The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-09

make the difference between what a silver
dollar cost him and what he sold IT 10
the public AZ through free coinage, or 4
cents lsuprosing 10 cost him % cenls)'
Free coinage is not going 10 keep the
silver dollar as valuable as the gold dol
lar and 40 the m~ine-owner under free
coinage will only make the difference
t.tve.n what the dollar costs him and
what lts bullion s. worth In the market.
Tne great advantage that free coinage
VII bring the mino-owner, after the rise
caused hy speculation has passed away
is in giving him a regular and STEADY
market for the product of his mine; but
that is an enormous advantage 10 him
and viii be a terrible curse to the rest
Of us.
Third. As 10 Secretary Carlisle's
change Of sentiment, did be once iaFor
tie free and unlimited coinage Of sola
and silver al the latio OF l6 10 1? If so,
viii The Times comment upon TINS laol-
cal changer
Ia his speech al Coyington, Ky, May
20. lsl5. AR. Carlisle set cut the facts
of his relation TO this matter. ho said
that as long as there was any hope that
Il would be possible 10 keep the two
metals circulating at a ratio OF 10 to J.
he was in favor Of endcayoring to do IT,
But that as silver continued to fan in
value. it, became apparent 20 him That
the thing was impossible, and ne deter
mined TO abandon the attempt. lie
eiaimel that tho speech ho made IN
CONGRESS- I'm 1915 has been very much
carblod and twisted from its real mean
SING. He frankly owned up that some OF
th. opinions no then expressed have been
modified and some have been changed
altogether boy subsequent events, ami "a
NOR. thorough Investigation Of the sub
,ect But this We can say: There is
no more thorough or Intelligent opponent
Of free silver in the world than Secretary
Carlisle now is.
Four,h. Wherein, according TO The as
ciplea Of the Chicago platform ana itesi-
dent Cleveland fall short OF MS "4tu4e
duty 10 the party snd the people. Inc
Times VIII please comment upon the
same.
Extremists like Altgold in the Chicago
Convention thought Mr.. Cleveland ought
10 have been impeached for Q%uelling the
cbt.seo riot OF lS9f. and the Populists
tbere let them have their way in framing
Ca. pfatform in consideration OF the aid
the Altecids were 20 give them upon
other pu.7rs. The Populists who were
tnerc think Sir. Cleveland should be inn
neacnel because he has stood like a stone
wall between the credit Of the nation
and their mad attempts TO destroy H.
Tbis f. the case in brief, but we cannot
20 into details in This article.
Firth. in the face Of reason and his
tory what proof DO the silyerites give
.bat i'm the event Of Bryan election the
oneration of Gresham's law, Via--.oad
none, drives out good money VIII De
aVCiCed2
Onr correspondent is too hard for us
there. We nave never yet been able 20
comnreneud an argument made by an
advocate of free silver. All OF their ar
~o,n.nts sound 10 us like the noise pro-
dnced by a. boy rafting beans I'm o. eoufd'
No havc- the very greatest respect for
many advocates of free coinage that we
know. but an Of them seem TO us to be-
long TO the class Of men who THINK lhey
eau produce perpetual motion.
Sixth. Did this country ever have lhe
free and unlimited coinaer or saver az
the ratio OF TO to- j; If SO, when 1T not
in what respects did the coinage OF the
country uri0r TO 1873 differ from that
which viii be given To the UniteI states
Id case Bryan is elected IN NovemDei.
From 1851 TO 1873 our ratio for coming
gold and silver Was is to / practically
and coinage was free except for a small
mimi charge. But as silver was under
valued by the ratio Of IL 90 during
mat period. no silver dollars of any
consequence were coined. The silver was
exported and sold as bullion.
Seventh. Would it not ~ better for
eouui-m0ncy advocates % cast their woes
for Mckinley. choosing the least Of Two
evils. to avert the free silver ca4amliy
and then after the election attempt 20
re.niie the lost. strayed and stolen sec
ton of the grand old Democracy under
a s0und-moncy hannerY
In the opinion Of The Times all Demo-
Gratis should cast their votes for the
ticket nominated a. Indianapolis. Ths
candidates nominated there are genuine
Democrats. standing upon a genuine
Democratic platform, aud ,he party or
sanizauon formed there IS the nucleus
upon which The Democratic party VIII
reform itself when William }. bryan and
no utterly un-Democratic Chicago plat
form have been buried under millions OF
ballots cast by outraged and indignant
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