The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-18

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ne is opposed to foreign al
that parity between our silver and gold
coins which the law declares Is thu
policy OF tho government, and becuusc
ne has the courage to execute tile POW.
icrs given TO him by the resumption net
70 carry out that declaration of public
law: undertake, therefore, 10 say
views, were IL he presi a ti chair Ii,
without any legislation by Congress, we
should be on q silver basis in weeks
time. (Applause).
The silver question Is It? Do
syou want silver because you want more
money. larger circulating medium? l
have not heard anybody say so. Mr..
bryan is not urging 1t upon That basis
~ anybody were to seek to give that rs
| a reason for wanting free silver he wonid
lsment tint free silver ,vo,,id ir,. mae
cold ont Of circnInf;sn I'M n. ,,,;,t. ~
Omitted States could possibly bring in In
years OF silver, and that instead Of hay-
ing more money we would have less. (Ap-i
|gplausc. With our six hundred and odd
we will reduce o,,ri nor IN ,;,o ,,,ones ~
( this country between scight !, ~, ,,;aa AZ,
liars. So it Is NOT for more s,nnna~ W.,
I have an abundant SUNNY az S;rcnl, t;nr
medium-go silver. nntionni s'hanf
tgreenbacks, treasury notes. fractional sill
yer. We. have something like 500 per
|eapita of our popniation. iWl,nf; Il IL III
then, that crcatc s tlis dena nj i FIR siivo,3l
II moved III ,issnot more dol
lars; hut per dollars that are wanteti.:
~ u. q lower Standard Of 7vnlues Tint fhcy
1re' denin1utng. They say gold has Soiicl
gnti! y Inns ceased TO be; a snf6pcrl
3 tAndard Of ynlnc. and they want silver.
y 'ntshcv do they want It. g Z
Now. my friends. there 4 n rrea
deal OF talk about bimctnllism md fi,s
double standard and n great dcal7ofF con.
fusion In the ,so of those ter,,s M;
mciailism il the ,,sa of liz ,,.n ~, ~.
as money where they arc both used.
sPy noinie standard they mean that
W su,,a sum nave gold dollar and silver
aoiiar which will be unit OF value,
" WHICH III property and all wages
lana csc,rytling II TO be measured. Now,
our iathcrs thought that when they used
lnese Two melnls in coinage they must
9c.crminc Tue Intrinsic relative value of
w. uWu' 20 inat comparison of the
markets OF tue world would show just
what relation one ounce of silver bore
.. g one ounce Of gold; how many ounces
g! SILVER u took To be equal to one ounce
OF gold In the markets OF thc1 world
Wncre gold aud silver were used. and
ncy carefully went about ascertainins
maj. fhonas jefferson aud Alexander
taunton gave illcir great powers to,
ne ac. s,, OF that question. and
sney studied with all their power that
question; and when they found what
appeared TO be the general and average
relative value of these two metals tley
nSed upon q ratio between them. Now,
M s.s WINS thc object of all that? Why
aia lhcy lImp y all! Because they fully
understood ". tint unless these dollnrs were
~ .lc S,me intrinsic value HAT both OF
.nem could moi be standards of value.
and both could not circulate. ian.
pihnse-l
"As things are now tho s;,vor dana.
| thnt We hive nrc snnnortoj ~. uo. .Ial'
crilmcnt. and Tho covnrnn,n,, ~ ,h tmt gov ,,
ports this silver bnllion 'l,as ;.s, M SUE
dollars OH lis own ,,cconmi. NJ, .u ~.
mine owilcr-nnd i, ms .,,lc,mo., '"r .ne
cred honor II would make every ono ~
these dollars as good ms n snlI .,ni,a !"
Great applausc.) And that ' l. , M",,.,r.
| full support. Our I'onnl;s, rs;,.ni p'N WI,
nose that Tho man WHO a;..s s;i,n. sinus gro.
the mine NAV bring h 10 ,,,a N 1T, on. 81
have II stnmncd nni l,,r,,o, II" h. m'ns anu
MS n doiinr Tho "n,ns,.,nn.,. onck 70 1lm
rssnorsiI;,;,,, I S'er y. ~, naslns no
wo,,id ~ ;.n; WITH n !hcsc men
,nn III y. r.. VIZ. INC rroposi.
.'om wv. .rrc , c9'nnse was 10 come with
y. n.cuse gu Dchaii OF il,c government
70 nia,h.a'n rue parity OF The two dollars.
| .hpplanse.l But this feeling is well
auapteu 10 touch the prevailing American
ounptlo!'sness and well adapted TO
touch that prejudice against England
which many have. but can we do this
thing ourselves? Is 1t question wbcth.
er We will do 1t. or ask anybody's con.
sent whether we may. or nsk tho coop.
Grafton Of somebody? Not Mt all. L
i HnTnrn1nnnt naV II n