The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
DEMONSTRATION OF IRON.
Some Facts for Those who Are Shocked by
"the Crime of 80"

ENA'llA w 4 lltAl ~ AA''~ NlRN INAliN1 Ia
halfway measures. The free coinage of
silver idea is too tame for him. He is will
ing to see the silverites and TO go them 100
points better. Here are his declaration,
proposition and argument
Having been deeply impressed by the
arguments Of Judge Crisp, Bryan, Stew
art, Jones and other silver leaders, and
especially gricved, shocked and Mortified
by the awful crime of 1873 as so luridly
depicted daily in the columns of the At
lanta Constitution and other silver organs,
1 have changed my views on the money
question, and am ready 70 maintain the
propositions following in joint debate or
newspaper controversy:
u accept the arguments of the advocates
of silver and agree with their remedy as
far as IL goes. However, II does not go far
enough. Let us have plenty Of remedy
I'm fact, enough to make debt and poverty
things Of the past, relics Of the dark ages.
l am in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of pig iron at the ratio of rs to 1
with gold by the United States alone, in
dependently of all nations, and can prove
by the best authority obtainablc that such
u policy on the part of the United States
will raise prices put plenty OF money in
circulation, and give the honest debtor d
chance to pay his debts, thereby making
the whole country prosperous.
Now, in the first place, it may be urged
by some who do not understand the sub
iect of standard Of value that % free coin
age act for iron would not raise its price
to "a ratio of It's TO l with gold. To them 1
reply that the stamp Of this government
md the legal tender qualities of the iron
dollar would instantly make the bullion
value of pig iron the same as the mint
value. For who would part with an ounce
of this precious metal for anything else
than the mint value? Stewart, Jones and
Bryan.)
" Again, it may be urged that our mint
would be ovcrcrowded with pig iron. 1
reply tina the price Of pig iron having been
raised from $3.50 a ton 10 "a ratio of rs to 1
with gold the world over no one would
especially care TO carry it to the mints,
since the mint price could be obtained
anywhere in the open market ATLANTA
Constitution Next it may be urged that
gold and silver would go out of circuia-
ton. / reply, first, This Is "a mere assump-
ton of the tools Of the money power which
they cannot verify ATLANTA Constitu-
tom second, Suppose gold and silver do
go out of circulation, is there not plenty
of pig iron to take their place and give the
people plenty of money! CBryanl; and,
third, such an assumption mikes the ideas
of circulating medium and standard of
values; gold and silver would still he po-
tential money metals, though not in cir
culation, and would lend their help toward
raising prices and causing general pros
perity.' Crisp,
Then, again, it may be urged against
the pig iron standard Of value that wages
would not rise in proportion to prices. The
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rise, since no man would be fool enough
to work for 81 a day who could make
81, 900 a day picking up rusty nails and
old horseshoes and carrying them to the
mint for coinage CHull.)
In addition, it may be urged by the
money power, by the Wall street sharks
and the Bond street ~ShyiGcks,' that we
could not alone go on q pig iron basis
without an international agreement. To
such (astuTGa as dare 20 lay 20 limit to the
power Of the American people to do what
they please, independent Of all nations, 1
hurl their cowardice and lack of patriot
ism back in their faces (BryanD
"The crime of demonetizing pig iron
took place about , ,2OOyears 90, when GER
tain 'goldolators' and 'silyerites,' in order
5 to increase the purchasing power of their
/ ill-gotten wealth, secretly and like thieves
t in the night got the characterization act
passed repeating the good, old free coinage
act of Lycurgus, the friend of our ances-
tors daddleS.' To-day China is the only
country on earth honest enough to coin
iron, and there the happy laborer can carry
home the wages of his honest toll in q
wheelbarrow.' CAtlanta constitutional
"A ruinous fall in prices followed de-
monetization Of iron and has continued
for upward of 1900 years. I have calcu-
lated the losses entailcd upon the honest
people of this world by that ruthless act,
but the figures are so enormous fear a
revolution will ensue if the people learn
how greatly they have been robbed. But
facts are facts, and the hes, way to right a
wrong is to meet it squarely. That loss
is S2l, O0O, 900, 900, OO0, OOO, 600, 900, OOO, 900, 600
Coins Financial SchoolD
I'm conclusion l insist that the free
I coinage of pig iron will do everything that
is claimed for silver and infinitely more.
. The people will be rich and prosperous.
. The once poor man can pay his debts with
Q his old stove. Railroads can declare divi-
dends on old rails and worn out rolling
stock. The small boy can pick up old
nails and horseshoes enough TO support
his family. In fine, poverty and debt can
no longer exist V'-Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
A little daughter of Mr.. Lewis Dayton, an
old and much respected citizen of Barnitz,
Pa, occasionally has trouble with her
I stomach which gives her considerable dis
tress. In speaking of it Mr.. Dayton said
As soon as she has an attack we give her a
dose of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
. Diarrhoea Remedy, and it has never failed
= to relieve her promptly. We all use it in
our family with the same good results" For
sale by Gruhlcr Bros, druggists.