The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

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1rce ana ennmlt14 cqlqnte cf both smtffis.
MI only 1ys9e tne cheaper metal 10 the
mint ana vii 1e9ye the more valuable metal.
Va ne infect so
a.. utt.e while ago SAID, mo governme1t.
Nitn Wa possible exception or the states
sompost1g the Latin union. has thus far
peen aple y malnfain Aitet1 and gold Ia
Actnu eaIcuiau1n upon nxed ratio for
any great length OF tins"
between Fmnce Italy, Belginm and swftr.
efi1nd. They were himetAllic conntrias ana
entered Into an agreement in that year ~
by which the amount Of silver 10 ~ y,olnetI
Union. The coins wore % IKE chsracter M
weight and Gneness. They were 10 "a NJ
cetved Throughout the Onion without dis-
examination. both on public and private nc
count. Greece Joined the Union in 1905
from 1905 70 1874, that Is for nine year.
practical interchAnee Of enld ana silver c0is,c
and practical use Of gold and silver upor I,
parity at the nxea rztio OF u 10 1. You viii
note that there was no free and unlimited
coinage. You will note that each countrr
was restricted as to the arnottnf a. siis.s,
II could coin. You viii note Tint there was
effective international arreement betw ~so
these nations. and now, mark This ada.
tional fact: These nations found That In the
face Of their dealinxs WITH he rert az HE
civilized world they could mot keep any nd.
ditional silver coins afoat. and so even they
stopped the coinage Of silver In 1874. There
IN the Latin Union. For p years thare has
been NO coinage except OF subsidiary coin
TO take the place Of that which had been
abraded and worn out. -
from the practice and experience Of ne
Latin Union 1t Is that International agree
ment alone can make the coinage Of silver
safe or effective.
There Ii today no such actual thing as
free and unlimited coinage Of both gold and
silver In any nation In the world. put thIs
stutement IN another FORM. Gold circulates
as money nowhere In this world where there
u free and unlimited silver coinage. Where
there Is free and unlimited silver coinage
gold e simply commodity and 10 sold at
It's bullion value. Its price rises as the val
ne OF silver diminishas. Its price rises as
ishes. In other words, gold Is fact. Paper
money Is nat. Gold gets Its value from the
desire OF the people 10 have ii and is worth
what the people viii pay for It. They win
matter what raw Won NAV make. rod viii
bur 4 4 n,ueh eiirer ss fhe neonle N the world
think n n worth. Gold Win buy AZ fnuch
ansv - h ne peop,e fs .hc p. .Ir
IN paper exccpt die material Of which II
r. nc,,,ro.ed ana tt,t is ,,r"ct.eiv vha S.ct
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wooa puip Is now very cheap. Mnen you
into monsy ~ So guss sucl sn a,aS
Of the government that prints It. No more.
no ioss, and that honor ana good faitn are
finally measured By actual redemption In
coin and By nothing else.
mental currency and paid that currency out
as the price OF this nations liberty. We
did not redeem 1t, and that continental cur
rency Is today worth absolutely nothing
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Law currency In 172o h broxe itx nrofnise.
and n any n that c,r,eney n today Ia ex.
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