The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-01

owe her. and "a these lnteIHduohai u1'
ances arc always settled in geld, Europe
Is sending us the gold to pay the balance
due us I'm the huge international IAN uau,
ing account. The coming OF this solu
means the coming Of just that inuch con,
fdence. This heavy shower OK goa VIII
10 our business az much good as heavy
shower OF rain does the thirsty helds atter
a long drought II Mr. Bryan. ard MI.
Mckinley. too, vii top howiing oal1n nv.
for . few weeks the good enecs OF us
influx will be widely feit.-Ncw York
world.
In tho past tbs return Of gold TO THIS
country has invariably been tne Ear
blnger OF improved business. That goId
should como 10 US at time OF unusual
unrest. and when so strong a Eovem'ht
is being made By large party, 10 ne
country for the free coinage Of sllVer
seems encouraging. The balance OF en-
ports IN our favor Is undoubtedly me
moving cause. but the silver agitation
would lead US 10 expect these bslahces 20
be rald rather IN American securities than
gold. As il Is the recent importAtions OF
gold look Ike discOunting or mo futuie
and firm belief that the gold standard
will be Observation-Disclosures and
Building.
IRE deliberate attempt TO array the
poor against the rich, TO encourage gov.
ernmental paternalism in the control OF
railroads and other great necessary Dus',
freight and passenger frame or the coun-
try at the mercy of mob controlling the
svmpathies OF State authorities, 10 over
throw the principles Of the civil service
law and 10 make the reorganization OF
the Supreme Court dependent on the
Niim and price OF popular elections
these and other featuresl OF the AgraTian
and Ararchlstic creed adopted at Chicago
are frought with more portentous conse-
querces than the free coinage OF silver
on any conceivable ratio. IL is these
pOpull5tic features so alien TO the tradi-
tional doctrines and principles OF Mr..
Jeuets0r party, that make 1t tho pa
triOtic duty OF Democrats 10 wage uncom-
promising war on the platform and the
candidates % the Chicago Convention no
less in the interests Of sound Democracy
than OF sound money.-Petersburg Index
Appeal.
n we take the years since 1s73-since
silver was "demOnetized" and the gold
standard adCpted-we stll find that wages
have not declined. that, on the other
hand. wase5 have risen. decreasing. not
increasing the difficulty Of obtaining a
dollar The gtrerai average in 1879 was
Sl3s. and in 1891 81 IS. And while wages
have been going up the working day has
been growing Shorter. and the reduced
cost or production has reduced he prices
OF nearly all the neCessaries OF life. In
hfty yearS the labor day has Deen short
ened from fourteen 20 ten hours, the pro-
Increased from 100 10 90 per cent. and
wages have more than doubled. -Wash-
ingion Post.
Tn the Revolutionary war the United
states Government stamped three million
iollars IN paper. Int after few months
tho traders wanted So OF 10 for a pound
or tea. There arD packages OF the Con-
tinental ISSUES OF 1I1G TO 1922 now laid
ny IN very many houses. IL iS-Suggested
that II IS JUST about the kind OF "curreD~
ty tfdt the free silver men want 10
bandle.-Machias Union.
The cause Of the Democratic Sound
Money League is advancing with rapid
strides The roll Of membership Is in
creasng daily. The Indications are that
IN short time, as far as the questions
are concerned, the followers OF the league
viii comprise the leading political organi.
cations " DclaWare.--Wilmngton Every
Evening.
The free silvefltos argue that the gold
dollar has appre0 lated That means you
can buy too much with it-toO much
Hour meat sugar. coffee. and other
necessities ana comforts Of life What
do farmers and wage-earners think about
u Are they getting too much or any
thing for their dollars?-Austin States-
man.
silver Us the poor mans money. COun-
tries that are 90 silver basis are gem
orally very full OF poor men-Chicaeo
pribure
Mr.. Bryan says that money can be too
good As matter Of fact the quality
of money does n0t admit OF comparison
10 Is either good or bad TO give n an
excess Of goodness is Impossible -Bsiti-
more Herald
Mr.. Sewalls opportunity 20 De q great
man. IL appears. consists in stepping
aside for Watson. At least that Is .he
opinion OF Eugene Y. Deb who declares
that II would make Mr. Sewell a greater
man than the Nice-P President. But. tE.n.
some people are always blind TO the plain
indications OF PiOyldence.-St Iaul
Pioneer Press.
VIII Mr. Bryan answer This question?
Under Tree cOinase Of silver 10y the United
States VIII not "a Mexican silver dollar he
as valuable as am American silver doliar2
ana THIS one. n the Mexican dollar be.
Genes as varatle as an American dollar
does Tue freo-coinage act by the United
5ldte5 raise the value OF Mexico's dollar
~ per cent. OF does - lower the American
doilaF 4 per cent. Galveston News