Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-07
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Nevada's Great Jurist says Fres Csinass
win Injnre silver Miners Psnsionsss
and All but a rev Debtsea
Chief Justice R. r. Bieelow q tbs
supreme court Of Nevada had q lettsg IN
O recent issue Of the Reno (Ney. Ga
nette which states some Of the elfocts q
10 10 free coinage very clearly. Here
IL part Of his letter.
II is not TO be denied that the Repub.
licans Of this state are hard HE By the
action Of the ST. Louis conventinn MON
the monetary question. The fFas 60fnnRe
of silver Is believed to be 70 much 70
the advantage Of Nevada a. silver
producer, and we bavs for 70 many
years heard nothing but free coinage
"at 10 10 4" arguments, that we have
almost come to the conclusion that no
one can tblnk otherwise who is not q
scoundrel oought with British gold.
But there is another side 10 the question
that Is believed In sincerely by millions
Of rs pure patriots as any who believe
in free coinage Of silver. Any man who
says that this country can alec double
the value Of all the silver Of the world
and bring It and gold 70 pr is either
ignorant Of the lessons Of the post or he
willfully shuts his eyes 20 them. II the
free silverites carry the election this fall
on their 10 to 1 platform, IL will not
only paralyze business-it will utterly
destroy H. There will be scarcely. q
bank OF business house In the land that
will not 60 down before the storm. IL
will send gold TO almost 100 per cent
premium, and, As measured with silver.
everything else will go up in value with
II. but AZ IL will take twice as many
dollars as now 10 buy the same article
It will be Of no earthly advantage 10
any one except 10 the man who owes
debts that he has not promised 70 pay
In gold. His silver dollars will pay such
debt just as during flic war green
backs would pay one. although worth
but SS cents on the ydollar, but they
win only buy half g much nOur or
clothing or groceries d now.
But II be owes money 10 banks or
money leDders-and whOdoes notH--who
have all protected themselves by gold
contracts, he will have to take two Of
his silver dollars to buy ono In gold, and
at the same time, owing TO the general
stagnation in business, they will be
harder TO get hold Of than gold dollars
are now. It will be of no advantage 10
the silver states, because their silver will
be just as hard to get from the ground -
now, and pound Of IL will buy no mOsa
steel or powder or any Of the neceasAries
Of life than now.
But the laboring man will be the ons
who will suffer the most The Comstook
miner will still get - per day, the la
boreT % and the clerk ESQ 10 e76 per
month. but IL will be In silver, and, 81
IL is now in Mexico. IL will only boy
for his family or himself one-haf what
IL will today. The same will be the
case with the crippled veterans. their
widows and orphans, who are now get
ting pensions. Its effect will be 10 scale
their pensions. It's effect will be 10 scale
their pensions down one-half.
There is not one of the arguments Of
the silverites that cannot be completely
and successfully refuted. Free coinage
ut 10 to by this country alone cannot
possibly benefit any one, but IL can bring
fearful distress upon all