Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-25

sias aoaatss az aooatnfiishtasnt The 90
einsian az sliVaf from MONETARY use
ss~s on from pear 90 Seafs There ls.
81 COURSE. q palnt ed Nhioh O must
erase, Mhaa those silver countries
nhirh are in = backward state of de-
Nsiopmens tIfans thoif natural fe-
sonfoes snto fuii pias, ard add enough
Co thaiF exports SO Bpilrss the existing
pressure Oh thaif aNehangss. tbs fati on
siitef must stop and tbs tbciination to
aisprnse Nith tha pstal Ni1 disappear
s'sarh = fensads Nonia be finai3 bui
II would not bo satlsfasaofg=lea of
an 60 tho gold countries d implies an
aBoffaons addition 90 the worlds sup
piies of food and either natural prod
npts, not TO speak of manufactured ar
tielsss aud that points o. a further dee
tlina in prices. filNes-osinR oountflea,
Aith large Preserves of virgin rnsoufoss,
oaiald look forward 60 a further fan
In prices win nnrh more equaniniitg
than this country. fsf instance, N1asfe
already falling ifaoss, concurrent With
increasing aost Of labor have reduced
The margin of profit on capital rfn-
ploaad ih industrial entsfpflse, ana
have almost wholly obiiisratad theI
margin ia the case of Agriculture, To
iet silver work out its own salvation hs
szolins an enormous incfsase of
production az the eNprpse at the Rold-
using countries h. DOT = solution thai
can be entertained, though as the sold
monomaisiiists PROFOUND no SERIOUS
refnedss shae must be presumed SO he
bird 60 tha dangers Nhirh lHfk in iais-
sez faife. The only suggestion that ~
pni fafNafa - tbe anti-ailVrf men is
thaf gold should be- she standard 3n
Il
unpss A. sir David Barbour points out.
shsfe is q primary difference IN elassi-
- ing countries on THE singular primes
ple. A. o naitfF of Iartl many silver
countries afp faea, We should not be
PREPARED 60 fsleKats India TO tbn cate
cory of poof countries, though the ae-
nfaRp wealth of tba inhabitants H.
maassF ana The sources f fevenuas
few aud not prolific A cot N11sN -
NoT poor NlllcB BAR Bg 1N-
CREASED PREDICTION. BORNE
WITHOUT BREAKING TlsB IBlsANg
Bt'RDisN Thrown oN fTF RisHB-
| Ns-ls TB1goi CB TbBE NaK1a AZ
Doi-BisiNg cor T1B1s COST COR 1TB
| GOLD DBisT,
"NBNI~o MIGHT HAVE RE
rAtNseD POOR ~ EVERY SENSE
or Tl9ie TERM HAD NOT rae rAtyfs
/ - ~ " ANVIL aI'EhIf- fstglsfsly WIN
1 To- TEST alsR RESERVE WEALTH
AND STRIVE TO REALIZE IT, yofj
CANNOT FORCE a SOLVENT COIN.
THSpo PLEAD Gt'IBTGTo POWER
~. AND SUBMIT TO BH pgRMA-
NBNT1sG ctsARRED A. A MBislc
FTBP-rIl1LD ~ T11B FAMILY OF
NATIONS.
Ia fs not only that q country might
justly object 60 be stiRfnstfzed as
1 tsooF, lut oaon those Nhieh DO noi deny
tbs soft inpasshpnnt might properly
daelino 60 firk rbrsinpis out OF she IRE
fof their wealthy bfathfens We take
u that nobody now denies that n de-
pfnfiatad rnfsnnrg gives q pfodnssiye
country sn adsaniass ib competing iB
ff~e Bafkuis via hstiops Nhosn grow
sfH ana manufacturers have 40 pag
tbeif working rspnnsss Ia hard Donsg
at par iaof nufnbaf of years india
gained ground in china 81 the expense
sf oiif manufacturers, ss Japan iF do
inE NOV at the eepapss OF byth India
and 10. United KINGDOM India has
fof years probably put down Nheit
in the London naflsat Infinitely cheap
90 than ouf farmers could, aud the A.
Eaniins Republic, having cufrsncles
fiill more derfnsistnd, has carried aR.
ficultnfal prices Co a point Which ~
trying alike TO India aud the United
States. aud quite fuinous to Mhoat-
growing areas, such ~ those which
have gone into pasture. or entirely out
of cultivation. In lessrn. some SILVER
countries are not ignorant Of fbeir
poNrf-not indifferent 60 the effect of
their degeiopn-ni ON the commerce
aud prosperity of the foid-usine ma
tions-and 80 they would naturally
stick 60 their despised currency. oth-
cts do not understand the trade sa-
vantage they possess. aud see only tbe
financial diraiility under which they
suffer. They are not likely Go stifie
toe yesrning they feel for a gold stand
apd ~ the suRresiion of those gold
tugs who p"rcsiya that their own IN
ieresis must ultimately suffer ~ silver
be wholly demoneiizeds Sir David
Barbour admits the possibility of ree-
ing the world divided fairly. equally,
b.tNeen gold and rilvef. but oBly
through the influence of az least one
rich country. which might be prepared
Go declare boldly for silver, and unite
with II the existing silver countries IN
bond of mutual Interest fuob a
division of ih. world cannot be brought
about al th. dicfsiion 81 the Hola ma
tionn. which naturally desire 60 secure
/ Themselves from ~" lu"AttaDi" fU''tb
of their present policy of s"lfishpess
when IL was ia th"lr po~sr Go hslp
the silver countries they refused. Why.
then. should tbe latter be ezpecied 90
assist the gold countries. ~hirh Bee
their Industries lnnKuishinR. ana their
trade passing 60 poor rivals
WITH THE MARKETS oF THE
AvoWED SILVER COUNTRIES
GRADUALLY CLOSING AGAINST
US THE TRADE OUTLOOK o. NOT
BRIGHT. AND ~ WE WERE TO BE
PUT TO FrgTBEB DIsADHANT-
AGE ~ THE UNITED STATES. As
COMPARED WITH OTHER COM
PIsTIToRs. TIE PROSPECTS
WOULD BE GRAVE INDEED. As
a MATTER or PACT. WE DO NOT
NEED To- TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION
Or THIS NATf-RE INTo coSffD-
IgATIoN ~ PRESSING on THE
GOVERNMENT TIEB NECESSITY
or DOING SoMBTHINC-IF TT
WE'RE ONLY To SHOW a rONcTL-
IAToRY DigPoSiTloS-To PUT Az
! End To OAsITf- ALTON THAT DAILY