People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-11-12
FIFTY GOOD REASC u,
Why THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOt
FAVOR FREE COINAGE.

turn to the Money of the Constitution.
Mr.. Eugene V. Brewster, in recent
communication addressed to the Brook
iyn Citizen, cites the following reasons
in favor of free coinage:
l. Because all Of the national parties
have declared in favor OF bimetallism,
and not one favors the gold standard,
which we have today.
2. Because no voters ever W voted
for the gold standard, ard only those
who benefit by the appreciation Of the
gold dollar favor it. .'
8. Because gold standard money is
dishonest and makes the debtor pay
back dollar larger than the one he
borrowed.
4. Because the gold dollar is sppreci-
ating in value more and more, making
debts harder and harder to pay.
8. Because the only objection yet
heard against bimetallism is, we are
not big and strong enough to have it
without foreign aid. Can we not legis-
late for ourselves?
6. Because we can introduce bimetal-
ism without foreign help, for we would
have with Us q silver and bimetallio
countries, with a population of $780,
100000.
Z. Because we would have against
us only II gold countries, population
10000, 600, and about all of those OK.
cept England would be glad to follow
our example
s. Because the average ratio in the
silver and bimetallic countries-5.z,
Bolivia, Costa RIGA, Guatemala, hon.
duras, Nicaragua, Salvador, Colombia,
China, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru,
Russia, TripOli, Argentine Republic,
Belgium, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece,
Haiti, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,
Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela-is
I5H to1
9. Because the very highest ratio of
any country in the world is Mexico,
16K to l.
10. Because if Mexico is a fair sam.
pie Of silver country, Turkey is fair
sample Of a gold country.
II. Because, if everybody admits that
bimetallism is right and the only OBJ
lection is that we cannot go it alone,
that objection is overruled by the figures
given above.
~. Because there is no accumulation
Of silver anywhere in the world that
could food us. And even if there were,
it would only give a greater impetus to
our commerce, for every dollars worth
of silver brought here would represent
dollar spent here among US. Our sill
yer dollars would not be taken abroad
again, but left here among us, thus Civ
Ing US more money and greater business.
IL. Because even if there were food
OF silver in Germany, Japan or any
where little diplomacy would prevent
its coming here In the international
conference at Brussels all the great ma
lions except England were so anxious to
have bimetallism that they offered not
to unload their silver on any nation that
introduced it.
IA. Because free coinage at 16 to 1
would create an unlimited demand for
silver and fix 'that price all over the
world.
10. Because, if we said we would
take all the silver that comes at 10 to /.
nobody would sell their silver for less
than that price, and then 10 ounces of
silver would be worth l ounce Of gold
the world over.
ID. Because the silver dollar would
then necessarily contain 100 cents
worth of silver and be worth a dollar
everywhere.
H. Because that silver dollar would
be a better dollar than the present silver
d'llsr' for this contains only So cents
Werth of silver.
Because, if the present silver dol.
l"rSs dishonest. it was the gold people
WIG made it so by demonetizing silver
BY the crime Of 1879.
~. Because the dollar under free
coinage would contain Just 80 much sill.
ver as The silver dollar today, and this
dollar buys 100 cents worth every day
I 30 Because il the mine owner NAV
take 50 cents worth Of silver to the
minA and get a 100 cent dollar for it,
Ma laborer may do the same thing.
n. Because If the miner gets a 100
cent dollar. then there is no such thing
Is - cent dollars in circulation.
q. Because it is funny if the dollar
oafbe a 100 cent dollar to the mine
sNnsr and only So cent dollar to the
hhorsr.
Is. Because every dollar that gets in
dCulation means the sale of some com.
modify or the installation of capital in
knzinssa
a. Because free coinage means ris.
tng prices
%. Because rising prices mean more
Proae in business and more new indus
Gias and enterprises.
10. Because more industries mean
nUeemployment
". Because more employment means
Aisssening Of the supply of labor.
-. Because more employment means
Agreater demand for labor. Thus by in
Teasing the demand and lessening the
supply you raise wages.
90 Raaa,eo Co.,