The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-08-13

Whenever the Mexican dealer, simply by
 coming across the line. can put his dollar
 in the American slot and take out without
 cost dollar of the United States, whose
 value will be worth the same as his is, what
 is the argument? Either that by free coin.
 age on the part of the United States we
 double the value of every Mexican dollar
 or else we strike by one-half the value of
 every American dollar, because they must
 come to common level. Either we double
 the value of all the money of China or
 Japan and South America, where the silver
 standard is, or else we drop our standard
 of measure down to the level of theirs.
 Two years ago in the city of Lincoln.
 Neb., in joint debate with William J. Bryan,
 gave him this object lesson: held that
 dollar up (MeXican.) There is an eagle on
 1t and 1t is silver. but 1t is not the bird of
 freedom; that had the Mexican eagle upon
 1t. That silver dollar contained five and
 one-half more grains of silver than this
 silver dollar of the United States-the same
 silver, measured by the same standard of
 fineness. Put them in the scales and this
 silver dollar weighs this one down by five
 and one-half grains. On that October
 morning, and in that debate two years ago,
 I brought those two silver dollars (Mexican)
 from the First national bank, of Lincoln,
 with one of these (American dollars). To-
 day the Mexican brings that dollar over the
 line, and If he leaves 1t with you he can
 take back to his own home just 50 cents
 worth of American labor whether from the
 shop or from the farm.
 They ask not only that our hints be
 opened to a recoinage of that Mexican dOl- lar, but they ask-and here is the terrible
 evil that these people ought to flee from a3 from plague-they ask that the laws of this country be made to compel the Ameri- can to accept that dollar run through our worth of product of American toll.
 To-day that Mexican brings his silver dollar in. he takes 1t to our mint and he takes out 50 cents worth of our wheat or of our manufactured goods. Tomorrow under free coinage he brings 1t to the mint. He cuts off five and half grains of 1t and puts 1t in his pocket to make another dollar with and without expense. Under that law this government hands him back his silver dol lar, with a law attached which authorizes him to demand from you in exchange 10o cents worth of the product of your toll. He brings 50 cents worth of silver into the country, he takes out dollar of American labor in exchange. My countrymen. there Is no financial legerdemain about ti,is. That man takes out twice as much as he brought into the country. and somebody pays him TOT uolnS II.
 Mine Owners Seeking Benefit.
 "Who asks this silver coinage? Who is 1t that is to be benefited thereby? Tine great silver bonanza kings of the United States in 1895 produced, at coinage value, about sG2, ,0O0.0 900 of American silver. The great silver producers of the rest of the world produced in the same year $203, ,000, ,000 coin age value of silver bullion. That is a com- modity to-day in the civilized world. Their to you is that you shall take all that silver at the mint-not at the price that they can obtain in the open market-Gs cents per ounce-but that you shall take It. you, the people, we the people-and tIrn them back s129 for every ounce they can produce, for every ounce that is in the mines now opened. for every ounce that fills the heart of the great mountains of this of Mexico. of British Columbia. and of South America.
 My countrymen, who has made this silver campaign? For three years and a lre. For three years and a half orators have been going up and down the country asking the people to take free silver on the promise that their products would greatly increase. Who has made this campaign? And who Is behind 1t? If our hints are opened to the free coinage of silver and silver appreciates to its old standard. as they insist it will. 1t means on the present production an absolute gift by the Ameri- an people of $31 ,000. 900 year to the silver producers of the United States alone. It means an absolute gift by the American people on the basis of the present produc- ion of s1O0. 900. 900 to the silver producers of he world.
 "Why the silver producers of the United States? I know mine in Idaho that will ake as fair sample. In 1888 1t was sold ] Fou tI ions and a half of money. In three years | hey took out of that one mine six millions | md half of silver. They took 1t out as | he property of foDeign subjects, and al- | most every great silver mine of this coun- | ry to-day is q stock concern, and a ma | ority of all It's stock has been fioated on l he other side of the water. [Applause.1 Who Has Carried on the silver Csmpaiguf
 "Who has carried on this great silver In these years. when the con- ition of the people has been such as to make them easy subjects for this presenta- ion. who has made this plausible and won erful promise of something for nothing? Who has been carrying 1t on? have not ome here to-day to say one unjust word gainst any living man. but the people of his country have a tight to know as to 'hether or not the great advocates of tree liver are carrying on this campaign out of 've for the people or as the hired employees f that great silver bonanza institution mich Is asking the American people to ouble the value of its silver output. Why his opening of our hints to the free coin ge of the metal? On the 1lth day of July. ,96. democratic paper. the Chicago hronicle, the one great democratic sheet the northwest, published this in double 'aded type on its editorial page:
 The proprietors of the big bonanzas ave found 1t profitable to keep a large umber of orators, lecturers and other ookesmen on the road preaching to the eople. Among the many who have thus cen employed and carried on the pay rolls the big bonanza for a number of years
 William J. Bryan. of Nebraska-[hisses nd applause]-a paid agent and spokes- an for the free silver combine.'
 That charge was thus publicly, spe- ally. directly made on the 11th day of ly by one of the greatest democratic swspapers in the United States. In the ty of Omaha, where William J. Bryan ,es editorial work on the Omaha World erald, the other great paper there, the maha Bee. has made that specific charge litrially time and time again. It has never zen met. II T do not stand here to say an unkipd ling of MT. Bryan. do not stand here to | " that that would be any reason why the , .ople of this country should not vote for m. You must decide that for yourselves. ut what do say as an American citizen, ,i,.-r |, %y,. Ifo kl.l~