The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
a NOTABLE ACCESSION.
One of Chlcago's Greatest Merchants De-
clares for Silver.

clares for Silver.
Frau IL Cooper Of the biz firm o
SiegeI. Cooper & Co, Of Chicago ant
New York has just returned from Eu
rope. He is alive to the issues of tn,
day and has evidently kept well post
ed while away from Chicago.
Mr.. Cooper went across the ocean t.
make his annual visit TO his aged faith
er, who is one Of the registered burgh
ers of AkSrum, Friesland, in Holland
where he has resided all his life. Mr.
Cooper was called upon by a reporter
for the Chicago Dispatch.
There is not much that | can say
OF my trip abroad" said Mr. Cooper
1T is a tour OF pleasure and duty am
in that measure it served me wei, "
Mr.. Cooper is much improved il
health by his ocean voyage and say:
that the political situation in thi!
country interests people abroad.
They do not approve Of Mckinley
over there, because Of his protective
theories, but they regard him as tht
lesser of two evils, as Bryan represent:
free coinage of silver. | am no
strong for Mckinley" said he
Though | favor protection. We car
make everything over here that is
made abroad, but with Mckinley as
President our currency may become
even more contracted than it is today,
as q single gold standard, If adopted
would work ruin to this country and
make times harder than they are
You see, they favor Mckinley over
there because they believe he will com
pei paying our debts due there in
gold. The debts call for coin, and il
silver is our coin these debts can be
paid in that metal if it is so chosen.
Il am yet somewhat on the fence
but can't see anything but good tc
result from the free coinage OF silver
True, it will benefit the mine owners,
it will also benefit the miners-giVe
them work-and benefit the west. Il
will give the farmer money; it will
make the farmer q buyer in our mar
kets Times can be no worse than they
are al present. Our currency is moi
expansive enough for the dem ands o
our people France has $40 per capita
of money ia circulation, and its peo
Pile are prosperous and happy. We
have but $50 per capita. We need
more money, and free silver coinage
will put an end to business stagnation
Our factories are closed and oul
artisans and merchants are out OIL
work. More money will make higher
prices, better demand for goods and g
revival of prosperity.
Goods and produce are too cheaF
because people have no money to buy
them. The depreciation in prices or
some lines of goods has been more
than so per cent. in the past siA
months. Can merchants and manu-
facturers stand that2
The Wilson bill that reduced tht
tariff on goods about 10 per cent, ex
cept on wool, which is made free, is
not the cause of all the hard times"
DO you think that putting back the
old tariff would cause a return o.
prosperity2'
There are many ways to view thl:
matter. The poor and the middle
classes pay all the taxes. l believe the
multi-millionaires should pay THEN
proportion. l believe in graded in
come tax as partial panacea for the
ills we have fallen into.
"With free silver the price Of whea
and corn would enhance in value a
once. Dollar wheat for the farmer
makes him lock at his clothes. Wher
they are frayed he buys new. He fur
nishes his house, if it is needed, ano
so helps to start the furniture factorie:
going again. It is so in all lines
More money, the greater the demand
for goods. ;.
"a single gold standard would
bring prices still lower and more fail
ures and more disaster for the people
1t is hard to say what is exactly right
We are partially upon bimetalli'
basis now, and that is in measure
our salvation. Take that away, and
where are we?
Contract our currency to S12 or 81;
per capita and the result would b.
such as no one could figure. Talking
of free silver, our mints could no
turn out over $60,000,0O0 per year
less than 81 to every inhabltant
Would that flood the country? 1
would restore prices, confidence ane
resr scitate husinesS. That's about.
think, what free silver would do fol
US. This question is near to the peo
pie and they are carefully discussing
it. We want to take Of ourselves
frst-European countries are able tt
take care OF themselves.