The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27

| perience of France and the Latin union with
bimetallism does not appear here. But most OF
all do we regret that we could not find SPACE
| for his exposure of the "horrible crime of
| 1873 and the Ernest Seyd myth. We advise all
who actually believe that sill yer was the victim
or a stealthy decentralization act in 1873 to send
for his full speech. II can be had free by ap-
plying TO Congressman McCleary.
The Following extracts from Mr.. McCleary's
great speech Will give "A fair idea OF it, After
complimenting 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:
If We're called upon to characterize In n
sentence the speech OF my colleague, / should
say that IL lacks comprehensive grasp OF the
several topics considered Ii offers a superficial
view OF many things but does not indicate
thorough study Of any. We are given a little
lana sometimes very little) of the truth on
many points, but not enough of the truth ON
any or them 70 warrant one in drawing impor.
tant conclusions To carry out the figure OF
the poet we are asked 70 judge of the appear
s, OF an elephant by erasping its tail. TO
iorm our conception Of "A camel by seizing its
leg and so on through the menagerie. And in
lieu or further information on any point we
are regaled by having flower of rhetoric held
beneath our nose, under the soothing influence
or whose fragrance we temporarily forget that
we are long on fancy and short ON fact
shall show that the gentlemans 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 IA chart he endeavored TO prove
three things: W P''
l. That, beginning with 1873. there has been
an "uneXampled and ruinous fall" in the
prices OF commodities.
Z. That there has been during the same years
practically parallel fall in the price of silver
ana That silver Is, therefore, an almost ideal |
measure of value
g. That this "fall in pricas', has hea., 49,. NO.
suit " tAs.sau eallss .S...5n, .... q, s,. 1
yer, anu, ny inference, that ''remonetization'
IL silver would "restore prices" to their for.
ner level or thereabouts.
The trouble with my colleague is one that Is
common 20 the whole tribe of free silver men
me year 1873 Is to them what the year of the
ieglrn Is 20 the Mohammcdan-it Is the point
y time from which everything Is reckoned
SUI no legitimate inference can be drawn in
elatlon To these matters without examining
lso the course OF events before 1873 and max.
ny a falr comparison Of the two series OF facts
The chart 20 which / now invite the atten-
ION OF the committee Is one that drew since
ne speech tmy colleague was delivered. IL |
hows the course OF average prices by ten year |
eriods from lsls-H to 1854, Inclusive. The |
able from which IL WAS drawn was prepared |
y Augustus Sauerbeck one Of the authorities |
uoted by my friend in another part OF his |
peech. Indeed i'm the first rehearsal ~ this |
peech, rs delivered by him in Duluth last |
august, and afterward in other places, the
printed this table. But by a sinpu- |
lr oversight he did not put IL into chart form. Il
DIS was very unfortunate omission. for had
~ friend appreciated the great Importance OF |
hose figures, had he given them enough study
} become impressed with their real siQnif. |
ince and had he then put them into chart |
Drm and placed the chart In juxtaposition
lth the one considered by us a moment ago,
3 would have saved himself and his readers
'om gricVCra error.