Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22

statesmen Of the country. They would
have us believe what history does net
support-that gold and silver enjoyed
equal privileges in the minis of the
United States during all our history
stopping Of the free coinage Of silver in
1913 was "the crime of the century," and
is the cause of the present deplorable
business condition Of the country. They
must know that prior to 1873 we had
less than 100000 of silver dollars in
circulation. We have coined since that
time nearly 500. OOO,O 900 Of silver dollars.
rency Of the country. they do not tell
US that when the coinage of both gold
and silver was free in the United States
the per capita circulation in this country
was less than it has been since the So
called "crime Of 1873" Why under
the free coinage of both gold and silver
in 1t the days Of the fathers we had in
was $500; in 1852 it was $14.63; in 1872
before the resumption Of specie pay
ments, and when we were doing business
with unlimited paper currency, it was
$1S.l9;; in 1894, twenty-one years after
the suspension of free coinage Of silver,
we had per capita of $24.88, and every
dollar was as good as gold in every part
Of the world. We have a greater per
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and greater per capita than has Ger
many. The per capita of the whole
world is about $515. The per capita of
the gold standard countries is $18, while
the per capita of the silver standard
countries-of which they want to make
US one-is about $4.3O. Even in the
silver per capita than they have in the
silver countries of the world. The gold
standard countries, having popula-
ton of less than one-third of the worlds
population, have nearly two-thirds of the
circulation of the worlds currency. The
United States has about 81 per cent. of
the total population Of the principal
80 21-100 per cent. of the banking re-
sources and nearly 16 per cent Of the
total money supply of the world. France
has higher per capita than the United
States, but the banking deposits in the
United States are $77.76 per inhabitant.
or $43 greater for each inhabitant than
the banking deposits of France.
Per Capita Rate Would Decrease.
1T must never be forgotten that the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
/ would not increase, but would decrease
| nothing to it, but would rob us of the
good money we now have and put us
where the silver countries of the world
are tOday-upOn silver basis alone.
There is nothing in our present currency
status, therefore, to disturb US, except
to defeat the party which proposes to de-
base it. 1t is the proposition to debase
our currency standard that has created
CONSERVATION in every business center of
the country; has made times hard, has
driven money from active industry, and
put it behind barred doors, where it will
be kept until confidence is restored.
1.-The people will not consent to de-
debasement of that medium of exchange,
If by your votes this menace to the mon
ey and credit of the country be dispelled.
and by the same votes you restore the
American protective policy, that will stop
deficiencies in the treasury, and will pro-
tect American industry, and courage
and confidence will come back again.
Open the mills and the mines of our
country by q judicious protective tariff
and you will stop idleness and distress
in the ranks of labor, and you can't stop
it in any other way. What will be the
voice of MARYLAND on the Sd day of NJ
Ian i We Gries ;,, Of Mckinley, MeKin-
great city of Baltimore? (Cries of Nc
Alnley.) How will that old conservative
city speak for national honor? (Cries Of
BY voting for Mckinley and portec-
ZION.
! thank my old comrades of the war
for their presence here at my home to-
day. l thank my fellow citizens of every
vocatlo for having paid me this visit,
and beg to thank them in the name Of
the Republican party for their assur-
ances OF loyal support to the principles of
public honor, a protective tariff, sound
money, reciprocity, which will bring to
US, trust and firmly believe, good times.
from from ;, which We wildly ran away ia