The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-12
TIE RIGRr bOLLAR

The Philadelphia Inquirer says The
best thing that could happen TO this
county would b. the adoption Of q
sound money platform by both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. But
% thi. cannot be-" /, continue, "aui
the silver men are iha majority at Chi
cago, then It d. best that they should
make their platform ~ straightforward
q. possible aud draw the lines distinctly
between the gold standard Of 'hc Re
publican party aud the dishonest dollar
Of the Democratic party"
The trouble IL that yoi ihe jour
nals II the LAY. vhichar as'umins that
a gold standard makes the only sound
money. DO not lnow what they are tn's-
ingalout. They merely repeat parrot.
like. the claims Of such wrciched imbr.
Giles ou dnanrc as the Boy Comprsl.rr
of the Currency aud other men aho .ecm
90 tcsousible enough on ordinary topics.
but Who are hidcbouud and narrow on
the subject Of finance.
The gold men talk glibly abou; q Dis
homes, silver dollar or chenp silver
dollar. In trying to destroy what they
call tho cheap dollar, they are setting
up a dear dollar, aud they never think
Of the possibility OF maintaining dollar
that Is neither cheap nor dear, bat just
right, by recognizing the common sense
and natural treatment OF both metals.
The subject Of finance is not, naturally,
abs,nsc. 1t /, bciogged by men who
lack common understanding or by those
who are trying to build up one class Of
the community s,the expense Of an
other.
We hear that silver II available ~
money only pocausc II IL maints'ar'
with gold by the single standard 20
This proposition is simply a plain un.
truth. Were Il not Tor the silver coin
and silver notes in circulation in the
country, there would be distres. beyond
description. Silver IL doing tho bust.
ness, aud the gold Ia locked up for apecu'
'a,iyc purposes. Every man who ha. q
voice la the affairs Of the United State.
aud who has patriotism and pride o.
country and desire to I've intelligent
ought TO get into the habit Of examining
his money every time he draws cash
from the bank, or otherwise gets cur
rency In the transaction, OF life. II,
will soon lind that he i.ecttirg the bulb
OF his money In silver certificates. II,
seldom gets even greenbacks any more
and when he does he has something thai
ii not redeemable In gold unless IN,
government issues bonds aud borrowi
yellow money to redeem with. Actua
gold IL not In circulation at an. Il {,
hard tot ar everyday mau TO get a smal
gold coin ior curiosity or a present 8,
somebody. Grecubacks are paid ouI
over the bank counter, only when th,
stock Of silver notes iscxhausted From
q business standpoint it's hard 90 blam,
the bankers, for they are invited to keel
the greenbacks, which may be redeemed
In borrowed gold at the United statei
snblreasury In New York. Silver is sus
tanning gold not gold sustaining silver
Practically, silver Is the only none,
metal W. have that is used for actua
money purposes-for the actual buying
rad selling among the people,
Our Philadelphia contemporary 4,
much mistaken when Il assumes thai
Che Republican party Ia going to b,
unanimous for the gold standard tn,
silver Democrats need not feel alarmed
at the tauntoi q dishones, dollar THING
are going to even up, The Cincinnati
Enquirer Is not like some Of the gold
bug Democrats Of the east, who seem t,
be imperyious to the information that
there is vast central and western coun,
try, teemIng with population and enter,