The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-25
,,,o,r DOES THE DISPATCH SOW BE-
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.,,,o- the Richmond Dispatcn'
,,.1,ob is supporting the Popul'st '.a'
to,.r, adopted at Chicago. has DeeI ~
-.r,iy searching the files OF The Times
- .',,.,rial utterances wherewith 10 coii-
49,, ,,5 overwhelm rs in our EFFORT" 10
1T, eo,,na Democracy-sound monty
and honest elections. How II Ha'
coded can be judged Of all men "Do "a'1
$3.50. +no trouble to follow rs columns
- d N say that The Times s'alu'
49, y.bore Il stood when its utteIances
- clio, as now. associated by those
who were against honest money anu ''0
est elections. - r,t
-. ..o. we'll known to us how ,s;r' lat
en-. s.,.,. method Of comparison Wouiu '"-
o,,r roirnbor IN inconsistencies
18th might embarrass our inlen'uS
and less skllful disputant' but We Gu
mon eord an expert representative ~ go
,..,o,,.1, search its files for mateIl@l-
.1. era ,ts files examined al ah inc
-..,.,,it oe the Dispatch through It's TWIST
,... and vindings. its conversations ana
contradictions, would only lend pei''i'
reason and impair confidence IN inc t''a'
mission Of journalism and so we 'e' -
.,ono-nut n gentleman with WIZ 10 we
80 moi ACQUAINTED. brought in the Rieh-
I'D pisnatcb Of November 10, 1880 from
...,,,, we take the editorial printed peio"'
There is other interesting editorial Hi"''''
I'm that paper, but We only wish 10 Auo"
co. tho nresent if the Richmond Disoa''D
has ,saneed it's opinion on the silver a'es-
tion or II it is supporting a unAno'a'
course which # does not believe H. D'-s
If now believe ln the free. unlimited ana
INDEPENDENT coinage Of silver 81 - =
] bv the United States or notE
..\yo have repeatedly remind ID cur .taN-
or. that the sound money mel arc I'l
ouposed 90 the use Of silver as
cniafiur medium. so far as mat meta.
will answer sle purposes OF the hudue-"i
world Indeed the world cannot 90 VIZ"
ont silver or gold. silver Is ma 20 100
circulation because gold coins Oh ae'''l'i
nations under one dollar are ~ o'.-
to he used. Gold is needed because sINer
coins OF the denomination Of dollar or
over are TWO unhandy, TOO unM4el1F anu
"Then what IS &c that The sonrd-mcney
men oppose2 SIMPLY the proposition 10
prov.de by law for the free coinage al t'e
ratio of is 10 of all the silver That mint
be- taken TO the mlnts Of the United states
for that purpose They contc D tna- -i-
der the operation of such law, III one
were passed silver bullion Wouic iduldly
depfs.iate in value. and the silver cons
OF the United states DecJ ne WORN less
than their face value. The coinage Neiuc
would OF course continue, t 10 conNA1co
at an only so long as the lab Ca TIC
general government proved itself -'f'pB
enough 70 accomplish that object -NcIy-
BODY must admit that this would &c
peri Gus experiment There is no govern
uent. or bank. or system OF banks ~ ihe
wide world which can impart 10 Tie
handlers Of money that confidence ~ ihe
continued parity Of silver and gold "'cn
is absolutely indispensable 90 The success
OF the experiment of coming free al iAe
ratio Of l6 10 ]. AN ble silver -Da. L1a!
be- taken 10 Cncle sam minis
'Ffee coinage by information d asreen cnt
is the only scheme which even 50 ml CD
as promis Is % be successful N9 do Tot
doubt for a moment that this sn1cme
would prove 10 bo practicable. Germany
the friends Of silver ought not 90 object
q Try il. for. II as they on'aui The
United States could safely unler-
take this experiment alone. IL fol-
lows that beyond a doubt Great Britain
France. Germany. the United States and
Austria. acting together. could safely un-
dortake 20 keep silver and gold at parity
NO silver has no better friends than are
slose men who advocate the proposition
90 solve the silver problem by interna-
u0ual cooperation"