Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-02
WORDS AGAINST SILVER.
A 1-!no Manager Sets Forth the Folly of
Free Coinage.

A 1-!no Manager Sets Forth the Folly of
Free Coinage.
Henry Knippeberg, manager of the
Hecla Consolidated Mining and Smelt-
ing company, Glendale, Mon, has writ
ten the following letter to friend:
GLENDALE, Non, Aug. IL.
MY DEAR FRIEND-Your esteemed favor OF
the 9th at hand, and contents noted. l am
ever ready to give reason for the faith, and
hope that is within me- whether on politics,
yehgion or morals.
The proposition of free and independent un-
limited coinage at the ratio Of l6 to l, when the
commercial value is 81 to l, is dishonest, and
must result in ruin. To say or claim that by
legislative action you can create values Is an
assertion that history, experience and COM
mon sense contradict. If the assertion be
true. then the law of supply and demand is
fraud. and our poor world has been for 0,0O0
years doing business on false basis
III this assertion be true, then we have at last
found the key that unloclks the door. and
henceforth by order of congress, signed by the
president of the United States, water shall
run uphill; the law of gravitation shall for
ever be suspended; sowing and reaping is
lie; every man shall reap without SOWING !:
idleness and debauchery shall bring plenty
and happiness; repudiation is honorable and
integrity il n fraud.
sumption. do not know Of single nation
on earth that claimed we. a nation, by our
action could or can make the CT numerical value
of silver up to Sl20 per ounce. This assump
tion is patented by the Silver party of the
United States. HENRY KNIPPEBERG
Bishop Eewmsn's Reply to Populist.
George +. Washburn, Boston, Eastern Member
of the National Executive Committee of the
Peoples Party:
DEAR SIR--If you will turn to the
New York Sun of July rs you will read
this telegram:
To the New York Sun:
did not deuounce the Populists as anarch-
lists. JOHN p. NEWMAN
AsBuRY PARK, n. j., July 81.
Had you felt safe to read that patri-
otic Journal, which prefers national
honor and commercial honesty to adhe
renee to party, the necessity for your
challenge would have been obviated
and is obviated by this denial.
But whether Populists are good
American citizens or not is a question
too large for you and me to settle by
controversy The American people will
decide that next November, when, by a
magnificent majority, they will elect
two men who stand four-square on a
hundred cents In an honest dollar. L
should feel badly to have Brother Wash
burn forsalle his church, but he had bet
ter do that than pay his pastor % cents
on dollar
never preached politics, but patriot
ism and financial honesty is cardinal
virtue of patriot. L have great re-
spect for the native born American, bnt
a good many native-born American citi
areu I'm 1r,l,k fAx, Nl,n fAIA on. al
for the degradation of labor am glad
IN the belief that our noble American
'armers are keen enough to escape this
saver mania, and who. in the clear,
bracing winds of the coming November,
will vote for that true American of
Ohio, and for that other true American
of New jersey. who will redeem our
country's power and glory.
JOHN. p. NEWMAN.
Ocean Grove, N. j.. Aug. a.
Philadelphia Ledger.