The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

held by the strong arm of our Government
that way; and every dollar of gold, silver
or paper issued by the Government of the
United States, and containing the stamp
of the United States as money. shall be
full legal tender. without any discrimina-
tion whatever.
"And, in this connection, we NAV saw
we read with horror and amazement that
the Republicans at st. Louis, in their
platform, have declared against the un-
limited coinage of silver and in favor of
gold alone, thus making the rich richer
and the poor poorer. for it cannot be
viewed nor explained in any other way.
but that would surely be the result, ana
it looks to us, from the fact that the few
isolated rich goldbugs. who now own 90
per cent of all the money in the land, and
especially so of gold-for that article don't
circulate at aIl-that, by their infamous
and wicked attempt to demonetize silver,
they are seeking to double the value of
their money, and thus make every dollar
worth two dollars, and, indeed. as already
shown from the depressed markets of the
land, all dollars are now worth about two
dollars or more, and so far as the word
sound money is concerned, as used by
Cleveland and others, OF the one species
alone OF money (gold), we regard the
word sound money! as thus used by
them and TIN own at US (silver and gold),
as direct insult, as though We, the DEM
ocratic party, always and for all time
since the foundation of this Government
the advocates of gold and silver as the
basis of all money, did not now want
good money, and gold and silver, as they
now are and always have been at the back
OF all money. Shame on such an infamous
idea and insult.
so far as the wants and needs OF the
Government (for gold) is concerned, if
sufficient tariff Is enacted at once so as to
always turn the balance of trade in our
favor, and such other legislation as can be
easily enacted is adopted, together with
all the safeguards referred to already, the
Government will not be subjected to any
great strain for gold for its needs, except
possibly to pay any of the gold-bearing
bonds recently very foolishly created, as
of course all debts must be paid according
to agreement; but so far as single gold
standard is concerned we are utterly op-
posed to it, and always have been and a.
ways will be, as the Democratic creed
always has peen.
"Gold and silver as they now are, 16 to
1, at the back of all money without any
discrimination whatever. and as has been
already shown the country generally is in
the deepest possible distress for more good
money-not wildcat money such as we
had before the war, nor 5O-cent money as
our enemies and the enemies of our COM
mon country pretend to charge to US as
Democrats.
''Is there a man in his senses in the
world who will say it is best to strike
down and take out of use and refuse to
coin any more silver for use as money in
this or any other country? Surely such a
consummate fool as that ought not to
live. Does not every man know that it is
not possible to do the business of this or
any other country as successfully on half
enough money as they can if they have
plenty of money, and is not the scarcity
of money now the cause of all the distress
and low prices and stagnation in business
in this country (and that, too, with all our
money in use, gold, silver and paper?
And it has been-and is now-growing
worse ever since the law for the coinage of
$4, 500, 900 worth of silver a month was un-
fortunately repealed and abolished (what
pity D and it is indeed strange that such
cruel errors and wrong should obtain in
the Congress of our country.
"And hence we here and now say, give
US plenty OF green backs of the denomina-
tion of $5 ana upward (that don't bear
any interest) and every dollar legal ten
der and redeemable in the coin of this
Government. and the full, free and unlim-
tied coinage of every dollar of gold and
silver found in this country exactly as
they are now, I6 to 1, and let this money,
gold silver and greenbacks be the money
of the country Tin the main), and all
equal and upon an equality with gold, and
give US Horace Boies for President, and we
promise you that these cruel and terrible
times.will very soon give way and disap-
pear and season of the best times this
country has ever had and enjoyed since
the foundation of this Government will be
the result sure, etc"
Mr.. Brant had fine voice and held
forth for an hour in the lobby to-day. He
received an order from the silver men for
several thousand copies of bis circular for
distribution. JOHN PAUL CoseRAvE.
TELLER NOT FAVORED.