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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
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Ods su 0rabe oetraeene 1ahr 1895

Ods 5u 6rabe 9etra9ene Jahr 1895.
@IiidIi9erpeiie 1T bas Sabr 1895 ni6t
10 iiberrei9 an ungGiidsfGuen gepeIen, tpie
fetn @orgdnger. Snfolge BON G9iffbrii9en
3. 8. BADEN nur 1850 gerlonen ibr Qeben
b~erloren, pdbrenb bic 8erluftlifte i'm Sabre
bor6er fhb auf 6.881 be3tfferte. Die giz
fenbabnen Der 8ereinigten @taaten 6aber
$500 Perionen, gegen 3648 i'm Sabre 1894,
get0btet. Die 3abl Der l1nglidsfGqe nit
t0otlt9em Qnsgang, bic bur9 Grtrtnten,
5euersbriinfte, Observation-Disclosures, ST.
plOfionen, Srfane, 8Gibi9ldge II. +, IN. ber=
nrfa9t purben, beIduft fi9 i'm Snz unb
Guslanbe insgefammt auf 1904, tpGbrenb
Die ltnglids9ronit i'm Sabre 1894 cine Sc
fammt3abl BON 28,719 aufnies. Seuersz
briinite ri9teten i'm @ebiet Der 0~ereiniqten
Staten i'm Sabre 1895 einen @9aben BON
$131,578,206, 9egen $115,5 90,842 imSatre
1894, an. @ptOemien rafften 79,461 Ser
1onen babtn, bugegen fielen 1894 me6r als
boppelt 10 biele PerIonen, 1890, Seu9en
gum Spfer. Sir biefe bobe 3tffer bient Der
llmfano als @rtIdrung, baB bic gbolera
bamals RuBlanb, Sapar, China unb eoSnz
0ien Reimiu9te. &nbererifits ftnb auf Dem
S3la3tfelbe i'm 8oriabre faIt boppeIt 10
biele Perionen, ndmli6 1896, gefaIlen,
tpie i'm Sabre 1894, tpo muir $3.50 Mann
bom 8irgeengel bes &rieges gu 8oben qez
itredt tpurben. Die 3una6me lit auf bic
mOrberii9en9 9luBpo9en bes &rieges 3piz
f3en Sapan unb @bina, Die Grbebung Der
Gubuner, Die 5abIreiden &ebolutionen in
@ibamerita, iopie bic f6redli9en grau=
famfeiten, tpel9e Die Sirfen ii6 ben Mrmez
niern. gegeniiber gu @9ulben fommen lie
ben, 3uriid3ufiibren.
SSn erf9redenber @eife - bic :3unabme
ftebt in teinem @erbGltniB CUR nutiirGi6en
Gteigerung Der 8ebOIferungsaiffer = bat
Die 3a6l Der SelbtmDrbe unb Morbe i'm
Sabre 1895 5%ugenommen. 1894 betruq bic
3abl Der Selbfmorbe in ben 8ereinieten
Staaten 1912, Gpdbrenb i'm Sabre 1895
beren $3.50, aIio 847 mebr, CUR umtGi@en
&enntniB gelangten. sSn ben lebten aebn
Sabren tpeift Die SeI6 ftmorbfutittf bur6z
i9ntttli9 Elm Neebr BON 1000 SGGen gegen<
iiber benz 8oriabre auf. Die 3abl Der
Morbe teigert itb in einem nod 19nsGeren
Sempo. SIM Sabre 1894 famen $500
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
Tfuerpanik in Cunning.
Die maiaanitalt oes JrrenafYls
ein9edIdert.
Die Sofhperiuhe Ger Irbeitsbrioaoe nno Der
6%eucrwehr perhinocrt weiteres Hnhell.

Muf cine rdt6iel4afte Weile e~nttano 5rst@
teg fur3 br Mitterna9t in Der Wal9a1@
itaft bes SrrenafDls in Cunning Elm 5euer,
tpelaes i'm 8erlaufe bon anber6alb @tunoen
bas ganae GebGube einGf9erte. 0te1es, Elm
5%paiftOdiger 8adteinbau, 125 BET SO SUB
groB, purbe i'm @prnmer 1894 nit ci1eln
&otenaufnanbe bon ungefdbr $4,000 err
baut uno 1T ungefdbr bret 8lod tpeitlt9 pom
4rmen6aufe gelegen, tpel9es lebtere CUR 3s1t
ettpa 1000 SnfafIen beberbergt, iotple elllsn
balben 8lod nor0meitli9 BON benz 5liigel Deg
SrrenafDls, peldes bic peibli4en arantsn
entbdlt. 1ngeFd6r 100 SUB 'fiiopeltlif'
bon Dem brennenben @ebdube beftnoet fth
bic Npotbefe, an pelbe iih cine Nn5abl
f~letnerer 9ol3bGuler oni9lieBen.
@leib nd9 Qusbru9 bes Seuers tpurbe
bic aus so barmlofen Srren beftebenbe arz
beitsbrigabe berMnitalt CUR 8~efdmpfung bes
Seuerodmons alarmtrt. Oie1e Manni9dfz
ten arbeiteten troB Der grimmtgen &Glte uno
be5 f9neibenben Minbes nit einem tpabren
9elbenmutbe, muBten ii9 ober balo barauf
bei@rdnten, bas entfefelte Clement auf
feinen @ntftebungsbeerb e%in5ubdmmen. SSn
ibrer Notb 'ipanbte ii9 bic Embellishments
tung an ben @bef Der biefigen 6euertpe9r NIT
Der 8itte I'M 9iilfe. 9iefer fanote auh
rnber5iigli3 bic am SrDing parf 8oule>
barb ~tationirte 5euertpebr=G ompagnie go.
81 mad bort, 9eren. gintreffen oer509erie
ft9 natiirli3 ungemein, bd ite einen Weg bon
bret Mleilen 5uriid3ulegen bate, uno es mar
baber an cine Hettung bes in polen Slam
men febenben Gebdubes ni9t mebr gu
benfen.
Cine entfeblt9e Pantf b~en1dbtigte fi9
Der tpeibli9en Siren, tpel6e bur9 bas Sc
rdni9 Der einfalenben Mauern, bas 9eranz
rafeln Der SSeuerlpebr unb ben grellen 2i6tz
f4ein aus tbrem @9lafe aufgei9redt purz
ben. 9anf Der Sci ftesgegentpart Der Wdrter
purbe aber cine &ataftropbe berbtnberi.
Ser angeri9tete S9aoen belduft ii9 auf
etipa $4,000.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08

Morbtbaten, alio 700 peniger als I'M Sabre
1895, tpo lire 3abl 10000 errei9te, Dor.
Sin eigentbimlides 3uiammentreffen 1T
es, baB in ben beiben lebten Sdbren bic
nGmli9e 3abl BON 8erbre9ern, ie 1872, bin=
9erihtet purben. Mnbererfeits fat bic Inz
3a6l Der 21n9untbaten ettpas abgenommen,
inbem Tie bon 1914 i'm Sabre 1894 auf I'll
i'm Sabre 1895 fiel, 8etunntlib tparen Die
srobe Mebrbeit Der Opfer bes &i6ters2pn9
Neger in ben Iiibli9en Staaten, nno CUR
@6anbe Der b~ortigen 8eb0lferung muB Is
gefast iperben, baB ii3 mebrere 5rauen
barunter befanben. unter19logungen nnb
9ieb1tGble baden bebeutenb an 3ahl abgez
nommer, bic 3ab1 Der lebteren 8. 8. bat
Ii6 gegen bas Sabr 1894 um bic 9dlfte oer~
minbert. Ser ~@efammtpertb bes unterz
19Gagenen u1rb geitobleuen @igentbums
ptrb uuf $1O,423,205, gegen $25,234,712
i'm Sabre 1894, angegeben.
Sin bD9it erfreuli6es 8ilb bietet bic
Gbronif Der 8etbdttgung tpabrer gbtlan@
t6ropie. GbeImiitbige Mdnner uno 5ralen
buben fir po6ltbdtige 3pede i'm Sabre
1895 bic oniebnlide @umme BON $685.
943,549 g~eftiftet, gsgen $1O,967,117 i'm
Sabre 1894, Siefelbe bertbetlt iiA mie
folgt: fir 2ebranitolten $12,379,820, fir
MobltbGtigfeitsiniitute $5,745.670, fin
air4en $2,089,15o, fir Mufeen unb aunit<
galerien $1,724,50O, fir 8ibliotbefen
$532,433, fir anbere Snititute $6,471,976.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
Staot Chicago.

- I1nfere Gorrefponbenten unb @9sntsn
befuhen bic ~foGeenben Staaten:
SEER Puul Sriebel Die Staaten Soma nnn
Minneio ta.
9err Sreb @9erf bic Staaten 8tsconiin
unb Mi9igan.
6err DITTO 90, G~o1erbaGe ben Stat Sui
npts.
9err 9enrb @6aaI ben Stat Snbiuna.
9err Gbas. s, %. pfeiffer ben @taat
Suinois.
6srr 5riB NrreB 1T nibt me9r an Der
SuinOis Staatsz3eitung bef4dftigt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
G@ID0fDr.

Gttt retteS Watsbter eebraut bon
aer Sotsr- Getpp 8reaps. 60. 1T bters
tttt beftettS eatpfSDtem. ssSn 0Iaf@en
stttS U6Kern su baben. Selepbons
60. $50. 8ottltna 9eDtts. 60. $50.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
Gine edit ontertiani,S

abr. gd,mciSet otcS
aus u. feubef es un5 nit Ell.
rer noaeu Abrelie. lltb MIR
meroen eu1 frei aur Bril-,
Jung Die bcHc nuo einsioe
cot amerifamifd)e uhr
lenhen. Die lie su bielem
prelle onge6oten lit. Sic 1T
IA Far. ioIiS 6nIO
TNeS nit ed)t a ,,t erifa.
fd)ent 8erfe u. 2Gi0I.
ttGcr 0arantic unb 1ient
aus lpte elne ioIiS 0oi.
nene Abr au $40. 9rfifet
lie in her @rpreBoffice, uno
trenn ihr tie fiir ein EN- bill.
llgen Gauf baltet, beaahlt
$3.50. fonft soblt utcbts.
S9idt nit eurer geIteunro
soc III S~risfmorfen tiir
1iltlere elegonte nit 14f r.
Golo pletirteaette oberIhictt
nit Der geftelung $3.50,
nnb ibr erhaltet hicie settle
fret. Cine ttbr frct.
)crfQlIft, N0rpIfirf.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
VaricoCeIe,
Nerv0ser SChWaCho,

t....MitO 0mOeteM f0MeN0cA SttaNfDettcN
leioen, iouten an mid um 9tatb ibreiben. SD babe
lett pielcn Sabrem Die 5Oiuadle bel NNdnlsrn- 3nnl, etns
eebeloeu Stubiun, 0euubt; Gbatlobe, 1T, Dap tD an
bcllitl6en nebel lift. Golld)e SdQm hielt Nib ub, Die
&iilic dlterer qeute oosr ~erfabrtHer. Ne:3te III Nl1prH3
su nehmen, i'd ttuoirte hen Saan isl5t t siHgsG ft.9 NM aas
mid poGio furirte un0 meme MISUNDERSTANDING aer=
itbrte Ser ,,uiiung ,pieDer in uatitrIide stdrts uHo @tOSs
peripdnbelte.
ipilcn su laiien. Sd ntbme peri6nli6es Snterefe an
iOlf9sn ?Fdnsn IMP @dsmaao b5sE9t 81 s0g &C., i an MID
~betrod)tet pernem. SD ieubs elm sNecept
bisisg @titmittels pDaig toitsnirei. S9iebc g ni9at
auf, %innDern i6reihe mir ioiort ausfithrllb:; Gt ip!rn
fctg SEN Sao ieqnen, an ipeldbem On 6 tbatF, @oreiNrs
unter 8cifiiQunq elmer 8riefmarte:
THOMAS SLATER. ROx 891..
MaianlaXOOs N41clns
Sh; nnon oe rarnnna k, nnnazon Ialaru. 2OnolSlpb
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
QnrnnentTrber Glnun.
geaelmtdBise oft.9ampff1iTfiobrt DOH
Baltimore nQh Bremen

J1t1eIHIUBEgt FUI1FS0THPTTV1H7UgI UUI
Baltimore nab Bremen
burs bt: "A i 9o Itbampf
,8etmar". ,,GtMttgart".
uGere", .,EreSocm",
,Earmitaot". ,,seariSruDe'b
s,~ClocabMrg", ,,gy.ilnaew''s
50. g.. geeier".
1. Qaj1te $50, S65 umS $50.
mao Sage ber 91dbe.
Die sbieen 0nmpfer Iinb ianmtli9 nelL BON DOE.
sielifltsr Wauort uIO glurldtuu9.
GaloNs mo Goluten3iulmer auf 9ei.
GIcttriide 9eleu9tnng in alien 8dumen.
s3sOiId)emec& AT m1Bi8eu Yretieu.
Meilere MnstunTt ert5e!lelr
A.ScAAulnaclacr & Co., General-NoenteH
go 3 G. G op=5tr.. baltimore. WSn.
]. WIN. EGscln bur
S3 Slftb Nne., Chicago, Saa-
cber beren @er.reter i'll SMiuHbe.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08
SuIdriften aus unlerem Geferfreis.
81 0 4 3, ST..
ben 20. 0eaember 1895.

DEII ~. Ot6eIIlUeI IO5O'
Menn ie ettpas in ei1em beutiAen 9uusz
halte BON NDtben lit, 10 1T es 5rau Grica's
&p6bu6. Man fann es nit gutem Sc
lpifen uaen Sra1en empfeblen, Die nit Der
(an2eritunif6en Gii3e uibt D~ertraut ftno.
ST bate nteine lie6e Notb, e6e i9 einen
guten Safe" Ooer gar einen nPie" MAIDEN
f6nnte.
9aln 1T ale Gorge berflogen. @s tbui
mir nur leib, baB i9 bus 8ua niht I9pn
Dpr 10 Sabren bate, gs pirb in lebem
6euti4sn 9uuie Elm pi1fommener 8erutber
iein.
&9tungsbp1
81. SSrn1t 81 n n II a r y ~ n n
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-01-08

Sruu RDd Gppperman n.

gs biene S6nen hermit CUR Na6riGt,
oaB i'd bas 8u9 unb ben 8alenber erbalten
babe. Sd bin bolfommen nit benz 8u9
nl1nfere Notwithstanding" 5ufrieben un6
freue MIDI, es 81 BADEN, @s 1T, tpie d1gez
5eigt, Elm Bra9tpert, lebrreib unb bietet
CUTE unter6altung fir bic Winterdbenbe.
SIS IA biIig fir ben greis unb ib mD9te
mid niemals BON inn trennen. SD min
rur 4pinf9en, buB ie6er 2eier S6rer 53eiz
tu1g oteies ipert6boGe 8u9 erpirbt.
9antenb griBt Sic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
PRESS com MENTS.
A Call 10 Democrats.
On. Y. SUM

N Y SUM
The fr"c-silVer party has taught a les
son - the supporters OF honest money.
Concentration OF forces Is To he the pol
!CN ~ INC assailants of the public credit
" hatcvrr may happen as between Sew
all and Watson. there is no longer any
doubt that Bryan Will get the united vote
u the frre-silyer men. whether they call
the rnselves Democrats. Republicans. or
FunulSts.
Have the friends of honest money and
the defenders of the nations honor less
political sense than the enemies thereof?
The result of the two conventions in
st. Louis last week increases the posi-
bilIty Of disaster in November 1t is both
useless and foolish to blink that fact. Ii
Is Row more than ever the imperative
lutY Of DEMOCRATS concerned for the sta
piHty of our currency and the country's
good name TO ABANDON the idea of split
ting the honest money vote between Nc
kinley and a third candidate who will
hold Democrats from Mckinley and thus
imperil Il cause n thousand times more
important than any issue of partisanship.
Every honest money vote is needed.
There is only one way to make every
honest money vote effective. and that is
to cast il directly for William Mckinley.
the only honest money candidate who can
POSSIBLY win Let the promoters of divis-
ion cease their dangerous work,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30

1t has no cable connections with any
other country. 1t is difficult, therefore
to see just how the interested friend
of the rash and frolicksome Reresford
was able to telegraph" the narrowing
details" Of his escapade to the Lords
sorrowful mother, and how her manda-
tory message" could have been re-
turned so promptly. There Is no reason
to believe that the stars and stripes
could have remained 'sluhg in a bas-
ket" to the mainmast of that British
war ship during the weary weeks that
would have been necessary for the
thoughtful friend and the grieved
mother to interchange their views of the
situation by mail. and besides the story
distinctly states that the friend ''tele-
graphed' Lady Reresford. The MARIA
tive is certainly full of perplexities, and
the more we read it the more we are
forced to the conclusion that the grace
less Lord Charles has been guilty of
stringins" the sober minded. slow
going. mutton headed Strand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
A Query.

If the proposed free coinage law
should he enacted could the owner of
an amount of silver worth in the mar
ket $500, take it to the mint and have
it coined into nearly twice as many
dollars as he could get for it in the
market? Or does the government pay
the market price for the silver and
make the profit ?-Subscriber
The answer is yes to the first uues-
ton and no to the second The finan-
cial plank adopted at Chicago and
which would go into effect if the coun-
try could be carried on that issue. is
I'VE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 1G to l." etc. The
present market or commercial ratio is
about 80 to |. The fifty two or three
cents worth of silver that now goes
into the silver dollar coined by the
government at ratio of 16 to 1 is
bought by the government at the mar
ket price, the profit thus accruing to
the government rather than to the mine
owner. and the face value of the silver
dollar being maintained by the gov
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
IA hachete. AImachete."

1t is now learned that Jose Maceo
met his death while leading a charge
against the Spanish lines, and was not
shot for characterization by order Of
court martial. as the reports Of the
Spanish censor announced. Both he
and his brother, Antonio, now in the
mountains southwest of Havana. have
been regarded as military gcniuscs
and both have demonstrated the cor
rectness of that opinion. Jose Maceo
was whirlwind fighter, utterly fear
less and ready TO lead a charge He
was repeatedly warned that he would
throw his splendid military genius
away in one of these reckless charges
but he believed the machete would
hew the way to Cuban freedom and
was determined to lead the way in per-
son whenever possible. The,correspon-
dent of the New York Journal thus
describes the scene in the midst of
which the life of Maceo went out.
The last action | witnessed in Cuba
was that at Lomo del Cato. where Gen.
Jose Maceo was killed. 1t was at the
very hottest period of the battle. The
spanish infantry Were directing hot
fire into the Cuban ranks. and it was
absolutely necessary that they be dis
lodged from their position. The Gu
ban cavalry formed for machete
charge. Gen. Maceo was not the man
to permit a subordinate to lead such a
daring venture. He sprang to the
head of Il column. and his fierce cry
rang out:
al machete, AL machete,'"
His blade was waving above his
head when the sheet of lead from the
Spanish rank found him. Down he
went with four bullets through his
body. He raised himself once after he
fell. and. though the blood was gush-
ing from his lips. he cried again:
Al machete. All machete,
His men charged on without him
and his death was many times avenged
before the Spanish lines broke. Moth
ing could stand before that charge of
cavalry maddened by the loss of their
leader
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30

The Hon. Lynde Harrison, that
prominent Connecticut Democrat, isn't
at all ealymouthed about express
ing his opinion of the Chicago conven-
ton. He doesn't relate any fairy sto
ries about everybody being agreed
that Altgeld is the best governor Illi-
nois ever had or that the convention
was a spontaneous outburst of Amer
lean manhood. On the contrary he re-
CARDS it as containing time-servers,
fanatics. congressman filled with ha
tired of Grover Cleveland, some out
spoken socialists and some undoubted
anarchists He is also convinced that
the men who controlled that conven-
ton do not intend to stop with the
revolutionary projects of the platform
and that the safety of the country de-
mands their defeat. Good for the Hon.
Lynde Harrison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30

That this isn't time when minor
difficulties should be allowed to inter
fere in the slightest degree with the CO.
operation of all who believe in sound
money and the fundamentals of law and
order, should be apparent to all Ger
tainly there are, it would seem. suffi-
headed men in the country laying asidt
mere partisan prejudices and minor diff
the fiat craze. Hon. James w. Brad
bury of this city is a conspicuous eX-
ample and the following letter to a
friend from Hon. Horatio King, Elk
postmaster general and old war Dem
ocrat, is another:
West Newton, Mass, July %.
Hon. William Mckinley, Canton, o.:
My dear sir-The danger threatening
the stability of the United States is
most appalling / earnestly entreat you
to listen to the warning appeal of Hon.
William c. Whitney, as published in
the Boston papers of yesterday. 1t is
your opportunity to place your name
along with that of Lincoln, high on the
roll of honor and fame. You know how
l felt and acted in 1SG0-G1, in view of the
hostile action of the cotton States.
l feel the same now. Party fealty
gave way to the most intense anxiety
for the salvation of the Union. You can
well afford to set aside, for the time be-
ing all minor political questions and
lead off resolutely in war against the
free silver craze, Populists and anar-
chists.
/ have the honor to be
Very respectfully yours.
HORATIO KING,
EXP NJ General.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
News Of the Railroads.

Gross earnings OF the Chicago & North
western Road for June We're 81 932 23I an
increase of sii6,6J0 over the same month,
last year. ''
1t is stated that the Chicago 4, North
western Road contemplates adding 800
new freight cars to its equipment during
the current year.
;. The Western Passenger Association
lines nave just signed an agreement
which is calculated to do away with SIM
day excursions.
Sidney McTaggart. for several years as
slstant station agent at the Maine Cen
.ral IN Eeliast' has left the position TO
take brakeman s place on the same line
Kansas farmers are in an exuItant
mood Owing to reductions in grain
rates nearly all the stored grain has been
sold At excellent prices. A yield of 100
bushels of corn to the acre is predicted
for this year.
The Bangor & Aroostook has received
eight carloads of 72-pound steel rails
which they will lay from Dover and Fox
croft towards Greenville The old rails
will be used in the yard in Old Town,
Eventually the whole road will have the
heavy rails.
The bridge crew is at West Farming
ton, driving piling for the new iron bridge
across the river where the Maine Central
Railroad will build, this fall 1t will be
one span. giving the ice plenty of room
to leave the river without doing SO much
damage as formerly.
Charles II. Warren. after a continuous
service of Is years with the Great North
ern Railroad. the last two of which was
as its general manager. will retire from
active service with the company. J. NJ.
Barr OF the Eastern division of the road
Is appointed superintendent of the entire
system.
Arrangements have been made whereby
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago
gage cars for the transportation Of
wheels; A device has been virtually
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30

eminent by means of its gold reserve
and on what is virtually gold basis,
But under free coinage the profit goes
to the owner of silver. The mine own
ar can bring his SO cents worth of sill
yer bullion to the mint and get a sill
yer dollar for it. Mexico can send her
"a cent dollar to our minis and re-
ceive an American dollar and have a
little left over, for there is more silver
in a Mexican dollar than In the 1G to
dollar. Thus her dollar which will
now in our market purchase only
about half as much as the American
dollar would be equal to it and yet
have lost some of it's market value in
having its form changed from Mexican
to American. Then all the silver we
now have-and the government has
since it began to coin silver coined
over 5000, 000, 900 and has outstanding in
about $3.50. 900, 600 more--would have to
stand on its own merits. For with
rec coinage the government assumes
that il is no longer necessary to back
up its silver with a gold reserve. but
hat a silver dollar. with 16 times as
much silver in it as gold dollar has
If gold, is just as good for money as
The gold dollar; whereas in the market
it takes nearly 81 grains of silver to
aqual in value one grain of gold.
No civilized nation in the world has
yer succeeded in keeping two coins
having the same face value. in circu-
alton when one had twice the market
value of the other. On the contrary
where two coins differ in market val
ue but two or three cents the better
,oin goes out of circulation. 1t is a
collation. of common sense to suppose
hat it could be otherwise When the
silver dollar falls. as it must in pur-
thasing power. the silver we already
have must go down with it and the
gold we now have and would have
must go out of circulation in this
'ountry and in the end we should be on
monometallic silver basis and a dol
lar would be worth as a dollar prac-
tically what it would be worth as
METAL in the market OF course that
would not come about instantly and
meanwhile the owners of silver would
cap an immense harvest at the ex-
,ense of the people, for they would be
selling their silver for nearly double
liver would increase enormously and
in the end would inevitably send the
market price still lower No one could
profit by free coinage directly save the
)wners of silver, for it makes no diff
ference how many dollars are coined
they go only to the owners of the bull
ion and other people must work OF
Exchange value for them and they
would be constantly falling in value
Every silver dollar and silver certif-
cate we now have would lose in pur-
2hasing power and if We pay our debts
in a deprecated dollar we must sell
our products in the same kind of
money and when we borrow a dollar
will have one worth only half what
dollar Is now worth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
The Experience Of Argentina.
Baltimore Sun. Dem.)

one of the arguments of those who
favor free coinage is that cheaper and
more abundant money" would bring
about general prosperity. A special Wash
that the Argentine Republic has tried the
experiment. and that prosperity is not to
be attained through a currency constantly
fluctuAting in value. The circulation in
Argentina is 81, 143.o2S pesos in paper
money. or about NJ pesos per capita. esti-
mating the peso at about thirty cents.
gold. The nominal value is about ninety
cents. The Argentine Republic. however
is just beginning to recover from great in
,lustrial and commercial depression due
to its disordered finance and the wild
speculation engendered by imitation. The
fact that Argentina exported nearly co.
(Ml. 400 bushels of wheat in 1891 makes its
experience peculiarly interesting to Amer
lean farmers. The middlemen, or the eX
porters. who received gold from the
foreign purchasers proiited. but the agri-
cuturists, who We're paid in Il tuctuating
paper currency. We're the sufferers. La
Dor is paid a shilling a day in the farming
The same conditions obtain in Brazil, and
Mr. ToWncS, our conSul-general at Rio
.Ianeiro. who is we'll advised as to the
facts both in Brazil and the Argentine
Republic. wrote year ago that in con-
sequence of being paid in a greatly de-
preciatcd currency at Il rate of wages but
ilntnaterially increased. and of having to
pay Increased prices for commodities con-
sumed. all labor has experienced the
greatest suffering. Judging from re-
suits in South America, our farmers ana
workingmen have nothing to gain from
cheap and abundant money while they
have everything TO lose by the adoption
of such financial system The middle
man is the only one who derives profit
from a fluctuatinS and unstable currency.