The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-18
CHANDELIERS BLAST

cbanaler's revival In his small way Oh
the silver discussion may be only 10 q"
,,orrass his marty enemies Of the Mckin-
Low following. We shall never know what
his rea, purpose is. because Chahu'er
mind IS so small that the microscope
avon fails TO reveal anything sought ior
IN IL. But whatever his purpose IL Is
an entirely vain enterprise that he mas
embarked in. Silver in politics has seen
&c hest DAYS. Mr. Bryan is still heard 10
,sise his voice in earnest advocacy OF
ifs continued agitation, and very we'll
meaning editors utter a lament every no"
and then that so good cause shcuid
have met with such 4 defeat. Unless.
however, something is done TO reileVe
the popular discomfort due 10 the couh-
tryman's inability TO get a circulating
medium. there viii be most ''parlous
times i'm 1900 to DO sure. But those times
will not turn upon silver. That has hau
its day and been found out Men are
learning, in great bodies. that business i
not transacted with metallic money, or
any other kind OF money. They are
learning that almost the only use OF
money in actual affairs Is 10 act as
standard by which the labor cost OF com
munities. az affected by the demand for
them. is measured. and that true bus-
mess consists of exchanges OF these COM
moditics by exchanges at the banks or
| checks for the credit value of each COM
modify. That being so, these same men
are learning that business could by no
possibility be facilitated by introducing
| into the money system silver dollars
worth only fifty cents each. They are
| learning that that would cause two dol
| lars TO be ir circulation one of which
was worth 100 cents and the other oil
which was worth only 30 cents. That
| men would thereby be confused and I'M
| able to tell. when a check was drawn
| for 800 whether it was to be paid IN
the hundred-cent dollar. or the fifty-cent
| dollar, and that thus they would, there
| fore cease drawing checks. or make them
for one or the other kind Of dollars, and
| that more Of the actual money with which
business is done d. e. the checks would
instantly disappear. than all the minis
of the world could replace in enc hun
bred years. These truths are fnGing q
| Judgment in the minds of men more anC
more every day, so that by 1900 silver vii
| lf.,. mil
drawn upon some other issue.
If the Democrats party Will only have
the wisdom TO found itself upon the tru'
principles of Democracy, it will ther
sweep this country and come into powe
for an indefinite stay. Let it adopt as IT.
guiding principles recognition OF IN
rights of every man to the undisturbe'
possession and enjoyment OF that which
is his. limitation of the power of tn
general government to the bounds o
the Constitution. denial OF the right o
the general government to impose an.
tax whatever except for the purpose o
taisng revenue to pay the expenses
the government when economically admin
istered. imposition of such taxes accord
ing to a scale that Will make each an
every citizen pay at the same rate upo
the property that he has, and only a
that rate; equality Of rights and burden
for all, and finally demand that tn
people shall be restored TO the right I
have their local banks to issue the cuT
rency that those who dwell around
bank can conveniently use. II the Dem
ocratic party will adopt these which ar
the true principles Of Democracy, as II
platform. it will sweep this country.
Unless II does, then we see no hope 10
it. unless. indeed. through revolutio
that purposes to overthrow all ordC
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