New-York tribune., 1896-08-28

S0w ~ 20 5. "S' ,Sr ,Sa S PEOPLE sSSu this
ratio 1, is 1888 plus. Now that is the sctaa,
but the men who made our silver dollar r and ~, ~
gold dollar were so nice I'm their calculation ,ha,
TO adjust IT accuratey Now What do these p.n
pie Propose to DO? , To M take any sccogn, Of ,koy
fix the relative value Of silver and gold m thIr,|S
p to say s ia Sho w Gd my nfy .D1
there has bee, been nothing more amusing and yet
declaration Of Mr Bryan that every ybody admli,s1
bate on that subject that he debate oP Of aS SS
campaign has come down to this fine point: Tn.
thing without the consent Of England. and w.
say we can have It ourselyes." and g. hss cndesy
| Ored 10 pivot this great campaign with its ,rs
mendous Issues upon that pinhole GaughterD
We hear great deal about tho great resource,
them but What i he ~ use II aEge y s
| when yon do not propose to Duf this wealth ana
power and influence behind the silver dollar n, III,
that we have supported BY tho Ciovernrnen,'
| and the Government that supports this silver nil
ion has issued these dollars on its own account,
| not for the mine owner-and II has pledged q.
sacred honor would make every one u thss.
silver dollars as good as a gold dollar Great ap
| plause) And that s a powerful support Wlthoy,
It dsparty 10 DetTecn snsss metals would At
some sense in the talk which our Populis'c friend,
Governmen 4 they proposc 10 put hi. poxsr 70 b..
hind their free coinage. But they do not. They pro-
| may bring it TO the mint and nave Il stamped and
handed back TO them as dollar the Goyernmen,
! These would reject with ccnt'mpt the propo
| sItion that free coinage was TO come with pledx.
| ty Of the two dolldis az plaus'J But this iee
ing is well adapted TO touch re prevailing Amer
rrcjudlce against England many people hay.
But do this thing orr.elye-e + il question
| whether we Will do IT, or ask scmebody's consen,
whether NAV: or ask the cooperation Of some
! body? Not at all.
! will tell YOU what this Government can do aon.
It can fix It's money unit II declare by aw
what shall be the relative value Of an ounce Of
gold and an ounce Of silver but ~ etuno, make hat
last declaration good. tAppIause) II IS unqueson.
| ably fully within the power Of this Governmen, 10
| bring this country to silver hiss by coming Sill
yer dollars an1 making them legal tender Thev
| can do that. This Governn cnt can say you shall
! take che Of those dollars I'm dis, harge 0f any debt
| owing TO you for a dollar. notwithstanding you may
have loaned gold dollars but II cannot say and en-.
force its decree. II vou should cal out the regular
Army and Navy AMI muster al our great modern
Bryan in command Of them-it tanrot enforce III.
decree that one ounce OF gold Is me equivalent of
and ciermany can do iha, uyles' me mlrkeis r.
spond. (Applause) Why? You nay make m.
my goods at gold prices you cannot make me give
az many yards OF cloth for silver dollar as have
aGd D, cbeers h. 1 If have gold dollar in thi. hand ard
silver in that. and you declare th@y are equal
| and get two dollars for il. know o. T. lie Grea,
applause and cheers II have nothing hni a god
will not give that gold dollar for t"rnty pounds oi
sugar / will take II around 10 brok"r ana get
wo silver dollars for it, and get the twenty pounds
of sugar and have one silver dollar l"ii 'l@ughterl
| So il is nv friends We can Of ourselves. of Qgr
! own wisdom declare the uni, Of value. We can coin
| silver freely but We cannot make sixteen ounces
Of silver edual to one ounce Of gold unless II e
| CAppiauscD And it is not unless the merchants
take It at that rate. That - where All ms lhihg
mann Who no. exchanges and deals in these things ha,
fixes the relative vale, and II yon do nor ,ase ,hs n
gold vault and the gold Will go ont OF circulation.
TIE LAWS OF TRADE BINDING
What is another consequence? In this connection
| these gentlemen say Why Didn't We win the
battle at Bunker Hill?" N.aughter) "Didn w
whip the British at Yorktown And do you mean
| TO say we can't do II again" Tn" logic ol 'h'S
| gentlemen-.f may use such term IN coh'''''''n
with such balderdash-is that nation that 'an
do these great things and establish It's poiitl'al IN
dependence can also be financially and commercial
| ~ free 1t cannot be free OF the laws Of traie
applause They can Say that az, Yen bo dorsn MAKE
II so. fur trader fixes that question 'ApP'""'e
What is the next suggestion? II H. my friends
in the of free silver, what IS IN. nn'ns,Sl a'
pieces are dollars? They might Just a. wei pa,
law that 80 cenis - o3raIiA 3wroaniA h legal io.
lar but IT would not buy dollars Mor'n OF an ana.
thing What is the effect OF that NJ nv ,, 49,.
Ia
GoU-n here on broadway and that law IL golng ini9
operaton tonight. He summons az ms ci,rA ~ a.l
huvs d cents worth Of pencils. ana heior" u" oPti
bis store in the morning he has marked up ~ @,'
goods to the new scale re c''h 40 O., S t.a.
Die who enlist interest. ana sone oi ,l'in ,,c,
kindle symTathi"s' VINO , cann", M e 80 ne nav.
Take the workingman. He cannot 70 10 ''e 20" .,
roll with pencil and mark IT up. re i', so 80, ~
consult somebody. He has TO rn,,r ~ m'o - - M con con-
| mont He has got 10 get some othor n an son s
sent before ne can mark up his wages lhen h' tlels
|
| War and others for the loss oi p'oN'u o.f ON y,
camho' d * nekn II read sl6 He must wait FOR an
| appeal to Congress. and a 'onSt't, tna' I" x
! usiic in character would De unsympath'"' "P'
Un must make an appeal to Congress TO have ms
! ncnsion raised to twice what n was before ne j.
rna1c equal What can the dopositors i'm our say,
, ings banks. this great company OF WILLOWS , '"'
81 ,inr hv a few PENNIES against hard time In me-
| what can they do wh,n this change comes ,l ,ss
| 40 write $50? Not at all. Take the men VINO haHr
life Insurance. man who & ha, 5lra rh NOT
! come 10 want when the bread-wnning hand "5s
stricken in death-can they. where the poley r'"1s
Gan the managers Of these institutions make Il
right with them? No This policy co"rceS integfaS'
;n1I bank NAV be however fu Of sympathy the
president of life association may be- NJ ny Is oo,u
| poed To say. "All Of the loans of tnS ,oIn.la.i
| are scaled down 10 5o-cent dollars We oan.i .
dollars that were , rnc %0rtn gs,Sr % nhSeg6 our n
tcsrity revolts against H. orr honc>y T. nset
and must pay the WHO" HdN- 'Nfi''
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND II.
My friends. these men surely 20 nor 'oh''''
| plate the irretrievable and extensive cg"rH'f' "
| the disaster and disturbance and disruption WIN"
they are proposing for all OF Us In an Our business
affairs great and simple. Take the iahofins man.
| how full of sympathy they are for him NY 'o''-
| trymon. ! never spoke false word to tn' ""o''s
| man in my life. Great applause nave he's,
| sought 10 reach his vote or inhuen," hf hiI'Ns ~
that part Of his nature that viii poHutr 'ti' M
| lect and the conscience. ! have bcI'F'v az ,hs
believe to-day that any system thar mtil lills -
prices Of labor in this country, tnat hihhS -
into the life Of the lahOriug man. tn1i tlh .'' 'I
| to put by that which gives him a STAKE h 80.
| order I'm the property OF the country j. iHr Poti
| that should be- American polici. tAppl"..s,
| | have resisted I'm many campdigns TINS iI'a 10
| "A debascd currency could help the Mof a. .,
The first dirty errand that dirty doiaI '''S - "
cheat the ~orkingman. tAppl1uSeD .~...
Ny friends a cold statistic ID inquiry, non -,