Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-07-01

-perience of France and the Latin union with
Bimetaihsm does not appear here. But most of
ali do we regret that we could not find space
for his exposure of the horrible crime Of
1872 and the Ernest Seyd myth. We advise all
who actually believe that silver was the victim
Of o steaIthy characterization act in 1873 to send
for his full speech. 1t can be had free by ap
plying to Congressman McCleary.
The following extracts from Mr.. McCleary 8
great speech will give fair idea of it. After
eomplimenting most highly both the speech
and the personal qualities of his friend and
colleague and after telling the story Of the
blind men of Indostan who went to ''see" the
elephant. Mr.. McCleary continued as follows:
FL were called upon to characterize in a
sentence the speech OF my colleague, should
say that it lacks comprehensive grasp Of the
several topics considered. 1t offers a superficial
view of many things, but does not indicate
thorough study of any. We are given little
land sometimes very httle) of the truth on
many points, but not enough of the truth on
any of them to warrant one in drawing impor-
taut conclusions. To carry out the figure Of
the poet we are asked to judge of the appear
ance OF an elephant by grasping its tail, to
form our conception of a camel by Selling its
leg and so on through the menagerie And in
lien Of further information on any point we
are RECALLED by having flower of rhetoric held
beneath our nose, under the soothing influence
Of whose fragrance we temporarily forget that
ge are long on fancy and short on fact.
i shall show that the gentleman's funda.
mental positions are based on half truths,
which every one knows are more dangerous
and misleading than utter falsehoods.
,. Silver and Prices.
By means of a chart he endeavored to prove
three things:
l. That, beginning with 1873, there has been
an ''unexampled and ruinous fall" in the
prices of commodities,
2 That there has been during the same years
practically parallel fall in the price of silver,
and that silver is, therefore, an almost ideal
measure of value.
3. That this ''fall in prices" has been the re-
sEi5 of the so called characterization" of sill.
ven, and by inference, that RECOMMENDATION
Of silver would "restore prices to their for
zner level or Whereabouts.
The trouble with my colleague is one that is
cannon to the whole tribe of free silver men.
The year 1878 is to them what the year of the
hegifa is to the Mohammedan-it is the point
Of time from which everything is reckoned.
But no legitimate inference can be drawn in
RELATION to these matters without examining
also the course of events before 1878 and max
ing q fair comparison of the two series of facts.
The chart to which / now invite the atten-
ssion of the committee is one that drew since
the speech of my colleague was delivered. 1t
periods from 1882 to 1864, inclusive The
liable from which it was drawn was prepared
BY Augustus Sauerbeck, one of the authorities
quoted by my friend in another part of his
speech Indeed in the first rehearsal of this
August, and afterward in other places, the
gentleman printed this table. But by sngu-
lar oversight he did not put it into chart form.
This was very unfortunate omission, for had
my friend appreciated the great Importance Of
bh0se figures, had he given them enough study
to become impress with their real signih-
eance and had he then put them into chart
form and placed the chart in iuxtaposition
with the one considered by us a moment ago,
he would have saved himself and his readers
fFan UrIevOnS error.