Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-16
CARLISLE ON MONEY.
IL Speaks at Length in Tho Audi
tOrium at Chicago.
- ADDRESS TO woRKiNeMEs.
.,.. rnterc.t Of THAT Great Class OF
o,r citizens In the Ft"""'i"'
questions Now Beforo the conn



try. -
cucAGo. April I5.-Every one Of the
,., seats in Chioago's great Audi'o'iuin
. fusA tonight with people who came
,.,- che address OF Secretary Carlisle
~. currency and finance. Several huhoren
..,. stood through the entire address
ssversl hundred more went away
-,.. ?, Gain admittance. The Secretary
....,e5 a hearty welcome and was loud
=. .,eercd upon entering the hall
g,.. stage was occupied by about two
-, o8cess OF ChicaRo's trade and
'.,..- ,ssemhlies. at whose invitation Mr.
-.,,sle came 10 Chicago.
carroll. editor OF the Eight-Hour
,...is presi8ed Mr. Carroll said that
b. .,,s the desire Of the laboring people
p, ,-,.-aro 90 hear some plain, intelligent
....r r.rariing the currency question.
..s that the Secretary Of the United
s..,.s treasury had been selected as the
-... at person for giving the information
...,.3 He then introduced Mr.. Carlisle.
-,, after expressing his pleasure at
...,,i-- sach a large assemblage Of Chi
..., ne1rIe spoke as follows:
Mr.. CnrIisIc's Remarks.
~ President and Gentlemen: am here
,,.. evening in response TO a communica-
,.,r received several months ago from
r,-,b,r of gentlemen connected with va
,,ss labor organizations Of this city, in
,,..rr ne 10 address shem and their fel-
i.u--v-urkincmen upon the currency ana
r,anrlsl questions. which were then ana
.rs .,W agitating the minds Of our people
.o Cd uarts Of the country. When that
..cnunication reached me II was not IN
-y power 20 designate a time when my
,4-.l duties would permit me TO come
80. but I promised 20 hold the matter
,-5e- consideration and come whenever
r,Jsht be possible 10 do so; and now
-,nrrsttlate myself upon my good fortune
In having AZ Hast found an opportunity to
meet this great assemblage Of laboring
,.orIe and 10 discuss IN their presence
1T I consider one OF the most Import
irf economic questions that can POSSIBLY
,rsrgs the attention Of wage-earners IN
Ms or any other country. A.
yCs s.ker the general business or the
people shall he transacted with soO1
N l4 boz shall bc paid IN a sound ana sta
~ rIr~ncy. with full purchasing power
d The markets where they are exchanged
Tor tha uecessarles OF life, or IN depFe-
slated and fiuctuating currency haNlLs
no fixed value. and therefore hearing no
.errranent relation 10 the current prices
u commodities, are questions when al
f..f the comfort and happiness OF every
me and the peace and prosperity OF
agary community. While all are deeply
.ferested In the settlement Of these ques-
tong 10 De- unfortunately the case llldt
.u ufu not be equally affected 10y an er-
r1neous decision upon them. Ihe Wealth9
man. the man who has accumulated pro
psrry or boarded money. - always exempt
.-.m many o. the most serious Conse-
cgerces of 2 financial OF iHdustIlai as
t-rbance He has both means and credit
and while hc rlay be subjected 10 mlch
loss ana Inconvenience. neither ne nor MS
family VIII be rinchei by hunger. or
Dsmu-ilc1 % 90 without raiment or shti-
Ter. ii is the poor man ana the man OF
moderate means. the man VINO mas not
nd fortunate enough 90 accumulate pro
.a-fy or money. hut who depends upon
..s wages or upon the products OF his
own labor for the means or supporting
rirrseif and his family that always feels
tf. aFst and most disastrous effects OF a
h.sInsss ar Industrial depression no mat
t-- whether 30 results from deprecated
.-5 nuctIatiuF currency or from oihcr
causes Sach a man has nothing 10 dis
nose u bat bis labor. and nothing with
vt-h io support himself or his family
..t bis wages OF the proceeds OF MS own
ar1- and any policy that even tempo
-.rIN sucpends or Obstructs the industrlal
rr.-fsFs of the country. by diminishing
t.a demand for the products OF labor, or
hF .mrl ring the capacity OF dlsp1slAoH
~ rar.taI o. employ labor. must be inJu-
r.1us o. hts interests and lnfiict more or
less suNering upon all who are dependent
unnr HIN Labor cannot be boarded; the
NI. fly i- gone forever; lost wages are
never reimbursed; and therefore STEADY
employment and good pay IN good money
Ere genital % the comfort and happl-
ress II ne American laborer ard his wife
arf etHlren. and be win be unfaithful 10
lusef and t0 them ~ he does rot insist
rDn the adoption and maintenance OF
such d policy as viii most certainly. pre-
serve tae value and stability OF an our
lurf.1ly and promote the regular ana
4r09faf-o conduct OF all our Industrial
enterprises He cannot prosper when me
country IS in distress, when It's industries
-rr Fru-trlfeI. its commerce pAralY AtV,
fs c.,t broken down, or its social ofder
disturbed nor can he prosper when the
h.e'.euors - the currency are such that
o. cslrl. certainly know the value oi
tle dollar .u which his wages are paid,
o- estimate IN advance the cost OF the
ueN-ssares of life.
QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.
Wls'ae- SEE shall or shall not have
period of financial, commercial anu
al.tLfNaNNr Il tlisH Nfei-s-ft
l whether labor shall De deprived OF
uaHelt employment or be parually
t-Ifr4 ana ina4cquatesy PAID. or"
-t.rrs directly and necessarily IN
e4 l the demand now seriously made
g. many pf our fellow citizens tnat tne
l-. states. without the coop ration
-1y o.ttr goycrnment Ia the worid,
-t+ . opposition 10 the tstaplir1el
policy o. every other great civilized ana
commercial nation. shall aut1or.ze the
frte 4nl unlimited coinage OF fun legal
tender silver an the ratio Of lG 90 T. not
Nt.sttr-inr the true market ratio be-
iN ths two metals IL about ~ 20 J;
pf D. other words. that the ntei states
toae Shall. declare by law thai l5 ounces
o. SILVER are equal In value 10 : ounce
ci eo when IL is an iuoisputable iact
ever who're recognized that ia All the
markets 0f the world. IN silvsr-stantarq
crif.s- as weu as IN gold-standafd
e,-n.res. rs ounces % silver are worth
o1t about one half az much as ! ounce
or D and viii purchase only about
o. half as much Of the necessaries OF
+te fle naked proposition IS that the
Lafe1 States shall coin, at the public
~ te Tor the exclusive beneht OF the
!HlTi-Iai and corporations owning the
u-iica. all The silver that may De Pc
ssrisl az the mlnts into dollars con-
Aalfs elL IA grains OF pure SILVER, or
- fr1.ns u standard silver, worth IN
.lat4ly about D or a2 cents, deliver the
-1as 90 tte dcpO8itOTs Of the bullion anu
e1l1pe' al. the Uther people in the coun-
iiy 3. receive these coins al a valuation
l1 oeDts each in the pay ment or debts
l-e them Tor property sold, for labor
Hl service of ail kinds, for pensions
io soldiers and sailors and their wlcows
40 children. FOR losses sustained under
i9-tes issued hy lie and other iusu-
-ih e.ml ai.ies, lot DEPOSITS IN sANliits
--a', trust companies, building associas
lsae. ana other lnsiitutlons. for debts due
y WILLOWS and orphans by guardians.
.fc-tcrs. and administrators OF dcce-
tt-N estates ami other trustees. Tor
aafies Cf an civil military and naval
--------. ana ne cnmnnrsatlnn of nrLNaL.