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reduce prices in the exact proportion of
the increase, for increased demand
comes in and very frequently offsets
all the gain in production For con-
venience's sake l will stat in the brief
est possible form what silverites believe
on this subject We maintain:
l. That there is not enough gold in
the world and cannot be enough pro-
duced to maintain the present level of
prices If monometallism prevails. there
must be a still further shrinkaee. /
dare not conjecture how far it will 20,
but | am certain that it will not stop
short of 40 cent wheat and cent cotton
and other things in proportion. Gold
will then be afar more "honest money"
than now, for it will buy much more.
You see how neat and complete this
honest money argument is and how it
rapidly grows stronger as prices 90
down, for, If dollar which will buy Q
bushels Of wheat and l6 ponds Of cot
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such misleading documents as the AL.
drlch report, about which so much has
been said. Examine that report careful
ly and you will find that the working.
men in all the trades mentioned in it
do not together number quite one-fourth
as many as the FARMERS of the country.
And their method Of treating this
subject accounts for a very large part
Of the i'll humor among farmers In
spite Of the census and common sense,
our alleged statesmen and economists
insist on treating the subject as if the
farmer were not laboring man. A con-
greSsional committee is appointed to 20
out and prove that wages have risen,
and Of course they prove il. But how?
They take the highest wages paid to the
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The national, state, provincial, mum.
cipal and railroad debts of the world,
those debts which are funded and per-
manent, the interest only being paid,
now amount to at least $40, 900, 900, 900,
and the interest on it is over So, 0OO,-
900, 900 per year. IT NOW TAKES
ALMOST EXACTLY TWICE AS
MUCH CORN, WHEAT, BEEF,
PORK, COTTON AND OTHER Elk
PORT PRODUCTS TO PAY THAT
INTEREST AS 1T DID WHEN THE
DEBTS WERE CONTRACTED. DOES
HONESTY REQUIRE THAT THE
LABORING PRODUCERS OF THE
WORLD SHOULD PAY 100 PER
CENT MORE THAN WAS ORIGI-
NALLY CONTRACTED FOR?
well, granting that many things
have been done to the injury of the
farmer, what can we do at this late day
to remedy them?"
A Word Of Counsel.
We can at least reverse the machine.
We know what has hurt us, and we can
put a stop to it. One man Just now
stands for all that has hurt the farmer.
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WHITE, BEAUTIFUL TBBFR

No woman-no person can be call-G
beautiful without pretty teeth. De- ay-
ing food on the teeth produce living hcs-
germs or microbes. Kill these germs 90
they will destroy your teeth. The Svs~p
Angel Soap is made from prepared eh.li,
oils and barks Of tropical trees. Itii abs.
lutely pure. 1t is snow white and wE
make teeth snos white, 1t stops decay.
hardeu' tle gums aud kills all mierobs h
the mouth which produce bad breath.
One pound bar at drug stores, 10 eeHss,
by mail, 20 cents. ! dozen by exprssa
one dollar. Swamp Angel Medicine Co.
Washington. d. C..
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with those things they
have wanted so long and
been compelled to do with
out. All the country mer-
chants and all the country
artisans Immediately de-
pendent On the farmers,
such as blacksmiths, cob
,blers, carpenters, painters
and the like, would i'm
mediately share in the
gain, and all others in the
improvement due to a
general gain in trade.
Our agricultural depart
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most skillful Ia
borers in the
hi h est priced
cities at the bust
est season Of the
year. As a rule
they take only
those lahorers
who are in well
organized trades
unions, although
they are but a
tenth of the Ia
borers of the
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n. Y. Herald.

country, and they are extremely careful
not to take into the account the number
who are earning no wages at all, which
is a pretty considerable item when You
reflect tha, N Ohio, for instance, the coal
miners only averaged 14S days of full
work last year. If you will take all Ia
borers, especially all who produce the
necessaries of life from the soil, and
count lost time, you will find that since
1873, except in cases where they have
been abnormally kept up by trades
union methods, wages have declined in
the same ratio as commodities.
The Farmers Meager Income.
A rise in the price of necessaries then
would Of itself be rise in the wages of
60 per cent Of the laboring producers.
But would it stop there? Certainly not.
The farmers would first pay their press
ing debts and set the money in motion.
They would then supply themselves
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Immediately preceding our civil war
were the golden age of the Ameri-
can farmer, if he ever had one?
Again, from early in 1862 to early in
1865 the currency of this country was
inflated at least $50 per cent. Some
harm was done, of course, because the
initiation was rapid and tremendous. 1t
was six times as great as any imitation
now possible from the free coinage of
silver, but the only serious evil in it
was that it gave occasion for a subse-
quent contraction.
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William McKin-
ley is the politi-
ca. incarnation
of those enor-
nous land grants
and subsidies
which made mil
lionaires by the
hundreds; Of the
war tariff in time
of peace, which
transferred $12,-
900, 100000 in
values from the
west to the east
and from the
country to the
great cities; of
1.-THE national
banking system,
the demonetiza-
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figure out to a
cent, but l think
we can come
much nearer to
it than the mono
metallists admit
All past expert
eDce has shown
that increased
production Of the
necossaries of life
does not of itself
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ana II there is
another turn of
the screw-and
there must be
several turns be-
fore we get down
to a real gold
basis-it is much
to be feared that
here will be
something like
general bank
ruptcy and repu-
diation. Just con-
slider this fact:
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cause it does not fit the arguments
OF those who have selfish interests to
serve. They now maintain that all
forms Of currency, including checks
and every other kind Of representative
money, must be counted the same as the
coin basis though every sound flnaucier
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knows that, by the method of the ad-
ADMINISTRATION in constituting the laws, sill
yer now performs no function that
greenbacks would not, and that silver,
silver certificates and greenbacks are
mere token money, all resting on the
dangerously narrow basis of that metal
which is the money of ultimate redemp.
ton.
'You admit, however, that the free
coinage Of silver would produce some
imitation. Suppose it were but 10 or 20
per cent, as Senator Jones thinks.
Would not even that much imitation do
great harm in dislocating existing bust.
ness conditions?'
History has answered that question
SO conclusively that argument is un.
necessary. In 1895 the specie inha-
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A Dangerous Basis.

termining the
general level of
prices. It was
taken for granted
that the amount
Of money Of ulti.
mate redemption
determined the
price level. 1t
was the founda-
ton upon which
all disputants
built their argu-
ments. But now
you can hear IL
denied every day.
And whyl Be-
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The Benefits Of Expansion.

| might quote all the economic writ
ers, from Adam Smith down, to the
effect that the volume of money is the
main factor in fixing the general price
level You will find the doctrine ably
set forth in the works of Adam Smith,
John Locke, David Hume, John Stuart
Mill, David Ricardo, William Stanley
Jevons and by all the French and Ameri-
can economists The appalling effects Of
long continued contraction and the al
most marvellous benefits resulting from
liberal increase in the coin supply are
thus beautifully set forth by Sir Archi-
bald Alison in his history of Europe:
THE TWO GREATEST EVENTS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE
HISTORY OF MANKIND HAVE
BEEN DIRECTLY BROUGHT
ABOUT BY A CONTRACTION AND,
ON THE OTHER HAND, AN Elk
PANSION OF THE CIRCULATING
MEDIUM OF SOCIETY. THE FALL
OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, so
LONG ASCRIBED IN IGNORANCE
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MINES OF SPAIN AND GREECE
AND, AS IF PROVIDENCE HAD
INTENDED TO REVEAL IN THE
CLEAREST MANNER THE IN
FLUENCE OF THIS MIGHTY
AGENT ON HUMAN AFFAIRS.
THE RESURRECTION OF MAN.
KIND FROM THE RUIN WHICH
THOSE CAUSES HAD PRODUCED
WAS OWING TO A DIRECT.
LY OPPOSITE SET OF AGENCIES
BEING PUT IN OPERATION. co.
LUMBUS LED THE WAY IN THE
CAREER OF RENOVATION. WHEN
HE SPREAD HIS SAILS ACROSS
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ton is more honest than a dollar which
will buy bushel Of wheat and s
pounds Of cotton, then a dollar which
will buy bushels of wheat or so
pounds OF cotton will be twice as hon.
est as the one we now have.
2. That there is not enough of both
gold and silver to restore the prices of
1903 or Of 1903.
A Real Gold Basis.
.. That in consequence Of the much
greater increase of population and pro-
duction than Of the metals, if there had
been no demonetization, both gold and
silver would have gained greatly in val
ne since 1878. The villainy Of mono
metallism lies in the fact that all the
gain has been concentrated in gold. By
way OF general conclusion, I believe that
monometallism for the world is impos.
nble, and that Europe only maintains
1t on the condition that other nations do
not. In fact, if it is to be maintained
in this country and Europe, we must
prepare for another shrinkage 30 great
that the people will not endure il. There
is a spirit abroad in the country now
that is not very pleasant to think Of,
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Judge

men, growers Of all kinds of live stock
foe food. and many others that cannot
detail. One Of the worst errors Of the
monometallist is in assuming that the
great mass Of our workers are hired Ia
borers, and they gettha impression from
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hand. the rapid increase
in the value Of gold with
in the last 20 years has
wrought worldwide bank
ruptcy, has brought a wall
Of distress from producers
in all lands, has again and
again shaken the very
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NY. World. foundations of credit
throughout the British empire, and right
now, according to DR.. Eduard Suess,
threatens a redivision of the earth. In
short, contraction is very many times
more destructive than imitation.
"But the monometallists deny that
there has been any contraction, or that
gold cheapened in 1S49-56, or that it
has really appreciated in value since
1870"
Oh, yes, they'll deny anything no,r
Maoaulay has we'll said. that If q prop
erty interest were affected by it thou
sands Of Intelligent men would deny the
law of gravitation. Only a few years
ago some of the greatest scholars in this
country denied that man whose skin
was black and his hair woolly had nat
ural right to the fruits Of his labor or
that a married woman had right to
her own earnings.
A Dangerous Basis.
In no speech or book published before
1890 will you find 1t denied that the
volume of money and Its proportion to
general trade are the main factors in de-
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commercial Advertiser ton of silver
and the enormous increase in the power
Of gold; Of Credit Mobilier and force
bills, of vastly increased government
expenditures and every extravagant
scheme for building up great corpora
tons He represents it all and glories
in representing it. He tells you with re-
freshing candor that if he can have his
way you shall hayea great deal more Of
that sort of thing. A vote for him is a
vote to indorse it all and open the way
to much greater advance in the same
direction. A vote for him is a vote for
gold monometallism and lower prices
for farm produce
William Jennings Bryan, on the other
hand, stands for a restoration Of the bi.
metallism Of the constitu- ~
ton and against the things @\
above mentioned. All ,TEYs
other classes are striving 49,
to get more for what they z |TTE (
sell, and why not you, the y ~
farmers? Railroad man. @Ns~t
ayers meet in high con- N. Y. World
claye to make profitable rates on freight;
manufacturers do the same for their
profit; brokers labor to advance stocks
All these vote and use the government
to make money, and all denounce you
farmers as no better than thieves for do
ing the same thing. Vote, as justice re-
quires, to restore the old contract. Vote
to help yourselves. Vote for Bryan, the
money Of the constitution and the ND
lifting Of the agricultural interests
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ton throughout
the world is al
legged to have
been some % per
cent, and in this
country there
was a general
currency infa-
ton Of 40 per
cent. Was any
body badly hurt?
Look over the pa.
pers of that time
and see if you
can find any COM
plants from the
farming regions.
Do not econo-
m is of all
schools agree
that the u years
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TO SLAYER
EGOTISM AND
MORAL COR
RUPTION, WAS
IN REALITY
B R o U G. II T
ABOUT BY A
DECLINE IN
THE SILVER
A MN 10 n
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When Gold Was Cheap,

1t is point we'll worth noting, how
ever, that in the seven or eight years
1S49-66-that gold, according to the
best authorities, lost % per cent of its
vq'ue, the world accommodated itself
very easily to the change. The only
Outcry was from the holders of fixed in
debtedness, and they wanted to demone-
tie gold because it was too cheap. We
heard very little about that in this
country and the masses of our people
did not even know it, because we mad
then no permanent creditor class, no
great bondholders; but the literature of
Europe at the time was full of COM
plants AND AUSTRIA, GERMANY
AND BELGIUM ACTUALLY DE-
MONETIZED GOLD. On the other
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1t now Is and then change N. Y. Herald.
from falling to rising market. That
will give us time to breathe. 1t will
stimulate enterprise. No man will in
vest money now with even chances of
having his investment decline on his
hands. But give reasonable assurance
even of trifing advance and everything
will at once put on new life i need
cite no proofs of this. tits the universal
experience of all countries and in all
times.
Honest Money.
but you concede, if / understand
you, that part of the decline in farm
produce prices has been due to greatly
increased productions"
Unquestionably. No intelligent man
denies it How much is due to that and
how much to monometallism we cannot
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change, " chapter 8, says, "In respect to
steadiness of value the metals are prob.
ably less satisfactory, regarded as a
standard Of value, than many other COM
modities, such as corn"
By corn" Professor Jevons means
wheat and all other cereals.
Ricardo, in his paper on the "High
Price of Bullion" says, IF we dimin-
ish the quantity Of currency, we give
an additional value to it.
By Currency" Ricardo meant money
Of every character, including gold.
Mr.. Macleod, in his able work on
the Elements Of Banking" says, "The
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great" We laugh at the poor hea-
then, but the argument is on their side,
for it never has been automatically
proved, and it cannot be proved, that
MnN5o Jumbo has not great power in
th Tlhseen; but it has repeatedly been
piled in every way open to the human
intellect that gold is a shifting and IN
stable standard Of value, far more un-
stable than silver, and that twice with
in the memory Of men not very old it
has changed in value so suddenly as to
vitiate all long time contracts and dis
locate all industrial conditions
The Fact About Gold.
Every economist worthy Of the name
had said again and again that gold fuc-
tuates in value. No economic writer
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cATARRH Of the SFoMAcHH!

One pint bottle Of Swamp Angel Med.
ic ne and ore rs osat box Of Swamp An
cl Liver Pills will permanently cure you
Of any or all Of the above anneyiag aaec-
tions. Let no dealer give you . ssbeti-
hte. Many druggists will tell you that
our remedies are frauds, simply because
they have not got them In stock. II they
say this, be man, think moment, the
fraud stands before you, aud BY Alss mp
rcsentalions is trying to get Jour money
OIL an article Of no merit which he has In
sock aud can make bigproAi on.
Lock OUT don't act the sucker FOR any
i.alsrl
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actual alteratl0n
in the quantities
Ct the precious
metals has ma
terially altered
their value at
different periods
of history. p"
Professor Fran
els A. Walker of
the Massachu-
sets Institute of
Technology, in
his able work on
money says;
Gold and silver
do over long Pc
riods undergo
great changes of
value and become
in a high degree
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The ATLANTIC, HE
BORE MANKIND AND
ITS FORTUNES IN HIS
BARK. THE ANNUAL
SUPPLY OF THE PRE-
CIOUS METALS FOR
THE USE OF THE
WORLD WAS TRIP.
LED. BEFORE A CEN
TURY HAD EXPIRED
THE PRICES OF Ev-
cry SPECIES OF PRO-
DUCE WERE QUADRU-
Piled. THE WEIGHT
OF DEBT AND TAXES
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TIE ST0MA0HE'
May need cleansing. Ifso, there is no
medicine equal to the Swamp Angel Rem
edies. Are you%ffected;
With nausea?
Are you costive!
DO you BEECH up gas!
Isyour head dizzy at timss
noes your tongue coat oyer9
Doyou hawS and SPIT often'
DO you suffer sfier eating heartily
10 you feel weak and debilitated?
Do you suffer from sick headache2
Is your throat filed with slime?
Is there often bad tsst in the mouth
DO you feel as il you had lead In you?
DO you belch up your food and fail to
digest and assimiiate it? Hyou suffer q
here described, you have
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INSENSIBLY WORE OFF UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THAT PRO.
DIGiOUS INCREASE.p
The Wages Of Labor.
He might have added, and this point
seems to worry our monometallist
friends, that the wages Of laborers rose
considerably faster than the prices Of
necessaries Even so did they in 1S4S-
56. And why not again? In truth the
wages Of more than half our laborers
have got to rise before there can be
rise in necessaries n .metallists have
conveniently overlooked the fact that go
per cent Of the laborers in the United
States do not work for fixed money
wages; they produce, and what they sell
the products for constitutes their wages
1t is self evident, therefore, that rise
In the price of the product is itself
rise In wages This class includes all
the farmers, cotton, sugar and tobac-
co growers, vegetable gardeners, fisher
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deceptive as measure of the obliga-
ton Of the debtor, of the claim of the
creditor. Thus Professor Jevons esti-
mates that the value Of gold fell between
1889 and 1909 46 per cent, and from
1909 to 1910 it rose 145 per cent"
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has ever denied IL Id MS
4" Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith says: Gold
and silver, like every other
commodity, vary in their
value. The discovery Of
the abundant mines Of
America reduced in the
fifteenth century the value
of gold and silver in Eu-
rope to about a third of
what it had been before.
This revolution in their
value, though perhaps the
greatest, is by no means
the only one of which his
tory gives some account. "
Professor Jevons, in his
work upon Money and
the Mechanism of Ex-
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$40 REWARD!

For every pair Of cod feet you may
ave after bathing them with Swamp
Angel Medicine.
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down hill For 20 years I
should not complain if we
were seven years in get
ting to the top again.
The great thing to do,
and the one thing that
must be done if we are to
avert general paralysis, is
to stop the decline where
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NJ \. World. ment mas shown that the
farmers income has declined over Sc
per cultivated acre. THAT MEANS
THAT FOR THE WHOLE COUN.
TRY THEY ARE RECEIVING
ABOUT $1,000, 900, 900 EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
LESS THAN THEY DID A FEW
YEARS AGO. NOT RECEIVING IT.
OF COURSE THEY CANNOT SPEND
1T. HOW CAN THERE BE WORK
FOR CITY LABORERS OR PROS
PERITY FOR ANYBODY WHEN
THE FARMERS ARE SPENDING
81, 800, 900, 900 A YEAR LESS THAN
THEY NATURALLY WOULD?
THERE is NO CONGRESS WISE
ENOUGH TO DEVISE A TARIFF
THAT WILL HELP WORKMEN IN
MANUFACTURES SO LONG AS
THE FARMERS CANNOT BUY THE
PRODUCTS.
Would free coinage raise prices to
the old standard?"
1t would not Nor is it desirable that
it should. AS we have been running