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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
is To.

The expression sixteen to one"d
means that sixteen ounces of silver
shall equal one ounce ofgold. This
is the difference between the silver
and gold which.is now in circula-
ton in the United States, and we
are able to maintain this sixteen to
one now because the coinage of sill
yer is limited, and the parity be-
tween the gold and silver now in
use can be and will be maintained
if we do not adopt unlimited free
coinage of silver, but with the un-
limited free coinage of silver our
silver currency would then have
its value determined by the mar
ket value of the IN ,tal, which is
now SO cents for the amount of sill
yer in a dollar; at the rate of mar
ket value Of silver the ratio would
be about 30H to /.
The government might as well
try to make sixteen quarts a bushel
as to try to have silver at sixteen
to one with free and unlimited
coinage. If silver and gold were
accepted by the United States
minis at their true market values
we would have 30H ounces of silver
taken at the same price as one
ounce Of gold. At this ratio both
metals would be treated alike, but
this is not what the advocates of
free silver want. They demand
that gold be coined at its market
value, but that the government pay
double its market value for silver.
Is this fair? Is this treating both
metals alike? And who will be
benefited by sixteen to one? The
silver mine owners only, who will
get double the price for their pro-
duct they could sell it for in the
market, And who will stand the
loss. The wage Garner, who will
have to accept SO cent silver dol.
lar instead of the 100 cent doller he
gets now. 1t is the kind of money
which a country has that makes it
prosperous, not the quanty.-Athen-
ian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
THE WORST OF 1T.

The country may far better afford'
a slump 30 silver than that it go
over the preeipice of anarchy, to-
land in the embrace of imperial
ism.
God knows the first five para
graphs Of the Chicago platform are
bad enough, bad as bad could be ON
the currency question; but they
are angelic purity and innocence,
when compared to the sixteenth
paragraph. This latter, put into
the document to please Altgeld and
get'the red flag vote of Chicago. is
not a simple menace to the peoples
commence and industries, it assails
the very foundations of order. 1t
is bid for chaos. 1t is a deoiara-
ton against the suppression of any
mob that may proclaim as its, mis-
sion the "yindication of the peo-
pies rights"
Drop out all the tremendous OBJ
ections to the financial deliver
ance, and this open alliance with
all that is lawless and hateful in
American society ought to secure
for the platform and ticket the ov.
erwhelming condemnation of the
intelligent asses.-Chattanooga
Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
BOB TAYLOR'S LAWS.

1t was under the administration
of Bob Taylor that the following
infamous laws were foisted upon
the people and signed by him:
Poll-tax law-singe: March IA,
1890.
Registration law-signed April 2,
1889.
Dortch law-signed April 8, 1880
Back-tax attorney law-signed
March 26, 1857.
Let Bob Taylor point out, as he
proceeds to dance before the pc pie
what law he ever did champion
that was for the general welfare OF
the people. We dare him to do it
Athens Atheian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

P. E. Studebaker, of Ind, who
has just returned from Europe,
says he proposes putting in
a lot of active work for Mckinley
and Hobart and honest money.
Speaking of the situation he said
III know the farmers of the west,
for 1 have done business with them
tor thirty years. They are intelli-
gent and honest, and I cannot be-
lieve they can be influenced by
sophistry to place themselves in a
humiliating position before the
eyes of the world. / know Mr..
Bryan, too, for discussed this sill
yer question with him several
years ago. 1t will require more
than high-sounding phrases to
catch the farmers votes this year.
You must convince the average
farmer that he, and not some veal
thy mine owner, will be benefited
before he will vote for the free
coinsge of silver, which would real
" be disastrous to the farmers"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
For Presidential Elect0r.
w. ID. WRIGHT.
For Sheriff
SAM, A. WALKER.
For Trustee
WILL A. Dunlap.
EDITORIAL.
AQUESTiON ANSWERED.

Editor times PLEASE tell me in
next weeks Times why it was
necessary to stop coming the sill
yer dollar in 1873 when the silver
it contained was worth, and al
ways had been, as much as gold
daliar.--Reader.
We will endeavor to answer this
question, to the best of our ability,
ia the same spirit of honesty and
candor which we are sure prompt
ed the asking. The people are
studying the great money question
and the TIMES means to do all it
can to help those who want to
learn.
In order to consider this question
intelligently we must know some
thing of the history of the money
question before 1873.
Alexander Hamilton in first Ak
ing the coinage ratio between geld
and silver took the market ratio,
which at that time was Is to l, that
is Is ounces of silver was worth the
same as l ounce of gold. Silver
had been declining in value for
years and so continued to decline
and when later the French stand
ard was fixed at 15lS to / what gold
there was in this country was ex-
ported and left us only the silver
coin in circulation. On this account
Thos. Jefferson, then father of de-
mocracy but not Bryan democracy,
in 1906 discontinued the coinage of
the silver dollar and for thirty
years not dollar was issued So al.
az ost the only money in circulation
was State bank paper, fractional
coins and deprecated foreign sill
YER coins. This condition continued
until 1885 when some silver dollars.
were coined for the Chinese trade.
In 1884, in order to secure gold in
circulation tho ratio was changed
30 i6 Of silver to of gold. The re-
suit of this was quite an amount of
gold coin was circulated; but as 16
ounces of silver was, according to
she market value, worth more than
ounce Of gold, the silver coins
disappeared, with the exception OF
fhe deprecated foreign coins.
TO correct this evil Congress, in
6u 1853, provided for the purchase
of silver bullion and the coinage Of
subsidiary silver at a ratio of less
chan Is to l. These coins were
limited rs legal tender to So in any
one payment, because they were
less than gold at the market ratio,
This limited the coinage to silver
bought by the government. TIL IL
condition prevailed until the war
which like war always does, drov.
all coins out of the country or they
were boarded and paper promises
took the place of both gold ant
silver.
Now this is the condition facing
the country in 1873. We are on {
paper basis practically and Oul
credit is almost gone because M
one has any confidence in oul
unouey. Silver is worth few cent,
more than gold. Our statesman
look back over the Intellectual at
tempts of the government to main
tain 8 double standard. They see
that first one metal leaves the
country then the other so they
must do as all the other great
nations have done select one of the
metals as a standard Which shall
ftbe? Gold has practically beer
ane standard since 1884 and it is the
fxespec metal and they see that il
hssfactuated lesstlkan silver and
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

added to the fact that all the other
great countries had adopted it as a
standard, it is no wonder 1t was
decided to take gold as a standard.
The act Of 1873 dropped from our
coins the silver dollar, except trade
dollars which were to be used in
foreign trade, from the fact that 1t
provided only for the coinage of
half dollars, quarters and dimes.
The 50 cent piece were to contain
only 1872 grains, the quarter y that
and the dime 1-5 that amount.
While we say this act dropped
the silver dollar from eur coin, yet
in fact it was an unknown coin for
a long time before 1878, for, as We
said, the silver in dollar was
worth more in the market then it
was in the coin and Of course it was
driven out of circulation, being
more valuable when put to other
uses.
At the time of the passage of the
act of 1873 there were six senators
from the silver states among whom
was Stewart, of Nevada, now the
great free silverite, and they all
voted for the passage of the bill af-
| ter full debate in which Stewart
took part. These men would GER
tainly have opposed this measure il
it had affected them injurlously,
but it did not as silver was at that
time at a premium and it was not
until years after, when silver had
greatly deprecated, that the silver
mine owners through their sena-
tors, began to cry out against the
"crime of '73" and demand that the
government bolster them up by
putting false value on their silver
production.
To sum up from the above we de.
eide that the government did not
| provide for the coinage Of silver
dollar in 1873,
Because, first, gold was from that
time on to be the standard In name
as it had for some years been in
practice because it had been dem
Onstrated that is was useless to Try
to maintain a double standard.
Second, because it void have been
needless trouble and expense on
the government to have compelled
1t to 60 on coming silver dollars
when silver was at premium, fol
it would have been Immediately
melted for other uses.
Third, because he men who
framed that law knew we'll enough
from past experience that if silver
should depreciate In the future al
it had often done in the past, golt
would be driven out of the country
and no way would be left fol-
settling our foreign obligations.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

The man who is for free silver
hoping by this means to pay his
debts with greater ease-is making
the mistake Of his lifa BefOne u
free coinage law has been enacted
his creditor Nill deMand every
cent of his-mOney andit will have
to be PAID before he gets chance
to earn any OF that free coinage
silver. DO not be fooled by the
argument that you can pay Your
debts in deprecated money. You
will never get that chance.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

That great, good and stainless
man, Col. w. G. P. Breckenridge of
Kentucky, has announced that he
will again be candidate for Con-
gress. BY the way has the Colonel
paid The money the court awarded
Madeline Pollard for damages?
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
BuckIan's Arnica SaIve.

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1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat-
sfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale
by George & Montgomery. 11-4-yr
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

astoria is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substances 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups, CASTOR Oil
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers Castora destroys an1aays
feyerishness Castoria prevents vomiting Sour, Chr
Diarrlfoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teethng troubles, constipation and fatsrIency.
Castoria assimates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels giving Healthy and natural, sleeps. Cas-
tOra is the Children's Panacea-the Mathers Friend.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

Governor Altge3d does not preaoh
what he practices, In thsory he is
for free silver, in practice he iss %
goid bug. Ths,New Yonta> Herald
publishes a copy of ceateaot
made by him, only last April. iat
which he leased some otifAe,propsD-
ty stipulatin@in the contract that
his rents should be pai1A in sold.
He seems to favor free silver dob
lars for the people; but for himself
only gold will i've takenr-JOurn;eh.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

1t is a case of Gin silver we trust
and free coinage or bust" with the
free silverites and if they get what
they want it will be case of Sin
silver we trusted and by silver we
busted"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

During one day lately the wealth
er bureau reported that the hui
Nudity of the atmosphere reached
100 per cent without precipitation.
Old Humidity was like certain citi-
zens of Saturday night, as full as
he could hold without falling.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

The latest news concerning the
United States comes by way of
London. it is to the effect that we
are going to split into three govern
ments, one in the south, one in the
west and one in the east for the
exclusive use Of the gold bugs.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

The flying machine probIsm has
certainly been solved to the extent
of making a motor which will rise
in the air and moNe forward. TO
steer and manage it and TO con-
strucb it on scale which will IN ake
it useful to man Is now the task
that remains to be done. 70 Pro-
lessor S. P. Langley, the American,
belongs the honor of achieving the
triamph. He has,demonstrated oy-
er and over again that - machine a
thousand times as heavy rs air can
rise in the air ts,any desired height
without the aid of gasor any kind
of balloon and. travel at great speed
1T is interesting tokpow that Pro-
fessor Lspgley got the idea of lis
machina ypm watching the SOAR
ing oftf SeSbuzard.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

The free silverites claim they
want sound money and we will
acknowledge that the money they
are working for has great deal
more Sound" about it than it has
substance.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

Repre,nic awe Mercer, of Ne
braska, "a wary of the Republican
Congre4ighttI Campaign commit
tee, is enthusiastic over the psomi-
sing req hblican outlook, from both
Presidential and Congressional
points of view. Speaking of his
own state he said: "The republicans
will carry Nebraska. / believe it
win be hard fight, owing to the
fact that the democratic nominee
is from Nebraska, but the republi-
cans will win, and we will have a
safe majority, too" Everybody is
hustling aroud the committeelhead-
quarters to meet the demand for
sound money literature, which is
becoming greater every day. The
committee is prepared to supply
the demand, no matter how great
it may be.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
Castorias.

"castoria is sowell adapted to children that
recommend it assuperior to say prescription
known to me-"
II. A. AKcHEK;. NJ. D.,
III Sc.sOxford St, Arooklyn. N. Y.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
Castoria.

"castorfa is an excellent medicine ior-chii-
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told n,a of its
good effect upon theirchildren.,"
Dr., c., c.. OsoooDS.
n,uafI Nfaes,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

"castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted! 1 hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and usecastoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, bysfescing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup aaa other
hurtfuf agents down their throats,., thereby
sending them to.premature graves
nssJ. f.. KINcHEIoR.
Conway, ARR
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

"our physicians in the cisiidSen's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with castoria,
and although we only havc' among our
medical supplies what is haowni as regular
products, yet wasare free tc,oonibss chat the
merits of castnEias has WON us to- lcok with
favor upon it,"
UNITED TTosRIrAL Azn, DIaREssARy,
Rostsn, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

Entered at the Pos' Office. Maryville. Tenn,
Second Glass Matter.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

centaur Company Murray stresssNew Shnl CITY.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30

ter A. GODDARD, Publisher.
LEONARD s. GODDARD Eo,ro..
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-07-30
Republican Ticket.

E1or Judges Court of Appeals.
w. r. TURNER,
P. O SMITHsoN,
w. F. PosToN.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05

Countess Castellane, formerly Miss
Annie Gould, of New..York,is astonishing
the Parisans at the cost and magnifcence
of her entertainments. Having married
title she seems determined to win the
favor of the French people, regardless of
the expenses involved in the undertake
ing a Paris dispatch of the 2nd instant
says she gave an elaborate fete on ahat
day, costing at least one hundred thou
sand dollars. Three thousand invitations
were issued, and Il host Of workmen were
busy for week previous to the fete in
Transforming the grounds surrounding
her palatial residence into bowers of
beauty The entertainment began with
a dinner, in which a series Of surprises
were provided for the guests Among
the features of the occasion were the
singing of many choruses, picturesque
country dances and fire works. and the
entertainment closed with grand sup
per. Nothing was said about the part
taken by the count in the exercises. but
it is supposed he was present and enjoy
ed himself.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION.

Editor Morrison, of Worthington. Ind.
sun writes: You have a valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters and
can OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it for Consti-
patton and sick headache, and as ii gen
eral system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle, 1925 Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had backache which
never left her and felt tired and weary,
but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored
her health and renewed her strength
Prices 30 cents and 81. Get bottle at
Paul Massie's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
SENTIMENT RAPIDLY CHANGING.

The gold men are not sure upon the
ground upon which they stand, even in
their own strongholds. Signs of rapid
change of views from gold to silver are
constantly occurring in the strongest of
the 'sound money" centers, and not only
this but gold delegates elected to
Chicago are asserting their independence
and boldly declaring that they will vote
for the white metal. Mention has
already been made of an expected revolt
in Pennsylvania and Minnesota on rather
an extended scale, and later reports are
to the effect that the disaffection is
rapidly extending to other monometal-
list strongholds, one of the most prom
inent of these, and one which has created
quite sensation, being the case of Hon.
George Frederick Williams, delegate at
large from Massachusetts to the national
Democratic convention He will favor
free coinage at Chicago, and is quoted as
making the following statement of his
position;
1.-The time has come for great pop
ular uprising and / propose to be in it,
In taking this step of supporting silver
I realize that l am doomed politically in
Massachusetts, and that | shall never be
forgotten by men who claim to be Demo
Gratis. realize, also. that these men can
punish me socially and financially, but |
invite the persecution with a conscien-
tious feeling that | am doing right by
voicing the sentiment of an outraged
public"
The more men we have in the North
eastern and Middle States like Mr. Will
liams, the sooner will the people of those
States awake to the foil realization of
the Importance of the issue at stake and
the better it will be for the whole coun-
try.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05

should be vested with men of integrity,
patriotism and sound judgment. Roa-
noke city is corporation in which every
taxpayer is stakeholder. This corpo-
ration has outstanding liabilities, aggre-
eating nearly million of dollars. The
resources of the city are ample, and if
our financial affairs are handled by men
of thorough business training, who will
labor intelligently and with answering
fidelity for the best interest of the taX-pay-
ers all will be we'll. If,however, our affairs
are to be dominated by those who have
little or nothing at stake, and who have
but scant sympathy with the tax payers
of the city, we are entering upon period
that promises trouble.
The present financial condition of Roa-
noke demands the highest order of exc
cutive ability. coupled with unselfish
fidelity tie the peoples interests. In
filling the various offices at the disposal
of the new City Council every member of
that body should earch diligently among
the several applicants without thought
of returning rewards for favors shown.
The first and perhaps the most impor-
tant matter to receive the attention of
the new Council will be the selection of
presiding officer for that body.
In measure the president of the City
Council stand in the same relation
to the taxpayer that the president
of bank does to its stock-hold-
ers and depositors, while the council
men are his directors. No one will deny
that the president is in Il position TO WELD
a farreaching influence for evil as well
rs for good. To the tax payer the office
of president of the City Council is one of
far greater Importance than that of
mayor. The Times is no respector of
political parties in municipal matters.
The questions pertaining to our city
affairs come too near our individual fire.
sides to be besmirching them with pol
tiles. Let each member of the City
Council resolve that he will rise above
preferences, and, acting for all
the people, cast his vote according to the
dictates of his conscience and Judgment
and relieve the situation of the unwhole-
some and unsavory influences that en-
cumber it.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
SENATOR TELLER

All should honor and admier Senator
Teller for the noble stand he took in the
st. Louis convention in maintenance of
his convictions upon what he esteemed a
great and vital principle of governmental
policy. n lifelong and devoted Republi-
can, he sunders the party ties of his poll
teal life in order to preserve his LOYALTY
TO principle, esteeming principle above
party. He commands and will receiv.
from all true men, the plaudits due to
honest and manly action. Doubt
less in the party he has left will he found
some mallgnants who will denounce him
as traitor" But 1.-THE viper will only
bite the file
Not quite so conspicuous, but with
equal manhood and bravery, the members
OF the Peoples party, in devotion to priv
clple, broke asunder the political ties
that bound them for years to Republican
and Democratic parties respectively. and
the same heroism that now distinguishes
Senator Teller and his honorable asso-
ciates in humber sphere, characterized
them when in order to be honest. they
were compelled to forsake old party affili-
ations, and form what is now the only
harmonious and united party in Amer
lean politics-the Peoples party.
We extend to Senator Teller and his
honorable associates our most cordial and
fraternal greetings, and assure them of
our Willingness TO cooperate with them
in the establishment of the great Amer
lean principle for which they and we
stand. And we earnestly invite from
them the cooperation we are willing to
extend Sun