The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-19
FREE SILVER AND LABOR
Plain Truths for WOrklnSmen From a
Nottingham.
BRYAN AND AMERICAN DOLLARS.
Free Silver Would Make Better Smoke
Extlngnisher Than A Wage
Producer.

"The man who prefers a Bryan dol
lar to an American dollar should make
sure Of it at once"
am of the same idea precisely, said
H. Z. Lees of Galva Ill. Let those
who wish the money of depreciation
emigrate to countries that can supply
them with the article to their full sat
isfaction. In Mexico our silver dol
lars will buy two Mexican dollars,
which have more silver in them than
ours. The reason is Mexico does not
redeem her silver with gold. If the
party who is now before the country
seeking the suffrages of the people and
led by BRYAN get control of the govern.
ment they could not redeem silver with
gold, and all our silver currency would
loose one. half of its purchasing power,
which would contract our present cur
rency one-half, and our $6OO,O0O,OOO of
gold would 20 to foreign countries to
pay the interest on government gold
bonds, railroad bonds, township bonds,
building bonds, and this would reduce
our medium of exchange S600,00O0,OOO
Let the workingmen of this country
analyze this "free-silver" question in
thorough manner and l will venture
to affirm that they will pulverize the
"craze" in November with the weight
of their ballots.
l believe that with ''free-silver" in
stead of starting up the idle industries
of this country many more would be
idle, thereby causing still larger
number of people to be thrown out of
employment.
The Stheory of "free.silver" applied
would undoubtedly make an excellent
smoke extinguisher, but it would not
prove wage producer.
What we want as workingmen is
work to do and when that work is
performed to be paid in money that
will look honest people in the face
without flinching. l want dollar that
is equal with any in the world. l want
q dollar that means exactly what it
says-100 cents.
No silver country, is prosperous. No
silver country has stable and firm
government. In no silver country is
general labor well paid. No silver
country has its government securities
at par. No silver country has good
public school facilities" Free coinage
of silver would put us on the silver
standard with China, japan, and other
countries in which labor is practical
seldom, and civilization is scarcely
begun. There is not in the world to-
day frst-class nation that opens its
minis to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
1t is very evident that the workman
is a better consumer when he is busily
engaged at work. Idleness creates
nothing but discomfort, and is an ex-
cellent school to make criminals.
am always interested in the writ
ings of Robert z. Porter, for they
contain large amount of information.
know that you will find it in the quo
tation which make from Mr.. POrter's
letter which is found in the columns of
the Inter Ocean, for the figures
will bear repeating:
There are nearly 100000 persons
engaged in the gainful occupations.
The estimated earnings of this stipend.
GUS army are from Sll,OOO,0O0,0OO to
Sl2OOOOOOOOO per anhum.
"What. does this represent? The
consuming power of the United States;
the home market of America. There
is no nation, from Great Britain. to far
off Japan, that has not its eyes on