Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-10-29
FIFTY GOOD REASONS
Why THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD
FAVOR FREE COINAGE.

lyu Sltlzens clteS the tOlloWlng reason
in favor Of free coinage:
/. Because all Of the national partie
have declared in favor Of bimetallism
and not one favors the gold standard
which we have today.
2. Because no voters ever yet voteC
for the gold standard, and only thos,
who benefit by the appreciation of tn,
gold dollar favor it.
8. Because gold standard money il
dishonest and makes the debtor pay
back dollar larger than the one ht
borrowed.
4. Because the gold dollar is appreci.
ating in value more and more, making
debts harder and harder to pay.
8. Because the only objection YET
heard against bimetallism is, we are
not big and strong enough to have il
without foreign aid. Can we not legis-
late for ourselves?
6. Because we can introduce bimetal-
lism without foreign help, for we would
have with us 81 silver and bimetallic
countries, with a population of $685.
900, 600.
2. Because we would have against
us only II gold countries, population
1876, 900, 900, and about all of those ex-
eept England would be glad to follow
our example.
g Rocauco tho ovarora ros;o - Al
silver and bimetallic countries-viz,
Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hon
duras Nicaragua, Salvador, Colombia,
China, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru,
Russia, Tripoli, Argentine Republic,
Belgium, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece,
Haiti, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,
Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela-is
151S to l.
0. Because the very highest ratio of
any country in tho world is Mexico,
1GH to l.
10. Because if Mexico is a fair sam
pie Of silver country, Turkey is fair
sample Of gold country.
II. Because, If everybody admits that
bimetallism is right, and the only OBJ
lection is that we cannot go it alone,
that objection is overruled by the figures
given above.
12. Because there is no accumulation
Of silver anywhere in the world that
could food US. And even if there were,
it would only give greater impetus to
our commerce, for every dollars worth
of silver brought here would represent
q dollar spent here among US. Our sill
yer dollars would not be taken al rnad
again, but left here among US, thus xiv.
ing us moro money and greater business.
13. Because even if there were food
of silver in Germany, Japan or any
where little diplomacy would prevent
its coming here. In the international
conference at Brussels all the great ma
tions except England were SO anxious to
have bimetallism that they offered not
to unload their silver on any nation that
it.
IA. Because free coinage OF 16 to l |
would create an unlimited demand for
silver and fix that price all over the
world.
Is. Because, if we said we would
take all the silver that comes at 10 to 1, |
nobody would sell their silver for less
than that price, and then 1G ounces of |
silver would be worth / ounce of gold
the world over.
16. Because the silver dollar would |
then necessarily contain 100 cents
worth of silver and be worth a dollar
everywhere.
II. Because that silver dollar would |
be better dollar than the present silver
1ollar, for this contains only 53 cents'
worth Of silver.
IL. Because, il the present silver dol |
ar is dishonest, it was the gold people |
who made it SO by demonetizing silver
BY the "crime of 1873"
10. Because the dollar under free
'oinage would contain just so much sill
yer as the silver dollar today, and this
lollar buys 100 cents worth every day.
30. Because if the mine owner may
AXE SO cents worth of silver to the
nints and get 100 cent dollar for it,
he laborer may do the same thing.
81. Because if the miner gets a 100
'ent dollar, then there is no such thing
IS 53 cent dollars in circulation.
22 Because it Is funny if the dollar
IAN be 100 cent dollar to the mine
'wner and only a So cent dollar to the
aborer.
23. Because every dollar that gets in
circulation means the sale of some com
modify Or the installation of capital in
,usiness.
%. Because free coinage means ris-
ng prices.
20. Because rising prices mean more
,rofit In business and more new indus
ries and enterprises.
90. Because more industries mean
more employment.
~. Because more employment means
lessening of the supply of labor.
%. Because more employment means
greater demand for labor. Thus by in
reasing the demand and lessening the
upply you raise wages.
30. Because free coinage means near
? twice as much money in circulation,
nd with an abundance Of money there
will be an abundance Of industries, fac
ories, mills and enterprises of all kinds
n operation.
30. Because the employers, making
more sales and more profit, will pay
igher wages.
81. Because free coinage will make
he dollar nearly twice as easy to get,
hus making debts nearly twice as easy
0 pay.
81. Because the gold people are dis
onest and refuse to print in their news
apers the silver side Of the question,
Vhile the silver people circulate the
lew York Journal as campaign docu-