The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-02
MAY.
OARLIsLE's RECORD,

ut object of international confer
ence) Is TO adopt a common ratio be-
tween gold and silver for the purpose of
establishing internationally the use OF
bimetallic money, not single standard
OF either gold or silver, but q double
standard, as we had in this country
from 1892 to 1874. and we will have
again when this bill becomes q law
John G.. Carlisle, in Congress, February
81, 1878.
For my part have never been able to
understand what Is meant by a double
standard ard have never found anyone
who could tell me."-John g. Carlisle.
Novemb Der %, 1898.
with an ample currency, an indus-
trious and frugal people will soon re-
build their works Of internal improve
ment and repair losses of properly, but
no amount OF industry or economy on the
part of the people can create money.
When the Government creates 1t or au-
thorizes it the citizen may acquire it.
but he can do nothing more" u e Car
Isle in Congress February 81, 1878.
This Is great and powerful Govern
lit cannot create money!. G.. Car
Isle, November 90, 1898.
The theory that the Government
can create money by placing It's stamp
upon paper or other material; that a
legislative enactment can make so cents
equal in value to 100 cents; thst artif-
cially inflated prices, paid in e depre-
ciated currency, are better for the peo-
pie than natural prices paid in a sound
currency, are all directly attributable
to the long continued use Of legal ten
der paper. "-J. G.. Carlisle in Boston
October 10, 1895.
the conspiracy which seems 10 have
been formed here and in Europe to de-
stroy by legislation and otherwise from
three"sevenths to one-half the metallic
money OF the world is the most gigantic
crime OF this or any other age. The
contamination OF such q scheme would
ultimately entail more misery upon the
human race than all the warB, peBti-
lences and famines that ever occurred
In the history of she world. The abso-
Lutte and instantaneous destruction OF
half the movable property OF the world.
including horses, ships. railroads, and
all other appliances for carrying on
com merce, while 1t would be felt more
sensioly at the moment, would not pro.
duce anything like the prolonged dis
tress and REORGANIZATION Of society that
must inevitably result from the permA-
nent annihilstion of one-half OF the
metallic money of the world John G.
Carlisle, before he went into Clevelands
Cabinet.
That the times change and men
change with them can be said with spe-
cisl emphasis in the case Of Hon. John
G. Carlisle, Secretary Of the Treasury.
This eminent statesman and agile hnsn-
cier has not always held the same views
upon the currency question that he now
holds, as can readily be seen by the ex-
tracts from his utteranceB printed above.
AS the ready henchmAn of o monomet-
sllisiic President he Is ever willing to
figure in the role Of o bigoted partisan,
as his course during the late Senatorial
CANVASS in Kentucky shows. But amid
all the changes OF his financial Views Is
1t not more probable that as the free and
untrammeled representative OF Ken
tuckians in Congress he was right when
he denounced the characterization OF sill
yer as 1.-The most gigantic crime Of this
or any other age" than when az q mem
Der OF Clevelsnd's Cabinet he labored
with might and main to undo what he
deliberately expressed as his free and
unbiased opinion. Read what Secretary
Carlisle has said and Judge them by his
own inconsistencies.
EtFry manila can he saated 80 4ha