The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-15
crime OF isTs E1plaIned.

subsidiary coinage. And this simply for
the reason that II had been definitely as
certained. by the experience Of centuries.
thaf the parity OF the two metals fuctrat-
Ing In market value could not be preserved.
This intelligent action or all commercial
nations, they tell us, was deadly and de-
lihernte thrust at the peoples pocket Let
us see about that In 1873 the amount OF
silver In circulation as money throughout
the world was 81. SIG. 900. At the present
time II Is more than 1900. 900. 600 The
amount or gold IN about the same. Tho
silver coined since 1879 Is nearly 500 000. 900
more than the whole amount In existence
at that time. In the United States none at
all existed In 1873. Since then we have
coined or issued silver certificates based
upon bullion deposited, S625, 900. 900, which
~ now outstanding. n continual menace 20
the treasury, for we have TO hold II up TO
gold by main strength and the more silver
we coined the lower became fits price. going
at one time below AZ cents on the dollar.
During the same period the coinage OF
gold throughout the world had only In
creased about 81 200 600. or about half as
much as the Increase or silver. The enor-
nifty OF the offense 10 silver Is thus made
plain. In 1873 we had none. Now we have
$685.. 800 900, and throughout the world there
IS more than double the amount or % years
ago. What a terrible crime on silver. The
money OF all kinds I'm this country to-day
n more than 81 500. 600 600. every dollar az
an and child I'm the country. as against SIS
In 1878. Thus n half OF the money OF the geo
pie has been stricken down by Increasing
It's volume nearly 200 per cent and it, per
capita nearly 10 per cent. What pity we
cannot have some more such crimes!
What has been the result OF this great
Increase OF money! or course the people
have been swindled an some ways, else
there would not be so much clamor about
n by the orators OF the Byranic school
Surely the people must be crucined upon
cross OF gold. for does not Bryan say soY
lie forgot 10 add that on The two neighbour
ing silver crosses he Is TO be one OF the
thieves Twcnty-three years ago these
who borrowed money I'm this country were
glad 10 pay an average OF from eight TO
twelve per cent interest How much are
you paying now? In this locality about six
TO seven per cent. Just about half the Old
rate. The average OF money borrowed
I'm this country to-day does not exceed one
third the rate OF 20 and 30 years ago, How
terrible Is the greed OF the Wall street
sharks and eastern goldbugs! Where the
advantage to capitalists? Can you see =; =
IL gold has gone up I'm value instead or
silver coming down, as those FOOLISH pco-
pie tell us, how does IL happen that we can
now borrow gold for about one-half 70
cna-third what IL cost I'm 1873? Strange, IL
81 not, that as gold has grown uearer IL
has grown cheaper
.What does the free coinage OF silver
NJ the ratio OF sixteen 10 one imply2 Sim
ply this, that the owners OF silver mines
or silver bullion can take IL TO the United
States minis have IL coined into dollars, ana
delivered back TO them again free OF
charge, and that these dollars shall DC
legal tender for all debts, public and pri-i
vate. By this means II the quantity OF sill
yer I'm our dollar is worth 80 cents the miner
or bullion owner will nominally double his
money The government gets nothing.
This IL the scheme. II Is TO double the
money OF the bullion owners. How much
bullion have you. my friends, TO be thus
transmitted? Not an ounce, Who hasY
The much-abused capitalists OF Wall
street They, or men just like them. the
money kings own or control every good
silver and gold mine In the country.
Don't you wish you owned a silver nJDe,
so as to have It's product doubled In value
by the votes OF those simple-minded peo-
pie who think they would destroy you?
What fools these mortals be-" Judas,
YOU remember, was free silver man.
Thirty pieces fixed him. Bigger figures
are expected by those who are now en-
deavoring 20 disgrace and betray this
country. There Is nothing small about
them.
But they say. at any rate. that what
was good enough for the people OF the
carly days OF this country IL good enough
for us III we are TO have free silver let
us have the sacred Goldfish and fragrant
muskrat skin, the beads the wampum,
the cowrie shells and all that convenient
and effectual currency which so happily
supplied the wants OF our eastern ances-
tors. No panic or labor strike occurred
when Goldfish were currency. Give MS. then,
the ancient currency In general and In
detail. or else let the dead past bury its
dead Those old constitutional ancestors
generation prefers something better, and
prefers II straight"
Rise In All Prices
Mr.. Tenney then briefly answered the
arguments that the free coinage of sill
yer would be OF benefit TO the farmers
and laboring men. There would, he
said, be an immediate rise in the price OF
commodities. with no corresponding i'm
crease in the rate OF wages. In closing
he said
when ut the republican convention at
81. Louis the other day the representatives
OF sage brush. jack rabbits and free coin
age marched out, believing the aisIes with
their tears, II was n proud day for the re-
publican party. The grand old republican
elephant has refused TO be wagged by his
tail. The elephant is doing we'll To keep
the republicans OF the Rocky mountains I'm
harness during the past IL years has cost
the people OF this country n billion OF dol
lars. Let the democrats have them and
welcome. They must not cost us another
cent And now about the democratic patty
I'm general. In spite OF the numerous blows
we have dealt " I'm sundry vital parts I'm
days gone by. its tail. like that OF the snake,
still wiggles, and has even now taken ON
the additional rattle OF free coinage. Tt
rattles everywhere. even I'm It's throat This
party. historic and horrible. and especially
Its present Heterogeneous condition. riIg-
gests the story OF the Irishman who
swallowed the potato bug. Ifc sat on
a stump In his potato patch. his face indi-
eating the misery writing within. An
acquaintance riding by sang out: Pat.
what II the matter with you? You seem TO
be I'm trouble In trouble? Sure enough
I am. your honor. Bcgorra, sur / swal-
lowed n potato bug, and although within
FIVE minutes / swallowed n handful OF
paris green TO kill the haste. he n raising
the very dlvil inside OF me yet. so he is.'
The Irishman died. But u may DE tina. the