The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-26

o'Wh Aldi strange 70 say Whch thtno
two men entered Cloveland's cabinet
they underwent a change Of heart, and,
like Carlisle, they avoid talking about 1t
When Saul Of Tarsus saw a great light
and changed his views he was anxious
70 tell all the world about Il, but these
ESree statesmen seem 10 be ashamed to
diteuss the manner Of their conversion.
Willy did not Carlisle throw a little light
oN this question:
Second, al Of these mon now de-
nounce those people who are opposed 10
the single gold standard as being sooun-
drels and lunatics. Yet, they are only
following the doctrines which Carlisle
& Co. preached. Are we then 20 in
fer that Mr.. Carlisle and his two cabi-
net associates were scoundrels and luna
tics until they got 70 be old men, and
that then the tinsel Of a cabinet position
not only made them honest, but gave
them hrainsg II not, then how are we
TO know which end Of their career was
honest. intelligent and patriotics For
in the absence Of any explanation some
Of Us might think that they were honest
and patriotic when in the vigor Of their
manhood they were standing by n
wrongcd people, and that it is the latter
end Of their career that is destitute Of
honesty, intelligence or patriotism. Car
isle should have told us
Third. Mr.. Carlisle should have ex-
planned why II wns that Tor 300 years
gold and silver held the market ratio Of
about l5is 10 The ratio fixed by law
was 10 to in,somc countries, i5's TO ]
in most countries, and for a while 10 "a
IN our country. In other words, the
market ratio as shown by the tables re.
manned practically the same Us the statu'
tory ratio during al that time. II the
two metals cannot stand together how
does II happen that they did so without
serious fiuctuation for 200 years not
withstanding the fact that the annual
production Of each metal varied greatly
from time TO time.
Fourth. II only one Of the metal
can bc a standard and measure Of th'
value Of things, and II oombinet
standard Of both gold and silver il n
impossible as Il Is TO have two yard
sticks Of different lengths, why was i
that some Of the greatest inancicrs o
the world, and particularly Barui
Rothschild. stated in 1869 that It wa
the sum Of the two metals taken TO
gother which formed the measure Of tn
value Of thingsg No matter whicl
metal might for a time predominant
nevertheless the sum Of the two takel
together was the measure Of the valu
Of all property. II the same oountre
had stricken down gold by law and dc
stroycd II for monetary uses and mad
silver the sole standard, would not sil
yer have gone up and the purchasin
, power Of gold gone DOWN.
Fifth, Mr.. Carlisle should have %
planned why Il was that in every cour
, try where silver was stricken down
a was done by the arbitrary act Of III
government, and that neither commcrC
. or business had anything to do with d
sixth, Is Il a fundamental law rcCol
= nized by gold standard dnancicrs excel
(. recent converts. that when the yoluu
= Of money in the world is reduced n
q selling price Of all property and con
d. modites goes down correspondence,
/. Therefore, the wiping ont by law (
o nearly half the money Of the world Ia
/. to reduce the selling price Of commod
n ties corrcspondingly. And inasmuch
a the debts were not reduced, as intore
X was not reduced, and as taxes were N
b.. reduced, does not Mr.. Carlisle thin
n even now just as he did in 1873, that
!. great crime was committed against q
!. entire debtor class and against the pr
V duction class by bringing about a on
g dition Of affairs by law which compell
4 the debtor, the producer and the labor
II 10 sell twice as much property or lab
Il as were formerly necessary 20 get &
same amount Of money!
IL Seventh, II prices are 80 rcduc
y that il takes everything the debtor C
get TO pay his fixed charges and ever
thing the lab0rcr can get together
buy a little coarse clothing, and pla
food for his family can eithir the del
or or the laborer spend much mon
buying other articlesy and II he cann
then must that not result In the dostrV
ton OF what we once called our gr'
home MARKET II this Is destroyed
that our factories aud industries are q
able to dispose Of their productions mi
they not shut down and throw labor ,
of employment Is not that oxac
what has happened In this country:
n Eighth, as the laboror prosp
n most when there Is a largo demand
the articles he creates, does IL not nee
sarily follow that until there Is rise
prices 10 that the dchtcr class aud
producing class can again do large n
c,u,ucons huvinr there IA no hone