The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

her war expenses by tremendous lew upon
the French. the French people actually
brought out from savings banks, from stock
ingS and from private places OF boarding
enough coin 10 settle the Prussian demands
| aud free France from the presence ~ the
Invader The victorious arms OF the re-
rnbl,c could not Keep. French paicr at par
In the days OF the directory. The French
coin purchased the kecdom OF France from
! her iiyaicis Within this very generation
The third experiment preceded this
| French experiment ny u Few years. have
kept II until the last because n occurred
| here and was made by our own government
among Onr own people. On April 10. iT15.
| the conflict Of arms between Great Hritan
aud the thirteen colonies began at Leling-
| ton. In Massachusetts. Before tile end Of
that month the continental congress
| Had issued S2,UnlO9o Of continental bills
! These were legal tender In paymcn, OF debt
| By the end Of that year the issue OF this pa.
| per had risen 20 Slo,uuD.0o0. by 1TS0 the
| issue had risen 10 Sal 0o0.V0o. aud In add
| ton thereto thu several colonies had also
| issued more than S2iu,O00,OO0. The total
issue OF le.al tender money by the cont.
! neiltal congress aud the several colonies
/ was more than $iJD.O000O0. The pouia-
| ton die not exceed 10000. So there we're
nearly SEQ Of legal tender paper iii clrcu.
lniion FOR euch iuhabitant. This surely was
| cnongh money 10 make everybody prosper.
Gus on the Popnli.t theory. But neither
PATRIOTISM nor courage could keen This
money afioat But one thing could do H.
and that was redemption In coin. Tint one
thing the continental congress diO not Try
and the entire contiDenlAi currency WAS re-
rcpudntcd. This Is II hard word. Bur II Is
truthful That money had paid our forefa-
theirs for their winter marches In the SHOWS
Of Valley Forge. That money had bought
the liberty OF the nation. Our forc.athcrs
had not the wisdom TO redeem or attempt
10 redeem this currency In coin ana II was
rrpudatet In March. 1850. congress. by
decree, authorized silver to DO received for
this legal tender money at the ratio Of ! TO
li0. That was even better than 10 to l. In
December 1is0. they had abandoned any
attempt to redeem II at any ratio or In amy
manner. II was dead and unburied leave
1t to the conscience. to the Judgment OF ev-
cry patriotic citizen. whether he calls him
self Populst. Dcmocrit or Republican. 10
answer this question IN congress did not.
would not or could not keep the legal tender
national money Of the revolution at par With
coln Is II honest or wise for US to attempt
the experiment nuwY Are we Drawer than
our fathers; Are we more patriotic than
our fathersi Are We more honest than our
fathers?
thus leave the contcnlon OF tho Popu-
list party Ia behalf of irTedecinnbln piper
money. do not question their honesty. ]
do not question their patriotism, ] do not
question ;heir courage On too many fields
The men OF ilils party. whether from the
North, the South or the West. have Shown
that they dared To do and to die for what
they thought right. Some Of them followed
the starr and stripes They were brave men
aud believe them houcst men. have no
sympathy aud nn pntiencn with those who
sheer nj them or r.ylie them They are my
cnunirymon. Tlcy are only irving 10 do
wlnl the traders and The manufacturers aud
me Bonrl,on Io1is anI ,,nder the ie"d ~
John Inv IN, hjd man, rems,,,hnr thnt
ihe attcnn+ ,he,, ~ nv ,,,,'.r ths n'o. ..
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