The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-30
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Argument.
Tho following Is from Tho Washington
Times und)
Now, YOU know the whole bone Of con.
tentIon In this contest In which we are
engaged Is az TO which kind OF stand
hrd gives you the best dollar. There
arc some people who talk about an
honest dollar without exactly defining
what they mean by that, no that you
have TO take their conclusions Instead OF
being able 10 form, your own conclusions.
We believe that gold and silver. used
together, give q more stable dollar. II
mor' equitable currency, more Just
standard than could be obtained from
the use of ono, with the other eliminated
from use; and the very argument which
Dr. Slutevant makes there. that 4 short
crop OF wheat will make wheat rise In
value, applies 10 money, because u there
Is q short crop or money money rises IN
vallte.-Mr. Bryan, at Jacksonville, III.
Were there any proof that gold and ail-
Yer could be circulated together under
free coinage, or Were II u fact that We
have less money under our present
standard than We had before our mlnts
were closed to silver. MIR Bryan's urgu'
mcnt might he considered. ITS belief.
for It IL nothing else, Is prompted en-
tircly by mnnia. At no time IN history
has there been practical demonstration
OF blmetallism with open minis, and an
inspection OF the Treasury reports Will
show beyond question that we have cir
cnlated more gold and silver money
since 1873 than we did before chat year.
Are American voters crazy enough
TO elect n man whose theories ace un-
snbstantlatcd? Is this country TO be
run on faith Instead Of fact? Arc we
10 have Il government Of humbug, i'd
mInlstercd by charlatun.
There Is little doubt NJ Mr.. Bryan'S
defeat, but It Is best not TO count votes
until the polls are closed. The tight
must be kept up until the ballots are all
In, and all exposure OF Mr.. Bryan's
, SOphlstrieS continued. In all HE long
and weariS6me campaign not a word
OF fact has he uttered. He has talked
c1ntlnuously OF falling prices and rising
money; OF trusts and syndicatcs and the
power OF wealth; OF an independent IL
nancial system and the domination OF
nndAhe coercion OF wHge-earners, but
no nroof has ben offered His campaign
has been conducted entirely by misrep-
reSehtatlOn, and his administration
could be nothing but series Of disap-
pOntments.
Blind belief without the guidance Of
reason has done much to injurn man
kind. In pagan days human life was
sacrificed under an erroneous belief that
II would appeAse the wrath Of the gods.
Churches have persecuted each other TO
gain favor with the Great Unknown
Wars have been wdged to perpctuatc be-
llefS that have proved fallaclOus. and
kings dethroned at the lnstigatlon OF
craze-bralncd prophets. Mr.. Bryan
says he believes gold and silver used to-
Gether will give 4 more stable dollar, q
more equitable currency. whatever that
IL. Experience has demonstrated that
gold and silver cannot be used together
when coined on Individual account. Shall
we try the experiment Of Mr.. Bryan's
belief or stand by policy which has
stood the test OF time? In the light of
past events, II would seem better TO stick
10 something tangible. For elShty-one
years We failed in the bimetallIc ex-
pertinent, and II would be folly to give II
another trial
Mr.. Bryan attempts 60 illustrate his
arguments by comparing the effect or a
short crop Of wheat on the country.
Had there been n scarcity OF money,
perhaps his comparison would apply.
But there has ben constantly increaS-
ing volume OF money, in circulation
since the United States opened thcIr
Treasury doors. Consequently MIR.
Bryan's argument Is falllcious. Our per
capita circulation In 1860 was sl3S5. In
1865 It was Se0.51. In 1870 II was $3.50.
In 1850 Il was sl9.il. In 1890 1t was So. So,
and In 1896 It was $2255. That does
ont look like short crop of money. II
people would consult statistics. and not
listen to demaSogues, ;hcre would never
be any hard times. Our present strin-
gency Is due entirely 10 humbug. Money
has been driven out OF circulation by the
Misrepresentation OF such men rs Mr..
Bryan. and we can never have pros
peri,y until they are muzZhd by COM
nonsense investigations.