West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-22

the cause OF silvcr,s derrcci.tion-
IL it has Deprecated Bnt when
You speak Of the "deojine Of silver
in price. do YOU not IN realitv mean
the appreciation OF gold in prices
Withont dwelling npo, tb,a snbiect
and to show you that / am right.
and you wrong, will quote a single
sentence from distinguish English
leader and statesman, Mr.. Balfour
MIR RA,ror, W .,
80
fEKs BECAUSE OF APPRECIATION
OF GOLD.
oNpos' : 90. t'--Mr. Daiiour,re'
piying 70 q reputation representing
ernment ~ nran.r 800 49, 80 49, ,. 800
ures s,,r ~. rai,as - - .;a.s,ss
rai .,ssssa go - s"' "s''01''''
ua ~ coa.;.o, - a.a,.s -.
aor,c.Itnra sn Tnss ae A. s" -
The cond;,;ou ~ 49, .y o" ~
no heI;svas ,ha,.sa $3.50 ' us ana
are largalv daa,o tha ss,;ae;a r' -
nrecis,;on 80 LA .h;ah s,',,., ~
The domonas;~s,;as 20 ill.,. 800 "a
secoodIv ~ ,ha .r,;sn;.i aasan,sas.
y;yan rho nraa,oa. - IL.
coun,r;as &C., $500. ,s,
us;ng co,,n,r;as - - s''e
v ..o
neAs p'oposis'on IS Lon
$50 w i'.i' VI suSpohu JUN
~eS =. ~ay "1osai " 'on soo aouno an =,
ton' zoe nAs TUG 'ign. 70 suspend
'Ln- s VIC eo'saso u s,ise, '. hviu
;. ae.s,o. ~ 'es Juug 'nens ~ 10 "a .pe
.-ss' ssS =. sno Peop'e W uo 50 oo'n-
80 ~ , oa-ua'a o,'.o' "oi,aiS was
sa sIs. oono' sou - 0ov,
s. ;, sn'ponuou 'o' ~
Aour proposition IS not TO the
poins 10 the present controversy; Inc
question now involved Is whether
Sohgress mas power not TO suspend,
ous 10 ProMlost sne Iurther coinage
oi SILVER. lnls proposition, 4 conn
osneiy oeny' upon constitutional
,ounus' since the repeai OF the
man ace' tue minis OF the Oni'
seu states are pronioited from
cunning one single ounce OF Sill
'er ior private owners. is TINS
prohiolc'on constitutlonalf sup
pose congress snouid absolutely
pron'Dit the further coinage OF
goiu "oulu TINS De constitutlonaiF
uas nowi "ouid go up from
yo"i bankers, brokers', ana money
onangers. lou would see clearly
nrotests and voc;sarss;nns no,'id
shake The vanlt 30 h;rh haavan
Yet the constitnt;on If tha IIn;,ad
states nlacas gola and s;Ivav o. 80
actlv the same basis II does NOT
discr;minote against e;ther 30 the
nree;ons rataIs II cove that f,on
9ress shall hava pover - col, mon
CIV and regnIate tho vsl,e thorooe
When we come ~ ;norira wbat -
meant bv monav wa mnst looL 80 ,ha
legal definition thereof when ! hecon-
stitution was adopted. We flnd that
at common law according to Black
stone, Hale, Say, and the rest, money
meant .sthe gold and silver coin OF
the realm The power conferred
upon Congress was. therefore to coin
the gold and silver coin of the Uni
ted States and fix it's value, that is
to regulate its standard denomina-
ton, weight and fineness. Daniel
Webster, the great constitutional
expounder, took this view of the con-
stitution and declared:
at ha,;.
no ~ .s',s SO - ~. s.'ss. . oV'n 70
$500 .s- ~ snS Sonssl.uelon
1910 es VIZ .aoAy ~ suo Anerlcan
49, rkieh ~ S-.ns. ~ VIZ Sonss'sueson
n;1ad ~ ~ 81 80 . :. aAsS -" 'eoce
osrv .;s.aa - NJ Ps-ueuS u ITO
serrsd - c,osa. - 49,, ""s Son-
ro oss ~ sho,, J res9 " uso.ale eiSner
arass NJ ,so. nSS ~ .aoney Son-
nans - 1900 ~. ~ =, - ~ Juuse
go, r. - r. ~ ee'.ole.l1e s',ser
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