Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-09-27
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Kiuley rs follows: mo matter what
kind OF money we have, we cannot
ret it unless we have work. Whether
it Is poor money or whether 1t is good
money. whether it is gold or whether
it IS silver, we cannot get n dollar
Of i unless we have employment foi
our bands and heads
How about issuing waterd stock
ny the ton in Wall street?
Hw about the 1nncarned incre'
ment,i as it is called, Of the Astor real
estate in the city OF New York?
How about the railway that takes
advantage OF it's monopoly to gougc
he public ont of fares ten times as
Ugh as other roads charge for the
,ame service?
How about the stock and the pro-
nee gamblers who get n corner on
yheatI ror something else. and
vent their victims ont Of untold mill
lions?
Possibly Mr.. Mckinley considen all
these and Thousand other ways OF
plundering the ruhlic-all OF which.
by the way should rightly 60 to the
pro iuces who make such values pos
sible-as a reward for the employ
ment OF their heads
But aside from McRinley's loose
way oi talkinG, the Ledger printed II
to Offset Mr.. Bryan's attitude, that free
silver Will help the American work
nan. The Ledger adds that il Nj.
Bryan were correct, there would be
no opposition from intelligent people
o substituting the silver standard
'or the gold standard"
See right here how hard it is for the
Public Ledger to contine itself to the
truth. Neither the democratic plat
form nor Mr.. Bryan has ever mid
I word abont such a substitu-
'ion. and the Ledger knows such to
he the feet bnt it wonld falsify to
seemingly make ont a stronger case
Tor itself than it has.
The Ledger then says that neither
Mr.. bryan nor his supporters have
nnduced n little of evidence to prove
'he truth Of the quoted position. that
free silver will help the American
workman. That is false. Rut with
mt going into history. the Item will
again e~Irlain n fraction OF the facts
showing Mr.. Bryan to be perfectly
correct.
Free silver increases employment.
It enables the people to get WORK.
II stops this closing down Of mills II
stop these failures daily taking place.
1t cause n rising market, which is the
chief stimulus to the extension Of
new and old enterprises. 1t tends in
'he direction OF booming business of
~ kinds. for promoters sec in it n
chance to get a reward for enterprise.
II tends to increase wages. 1t tends
70 give much more employment to MI
classes OF hands. 1t promotes con-
~'truction Of all kinds. II gives the
farmer fnir returns for Ing labor. 1t
,nables him tn live. 1t increases the
secnrity Of the mortgages upon it
II enables the worker to save some
hing from his wages. 1t increases
the earnings OF railways. 1t gives
always far more business. II stops
-ailway failures when failures are the
-esult 81 insufficient earnings. 1t in
creases the sales OF manufacturers. II
increases the sales OF the wholesaler.
II increases the sales Of the retailers
N all lines. Consequently all these
must employ more help. can afford to
nay higher wages. Even tho banks
can earn greater dividends. because
1t the increase OF general trade. Thus
~'uxuries can be bought. and the trade
%dependent upon luxuries be stimu-
lated.
All this and much more in the same
direction ia tho result OF m increase
NJ the volume OF money now circulat-
ing IN the channels Of trade. Also,
in preventing a good many corners
in the money market such ms the
present. Also, in the stoppage OF
this 100 per cent. bounty business in
silyer-basis countries, which, IL con.
tinued. will absolutely close nearly
NIL the manufactures in the United
States.
Free silver means protection tC
American industry. Mr.. Mckinley
aud the Public Ledger in opposing il
oppose the republican principle Of
protection; thus they stultity them.
selves by pretending to support tho
very opposite OF what they actual,
do support.
II free silver will not increase Oh,
money volume sufficiently, then with
ont doubt Mr.. Bryan will advocate ,
form OF money in addition thereto
that will afford this nation n propel
increase. The people, under the aus
pices Of usureB which Mr.. McKinle,
and the Ledger are sustaining. hnv,
starved long Observation-Disclosures,
Itom.
s-nsussEErs yn1v1
Roll Of Honor.