The Lamar register., 1896-08-15

lUsi 20 l. out by lUbD 1t had fallen TO
l2la 10 /. Between 1870 and 1850 it fell
TO Is TO l, caused by the inerease in the
production OF silver from Peru, Potosi
and Mexico.
Every principle OF common sense is
against this fallaey, and they do not give
us "a single reason that will bear a mo-
meuts Investigation. Ii is all theory. all
promises. As matter Of fact the entire
free silver argument has dwindled to
Passion AND PREIupIoEp
The old pcpulst chestnut. the money
power and the banks" as witness the
Denver dailies in general and the Sparks
IN particular Very patiently we have
studied Them all Especially the Sparksi
for s. me "a d reason how this relief
from the thraiidom OF the money power
was gong to come, ard strange as II may
appear, last week the Sparks gave us a
faint ray OF light, in an article about the
death of a daughter OF VIM. and Joseph
inc Lee near St. Louis, by starvation
caused by the gold standard. The force
Of the argument nearly hoored us. III
Kcii had been present to explain once
more how the present stringency IN the
money market could be dono away with,
by Secretary Of the Treasury. that
would pay out silver. we would probably
have suecumbed then aud there.
We will admit also that the Sparks had
another argument last week that pos
scssed great deal of merit in favor of
free aud unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio Of ~ to /. 1t was that B. b.
president, a national bank too, think OF
II; the other one a railroad attor-
ney, think of that, were present at a
meeting OF the state central committee
Of the republican party of Colorado, and
there and then did vote that the
republicans OF this state should haze
the privilege, those that desired 10, OF
voting for VIM. Mckinley. Worse than
all they did this upon a proxy from Baca
county, which was given them hecause
The members themselves could not at
tend. That eertainly viii convince every
voter in this part of the state that free
coinage OF silver at 10 to is the thing.
II Is very plain also that they could not
have done that under the free and un-
limited coinage OF SILVER at the ratio OF
l6 to /,
Passion and prejudicei That is their
only argument. Something for nothing
the principle plank in their platform.
and they expect TO win by promises of
prosperity to all the people. False to
every principle of common sense, they
expect to deceive an intelligent progress
sive, enlightened nation as to their real
motives, and carry through the most in
famous proposition ever conceived in
modern times.
MONEY PowER AND THE BANKsm
One OF the leading journals in the west
places the capital of the syndicate be-
hind the silver scheme at 54T millions of
dollars and gives a carefully revised list
OF the promoters of il. Ii also places
the profits at the present cost of mining
silver at rs millions OF dollars per annum.
1t is startling fact that every promi-
nent leader is either largely intercftod
in silver mines or is employed by this
syndicate TO spread the silver sentiment.
Gen, Warner, president of the bimetallic
league, gets salary of $1,000, and it is
publicly charged without denial. that
Mr.. Bryan is getting 5000 per annum
from this same syndicate.
They will never succeed The truth
will be placed before the people fairly
and plainly during the next three
months, and we look for the greatest up
heaval in sentiment against it, from the
laboring and farming classes who win
suffer the most under silver standard,
without regard to party fealty, that this
country has seen since the war. One OF
the greatest characters in ancient Jewish
history, once declared, in an argument
over the most powerful thing in the
world, 4that mighty was the power OF
the king, and great was the power of
woman, but greater than all was truth"