Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30

enhancing ana stimulating the came, whhe
we would have 10 pay gold premium
on our imports from god countries, "n aDh
encourage homo production and consuinp-
ton. Certainly not bad erect 70 lli-
crease our exports. while decFeaslihs ,1e.,
imports All commerce and pfoducuon
would be stimulated az nome, al laDoi
would be well employed. and IN prosper
Gus times labor would obtain 10 Just due.
Then. you remember that u was the
United States which FIRST osrnohe.i@eS5
silver IN the latter years, ana TINS caused
Germany 10 DO the same and then france
closed her mirts 10 silver, ana then itol,
land and Belgium and then ltay, anu
then Austria In lSSe, ana theh tne iase
unkinlest cut OF all Was from lsonuoii
Via India in lS93, causing the datkess
hour IN the panic Of that year. AS al
values arise from the action or me ~
mand upon supply, II - easy 20 ~ ,S,'s
law must operate upon silver, whicn lie55
by legislation losing It's funcuons, "i ~
the demand upon IL for money rom ~
many nations. has sunken 10 aDCus, ~ a.,
its former value. Bur nature ~ ord
the production from the mines OF bOlu ~
silver has been Tor thirty years hsu IT. ~
constant al lGl, 70 THAT n. lo's pVui.~7
~ silver to of gold And We nov ~
pose 10 adopt nearly eNactly hotb
ratio and throw open our minus -
metals upon that ratio-l6 10 49,, ,ritn
Now. N the United states IN - and
much less population anu ~ such
real wealth, could inalf,S 49,. as The de-
,m,onoff@affon of silver has become, .lags
we not nationally hope ana sDsstsr nopu-
In the year 1887. with vastly s,Saaes1tbf aud
In lion resources and real Nesl.n neT
r-oefi,,s ebe NAV again throw open ne
minis 10 silver and thus -, SlLS'y IN or
rate the return 10 blineiaillsaIi 80 the
nearly all. ana perhaps ~ t,srore On the
Irr,Nsife tackg The question would tlirS
he settled. Let the United s safe. c5in-
her minis to the tree anc rhiliiil',s6 ,,Ji-
ace OF silver. and internalIo4lai 1870 iisir,
isT, wouid follow almost to q ceItSlnt5;
and settle itself from the poWsIl4,t -. 49,
m9sterful stroke OF our own Co.'' -
Germany and France %Sg ISer e' ana pack
"a Nv them we would practically L4HS -
international bimetalilsm WIZ o.. ord
bjssrings. and without the VeNa liUns s,, -
many more years lost time IN the o''''''-
And understand that the political par
ties before the people to-day haNe al -, -
clqred for international bimetaihshn' sV.se
Who may not really desire II; Whle tilV
q ernocratic party believes II can De a.
cOmplshed By leaQng the way ---en
and adopting bimetallism; II Is Msl.
have always been more equltable dhu -
muneratiye. and prosperity more sFe.iy
distributed. and bimetailism means 70 thls
country the loeice! Contl OF OF the lIdue "
south America and other sllyel-uslnE
countries. while it also means that wan
street must unlock the ring it has iast-
eued through the nose OF our govern
ment. and thus stop the bankers forcing
any more bond issues on the government
burdens 10 the people. And recollect IN
restoring this value 10 silver we double
the value OF one OF our greatest products
and that, not counting Mexico. we mine
es much silver as ell the balance OF the
world. And the boon TO that great in
terest would boom our great western
states into boundless prosperity in all OF
their interests. and this could not fail 10
entire country Ike a sweet benson OF
peace and prosperity 10 an our land.
Hail 10 Bryan, freedom, ana pros
AN AMERICAN BIMETALLIST