The morning times., 1896-08-30
-. 700 Street.

that we could raise or manufacture every
thing this country needs. 1t may be So
We can and do produce much more than
We can use. What, then, would become
OF our export trade? What would we do
with our surplus productionr Would any
country purchase all our surplus and not be
able to trade with US or sell US any of their
productions? Think not. 1t is well known
that the imports OF country must nearly
equal the exports. We. can't do all the
selling and no buying, and their trade would
soon be diverted to other channels where
they could have n market for their wares.
.Thcn, gain, it seems to me that common
sense would Indicate that the best stand
ard is that metal whose value fluctuates
the least In the worlds markets, thereby
reducing to minimum the difficulty OF
exchange. 1t is sail that gold is the money
OF the capitalists, corporations, bankers
and money lenders. II this is SO, then gold
is the money.wc want Tor a standard. This
same gold Is the best money for the poor
man, for capital employs labor, and what
is best for the capitalist is best for the work
man. Many Of the capitalists Of to lay were
the workmen OF few years ago. We
must have capitalists and we must have
laborcrs; We must have money lenders, and
we must have borrowers, but the capitalist
and money lender are not going to invest or
loan their money unless they have the as
sura nee OF it being returned in currency Of
the same value, with 4 fair profit for his
investment.
I'VE all cry against capitalists, be weare
all willing to become one Ut them, and /,
for one. am willing to take the chances Of
the bankers, capitalists, etc, against eX-
perimenting with free silver AT is to l."
MIR. SILVER FOR GOLD.
Mr. William Silver, OF the Granite Cut
tiers and president b. T. c.: II am
protectionist and am for gold, first, last
and all the time. The free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, to my mind, would DC
injurious to the country at large and could
not be maintained unless under internal
tional agreement. Free coinage would
benefit no one except those directly inter
ested and none OF those ranting about It
has been able to prove to the contrary.
with the bullion value OF silver only
little more than one-half that Of gold how
any sensible person can claim that they are
equally valuable and should be kept at a
parity / can't understand. The cry or
fnOFe WOuey IL all very SOou, wv "hSh
q working man sweats a hundred cents
worth he doesn't want fifty cent dollar
for pay. No one would suffer more from
the results OF free coinage Of silver than
labOring classes
member OF the Paperhangers' As
sembly, who does not wish his name to
appear In print, says the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would be the greatest
calamity that could befall the country
ut would benefit no one but the few
miners, while ordinary working men will
be sure losers. They may, It is true. If the
country is flooded with silver, get an
increase in wages, but this will be more
than ovcrbalanced by the increase OF living
caused by the loss OF confidence and tie
deprecated purchasing power of this money
Under q sound money system. no viewer, one
dollar Is as good as another.
with sound money, when man gets a
dollar, he could afford to keep it, instead
Of hurryiDg to spend It Before it further
depreciatcs In value.''
George Wilson, Shoemaker Assembly: