The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-30
Answers By Mr. Keene 70 Querses
from Citizen Raiders.


aneweF them ia three distinct Iestess.
which / Submit 70 TIE bet disposition
the editor may see IT 70 make ~ them
To the first bo6y " enquiries regsrding
the go3d s>ood lzs8es ~ the ressiifs1 u
the paEISe debt 70 the amount u
&soUBd MONEY" On hand % cancel Il
/ repsy that they converted p8Dlic
debt u 81 ri, 90. III originally payz-
be in lawful money u the United
Etatee ia " the same amount u public
debt psysbIe il god alone. This ~oon
created such tremendous demand for
gold and consequent drains On The god
f. the treasury, that gold not only
fOfge1 ~ = premium. ia terms u prop
eFty. bat finally became ~ dear se 70
render il impossible for the gogernnsent
to get tie necee>ary amount u II ia
the regular yays Notwithstanding q
heavy baiaBce # trade in it, favor, the
goyefnment Wa eOsDpeiIed " resort
10 tie bond Issuing pOweT il time 81
peace. This involves immense lO=s "
our peOpie. Who have ~ pay not only
thee byssde. but the Interest thereon,
through t.,e tributes II taxes. The
net loss u golG b. the government from
MARCH, IL, Iese, the beginniDg If the
Harr5so9 adnIinIsti atIonJ, to July,
Zznd. Is9G. wien Sey YORK gamblers
took pity IN it from selfish n1otigee j,
was the enoFmOu. Gum NJ ~, i'm
55S.sI, 81 follows:
G0ld in the treasury March LET,
1sss, sz50, 20, el7.Oo; gold in the treas
ury March LIT, ls9s. $40, ~. 1881.
Total Ioss u god under Mr. Harri-
son. tIz7, 0zs, m. 30: gold il the treas-
ury March 1t, Isss, Sl0s. III rs 81
gold loud. Issued since that time, S26z.-
OO0.lts0DD; premium IN same, 81, lyJ.-
ODO.O9.
Total gold held by Mf. Cleveland,
&SS. n, 1851; gold IL the treasury.
JuIy zzad. Is9S, 50. 20, 80. u: total lOss
Of gold under Mr. Cleveland, S5l6.5D4,-
l1s1, ": total net lOss March Ii, l6ss, 10
JnIy zZnd, le1s, Si55,55O, 536sL
1his REPRESENT All average annual
I,ss II III, Oh. ~. ~ IN gold. II this il
allowed ~ continue tel years or until
the firsf IDstaIlnefst VI bonds issued 20
maintain the present Standard ma
tures. this will b. he financial coDdi-
ton " tue United states:
Ten yeasg issue at S56,Dl7s 65e.6S a
year. S86D, 10. G5e -; slready issued,
tn. 90. 1850. What the peace debt
will be III ten years, 81, lzz, 1868 ~.
But the government must al that
time redeem 500. 5000 Of the S162,-
xssftf
81 ffse bond Issuing Dower for ali the
wuEd II ct. Thee binds BY their
VERY fefnlz. demand gid III redemp-
2znEs Haf fhie does tot take into &C.
S1Nnx THAT 01Dsie debf ~hich existed
#HSNH 81 H#3 1H283uk1fI0r III TIE uxes-
#Nt 8zAszns. #nr tNAf k.o must lie met
. #&M|sIE ~ 1&#fNI money OF tue
x1sIs&2 &lAssN. 81 1. III ~ ENe contract
M#*sM# a &M4 E#A E0xkE4x& @4N made
#z# E#,<# #n|N AM# silver we're '&#~
S2| M2'm# Moae* IL tH<*e U0ls31
#s#N H3F4 Es.< f<fxHk. N0 E3o06IA-
N.4N S4 6AF 4IeeiiN4 lii TERMS ~ the
NN#Ss&* 9N#<M*' IxINx silver ANH UN#-
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#EHN#1.'S 81 X|lN &Nsl Ia4efte64k* a.
E#* #IE&N States oH September Isf.
M aA So <9II0#
&Msff3E #X#IiN* N4Is z1 z 2@ ~:
MS#F 0M #NIHE INI*fzxE N4N &N32NN.
1 s ~: Mk1A Nf4f5N# N4 iMfeEf8z
22@9< EsE z72 I4. e&Sl IN3#te% &MN N1&AN
zAnaxM.8|,|e. N1S. f.58 S.z R4&ifE&
#AIIE04a Do04s. *5z .6z@ 51xk4J: N1456
IssIefesl thereon. 45S6 zI5.Iz Cf is 1Il.
81 $50. $500. 1855 s@
The amount ia ALA Nz86N ~ money
sustained III circulation iii tue United
Efafes bv the gold i'll the treasury @a8.
on that day. September /. 1856. the
SUN II 81 .651. 100. ia. Tie ansonnf ~
gold III tile treasury on that day 49,
800 957. 5gI. 70 that tie amount of
the urinary money IN The Treasury
upof, which, b0tl, the Dul,Ifc debt and
the circulation resf ana " which they
are supposed IT, be made .'sOund,"
amounted tO only 53-5 cents On the dol
lar of public debf fioated on the public
credit. sustained by it: Issg than G2-5
cents on the dollar " circulation based
upon the Uui,lfc delf and s1pu,sed to
be made ds0undU Nv II.
And vet tt,4y talk about an .fnOnest
dollar, aud s.s,uud money! AZ if We
really had them. This gold IN the
treasury n ali We have today 10 cup
x.orf oar sUtoIe ..te,sefarv svsfefa IN IL.