Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-01

redemption OF the monetary system. th1
quantity OF representative money issued
should not exceed IN volume the quantity
of redemption money In the country. So
that, when silver was reduced to the po-
sition of representative money, the issue
of any quantity of 1t In the form of repre-
sentative money had no effect in build-
ing up our stock of primary money. Since
1878 the government has purchased silver
and coined it into a representative money.
There is no judgment displayed in buy
ing costly metal to coin It into token or
representative money. It should answer
the same purpose to coin our token money
from lead, tin, nickel or other substance.
So long as IL is redeemable in gold, or made
subsidiary to gold, the issuance OF any
quantity of it will not restore the founda-
ton Of our financial system. IApplause.l
I'VE are often told that the silver dol
lar is good doNar on its face, but So
cent dollar in reality. We say gold dol
lar is only dollar on its face, but in reality
a Percent dollar. The silver In silver dol
lar will buy as much wheat and cotton as
ever, but not as much gold. Gold has risen
in value, until instead OF buying one BUSH
el of wheat as 1t used TO, II will buy two.
1T is constantly claimed that under free
coinage silver would run gold out OF the
country. Gold is not now in circulation to
be run out. There is no gold in circulation
among the people. 1t is In the bank vaults
of the large cities 1t is cornered. And the
government is now at the mercy Of those
who own 1t. Silver was the money of the
people. and circulated to the very pores OF
civilization, and 1t does now as token
money, and no money is appropriate TO a
republican people that does not thus cir
cuIate. IApplause.l
Eject ON the Farmer.
Now, in regard to the effect of free coin
age on the farmer. 1t is true. as claimed.
that a farmer can now buy as much calico
and cotton cloth with 50 cents as he could
before when wheat was 81 bushel But
he cannot pay his taxes that way. 1t now
takes two bushels and nearly three bushels
of wheat to pay as much taxes as one
bushel of wheat would have paid in 1873.
Whereas 1900 bushels of wheat would
have paid the presidents salary of $4,000
in 1873, 1t now requires 10000 bushels OF
wheat to pay his salary of $4,000. And 1t
was the same congress that increased the
presidents salary from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year that demonetized silver. Official ia
voritism and neglect of the rights of the
producers have already come with des-
potism. 1t now requires two and three
times as much OF your wheat to ride on
a. Pullman car or a street car as It did in
1873 Those things under the control OF
trusts will be held up in price and pro-
ducers will suffer in the exchange OF their
property for them. [Applause.l
Selfishness Is a serpent.
"Selfishness is a consuming fire that
burns and destroys. 1t will destroy indi-
vidual character and It will destroy na-
tional character. Call IL what you WILL
a dragon. an evil spirit, or devil: II can
be aptly termed a serpent, with its tail
in India, and its body in Europe, and it's
head raised in once proud America. Jap
plause.J Will you fight it, citizens of Illi-
nois? ICries of yes, yes.l Then throw
aside politicians. Throw aside those who
have self interest in asking you for your
votes. Study this question for yourselves,
and when you have studied civilization and
the effects of the law on the prosperity OF
mankind we will then rear here an endur-
ing republic.
'It will no longer be a question of ex-
pertinent. We will erect one that viii be
permanent and enduring, and when we
cease to scramble over the things Of this
earth and pile up around us. as these mil
Aonaires are doing, who now would dictate
to you and l how to vote-when we cease
that, then we will come to newer and
brighter civilization, in which we will
Stndy the principles of humanity, and not
the principles of selfish interests. lap
plause.l And with such a people, we will
go forward, step by step, testing questions
by the principle of humanity, and we will
make race of great men and great wom-
en-, and it win lead to a brighter and bet
ter day." LGreat applause.l