New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
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the wealth per capita of his people Is two dollars to
VIZ mat Of n and
and yet all the Senators from the States now row, en-,
about 100 per cent additional profit on their silver
bullion through It's coinage by the Government.
limited earnings OF those whose wealth per capita.
after 200 years Of hsrd a6or by or Rs n
that In some Of these young ana more wealthy
We are often sympathetically Informed by silver
tongued orators that Japan manufactures numerous
can be made in the United States, and that i Is
the silver currency Of the Oriental reSpIe which
payment OF their wage-earners who are now re,
ses ha and afe pa IN Is he
before Its great superabundance had so largely de-
The patent and only remedy of the United States,
pit!fuly told is to crush this ol-con-
. rs to BY So sehd Ssr
mOaisy to be be bought and Sod at premium and
thus to obtain the supremacy Of cheap silver With
equalze exchanges would not relieve us OF the
competn unless rs d9%a d thn
level OF wages in japan or brought up Japanese
Beyond ali controversy wherever the Silver stand
ard OF money clone practically prevails, the lowest
end Rowe WITHIN s
last ten years have been much Increased ana their
workmen are likely to demand American wages long
before Americans will stoop TO accepting wages now
current In Japan
A TRAvESTY on COMMON-sENsE.
The udicrous msinformation which supports the
broad assertion that countries where the silver
money standard prevails have 100 per cent premium
in their favor Of exchange is as much a ravesty on
the facts on common-sens The country whch
uses deprecs1ed eurlTny r" a,d if,y as he
OF business whose credit is deprecated what
IN d IJs siiver What hey buy Of US
be paid for in the hes; OF sound money and nowhere
remsdy s4Ts III "n a ns" rue IN
pesihOuse avoid the plague
Bineiallsm Is nothing more than two metallism,
though sometimes industriousy ana, artiuIy used USED
mean the unlimited free coinage OF gold ana 81,
YER and was iirst Used BY Cernusch diS'Insusned
Frenchman, soon after Germany ana NE itun ma, "a
tons had lost confidence IN the stability OF silver
ms 1e OF silver among n ' haons When this
J leader OF bmetaism visited this country some
guest To a dinner party. and his advice then was
against thu free coinage OF silver without me co,
h h riter,i"G this opinion several times
since. If the United States start In ms desperate
and s,Iver vii he further huu1bled and take a lower
p ton. - '"' '''''''N'''- %
Certainly invitation from commercial nations
money use % silver would here be accepted by
/ desirable that the United States should receive
rather 'han orc The nyaonj % ~; ~ A@sT iGa
any intiatory step on our part might sunjec, ~ 10
the charge OF being Inspired by The thrifty purpose OF
securing better market for our annual domestic
pr93duct- ....,,, so.n. ex,-o,r. s,,,.er savo-
Gates represent. that no cooperative agreement
among leading nations tor larger use 81 silver can
srnicieni reason Why the United s,a,cs should ie-
cline 70 siului ITSELF by ensSTkins 90 IN
Stunned md cody rejected by he statesmen OF
every enlightened nation
But ihis hopeless representation OF tho silver ques
ton IN Europe IS untrue The trend 81 public opin-
OF the question Very recently NJ Balfour n" fira;
Nbeiher the Governmcn, had refused 20 cooperate
f4rfH"riug a international
tary agrceincn' by rcoI'"ninS the Indian mnts. ~
| piled that there ws- no truth In The rnm2r' ana
added tina, we should Willingly consider. IN con
junction with he Indian tov"rnincni nc Iccl''' ~
/ OF the Indian minis. II IN" measure 'ompi''"H
/ satisfactory scheme Of currency"
national bimeialc conference hold at brussels with
the view 81 paving the way 10 International n"goi@.
lions On Inc .no)'c, 10 2' w s,,f. Gr~a Hrsla
| France Austria. Russia Belgium. Denmark. H'l-
/, would almos, look a. though n The ,oclferou'
cry here about opening onf minu "''nr - ~" rec
States might IN invited 20 conference whore silver
would have some practical favor bcsii"s wind
A DANGEROUS EPIDEMIC ~ THE SOUTH
Our Southern States are i,r the par' far less
densey populated than their sister states ~ equal
/ age and the acreage % their uncul'ivaied Lard s
/ enormously greater The unused water power OF
their numerous rivers and their ineShausiihc iron
ores and coal ncds would seem 20 invite an uilim-
iicd expansion Of diversified Industries A. vel -
large Increase OF iopuia ZION 4h"ii mat ln'
perlty and advance ga -" value of fh"f states Nl
"a
upon Inspiring confidence IN tho owners - capi'hi
and In many people 20 NOV" in"r" WIN IN" View
labor and property Instead Of this. the sllT" here
sy. threatening the stability 81 AL vAreH me-
Ike an epidofnic and = rampant IN the south.
where II may be supposed that some advantage
%ill be deiVrd by eh'ar ""' NJ ~ nr ahou 60 sh,%
their willingness TO hii aiicu - any large aldl-
The highcs, ambition Of all the enterprislns peo-
pe Of our new States must be 90 attract large con,
cessons Of an industrious and nte.ligen, class 81
cftz IN their respective states.
/ comylish~d where one Industry alone Is n'tir
dominant and whore all other occupations. II noi
deemed Intrusive. are he'd as subordinate. 81 where
there is the same dictator In politics AZ In business
They also want to attract capital to maxi sI"tt
and permanent investments within thcir mhshli-
icent boundres but A. an Ss a2 10 ro
west OF the Mississippi TO buill up sate am nappy
homes viii II be Wise to a1E yrT ah "t Is
II the silver States want tarin on silver as
ested. hey may feel sure that Republicans
will make opposition 10 the 'hpoaI-
attempt to unload the Deprecated white metal upon
the people Of the United states by demanding lts
rrdemntIon then il must be discussed upon IT'S
present intrinsic or commercial merits ana the ra'lo
~ IL ia | OF gold must now De dismissed "a a stu
pendous fraud upon the pockets OF the people hS
welI as an imputaton upon their business capicity.
advocates not as a great National question touch
ali Of their financial resources b' 'teI - Il oai
whole world with a standing offer by statute law
W. receive at our minis and the present surplus
of all the worlds product OF silver which may y,
annually presented. For all this. with no charge OF
segnior the United States IL TO excnange silver
ceriiGc,tes 10 20 into circulation AS money at ou-
bic the value OF the silver received ant then u -
claimed with smooth-faced solemnity that silver
viii AT once spontaneously flop upward TO the same
value where II stood years ago. when the annual
product was comparatively small and when rs coin
rgc had not cea sed. II has now ceased altogether
among the commercial nations
TheTc are some persons who accept with reluc-
lance tho miracles Of the Bible who eagerly accept
In advance The miracle thus prophesled BY stump
orators concerning the resurrection OF silver by the
magic wand Of the United States.
Wy Interest in the silver question is other than
that Of every American citizen who would promote promote
I'D The public credit OF Republican Govern
d..u Of NJ. South absO