and sore afraid
A most detected creature.
True sympathy springs up anew
For him In his confusion. .,.
From us who bound ourselves unto
A New Years resolution.
We formed 1t with our choicest arts,
And proudly We displayed It.;
But just the same, within our hearts,
We wish We hadn't made it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

Nobody wants war. Everybody wants
peace. Salisbury should make a note of
the fact ard fall into line with the common
sentiment WI. the English people sustain
him in compelling war. by persistent re-
fusal to srbitrate concerning the validity
OF a boundary line which was arbitrarily
laid down by a botanist as England's max
imum ter tative claim?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

According to the mural announcement on
the north front Of the city post office build
ing that structure is to be completed in
1897. That leaves just two years at most
in which to fulfill the promise. There were
but so men at work today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

Senator Allen, If he finds 1t impracticable
to keep aliens out Of the army and navy
might switch his energies to the kindred
and equally interesting problem of regulat-
ing immigration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

The five gentlemen who. have been ap-
pointed to the Venezuelan commission will
now proceed to relieve Vox Populi and
Veritas Of narrowing sense Of respon-
sibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
The Endeavorers and the White Lot.

The EndenyOrers and the White Lot.
Several weeks ago there was introduced
in the Senate a. joint resolution to grant to
the committee in charge Of the arrange
ments for the fifteenth international Chris
tian Endeavor convention to be held in
this city next July TIE use of the White
Lot and Monument Grounds for the loca-
ton of the great tents for some of the
meetings Of the convention.
The resolution was referred to the COM
n.;ttee on military affairs and has not as
yet been reported hack to the Senate. This
will be done In due course of time, and it
is expected that the resolution will pass
both houses ard be approved by the Pres
iGent. In Boston last year the Common
was given the Endeavorers for their tents,
and there seems to be no good reason why
the same privilege should not be extended
TO the convention here next July as to the
White Lot The PEOPLE composing this or
ganization have TO: their object the better
n:ent of themselves and the communities in
which they reside. Their gatherings are in
the interest of morality and good citizen
ship. and their annual conventions exercise
beneficial influence on the cities in which
they are held.
Permission was given to the Grand Army
OF the Republic and to the knights of
Pythias to use the White Lot on the occa-
sion of their .encampments here, and the
request of the Christian Endeavorers.
bcdy larger than either of those organiza-
tons. can hardly with propriety be refused.
1t is expected that there will be hundred
thousand Endeavorefs iii Washington at
the convention. and they will come from
all over the world There Is no other place
than the White Lot in the District where
the three large tents in which to hold their
meetings can be erected. and 1t is assumed
that this fact will be recognized by Con-
gress and that the resolution will pass in
Que time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

The fact that this country had to teach
Great Britain to appreciate "Trilby" is not
without precedent in the history of En-
glish literature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

The Atlanta Exposition is over, and this
country's music-hall patronage may as
well prepare itself for another inundation
OF "Midwsy" freaks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

1t is pleasure, to note that Governor
Morton so highly esteems Washington as
place Of residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

New York Is greatly shocked to realize
that a number of diamonds have been
stolen wi ich we're not theatrical adver-
tisemerts .. ..!t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

Some folks jes' keeps complain is in store,
An never, never cease;
In times of peace they shouts fur war;
In war they hollers "Peacew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

Ii the District Commissioners have turned
over any new leaves. ii is to be hoped that
they Will cheer the public by letting the
newspaper representatives take a look at
the contents of the fresh PAGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
SHOOTING STARS,

Zone OBJ de 'scouragin' things bout dis
shere earf," said Uncle Eben, Am dat when
er man wishes yer Happy, New Year. tain
TO 'surance tall dat he ain gwine ter tu'n
roun' an cheat yer in a mule trade"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02

Botanist Schomburgk. in fidelity to his
employers, evidently thought 1t would do
no harm to claim anything in sight that
was worth having
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
COMMUNICATION.

poor fellow exclaimed Hiss Cayenne,
as a young author was mentioned
WHY, he is prospecting splendidly," was
the rejoinder.
Il know 1T. Butt can't help feeling sorry
for him. He has to read all his own novels
at least once you know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
3 PRIZES
to be given away
A Piano,
AMuSicBOX
N Mandolin

We Will give a beautiful 5-octave Up
right Piano to the little boy or girl who
sells the most Pianos and Organs for US
between now and March 1st
To the little boy or girl influencing the
second largest amount of trade we will
give fine Music Box worth $50
To the little boy or girl influencing the
third largest amount Of trade we will
give handsome Mar dclin.
The PiauO is now on exhibition IN our
show window and is worth $50. which
amount We will allow for 1t q. any time
within two years in part payment for
any larger Piano In our sales rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
A Regret.

Its at these times" said Meanderin9
Mike, as he settled himself with q pitcher
Of holiday beverage behind the barn, tibet
allus wishes me early edjycation he'd been
more complete"
well, yer happy now, amt ye?" asked
Flooding Pete. This here's a purity good
drink
Yes; It's better'n nothin But eff 1 he'd
only studied chemistry. Eff he'd only gone
up agin a few atoms an molecules an
things, SO ez ter be able ter take hold an
resolve this here egg nog back inter its
original elements! Then we could remedy
the disposition ter give the egg sech a un-
due preponderance over the neg"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
A Calendar Surre

A Calendar Suggestion.
Improvements now so swiftly 20,
That doubtless in a few years
Well skip that time of sullen woe,
The next day after New Years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-02
The conditions are these:

ARS COHlUlHHOHlS are UllGSSs
The boy or girl contrasting for the
prizes must either bring the customer to
our store and introduce him o- her, or
I'LL up the coupon below with the name
and address OF the prospective customer,
sign the same and send bring 1t to
our store.
The customer when purchasing must
give the name and address Of the little
boy or girl who Influenced him or her
to make the purchase.
Every sale Of a Piano or Organ made
by us between now and March LIST will
be credited to the boy Or girl by whose
efforts or influence it was made.
A strict account will he kept with
each contestant. and committee OF
newspaper men Will make the award on
March I'd
Any further Information desired Will
be cheerfully given upon application at
the store
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24

European banks OF issue profted by this
issue. and we. too, made the most OF it.
1t is in great part your Republican
eagles, stamped with the imperial eagle
Of Austria, or the royal crown OF st.
Stephen of Hungary, that just now are
furnishing the basis OF our gold stan
dard."
III, then, ii would be wholly mad
euuate to the purpose OF raising silver to
par with gold, to rely only on the de-
mand for on amount of silver thas
would be created in exchanging goods in
the L. S. the only other ground OF think
ing that silver can be raised to par is
that of the unlimited legal tender quality.
To keep 50 cents of silver at par with
gold by giving the silver unlimited legal
tender has no precedent in history to
warrant it's success. III the legal tender
quality will keep silver at par, why does
the Mexican dollar, which is full legal
tender in Mexico, not stay at par with
gold In TACT, ii ~ IN Mexico worth
only about 90 cents in gold. In our
Civil War we made the ~greenbacks full
legal tender but they deprecated to 30
cents on the dollar. Making money legal
tender, moreover, does not insure it's
circulation and a demand Tor it. Gold
coin was a legal tender before 1884. and
vet il was not in use. From 1884 to
1873 silver dollars were n full legal tend
or land we had free coinage OF both gold
and silver), but they were not in use.
From 1862 1879 gold was legal tender,
but gold was not in circulation. So that
not even by making money legal tender
can you force IA demand for it. And as
we have seen, the legal tender power
alone cannot keep money at par.
1t cannot, then, be admitted that free
coinage OF silver by the U. s. alone will
raise silver to $1.29 per ounce-that is,
raise the 53-cent dollar to 100 cents in
gold. But, il it could, the fayorite argu-
ment in favor OF silver ON the ground
that it would raise prices, is ruined
Professor j. Laurence Laughiin, in the
September Review OF Reviews.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24

succeeded once in raising silver TO x1-2l
per ounce. And then what happened !
The greatest collapse and fall i'm value of
silver ever known. From August, 1890
(tle ratio being 1926 ~ silver fell ex-
actly to one-hali it's vaiue. in. March, 1894
1.-THE ratio being 34.36l.
In short, the action OF several coun-
tries, each alone trying to do what Mr..
Bryan thinks the L. s. alone can do. has
signally failed 10 raise the value OF silver.
One country can no more stem the tide
which caused the fall in value OF silver
than a man can swim up against the
Niagara rapids. India alone has taken
more than 5000, 600, 900 of silver since
1873. and yet that has not sufficed to
keep silver at par with gold-even when
the L. s. was also taking a similar
amount in the same period. Ii India and
the u. s. together could not keep silver
at par by creating double the demand
now possible under irye coinage by the
L. s. alone, how cal it be done by one
of them
No one country can stand against the
current of events which has at last prac.
tically deposed silver from any position
IN an independent monetary metal. The
L. s. by the act OF 1858 IN effect acqui
esced in the gold standard, and used no
silver dollars until 1873; to 1864
France absorbed over 81, 100, 600. 600 o
gold aud LET her silver 70 in 1873 Ger
many exchanged her silver . gold ; IL
1878 the Latin Unio,. $:Dcluding France
Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, n Greece
closed their mints tn silver, in order Il
retain their gold Holland in 1875 dis
continued silver coinage and opened hel
minis to gold Austria stopped tn,
coinage OF silver in 1879, and began col
lecting gold in 1892 Italy in 1852 re
suned specie payments IN gold India
i'm 1893 closed it's mints to silver ate
a trial OF silver coinage under the Sher
man act $500, giving us o great al
amount Tor US 10 carry, we were on tn
ave 81 the silver standard, so that I
panic came upon Us with sweeping iosse
and ruin, the country rose en- masse an'
repealed the silver legislation Novembe
/, 1893. which caused the destruction
and this year Russia has PRACTICAL.
placed herself ON the gold standard
just when all Europe was dlscardin;
silver, TO drive out orr gold by free coin
age OF silver would only essist them j
this movement, and not perceptibiy M
in the rehabilitation OF silver, Just ho'
it would operate can be seen IRON th
course oil event when the fear OF the 81
yer standard in 1893 sent gold abroad
Austria was collecting gold under be
act OF August, 1892, when Prtnessor vo
Nieser wrote: THAT which worked fC
our good still more, aud beyond all es
pact s.cs .s::.ss Sic &c. that aa SssSsSa
~ abundant supply oil gold flowed GU
from the US. just at the moment whe
Austria applied herself to procuring
stock OF that metal. All the grel
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24

Tug ~ OH VhlhACiSla AisASi1 oihNN
1S50-would not lower the value of
gold perceptlbly, but it would
only throw more European silver
on the market. To act alone in
this matter would only place US
with Mexico, and riyet more strong
ly the gold system on Europe. If
it is the purpose of the U. S. to in
crease the gold circulation Of
Europe, We could not do it more
etfectually than by free coinage of
silver.
2.-Will there be a withdrawal of
gold i? Enthusiastically, and here is
the reason. If thirty two grains of
silver when uncoined, exchanged
for one grain of gold in tue open
market !; and if sixteen grams of
silver, when coined, are offered for
one grain of gold. what will hap
pen i? If butter in tubs brings %
cents a pound, and the same butter
in stamped pats brings 30 cents a
pound, what will happen VI
course the butter will all be stamp
ed to be sold NJ the highest price.
So, also, with silver. If the same
silver, when stamped at the mint,
will exchange for twice as much
gold, to the mint it will 60. All
silver will rush to the mint, SO long
as it can exchange for twice the
gold it can buy AS bullion. But
how about gold The situation If
Just reversed for gold. As ordl'
nary bullion without a stamp, one
grain of gold buys thirty-two gram;
of silver /; as coined gold, one grain
of gold buys only sixteen coined
grains of silver. What will happen
to gold +? Just as the owner OF
silver sold his silver where he could
get the most gold, so the owner o.
gold will sell his gold where M
can get the most silver. by melt
ing his gold coins, or selling them
nv weight, the owner of gold Cal
buy 80 grains of silver in the opei
market. He would certainly be !
fool to keep his gold in COINS anc
let them pass for only sixteen graln'
If silver coin. Then what Is tbt
result? There Is an enormouI
proft in rushing silver to the MN
to be coined and exchanged 10
gold. as long as any gold coins cir
culate /; and likewise ali enormou
proft on withdrawing gold com
Iron circulation to be sold :;
weight for silver or else exported
Rnt mark this further result: In
nroft on coming silver ceases Tn
moment no gold coins can be toun'
in circulation to be exchanged 10
silver CONS. Just that moment tn
~s;lver will have no value beyond il
avn Intrinsic yalue. But the own
ers Of gold will be quick as u has
"a see 4 profit IN Withdrawing golG
therefore there will be absoiutel
no chance to get the profit on con
ING silver and exchanging 1T Il
cold VIII silver coins keep tn
!. value of lG That will, {
|. ~eonrse be impossible. For, sine
there are no gold coins in circnli
ton how car sixteen Crane 81 81 -
!. ver buy n gram Of gold Th
on,y place to buy gold with siiyt
;s in The bullion market ana sne'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24

1t taxes 80 grains to buy one grain
of gold. So long as the silver coins
are kept in circulation at par with
gold coins las is the case now the
silver is kept up in value by being
exchanged readily for gold in all
dealings. But with the unlimited
coinage of silver, when its market
value is one-half its coin value, the
silver dollar will inevitably be
valued at one half its present pur-
chasing power. About this there
cannot be a shadow of donbt. Such
results have happened again and
again in monetary history.
3.-But this change of standard
cannot take place without disas-
trous results and a panic. Why
should we expect a commercial
panic to follow !? The withdrawal
of gold means a change of standard.
Before silver could raise to par, &C
cording to Mr.. Bryan, a new de-
mand must arise for silver, and a
demand be taken away from gold.
That is only another way of stating
that We must,go TO a silver basis 10
order to create the demand which
will raise the value of silver to par.
In short, We must have the fearful
cataclysm following a change oil
standard before Mr.. Bryan can
prove his theory right or wrong.
The reasons why a panic must
follow q change of standard are
clear. Business men are selling
goods on time. and discount theli
bills at banks. To pay wages III
his factory, be gets the present
worth from :he banks OF the debts
due him for goods sold. These
sales and discounts are made al
prices determined by the existing
gold standard. Suggest a lowering
of AZ per cent. in the Standard
and imagine if you can the ensuing
confusion. How can any kind OF
business contract be made If 1t ii
not known within AZ per cent. wha'
the value of the payment will be
No bank will loan the deposits lef
in their hands, or N old loans
il there is fear that the repayment.
may vary by AZ per cent. Ant
even before the change of STANDARD
could be enacted, men would wisl
to sell their securities and propert..
for gold before the change to silve
came about. If, then. Every II
selling, and if the banks refuse t.
loan because Of the uncertainty
picture but family the consequen
distress and failures. One nouse
unable to get loans to meet It's ma
turing notes, fails ; that bring
down another house,-then a
come crashing down in ruin. Tb
Horror passes all description ; tn
hopes of a lifetime gone, home
sold. and beggary for wife and CHI
|, dren. This would be the firi
|, effect Of of free coinage OF silver
and already the faint possibility
r il has forced down the prices
; securities, in many cases, TO a pom
as low AS in the panic OF 1893.
The results of a panic will be r.
! duced production, lessened deman'
rigorous economy. diminishe
7 transactions, idle cspital. idle labo
: general prostration, and the heal
+ ing up in bank; of unemploye
money. Less money will be neede
{ for the lessened business. I'll
E demand for silver wall be less tina
: the present demand for gold. rs
: first result OF free ooinaSc OF siive
4-The only possible means by. whit
silver can be raised TO par must then
! the demaud created solely by the U.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-24

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