The Taney County republican., 1896-10-01

money. whereas. before The esssrps
ment had dictated what was legal tender.
and provided Tor 1t from both metals The
act of 1873 was taken advantago of By
the money lender to hood the country WITH
notes. bonds and mortgages. payable "a
gold. and since then billions OF dollars Of
our debts have become payable in gold
money by written Contracts The act OK
1878 carried the act OF lS73 from Statutory
law into the written Contracts of the couu-
try. They were afraid the act OF 1913 might
be repealed. and they wished to cloak them
against the impairment Of the obligation OF
contracts The act vf 1S7S u worse soan the
act of 1S7A
snver Coinage since 1915
I'VE often hear the gold men bosstinA
that there has been larger coinage OF she
yer since Is7s than before It. But under .
redemption Of the monetary systems the
quantity of representative money tssued
should not exceed In volume the quantity
of redemption money In the country. SO
that, when silver was reduced to the po-.
sition OF representative money. the issue
of any quaEtity Of 1t In the form OF repre-
sentative money had no effect IN oQaso-
ing up our stock of primary money. Since
1873 the government has purchased silver
and coined il into O representative money.
There Is no judgme1t displayed IN ouy-
ing a costly metal to coin 1t into token OF
representative money. 1t should answer
from lead. tin, nickel or other substance-
So long as 1t Is redeemable in gold. or made
subsidiary to gold, the issuance OK any
quantity of 1t win not restore the founoa-
ton of our financial system LApplause.1
I'VE are often told that the silver dol
lar is good dollar ON its face. but ee-
cent dollar In reality. We say goto oot-
lar is only q dollar on its face. but in reality
a 2oo-cent dollar. The silver In silver ooi
lar will buy as much wheat ana cotton a.
ever but not as much gold. Gold has risen
in value until, instead Of buying one BUSH
el Of wheat as II used to. 1t VIII buy TWO.
1T Is constantly claimed that under free
coinage silver would run gold OUT OF tne
country. Gold is not DOW In circulation to
be run out There Is no gold in circulation
among the people. 1t Is In the bank vaults
of the large cities. 1t Is cornered. Ana the
government Is now at the mercy OF those
who own it. Silver was the money OF tne ne
people. and circulated to the very pores OF
civilization, and 1t does now as token
money, and no money il appropriate TO a.
republican people that does not thus cir-
culate. IApplause.1
Eject ON the Farmer.
..Now, I'm regard to the effect Of free COIN
age on the farmer. 1t is trre. as claimed :
that a farmer can now buy as much calico
and cotton cloth with 50 cents as he could
before when wheat was 81 bushel Bus
he cannot pay his taxes that way It nov
takes two bushels and nearly three bushels
of wheat to pay as much taxes as one
bushel of wheat would have paid IN 1s!1
Whereas 1900 bushels Of wheat would
have paid the presidents salary OF $S.@H
in 1878 It now requires 100. 600 bushels OF
wheat to pay his salary of $4,000. And 10
was the same congress that increased the
presidents salary from $4,000 to Se.eW
year that demonetized silver. OmciaL IA
voritism and neglect OF the rights OF the
producers have already como with des-
posisn. 1t now requires two ana tnree
times as much OF your wheat TO roe On
a Pullman car or q street car as IL oio N
1s73- Those things under the control ch
ducers will suffer In the exchange OF tner :
property for them. tApplause-I
Selfshness In . Serpent.
..Seiflshness Is a consuming fire that
burns and destroys 1t viii destroy indi-
vidual character and II WIZ destroy Ia
a dragon. an evil spirit. or devil: 1t can
be aptly termed serpent. with Its tan
In India, and its body in Europe. ana It's
head raised In once proud America lap
plause.1 Will you fight II. citizens OF ilit-
nois. LCries OF yes. yes. Then throw
aside politicians. Throw aside those who
have self interest In asking yeQ Tor your
votes. Study this question for yourselves.
and when you have studied civilization ano
the effects Of the law on the prosperity Of
mankind we win then rear here an encuf.
Ing republic
.sIt will no longer be a question OF ex-
pertinent. We viii erect one that VIII oe
permanent and enduring. ana when re
cease to scrsfnble over the things OF this
earth and pile up around US. as tnese mil
lionaires are doing, who now wouio oiCeate
ia Won and / how to vote-when we ceasd
that. then we will come to q. newer ana 2
brighter civilization. in which We WI
ctndy the principles Of humanity: ana nos
the principles Of selfish interests. lap
nIause.l And with such q people. We WIN
90 forward, step by step testing Questions
bv the principle OF humanity. and We WIZ
make q race of great naen and great wom-
en-, and IL will lead to brighter and pet-
ter day" IGreat applnuse.1