New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
"DISHONESTY,S DOLLAR"
THE REV. DIR. SCUDDER's ELOQUENT
PLEA FOR SOUND MONEY.
SILVER AGITATION THE RECORD or \ BOLD con
sPIRACY or WEALTHY MINE OWNERS ITS
SUCCESS WOULD PRESENT HIIMIT-

SILVER AGITATION THE RECORD or \ BOLD CON
sPIRAcy OF WEALTHY MINE OWNERS SITS
SUCCESS WOULD PRESENT IILIMIT-
ABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ERArD.
The Rev. John L. scudder. pastor OF the Tabernacle.
Jersey City. delivered prelude last night on Dis
honestys Dollar" lie said:
II honesty is a part OF religion the pupits Of TINS
country should thunder against this threatened RE-
sebts This freesiver doctrine was Conceived by
avaricious mine-owners, and II ever put into prsc-
tice IL would be gigantic swindle virtually con
hscatng portion of every mans dollar, he ne
The secret OF this crazy movement the deter
mnation OF millionaire miners 10 keep up the price
Of their special commodity on declining marke
For over decade they have agitated through
newspapers under their control through literature
thrown broadcast. through plausible and loqua-
cious demagogues, until at present they have de-
ceved multitudes of people. who honestly believe
that the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
hard times. For the people thus led unwittinely
astray by these astute politicians ! have no WORD
of condemnation Many of then are rs consclcn-
tious they are fanatical. But for the tricky
leaders who have systematcaIy duped ,, ,hen ho
much they deceive the people or dishonor the Ma
The history OF this silver movement IS the record cor.
OF bold conspiracy OF wealthy mine-owners - blum
prCSuei Of @ anu The cad
crime OF 49, is one Of their political catchwoIds.
consisted in their wheedling the Government into
buying 100000 ounces OF silver month. ping mp
a loss 10 the Government OF s45,OoOOoo. This was the
biggest piece Of political tckery ana puldozns ever
worse worse. Their mpudence has increased with
their colossal fortunes When at last in 1893 our COY
less folly, when it refused to purchase any more OF
this eyer,deprecaiins silver then the arr s
Government TO take. not two-thirds OF their silver
stamp II with a fictitious value-about twice az much
the bullion is worth Their doctrine Is that II the
upon an unsuspecting people? ! ran 10 see now an!
intelligent man, acquainted with the facts, can give
II the OF silver, by persistent Justification
the people believe that hard times have resulted
from the failure of the Government to buy up All
eleetion on S" this Fraudulent issue they viii grow
still richer at public expense and succeed In h1-
If the people. by their ballots should carry out
hr aux9c @ m e. , rncor gTest d nS
untrue to It's glorious past II ms C9yernme a
an ever 1r saP ySr II Would OF be-
s % if of E Soth asehood and The label would
Of 20 cents on every dollar coined to these pluto
cratic mne-owners would be a piece OF injustice
in American history 1t would he leglsatng against
the masses in favor OF class already 50 wealthy
would be a wicked discrimination
Why single ont this one commodity? Why not
give a similar bonus to the DOvcrty-striCktn farmer
for every bushel of wheat or potatoes he may
raise? II any farortism Is 70 be shown. let it BE-
of the people beginning TO open. Education is
doing its work. laying bare this great conspiracy.
Again If free coinage should ever take place. this
country would force dishonest dollar on the peo-
ole and force them to be dishonest. Cold would
vanish, and both Government and private individ-
uals would pay their debts in "A deprecated cur
rency and thus violate their contracts What I'M
limited opportunity for debtors to cheat their cred
tors: for banks pay their deposiiors in cheap
silver when they made their deposits in gold its
equivalent: for Insurance companies TO defraud the
insured for Government 70 cut down me pensions
of crippled soldiers; for widows to find large frac
tion of their slender income gone. for this nited
States of America 10 swindle every one who lent II
money IN time OF need. and every municipality 10
cheat those who purchased its bonds. This indeed.
would be the most tremendous and astounding ras-
caty OF the nineteenth century. May God deliver
us from such drefu calamity and wholesale dis