The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08

whenever inc Mexican dealer. simply by
coming across re line. can put his dollar
IN the American slot and take nut without
cost q dollar OF the United States. whose
value will be worth the same as his H. what
Is the argument Either that by free coin
age on the part OF the United States We
double the value OF every Mexican dollar
or else we strike by one-half the vaIuo n
every American dollar. because they must
come 10 common level. Either we double
tho value OF all the money OF China or
japan and South America. where the silver
standard Is. or else we drop our standard
OF measure down 10 the level OF thcirs.
Two years ago I'm the city OF Lincoln
Neb.. In Joint debate with william j. Bryan.
i gave him this object lesson: held that
dollar UP (MexlcanD There is an eagle on
n and II Is silver. but II Is not the bird OF
freedom; that had the Mexican eagle upon
H. That silver dollar contained Ave and
one-half more grains OF silver than this
silver dollar or the United Statcs--the same
silver. measured by the eafne standard OF
flneness. Put them In the scales and this
silver dollar weighs this one down by ave
and one-half grains. On that October
morning. and In that debate two years ago
i brought those two silver dollars (Mexican)
from the First national bank OF Lincoln
with one OF these tAmerican dollars). To-
day the Mexican brings that dollar over the
take back TO his own homo just bO cents
worth Of American labor. whether from the
shop or from the farm.
They ask not only that our nilnts he
opened 10 a reconage OF that Mexican dol
lar. but they ashland here Is the terrible
evil that these people ought to flee from az
from plaguc-they ask that the laws OF
this country be made TO compel the Ameri-
can TO accept that dollar run through our
minis as an exchange price for 100 cents
worth OF product OF American toll
To-day that Mexican brings his silver
dollar In. he takes II 20 our mint and he
takes out 50 cents worth OF our wheat or OF
our manufactured goods. Tomorrow under
free coinage he brings II 10 the mint He
cuts off five and half grains OF II and puts
II In his pocket 10 make another dollar with
and without expense Under that law this
government hands him back his silver dol
lar, with n law attached which authorizes
him TO demand from you I'm exchange 100
cents worth OF the product OF your toll. lie
brings 50 cents worth OF silver into the
country, he takes out dollar OF American
labor In exchange My countrymen. there
Is no financial legerdemain about this. That
man takes out twice as much as he brought
into the country. and somebody pays him
for doing II.
Mine Owners Seeking Benefit.
ewho asks this silver coinage? Who is II
that IL 10 be benefited thereby The great
silver bonanza kings OF the United States
I'm 1895 produced. at coinage value. about
SCI. 000, 900 OF American silver. The great
silver producers OF the rest OF the world
produced I'm tho same year 500. 00o. 600 coin
age value OF silver bullion. That Is a COM
modify to-day I'm the civilized world Their
proposition 10 you Is that you shall take oil
that silver at the mint-not at the price that
they can obtain In the open market-Cs
cents per ounce-but that you shall take It,
you. the people. we, the people-and turn
them back 20 for every ounce they can
produce, for every ounce that Is In the
mines now opened. for every ounce that
fills the heart OF the great mountains OF this
country, OF Mexico. OF British Columbia.
and OF South America.
MY countrymen, who has made this
silver campaign For three years and
half this land has been flooded with llternt-
ure For three years and a half orators
have been going up and down the country
asking the people 10 take free silver on the
promise that their products would greatly
increase. Who has made this campaign
And who Is behind Il? II our minis are
opened TO the free coinage OF silver and
silver appreciates 10 its old standard, as
they insist Il will, II means on the present
production an absolute gift by the Ameri-
can people OF s3i 900 year 10 the silver
producers OF the United States alone IL
means an absolute gift by the American
ton OF 500. 900 10 the silver producers or
the world
"why the silver producers OF the United
States2 / know mine I'm Idaho that VIII
take as fair sample. In 1883 II was sold
to a great foreign syndicate for three mill
lions and half OF money. In three years
they took out OF that one mine six millions
and half OF silver. They took II out as
the property OF foreign subjects, and al
most every great silver mine OF this coun-
try to-day Is n stock concern, and a ma
jority OF all its stock has been fioatcd on
the other side OF the water. IAppiausel
Who Has Carried on the silver Campaign
who. has carried on this great silver
campaign? In these years, when tho con-
dition OF the people has been such as 10
make them easy subjects for this presenta-
tion. who has made this plausible and won
dorful promise OF something for nothingT
Who has been carrying II on? have not
come here to-day 20 say one unjust word
against any living man. but the people OF
this country have right 20 know as 20
whether or not the great advocates or free |
silver are carrying on this campaign out OF
love for the people or as the hired employees |
OF that great silver bonanza institution |
which is asking the American people to
double the value OF It's silver output. Why |
this opening OF our mints 10 the free coin
age OF the metal? On the 18th day OF July. |
1896, democratic paper. the Chicago |
Chronicle, the one great democratic sheet |
OF tho northwest. published this In double
loaded type on its editorial page:
The proprietors OF the big bonanzas
have found Il profitable TO keep a large |
number OF orators, lecturers and other |
spokesman on the road preaching 20 the |
people. Among the many who have thus |
been employed and carried on the pay rolls |
OF the big bonanza for a number OF years |
Is william j. Bryan. OF Nebraska--thisses |
and applausel-a paid agent and spokes- |
man for the free silver combine
THAT charge was thus publicly, spe-
ically, directly made on the 18th day OF |
July by one OF the greatest democratic |
newspapers In the United States In the |
city OF Omaha, where William J. Bryan |
ioes editorial work on the Omaha World |
Herald, tho other great paper there, tho |
Omaha Bee. has made that specific charge \
editrially time and time again. IL has never |
been met.
II do not stand here TO say an unkipd |
thing OF Mr.. Bryan. / do not stand here to /
say that that would be any reason why the /
people OF this country should not vote for |
hfrt. Won V,.nuf Horlda that for uouraaIyaa