Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-16
AN ABLE ADVOCATE.
g. a. Barnard Before the 0i.
metallic Club.


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Aass heard.
C. A. Barnard. the Moline mann.
facturer. spoke TO the Rock Island
branch Of the Bimetallic league Q,
the headquarters Of the Bryan and
Bimetallic organizations on Second
avenue last evening. Mr.. Barusrd's
address proved one OF the most ex.
haustive and thoroughly sound and
interesting yet delivered In Rock Isl.
and during the campaign. A life
long repu blican. Mr.. barnard has be.
come an advocate OF the double
standard through the conviction thu.
comes Of conscientious study OF the
currency topic. In opeuiog Mr..
Barnard spoke OF the eli Importance
OF the financial issue In the present
campaign. and stated that any refer.
ence he might make to capa.
talistic classes would not ap.
ply to local institutions. We
are . community OF producers
and have no capisslistic class among
US. He then referred to the sscr cd
right Of suffrage - belonging to
every American citizen who should
be privileged TO cast his ballot un.
trsmmeled and - he pleases. II any
man, corporation or com binstion
taking advantage Of their position %
employer exercises any methods Of
coercion or intimidation to 10 n ueuce
an employees vote, whether IL b di.
rect or indirect. is guilty OF an infa-
nous attack upon the liberty and
rights Of the American voter. The
speaker did not believe 1t was right
to organize political clubs within the
precinct and composed OF the en-
ployes Of single institution. With
out any excuse they are all indirect
intimidation Of employees. He dep
recsted the arraignment of class
against class, for in the eyes of the
law there should be no class; no
special iavors granted. Il 10
to the interest OF those of fixed To-
comes to further such legislation rs
will keep money valuable and scarce
and prices low. The sufferers from
such o cause are our manufacturer.
our merchants, our farmers and our
lab)rers, who want an established
coinage value for both gold and sill.
yer. This alone can be the bed rock
for a secure financial foundation
Silver and gold must always be the
money metals for the world and con-
sequently any nation that desires TO
coin these metals into money will
have 70 decide upon a ratio Of coia-
age value. Coin value should not be
COMPOUNDED with any other value. Il
is created BY Law and cannot be
changed except BY law. II 10 q value
distinct in itself and stable and en-
during and cannot be changed ex-
cePt by law. Coinage value IL q
value created BY government under
which value the government IL en-
powered TO coin money out of &C.
lected valuable metals and the rouev
80 coined is created Q legal tender
under specific conditions, for the
H"y s~1Seso ost oCOSos COl04Re
value given to the metals selected at q
stated ratio. the bullion value
may change, but neither Of the met
ais will 60 below par value, and as
long - the Law exists that estab-
lished the coinage value all OF the
selected metals will be available for
the payment Of debts or as q circu-
iating medium Of exchange. Thst
Is, give to silver and gold q
coinage value at the ratio Of
16 to l and II from any cause
the bullion value should depart from
the ratio Of Is to I that metal which
10 OF the lowest value remains 1t psr
and the other metal would 90 TO o
premium. Because both metals
would still have Coinage and legal
tender value the same as before, and
ether OF the metas coined at the
stated ratio would be o legal tender
f,r all debts. With the coinage value
and legal tender value established
ior both silver and gold there Is NJ
or condition that ctn
arise under which both metals will