The Lamar register., 1896-09-26
mo pemone,lxatlon Of Iron.

strong 10 To man He does not believe
in hallway measures The free coinage
OF silver idea is toe tame for hina. He Is
willing to see the siiyerites and TO 90
them loo points better. Here Is his dec
laratiun. proposition and argument.
Having beer deeply impressed by the
arguments Of judge Crisp. Bryan, Stew,
art, Jones and Others. and especially
grisvsd, shocked and horritied by the 'aw
ful crime ot ISIS, as 50 luridly depicted
daily ia the columns of the atlanta Con
stitution and other SILVER organs, l have
changed my views on the money Ques-
ton. and am ready to maintain the prop
ositions following 10 joint debate or
newspaper controversy.
Il accep. the arguments a the advo-
Gates % silver and agree with their rem
edy, 80 far as Il goes. However. il does
not 20 far enough. Let ms have plenty
Of renesiy 10 fact, enough 20 make deht
and poverty things % tho past, relics Of
the dark ages. | am IN favor Of the free
and unlisnited coinage Of pig iron at the
ratio Of l6 10 ! with gold by the Unitsd
States aiohe, Independently Of sH ma
tious. and eau prove by the best author
ify obtAinahle that such policy on the
part of the United States Eill raise
prices. put plenty 81 money IN cireula
tiou. and give the honest debtor ehnnce
whole country prosperous
-Now. 10 the first place, II may be
urged by souie who do not understand
the subject Of standard OF value that a
free coinage act Ger iron wuuid not RAISE
is price 70 a ratio Of 10 70 I with gold.
To them I reply that the stamp ~ this
cuvernment' and the legal tender quali-
ties o. the iron dollar, would instantly
make the buili0n Halue of pig iron the
ssrne as the mint value. For who wuuld
part with an ounce % this precious metal
foT anything less than its mint value.
SteWsrt-Jones Bryan
Again IL may be urged that our mint
would he overcruwdesa With pig iron I
reply, that the price OF pig sinpn. having
been raised from $3.50 3 ton 10 a ratio u
IL 10 with gold the world over. no one
wuald especially care 10 carry il to the
mints, since the mint priee could be oh
tained anywhere in the pPeE market.
ATLANTA ConstitutiDn.l Next il may be
urged that gold and silver would 70 cut
OF circulation. reply. first. this II a
mere assumption o. the tools of the mon
ey power. which they cannot yerify.'
ATLANTA Constitution.l Seooad, suppose
gold and silver do 70 cut OF circulation.
Is there not plenty of pig irou 70 take
their place and give the people plenty of
money! fBryan.i And. third, such an
assumption mixes the ideas % circulating
medium snd standard % values: gold and
silver would siiii be potential uuoasy met
ais, though not in circulation, and would
lend tbeirhelp toward rnisiny prices and
causing general prosperity Crisp
Then, again, It may be urged against
the pig iron standard of value, that wages
would not rIsc in proportion to prices
The reply -. wages viii be compelled 70
rise, since no man would be fool CROUCH
70 work for 81 day who could make
sl.eso per day by picking up rusty rails
and old horse shoes, and carrying them
TO the mint for coinaEe' iHunl
in addition. Il may be urged by the
money power. by the Wall street sharks
and the Bond street Shyiocks.' that we
could mot alone 20 on q pig iron basis
without an international agreement. To
such dastards as dare to lay q limit to
the power OF the American people to do
what they please. Independently ~ all na-
tons. ! hurl their cowardico aud lask %
patriotism back in their faces Brysn-l
The crime OF demonetiEiuV iron took
place about 2,.Zs,o years ago. when certatn
'goldolators' and ssilverites,' in order 10
increase the purchasing power Of their
III gotten wealth. secretely. and like
thieves in the night. got the demonetlza-
ton act passed. repeAlinE the good old
free coinage act os Lycurgus. the friend
Of orr ancestors daCidies.' To-day. China
is the only country on earth honest
enough to coin iron. and there the happy
laborer can carry homo the wages Of his
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