West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-06-18
WHAT FREE COINAGE MEANS.

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Treasury would be allowed any
longer TO boycott the four hundred
and twenty eight millions of stan.
dard silver dollars now IN existence.
The power that could re-estabhsh
silver coinage would compel the
use of silver with gold in the re-
demption of greenb blcks. This
would do away with the false pre-
tense that bonds must be sold with
which to buy greenbacks 1, would
remove the constant menace by the
goli gang that the legh tender
quality shall be taken away from
the vast amount OF silver dollars
now In existence. 1t would add
enough to the money in circulation
In the country each year to keep
pace with the increase Of population
and the requirements for domestic
exchanges, 1t would make all the
silver bullion in the world worth
just as much as though it were
already coined into dollars. 1t
would stop greenbacks from being
presented for redemption at the
Treasury, because HeIdelbach, lex
elheimer q Go. and the rest of the
gold spectators would be offered
silver when they demanded gold,
and they would not want it. Free
coinage would guarantee the sta
bllty of the currency. The grind
ing contraction now going on would
cease. The borrowed surplus in
the Treasury Of nearly 200, 900, 900
would be expended in grand public
improvements, including coast de-
fenses, and thus he restored to cir
culation among the people. 1t
would gradually raise the general
level of prices. The production Of
wheat and other farm products
would be resumed on the former
scale. Manufacturers Of every de-
scription would no longer engage
In mere hand to mouth production,
but would manufacture for the re
quirements OF the coming year.
This would give work to those now
in distress, and would enable la
boring people themselves to buy
what they are now going without
under the harsh compulsion of
poverty. The commerce between
forty five States would be resumed :;
railroads would be taken out Of the
hands Of receivers, because they
could again earu interest on their
debts, aud expenses, and something
more. The occupation Of the panic
maker would be gone. With free
coinage would come a President
and Secretary of the Treasury who
would not spend half their time
bawling to the world that their
Government is bankrupt and is
compelled to sell its bonds at TWEEN
ty per cent discount from the inter
est rates Of the world to enrich
favored syndicates for some unfath-
enable reason. Free coinage would
stop the borrowing of money in
times of peace for the purpose of
obtaining gold with which to pay
obligations not payable in gold.
In brief, free coinage would
mean q back seat for syndicates aud
their official instruments-a back
seat for the bears Of the New York
stock market, aud for the pawn
brokers throughout the country.
1t would mean that money would
be more profitable when invested IN
business enterprises than when laid
away in a napkin to breed upon
itself. 1t would mean fair play
among men. aud only one hundred
cents Oh The dollar in the payment
OF debts.
Add free coinage is coming un-
less bribery and corruption are
stronger than the peoples will
Cincinnati Enquirer.
H. is disgusting to hear persons
speaking scornfnlly Of girls WHO
have TO work for a living. No
sensible man is dazzled by the
glitter Of jcwcled hand, a gold
bracelet or "a watch bought on
"tick' perhaps. All these have
not as much fascination u.s. pleas
ant disposition. a happy intelligent
face, well cooked meal and o
glistoning, we'll ifoued shirt front.
A dimpled chin and a sunny face
in the KITCHEN is worth dozen
banged" millinery singers iu the
parlor paving ivory, scrccching "a
Flower from my ANGEL Mofbo4ss