Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02

dollars weigh 1925 grains 900 fine, and that
twenty silver half-dolars above referred
to under the act of 1853 weigh only $40
grains 800 fine. or, in other words so in
these half dollars 600 weigh So grains
less than SO in silver standard dollars,
yet these twenty half-dollars pay as much
and are as good and full legal tender for
as much as the ten silver dollars, and are
of the same legal tender value I'm pur
chasing and debt paying power as the ten
silver dollars for the amount of $40. but
should person be owing eleven dollars,
or any amount over ten dollars, he could
not make a legal tender by Offering
TWENTY-FIVE half-dollars I'm payment Of the
eleven dollars but could by Offering TWEEN
" half-dollars and one silver dollar.
Now. why is 1910 grains of 800 fine silver
in half-dollars as good legal tender as
4125 grains of 900 fine in silver dollars for
the pavment at one time of the amount
of ten dollars and no more? The reasons
are these: Because tho government mas py
legislation said such should be. and MADE
twenty of the silver half-dollars run
legal tender TO the amount of ten dollars
in any one payment and the whole Is
based on the legal tender of the coin and
not the amount of silver in them. And
this is the cream of the whole legal tend
er act of Congress. and Congress by this
act HAS and DOES add value, for, If not
so. then HOW are these $3.50 grains OF 800
fine silver in twenty half-doliars as good
and valuable as money 10 the extent OF
paying $40 at any one time as these +lz3
grains in the ten silver dollars? And II y
owed B 81. OC0. or any amount, payable in
SO payments. \ could pay every cent of it
in silver half-dollars by making payments
of not over ten dollars at one time. But
If A owed b SlOoG. or any amount, TO be
paid in larger amounts that So \ then
could not pay. il he paid more than SO
at one time, Il all in silver HALF dollars,
but could pay 10 the extent of $40 of II in
half dollars and the balance would have
to be paid in gold. or greenbacks. or sill
yer dollars. or other legal tender. Why
is this. 1t may be asked. Is not twenty
two silver HALF dollars legal tender in
the payment Of $ll AT any one time, and so
on as to larger amounts? The answer is
the act of Congress OF 1879 has limited the
legal tender quality of the silver half
dollar 10 the payment of amounts, and
has declared the silver half dollar 20 be
legal tender in the payment Of amounts
not exceeding so at any one payment and
so we see it is the legal tender quality
and that Congress has given this value
to the half dollar to the extent of paying
$40. and limited its value 10 that amount
at any one payment. and thereby Congress
has legislated into this half dollar OF only
1872 grains value, and legislated value so
that SS4 grains in two half dollars Is equal
in debt paying or purchasing power to il-'2
grains in the silver dollar and has done
this even TO the extent that one can pay
with these half dollars of l92 grains debt
he owed when the half dollar had 1N
grains. Now, is not this clear Who can
gainsay these facts? See circular l-3. page. 4
IS. And the same can Doe said of quarter /
dollars. ten-eent pieces. and the other sill I.
yer coins of denominations less than $40
Now. what has the gold bug 10 say about /
this? Does not this knock all the wind
out of their puerile argument about 30
cent dollars. and the power of Congress TO
legislate. and that. too. without waiting
for the consent of any other natonF
Yea. even England. Away. then. with an
your false English gods and idols. And
once more have "coudIeEce' in the power
of FREE America Politically speaking.
thou shalt have no other power before
thee than free America. and thou shalt
not make up TO thee any foreign images,
nor bow down TO them. for America is thy
land and birthrght and her only shalt
thou bow down TO and serve, and thou
must have faith I'm her and say TO old
England. GET THEE BEHIND Me,
SATAN
VIII you do It, freemen Of this glorious
country? / believe you, ON the third day
of November, will do it, and by your free?
mans ballot elect that matchless states
man and patriot. William J. Bryan, as
President of these United States, who IS
now saying and will continue to say TO
Wall street Lombard street and all other
gold hugs. trusts combines, and other
enemies of the workuGman and producers
of wealth: ct OF SHALT NOT PRESS
DOWN UPON THE BROW OF LABOR
THIS GROWN or THORNS; THOU
SHALT NOT CRUCIFY MANKIND on
\ CROSS OF GOLD"
A WEST VIRGINIA SILVERITE.