The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-21

60. under which we have mi sbe8f ans.
70 collect sufficient revehne Ia ~ slje
current expenses OF the governins -
what was the result of ii thia = yn,,,
nocks nave been destroyed. fheii nfof,,-
ises as to wool and wheat have ,itfeflx
iailed, you have not realized 4 ot,r ~ ~
pectatons, unhappiness. distreTs : and
financial trouble have been expefienss'&
and now on the eve OF another nre',i-
Dental election we hear the cry hsf ana
currency e the cause Of our trouble.
mo tnat the free and unlimited ;coinare
OF SILVER Is q panace6 for an the me MA
wves tnae are upon US Mr.. Lincoln hns
svme OK the time, and some OF the pS,l
PIE all the time. but you cannot fool.
ail OF the people all OF the time. ., Il u-
plausel y ~ vi IS ~ H
hy what uee you going to be rtiidAd21
The history a experiences Of the o6,is,.
~ and the fApepgfity which fhroufh
+ me policies OF the Rspu6Iicau rarir
nsqnsnt an era ~ growth and frnddNsr
! el tnitfy @eors. 1s have stated. Or tE1
ne same party whose fai4cies ana mis-
taken wisdnm caused you to run away
nom the prosperity In ds92 and embrace
the heresy OF free trade. and who nov
Dy their silence on that subject admit
men ,neir IN. mistake. and by their clamof for
viii viii s se y ssn1Ly nope that me peopie
four years, and to what Il Il Si,s sl AMI ~
whom II is chargeable2 r :; I.
WITH that bravery which accepts AM
,,s ~, anu oodges none, the Republican
,dact,,r n1e eSs spa cnalenges as false the
eo,,ss.. snaL tne free ana unlimited
Ss ~ ~. ~ silver at this time Will result
n a. s ~ psospeI 1y tnat Is ,predicted Tor
~. ~ soss iartnsr, and says thai, on the
s ssay. " VIII proaueel nnanctalt
k ss, anu oistress which VIII visit every
i taiaetisau nome. ana upon none VIII ~
ist.,s 30 naI9 as upon the farmers, the
~ ~ "a anu inecnanlcs o. this country
~. 3 s'anu eo-oAy, Is we nave ever stood,
ms i,ss,s ~, a. s.rons ,as ne govern
hn,.n. tss IS, ano - Aun!aFntshed as Ats
ny ya ~ SSontinued applause).
~, ~ 70 untortunate that monetary quesr
s.ons snoulu ever become the subjects
al9 oDyects OF partisan politics, passion
..au p.eluolce; IN their nature they are
80 enu,ey seienttnc, and{eo Completely
controlled by Interchangeable natural
iaws, getermlneu by the experiences OF
a ases. in AZ any aiempt 70 settle them6b by
asppsaI 70 passion and pretudice y ~
t ~ as 70 attempt the solution Of one
VI .Eucnus problems BY the voice OF q,
ware caucus. Qaughter).
The Money Qaest1en.
But thosA yvI,o ara a, n INV, "a IL. ,s,,,.l
ana ,,ri,a,,.s,, : -. ~
- siaset u t,o N
WliihB 70 nave this question patriotic
sallv considered and settled outside OF
partisan politics, and independer,t Of
prejudice by. those natural laws, and ia
harmony mar with the experience OF ages
ties. thsrssors u IN ene qSes st INTO pen-
your attention. 10 a snbiect which ! c ~ :
only partially discuss at this time. In
times OF business depression and induS.,
trial paralysis, such as have called
your attention to before, d well as fts
cause, when men in financial straits are
catching at rhetorical straws, when the
eliminating purchasing and. consuming;
power OF the people marrow the demands
for products and thereby. redure prices,
the opportunities for crossroads man
iciers with infallib1e monetary remedies
for. every financial misfortune are great.I
~ increased. and we have q regular de-.
luge OF financial quacks udud ap-
plause). 80
AT such times money, however abund-
ant, Is Inactive, and inactivity Is read
really result rs mistaken for a cause
For instance. 1t is assumed by the ad-I
vocates of the free and unlimited coins
age OF silver that the stagnation in bust
ness is caused by the scarcity OF mohey,
when, In fact, there Is no scarcity az
money. but people. becatee they are
distrustful of the future, prefer TO bank
their money and there let 4. lie iiie;
rather than risk the uncertainty OF m
Investment OF It. II we consider this
closely It Is a matter of no difficulty 10.
understand why people hoard gold
rather than invest IL at this lime :. :. -
Suppose any Of Us had 1--WE hundred
dollars in gold Naturally. we yvouid.
prefer to have this amount Of money
loaned and bringinr us Interest r1fher
than have n wing Idle and ,,,nnrodnrt.