The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-15

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This proved the impotency OF Doodle
campaign when the people are aroused
on great and vital Issue. The pres
ent indications show two hundred and
thirty-two electoral votes reasonably
certain for Bryan, with at least an
equal chance for seventy-dve more"
JONATHAN JOKES.
HAlF A HUNDRED REASONS
Why The American People Should Favor
Free Coinage.
Mr.. Eugene Y. Brewster, in a re-
cent communication addressed to the
Brooklyn Citizen, cites the follow
ing reasons in favor OF free coinage:
l. Because all of the national par
ties have declared in favor of bimet-
tallism and not one favors the gold
standard, which we have to-day.
:. Because no voters ever yet
voted for tie gold standard, only
those who benefit by the apprecia-
ton of the gold dollar favor it.
3. Because gold standard money
is dishonest and makes the debtor
pay back dollar larger than the
one be borrowed.
4. Because the gold dollar is ap-
rreciating in value more and more,
making debts harder and harder to
pay.
5. Because the only objection yet
heard against bimetallism is, we are
not big and strong enough to have
it without foreign aid. Can we not
legislste for ourselves?
8. Because we can introduce BIZ
metallism without foreign help, for
we would have with US twenty-seven
silver and bimetallic countries, with
a population of 995 100000.
Z. Because We would have against
US only eleven gold countries, popu-
lation LOG 900, eco, and about all Of
those except England would be glad
to follow our example.
s. Because the average ratio in
the silver and bimetallic countries,
viz: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hondu-
ras. Nicaragua, Salvador, Colombia,
China, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Pc
ru, Russia, Tripoli, Argentine Rs
public, Belgium, Chill. Cuba, France,
Greece, Hayti, Italy, Japan. Neither
lands, Spain, Switzerland and Vene-
zula, is 15a to l!
8. Because the very highest ratio
of apy country in the world is Mex
leo, 16a to l.
10. Because if Mexico is a fair
sample of a silver country, Turkey
is fair sample of gold country.
IL. Because everybody admits that
bimetallism is right, and the only
bjsction is that we cannot 60 il
alone, that objection is overruled by
the figures given above.
| II. Because there is no accumula.
ton Of silver anywhere in the world
that could food US; and even if there
were it would only give greater i'm
patus to our commerce, for every
dollars worth of silver brought here
would represent a dollar spent here
among US. Our silver dollars woulG
not be taken abroad again, but lef
here among US, thus giving us more
money and greater business.
4 Ii. Because even if there were 6
food Of silver in Germany, Japar
er anywhere, little diplomacy
would prevent It's coming here. II
the International conference at Brus
sells. all the great nations except Eng
land were so anxious to have bimet
allism that they offered to not un
load their silver on any nation tina
introduced it.
| IA. Because free coinage 16 to
weuld create an unlimited demand
for silver and fix that price all ovel
the world.
i Is. Because, if we said we woul,
take all the silver that comes at i
to l, nobody would sell their silve
fer less than that price, and thel
. sixteen ounces of silver would b
worth one ounce Of gold the worl,
: over.
16. Because the silver dollar woul
then necessarily contain 100 cents
worth Of silver and be worth a dol
= lar everywhere.
2 II. Because that silver dolla
would be better dollar than tn
present silver dollar, for this cor
! tains only So cents worth Of silver.
Is. Because if the present silve
dollar is dishonest, it was the gol
r people who made it so by demon,
e tizing silver by the "crime of 1878.
j 10. Because the dollar under fire
t coinage would contain just 50 muc
! silver as the silver dollar to day, an
this buys 100 cents worth eve,
! day.
r 20. Because if the mine own,
= may take So cents worth of silver
i the mlnts and get 100-cent dolls
e for it, the laborer may do the san
e thing.
y 81. Because if the miner gets
- 100-cent dollar, then there is no sui
q thing as 53-cent dollars in clrcul
e ton.
a. %. Because it is funny if the de-
0, lar can be a 100-cent dollar to Il
+, mine owner and only 53-cent Dc
~ ;, lar to the laborer.
. %. Because every dollar that &c
If in circulation means the sale of sor
n. commodity or the installation
a capital in business.
IS a. Because free coinage mea
- rising prices.
Id %. Because rising prices mea
is more profit in business and me
to new industries and enterprises.
g 26. Because mere industries me
y more employment.
q. Because more employme
q means lessening Of the supply
at labor.
10 %. Because the more employme
le means q greater demand for lab
n thus by increasing the demand a
IN lessening the supply you ra
wages.
90. Because free coinage mes
ed nearly twice as much money IN {
ia cnlation, and with an abundance
,l- money there will be an abundar