The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-06-20
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! its hostility to tho currency rendered neces-
sary Er tie eNigency of war and later it,
effort to initiate the currency in a time IT
peace ny the issue of Sroenbacks Witness
Is opposition to the efforts Of the Repub-
lican party 10 Resume specie payments.
But four short years ago II declared for n
return to the old discredited state bank
currency.
Not Hostile to silver.
The Republican party has not been m
friendly to the proper use If silver 1t
has always favored and fayTrs to-day the
use Of silver as Il part Of our circulating
medium. But il fnvorS that use under
such provisions ana safeguards shall
not inpcrll our present national standard
The Po'icE If the Republican party is to re-
tain both god and silver AZ part Of our
circulating medium. while the policy uf
free coinage Of silver leads tn certain silver
m"numrtallism. II is an immutab'e law
that two moneys Df unequal value will not
circulate together and tha, the poorer al
ways drives ont the better
The Republican party, desiring fairly to
secure a larger use Of silver. pledged Itself
Harrison. true Ia the pledge df the party.
took the initiHt"ry steps and invited an
international monetary conference ~ Rrus-
SeiS. at which the subject of an information
a coinage agreement was ably and prom
ably discussed, Til" Democratic party was
also committed tG international hiuefi lli<nt
but when II came into power the work which
had been 81 auSpiciouSIY begun hE the Re
puh.iCan party was abandoned. tt wis 81
JbSOIbtl Ill us tHpTtS to break down tho
Mckinney law and empty the treaSurg that
nptaIism.
Those who profess to believe fhat this
government can Independently ot the othc-
great commercial powers. open i's nfuts
70 the free and uulipiited coinage ri silvef
at ratio Of lS to I when the commercial
ratio in all the great markets Is ~ to
aud at the same time not drive every dollar
OF gold out of circulation. but deceive them
selves
Great ana Splendid and powerful az our
Impossible II tanndt create ',,lj Value. II
has not the dlchemist < subtle art Of trans
nnting unlimited silver into gold, nor can
II by omnipotent fiat make 20 cents worth
100 cents. As well undertake by reSo.u-
tl"n of Congress to suspend the law of
grayitation IS attempt to compel an unlim-
tied number of 50-ccnt dollars to circulate
with iH-cent dollars at a parity with each
other. An attempt to compel unlimited
uoilerS of Surh unequal value to circulate
Al parity l. had In morals and Is vicious
IN policy. Sound thinkers upon the great
question Of the currency know from the be
ginning Of the experiment how miserabIr
aud certain Il would fail. The commerce.
of the country would be again thrown upou
the sea Of uncertainty aud the Sprcter OF
want would continue to haunt the United
States for years to come I'pOn opcniug
our mints 10 the Independent free coinage
OF silver. foreign credits would he with
drawn and domestic credits would be great
~ curtaiied. More than this there Wou1d
be a certain and sudden contraction Of our
Eolh ana our currency would instantly and
T,r"''H urpItClat' IN purchasing power.
,.;., 'I' - WSu!u loIi"W. lhtS enter
l I ~ ~ VI 'lpI f4oaFrhSSed. bust
Still further and serious injury would hp
IL H., ~. ~ nI'l ~, I9'','PIS' II" FARMERS
lo,,I ~ i,ni,N anu ~ ln"Se whose W"ifaTe
change from tn" present standard to
tTo r,r$1,., 49, >'aTnfhrn if Monlu en- down
nf tho savin"S in a,-i'., ii @ ~ @'a'IE @
in,, and rnn,S ~ ""nhS ahn ruiu-
comes Vouid sbrink ~" lrI "I'I ~
~ ~ "1I,u tL Sl.iihi pthSi"HN would u" cut
,,,Id - srl, 81 "l ile insurance
M - ~ I ~ IA SliDl I. 'it INJURY ""hIl De
~ ~ dI unl' tisa' @ anu ldt reaGhlhg that radical
spaVe '''-i "'-4'' ON - a--'-
fsound Currency is Essential
y - N"uhi 'ciI I'i'H - one "i lhe osSeh'ldi
III ~ minis III eNt'oPlhS our c"ihih'rCt.
nor onT t., p' daYeon onr re dnmast 1I., frJp pI h,
:" gNtp,l' our M" lhr ml.'Iln"S,
our contest for commercial supremacy hy
DESTROYING our currency standard Al thc
I'ahlhE p"WrfS WIN Whlrh we must com
pee HuIP'hueH lhP rec I"itAG" ~ SILVER
t mn ~ ~ in, 1850. rlT'tu' lIon "l S,NcI
forced IN" commercial value or silver above
m" coInag" ran" "f gold snail "" iGhor"
their ripened experience; shall We attempt
what they have found utterly impossible?
Shall il hc said that our standard is below
theirs: You cannot build prosperity upon q
debas"d or huCtuatInE currency; as well un
liti ltht' 10 DlltI upon illt tnaNSlnS SAINTS
of the sea.
A sound currency defrauds no one If
Is good alike in the hands Of the rmp'ovc
and employer the laborcr ana the capital
iSt. pom faith in its worth, its stability
W" go forward planning f"I tn" future
The capitalist erectS his factories acquires
his materials. employs his artisans mechan-
les and laborrrS He Is confident that his
margin viii not be swept away hy fnctua-
tious in the currcncy The Iahorcr knows
that the money earned by his toll Is as
honest AZ his labor and that il is Of unqucs-
TONED purchasing power. tie IkewiS"
Knows that u requires rs much labor to
earn q poor dollar as go"d one: and he
also knows that if poor money is abroad
IT surely finds lis way into his pockets.
w" protest against lowering our standard
of commercial honor We stand against
the Democratic attempt I" degrade our cur
rency to the low level Of Mexico. China.
India and Japan. The present high stand
ard Of our currency, our labor and our
flag will be sa"redly protected and pre-
errv"d by the Republican party.
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There NJ" many ana important questions
requiring the nn.tghtcned and patriotic
Judgment "f IT," Republican parry. Pan
American C"nm"rC,al alliance was con