Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-16
Some Silver Questions.


Some Silver Questions.
Let US not get mixed up with COM
plex matters in connection with the
free silver idea.
Let us not befog our brain with
arguments about the crime of '73, or
bother with the many theories which
the advocates of free silver are giving
us.
But let US take common sense view
Of the situation.
Now, to start with:
Suppose Bryan was elected, and the
free coinage act had been passed, and
that free coinage was an actual fact.
Suppose that silver could be taken
to the mints, and coined into silver
dollars, at the rate of 10 to 1.
How would that affect us?
We haven't got any silver coin.
A whole lotof people who own silver
mines have it, and so they could have
it coined into 16 to dollars; but, not
having any ourselves, we could not
have solitary, single dollar coined
under the free silver act.
Now suppose, however, that all the
silver mine owners and others who had
silver took it to Washington or Phila-
delphia, or some other United States
mint, and had it coined into 10 to
dollars, and
Suppose so much had been coined
that all the silver in the world was
made into 10 to dollars, and
Suppose that every one of these dol
were piled in one heap right in the
next block, and
Suppose every single one of them
was worth 100 cents here and every
where.
What good would that do us unless
we had something we could trade by
which we could get onep
Well, we have something to trade
everybody has.
Some have labor, so much for dol
lar.
Some have lumber, 80 much for q
dollar.
Some have sugar or potatoes or ham
or coal, or something else, all so much
for dollar.
We have advertising and subscrip-
tions, so much for dollar.
When we want one of those silver
dollars we can not 20 and take it; they
belong to the men who took the silver
to the mint to be coined.
If we took one it would be stealing
If we asked for one for nothing il
would be begging.
If the owners gave US one for nothing
it would be gift.
If we borrowed one it would cost us
interest, and 30
Most of US, to get one, must trade
labor, lumber, sugar, coal, advertising
or something to get it.
This is absolutely and honestly 80
isn't it?
Well, being 80, why do we take any
chances on the dollar?
We can get gold now.
1t is worth 100 cents on the dolla
everywhere.
So we supposed the silver to be, bu
Suppose it isn't.
What then?
What is the use of taking a chanc
unless we can do better? A silver do
lar won't be worth more than 100 cent
will it?
We are getting that now.
Let we'll enough alone.
Some say duty compels man
back up and vote for Democrat. Yo
have Bryan's word that he is no Dem
crat Let him dare deny that he sa
it.
Some say it is pretty bad now. "
might as we'll take chance. 1t can
|, be worse.
What kind Of tomfoolery is thisp
When our baby lay at deaths doc
did we do any experimenting? v
tried everything which could cure, b
we did not experiment.
Are things bad in a business way?
Vote down this crowd of repudiatol
Let US tell you something to'try.
Tell the world in trumpet tones
November that we want the be
money, that we will take no other, al
business will revive.
Let the capital out that Bryan a
his followers have scared under Gov
: and prosperity will come.-New 70
Lumber Trade Journal.
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