The morning times., 1896-09-20

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From WashnGons
Contrast the declaration of the free silver demaeogue with
the saesmnke of the Father of this Republic The
demagogue advocates the adoption Of debased monetary
standard that would repudiate nearly half debts and
statesman earnestly amonses citizens cherish public credit
One demands that nearly five billions of foreign gold
invested in this country be returned in deprecated silver and
the other, the first in both peace and counsels
observe good faith and justice toward all nations The
disciple of national dishonesty favors the adoption of policy
that would disrupt demoraze and destroy commercial
industrial systems and the patriot first the hearts
his coulymen. predicts glorious future guided BY
exalted justice and benevolence. Had that great American
George Washington orcseen the silver he could
have clearly advised the American people oppose
lit His farewell address prophetic declaration against
its evil consequences
There other methods of destroying country than by
the of the torch and the sword There other
desoatng a nation than the blight of famine pestence
There other ways impoverish people than plumber
them by laws and of these the
rupton of their morals by awakening dishonest DESIRES leading
them asry by urging the adoption of policy of reputation
melting the against the classes namng the passions
and reudoe OF the ignorant and arrang section of the
country against another Mr. Bryan that he be
Chief Executive of this great nation that debased dollar may
be substituted tor the lie insists that
monetary shall fall silver basis that prices may be
inflated What will be lis demando Will be seques-
tration of the property of the rich public division of p
wealth. Possibly n2smuc he attributes all national
troubles to the influence of money holders and money
changers.
The opening of minis the Gree and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver does bimetais Free
coinage individual entirely different from coin
age government account, which is present policy.
Coinage individual account financial system
the mercy of bullion holders and coinage government
safeguards money and keeps both gold and silver
parity. Prior to 1873, when mnts open
coinage individual account, had recommendation pure
and simple At time during the eghyone years of free
coinage there but metal money circulation Gold
and silver money played hdeand-seek with each other in
response the commercial ratio and the fall IN price of
the withdrawal from circulation of the other During
the interval between 1892 and 1873 less than 100000 of
standard dollars we're coined After 1877, and since our
minis have been under government control S4IS24245o
legal tender silver have been coined which have been crcu
lated parity with gold That is bmetasm in the strict
aiming of the te and during the last years
it has increased our money circulation o4 per cent
Mr. Bryan says the Treasury report shows slrinkage
currency of III the last two
little investigation would also disclose tremendous falling
off in the volume of business and the discharge of large
number of wage-earners from employment. The wide
mouthed nanytongued silver roaming about the
country frightened away trade and made money holders
send their gold abroad Over of gold has been
deposited by Americans Canadian banks within the last
months and the of gold exports imports
during 1895 and up to July 1896 was s1oS95S6o3 Were
Mr.. Bryan four miles high miles broad and equipped
with voice that would parayze the business of the
country he could nct damage than being
in his Barnumesque Presidential parade His threat
to s. dollars legal tender is sufficient make
money holders put combnaonlock attachment their
pockets and for that he bringing money famine
In his Richmond speech Mr.. Bryan exultantly an
nounced that his nomination has turned the tide of gold
ward this country True, and for what reason? Gold in
London commands from to per cent interest. Here it
brings from per cent Spectators understand that
will go premium in the of Mr. Bryaus election
and that there will be active demand for it cash secur
ties held in this country by foreign investors Mr. Bryans
nomination has stimulated gold imports the same prin-
cipe that declaration of creates ready sale for
like Money holders generally alive op-
portunes and those who belong the speculative class
are already buying up gold of future profit
Should silver show indications of rising in value money
holders will also that metal for speculation but
them will invest dollar in trade until they know that
there will be imitation of prices 1t safer invest