The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
WHAT FREE COINAGE WILL DO.

1QS hSaOilSHt uaS a4Haye Soo.SS
ded that the free coinage OF silver
would not only help the farmer and
laboring masses, but also build up
every business enterprise in our
American republic The only class
N this whole country that profits by
the British gold standard are bank
ers and money-lenders. Of course
when we contract our currency it rem
ders money more valuable and redu-
ces the price Of everything that
money buys. Ever since the passage
Of the Sherman act in 1878, prices OF
agricultural products and wages Of
labor have been going down year
after year, while interest and debts
continued to De piled mountain high
upon our people and country. But
the climax of iniqrity was capped
when Groyer Cleveland made cor
rap, and sarvile congress strike down
silver altogether, and place our
country on a single gold standard.
The destruction OF property by 3
snsinksge Of values during the past
four years has been fac greater than
even daring the war between the
states, when the South was ravaged
with Ine ire and the sword and out
slaves enancipated. We defy any
man, unless he De a capitalist, or
banker or Speculation to say that he
has made more than bare living out
OF his business since Cleyeland's in
auguration. And so far from busi-
ness improving, times are getting
harder day by day. First the small
firms were crushed: but now evey
houses representing millions are
succumbirg. Hundreds Of manu-
featuring enterprises have closed their
doors, and thousands upon thousands
of industrious artisans and laborers
are thrown out of employment to
starre. Only last week the great
city of Chicago was shaken as with
an earthquake by the collapsing OF
two enterprises, one representing
S20,oOo,0O0. And for what is all
this9 That few Wall street bankers
and European coupon-clippers may
sxtort from our people double the
value OF the money they loaned. 1t
is fearful to contemplate the ruin and
misery that President Cleveland has
brought upon his people and his
country,in order to make millionaires
of himself a2d his Wall street
friends,
But The Headlight is now en-
dorsed by the highest authority. The
London Financial News, the leading
gold-bug organ Of Europe, in com
menting upon the growth of the sill
yer sentiment in the United States,
says:
There is plain moral in the re-
mark that if the United States should
venture to cut himself adrift from
Europe and take outright to silver
she would have all America and Asia
at her back, and the command Of the
market of both countries. The bar
rier OF gold would be more fatal than
auv barrier of custom house. The
bond of silver would be stronger than
any bond OF free trade. There can
be no doubt about it that if the
United States were to adopt
silver basis tomorrow British trade
would be ruined before the year was
out. Every American would be pro-
tected, not only at home, but every
other market OF course the United
States would suffer to certain ex-
through having to pay her Obligations
abroad n gold, bat the loss OF extent
change under this as compared to
the profit to be reaped from the
markets :: Sou:p America and Asia,
t. saq aot:a:os Of Europe. The mar
We! j. Eat tl:= Jnaed States has lot
lor. ago se:zed the opportunity. It
has ieen !. :,;oce oi luck that it has
never occurred to the americans to
scou,, - c,.: 81 tho worlds markets
bv goiag - :. silver basis, and it
nnsl;: 4ssza Us right Il, irrioated by
the conyaE;:;,s;::>.a apathy ct our gov
e.areat .owaru '.:e silver problem,
the Americans r=;;.hated b., freezing
Of soId.- Piedmont Headlight
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