Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-08

y, worm NOT cent more than the market v,
~ OF the silver contained in H. II the mar
~ value OF that quantity Is 50 cents. and
y present at the mint 80 cent? worth OF bulli
" you get back, not . gold dollar. but sil
= dollar worth Just " cents. You might inst,
2 OF taking your bullion to the mint. sell h
% The market for Just the same amount ~ N,
o ey. Indeed, bullion owners. unless thav hs
y some special reason for taking their bullion
y sne MINT Will take 1t TO tile market and !
mere a. they yer tensively do in
: countries IN which I'll, free silver COMA,
. Mny should they notf ..ecause. IL thew hs
.ne'r bullion coined, they get legal tender a
: lars ior II. Why, II they sell it in the mari
tney get there legal tender dollars Iikewi,
IL Will therefore be mere question Of snec;
convenience whether they take II 10 Tia M;
or TO the market. And In the market. accor
ing TO all human reason and experience /
price Will, temporary fluctuations notwit
s 10 remain on the whole very near
the ngure Of the cost at which it can in lar.
Quantities be produced. Mr.. Bryans stran,
lmaginings have therefore proved only tb5
wneh ne speaks Of government purchases
silver ana liking prices and creating a d,
mand greater than the supply, be simply doe
not Know what free coinage ia.
Every sensible person, trust, will now ad
INIT that free silver coinage in the Unite
states alone will make bimetallism, the coma
use OF poth gold and silver o. money. utterl,
impossible, here as well az abroad. II vii
connrm Europe In gold monometallism w.. M,
condemn us to silver monometallismmtha ax
ciuslve use o. silver as money and NJ nana,
based upon silver. No doubt this IL wbapt aP H..
silver men are really aiming at. ''''
How Free Silver VIII Work
Let Us now consider how 1t will affect N.
various interests Of the people. The fi re-,
pieSSing we are promised to flow from freq
cohase Is general rise Of prices. This mean
WA. the silver dollar will buy less than tba
goa dollar did. and this for the reason that b,,
~ ~ no longer worth as much as the pold dol
mr' Evidently the promise OF bjmetsIlism n,
SILVER rising to Its old price on the one hand
ana the promise OF higher prices owing tn n
less valuable silver dollar on the other b w
10 NOV 90 together. The one or the other il a
fraud. VI course the fraud is the promise a. ~
oimetaillsm. The rise of prices owing to the a
amusement OF the dollar will begin at once
~ soon as gold departs and we slip ON the N.
ver OASIS Bread will be dearer; milk. coffra
sugar' Yea, meat, vegetables, will Ina learer.
cio'nes' shoes and hats will be dearer. rants
furniture, coal, kerosene-in short. every nv.
''cie tne price Of which can be raisad Inv tba
seller. '"'''u Wy 'he
high prices are two edged sword--ho,du 10
ne seller but unpleasant to the buyer, They
PRESS, OF course, hardest upon those who mo
compelled to buy most in proportion to tbsir
!, or their earnings, And who ara tbovs
|ne poor people. What rich family snends
pom the actual necessaries Of life the ind;s.
ensable food, clothing and shelter il , var',
ttle compared with its income. Most NJ ;ts
Expenditures 60 for things that are not ra y. ss
aries and may be classed as luxuries tho NM.
1asing OF which may be suspended or ,ost.
oned without hardship. But the moor sa, py,s
y, 1--WE wage earner's family, is Obliged to spenf
W., very large part Of Its income from day to day
Inf canno , t''Sp a shelter heat and light,
ithout hsrdsh ~ 'e'1P Nora dispensed with
the neoessaries Of life Tie n r,so ~ the prices
re suffer by far the most r''' p'opio 'nere'
Where thu vya.a p,, ,,,,
t,o,, a...,. "."er VIII Come In.
,oso nrod,,s. VIZ 'aSc OF the wage earners
,nuts n tho ean W raised IN price proper.
mare 10 the debasement Of the dollarP As
, uv.a, ia,'s IN value the manufacturer or
me'onane marks up his goods. The work. a
, hn w. sne cierR' nndlng himself hard i.
l;so v y. yao r,se III price OF the necessaries .
wa v spp n.y. ior = corresponding increase .
roas st H. Ano neau OF the factory or the \
as aH ~ s'io us'aohshment admits that some in i
'' 49,, - oa.ieu ior' But, says he, "you are
VIC on.y person IN trouble. The value of
=. =. 70 huc.uating We hardly know :,
s;,i Us 80 quay. "esnfely onot know what %
IA . =. neA' wueK FRONTS are excessively " "
~ "n .s . We MAKE sale or purchase VI
~ a"a ','nk ~ Is ala profit. Tomorrow ~
tnre tn ma 'na' ~ waas az loss. We hardly !,
ira t,ma ,'aao contract to be filed at y.
,t,ons w. D'oause wo can make no safe cal VI
hrt no. W. can increase your wages lit. 4,
,,ut;, =, .nuon ror that you will have to q. a.
s;,,,a. snHsS are more settled. Besides, Nv
~ . . tonnage mas thrown all bust ~
,neo ureadiul confusion, and there are an
II a. poop'o ouu Oh employment who ' o.,
~ ~ your Work Tor less than you get y, W.
-, Ill u ~ .he wage Garner has to be sat
! wh;,o .t m'ss increase OF pay and wait for va
rra, h. suo auVahced prices OF necessaries ~
III n.m. NJ
,an, .noao uon'ecturef 1t is the experience .el
~ country ehat mas been cursed by a na
! a. p dds' 'nrousa money Of fiuctuatng ue'
w. - ~ any one 70 snow me in the whole w
~ y, .no "oriu single exception. Have nol
un a"aas our ,o evil war witnessed it with wa
,"m oyosf IN 1907 when our irredeemabe .ri'
-, v', ,ne naa begun to depreciate the uni
'so o," Wages ol lapor rose only Sper cent, pe
/, s assrase prices rose IL. In 1863 when DC
: n '"u i'scn we per cent, average prices yer
~ per cent higher; in 1884 wages had the
I I per cent and prices 9Ol2 in 1865 san
,'u advanced ~ per cent and prices III rec
"n "a, wneos ana prices had been in gold WEI
- ~ IA o.hor words the laboring mans eap'
''au ios1 In purchasing power more than com
70 in every dollar. Every country la. Dc
w,,aa si'iiar conditions tells the same .ha'
, n'ia' reason In the world is there to tion
70 'hal thls universal rule will not omar. stan
the case Of free conspeY viii,
what have the apostles ~ sna. .,.. tere
10 to saw Ia +bisq H." vi iree silver avis
his famouo ' M"m. near near Mr' Bryan him II 10
standard raises the purchasing nowor life
povsassa a,'o MAKES IL more difficult to a. NV
possession OF the dollar-employment to hi
permanent, loss Of work more nrohohlo valu
N 1'"pioJ ihoho LESS certain" Is that allY III II