The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
OTfESTIONS:

been NIIlfi AAAW''-++-'
swer them:
QUESTIONS:
"First-Win the free co'i'os the
ver ~ a ratio Of 10 10 ih0i ' eo-J
,sta of wages now paid the VIZ VIZ, ~
-, in the United States IL sou -.
:, u.,iI nIease name me some lree-S''sS
,',,,'ntrv in which the worNhsiiie"
,,otd wages as high as they no" ie00''0
in the United States -. interested
.Second-Xe are not only i''V 80
IN the rate Of wages, pu' "iSo -,
,,,,rchasiug power OF the money III -
-, ,~e Maid. Is there a iree-coiii'so
49,. IN the world where a "orA'"s
r,,, can buy as much for uoI"'
he can now in the United S,a'eS H..
..-rh,ro-Nr Bryan and otner adNo,
- 80 free coinage claim that IL WIZ
,-.a,sa no nrices OF all commodities IL
=, ,ta,,i1 increase the price OF the thihss
u,bicb the workingman has 10 puE' "n-
- NOT correspondingly increase hlS
,,,agas will ne not be- most sei4OuSiS
affected by the change! ,oco
..Fourtb-Is it true that between 4soV
and lss5 when the currency was III
nated with paper, the prices OF an cum
roodifies rose ll6 per cent, WhIe ""s'S
only rose - per cent? -.
..rifth-lf wages only increased about
one-third as much as the price OF Things
for which wages had TO be eNchanse"
nefween 1850 and 1865, when hundreds
of thousands OF laborers were III uie
field as soldiers, do you DeheVe 'ra1
wages would increase 50 much uilusi
conditions that would follow MI. Bryan
election? ,.r,.
"siAth-The railroads OF the country
derive their incomes exclusively rum
freight and passenger tariffs tI"' ar
practically fixed by laws ehloIeeu =,
state and Interstate commissions. ).
rec coinage increases the price OF "''
the commodities necessary TO the oPe'N-
ton Of railroads, and their income -
kent down by law. can the large Douy
Of men employed in the service nope 4oi
an increase OF wages? AS matte "a
fact. would not a cut in wages De aOou1
the only way IN which the ram o"u9
could meet the increased cost Oh opera
ton?
"Ssventh-The street-railway systems
Of this city are operated under muhici-
n,l ordinances. which fix their income
at five cents per passenger carrieu'
II NJ Bryan il right in saying free
coinage will increase prices oil all COM
rrodities used by street railways, can
YOU advise the conductors, motormeh,
and other street-railway employees OF
this city 10 vote for free coinage with
,be hone OF improving their condition?
"Eighth-As | understand II, your
mart, has for years made war on a
protective tariff, because it increased the
cost OF the necessaries OF life. II M.
BRYAN is right. will not free coinage in
this respect be just as bad? VIII II
not also create a gigantic trust, and
make a market by law FOR the property
of the sllver-mine-owner at double its
value?
"Ninth-Is il true that on the Santa
Fe railroad, operated partly in the
United States and partly IN Mexico, that
the laborer Oh the American size re-
ceives an American silver dollar, while
lust across the imaginary line on the
Mexican side, the paymaster, with the
American silver dollar buys two Mexican
silver dollars. with which he pays for
two days work.
'Tenth-Why is It that 81 II grains OF
silver with the stamp OF gold-standard
America on il will buy 7d grains OF
silver with the stamp OF silvcr-standard
Mexico on il?
"Eleventh--lf you say II Is because
the silver dollar IN America is main
tanned Al par with gold BY the Govern
ment, when the credit OF the Govern
ment is removed b. free coinage. and
silver stands on its merits. will not
the American silver dollar sink 70 the
value OF the Mexican silver dollar. and
will not the American workingman who
receives IL oe put upon the low level NJ
the Mexican laborer?
"Twelfth-Mr Bryan says that gold
has appreciated: that under the gold
standard. the gold dollar has grown in
value from 100 10 20 cents. Wages In
this country are paid In gold or It's equiv
alent The rate OF wages has risen
since 1873 II the American working
man receives as many dollars for a days
work now as he did prior 10 1873. and
these dollars have grown in value from
100 to 200 cents. do you not think he would
be unwise 10 swap IL for a dollar that
Mr.. Bryan frankly tells him would be
worth only half as much?
"Thirteenth-Wlll the worklngman, I'M
der free coinage. have 10 work as hard
and as many hours for a dollar as he
does now?"
For the enlightenment OF the wage
earners." I hope you will give direct"
a~~--ers 20 the above questions.
We don't want music. oratory, poetry.
or fine rhetoric but direct and straight
answers In simple language. so We can
all understand them,
Respectfully.
JAMES 8. KERNOODLE.
Mechanic at the Louisville and Nash
willie shops