Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-27

them. from she fact that these products
produced In silver using countries and ex-
perccptioly affect the price in importing
countries.
BrNnns frcpostcrou- Ideas.
Mr.. Bryan and his followers told us last
year. and tell us now. that We should omen
our mints without the aid or consent OF
any other nation at the ratio of sixteen TO
one. when the commercial RI Ito was thirty
two 90 ono last year. and now Is thirty-ssS
to one. and calculating constantly in the
worlds market. Can any scheme be more
prepoStcrous than this. and can anything
be more absurd than to call Il birnetallismg
IL Is silver money, debased money fluctuat-
irg money. and these alone Yet some have
been persuaded that this means both gold
and silver circulating side by side In our
country. Their del;ision Is only equalod by
that o. the cd lady who tried to mop up
the Incoming waves OF the ocean with her
broom.
The value or silver In its relation TO gold
was maintained by the worlds use OF both
on = worlds ratio. IL cannot he restored
In any other way than by the restoration OF
such use. 50 its restoration with gold rests
on TINS international use which formerly
prevailed. and which was destroyed by the
action chiefly. n not wholly. OF Europe ana
not by the United States. Untu then ma
tions viii be either upon a gold standard or
a silver standard. no matter what the ratio.
each nation selecting the metal which I'm
its own Judgment best meets its trade con-
ditions. Their selection may be wise or
otherwise. The United States has settled
this question for Itself. not last year only
| but over and over AGAIN. and no marty VIII
go to the country directly proposing a
change from gold TO silver II was sought
last year, and IL Is sought TO do II now bv
indirection- IL - the hope OF some but /
believe not many, that free coinage can he
| forced. thereby bringing us TO a silver
standard under the false issue OF bimetal-
] iism, without directly aVowinE their pur-
| pose.
silver Certificates.
silver and silver certificates form a
great part of our paper CirCulat lon: the ne
| cessitics OF trade and business and public
and private credit alike require that they
/ shall be maintained at par with gold. The
! government must do this to maintain its
| own honor and integrity. II has Euaran-
teed this indirectly by putting into the
| treasury more than Sl0O. 900 OOe. clear nrof1t
| on the coinage. and II has at least three
| times made this guaranty by positive
| statute law. 1t therefore Is bound 20 pro-
| vide not only che machinery but the means
! TO accomplish this purpose. IL would b,.
| bad faith by direct statute OF by Indirect
| 1iggiery TO violate that promise so sacred
| ~ made and 80 often repeated. The green
| hack. In fact, now forms q connecting link
whereby this promise can be redeemed r,'
| should not be disturbed as long as this
promise exists. So a reserve Is ncces sa ~
| for the purpose and there is ample stat
| utoty power TO provide IL. and President
| Mckinley Will see that IL is done i'm the
| future. as IL has been done in the past
! therefore though positive Legislation IS
lnpiacucable now, or ia the near future.
| there is ample power 10 maintain this posi-
! tive promise, that all our currency shall re-
| main at a parity. The country knows tins
ana believes a.
| with credit restored through the eiec-
\ ton OF William Mckinley and faith in him
| and his party. money Is coming from It's re-
treats and hiding places. Credit given is
assured OF -eturn equal in value to the
| credit o.. money loaned. business is reeSfa b.
! liShed on stable basis: profits are real
! lied with no danger OF clipped money. the
| rate OF interest IS Diminishing with money
| IN active employment
! Republican Promises Are Kent
! 1T Is impossible for any affirmative Iegis-
/ lauon 10 be adopted during this congress
! improving or enlarginE our banking svs-
/ tenn, and Il r. impossible 10 recsta biish tho
| ola state back system on a safe basis so a :
to secure Il safe national circulation 81
paper money so essential to easy and ch-ap
exchanges from one portion OF our widely
I extended country TO another.
I 'for the first time m on. history a tarir
law was passed within five months after
/ the inauguration with view To take care,
/ OF our own diversified interests and pro-
| vide ample revenue for the government
! Thus We haze promptly met the expecta-
lions OF the peopie in mat regard.
1t may therefore he truthfuly said
without eZultrtion that the republican la r.
/ ty has kept It's promises ana is fulgIIing
them that thus far its predictions have
..ft ,ua''''t ba too. -
Judgment a. 20 the success of PresI5cr,
McKinley's administration OF Affairs. but
90 mn, ana ms ADVISERS requires as
nectaiioo. thar thourb IN, soe e papIG eh-
/ respects our foreign policy they nave NOT
have taken ,p All the public oicstion1 ha,S
domestic ard foreign, with wisdom ana
care. "a ana are Se.King TO solve them wise
/ jieation consistent with our n,iio J' o., 90
ditions. and 80 as not to discredit our cn,in-
Try at home or abroad and We may have an
',,,,5, i1,' I'M .i' Sng proper way and
9,,,, ,'.,, a. 10 meet WIZ" the approval OF
The 90 days since the enactment OF
the Dinghy law are in marked con
t"ast with the corresponding period Of
the first year of the Cleveland admins
~, ~ i''t ',,' Wv ''H iron" July
~ eve i'''' n"HNN were