The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-01
THE lNTELLlGENCER,
WHEELING, FEBRUARY i, 1893.
nII.tnL.. Of nIr. I,rynn.

Z Mistakes OF Mr.. BRYAN.
The editor OF the FL Paso, Texas, Daily
Herald places his observations in thir-.
teen years Of acquaintance with Mexican
affairs against Mr.. Bryan's cursory OBJ
seryattons during a flying excursion of
three weeks. and in a reply to the Ne
braska silver leaders recent letter on
Mexican prosperity shows up with tell
ing effect the false premises on which
The ex-presidential candidate has based
Z his conclusions.
Editor Smith doesn't beat around the
bush, but gets right down to business
when he compliments Mr.. Bryan's nice
little historical sketch OF Mexico, which
he says anybody can purchase for a
small sum from peddlers In that country,
8 but says that when the silver leader
\ takes up his pet hobby he deceives his
readers. Mr.. Smith declares that the
boosted prosperity OF Mexico has been
brought about not by the silver stand
ard, but by President Diaz in giving
large concessions to promote railroads
8 and manufactures and BY the protective
tariff policy OF the government. In re-
gard to Mr.. Bryan's assertion that Next
co does not desire to give, up her silver
basis Mr.. Smith says:
Mr.. Bryan we'll knows that Mexico has
produced more silver than any other
y country in the world. He knows that
I, she has exported that silver so closely
that even at Its present low price she has
not two years production within her
borders. He knows that she coins about
one-th!rd OF her production of CHS coin
for the oriental countries, and not kept
at home. He knows that she produces
no gold. practically speaking; that she
. never attempted a double standard; and
: ne ought to know tina. the low price OF
silver works such hardship In the way
OF exchange that she would go on gold
basis as soon as she could prepare for
the change IL she did not hope that the
Z people OF the United States, through the
agitation Of Mr.. Bryan and o:hers.would
adopt an enabling act which would give
3 Mexico a chance to exchange silver.
mined by cheap labor, for the many
commodities they need from this coun-
try.
Editor Smith also shows the absurdlty
of Mr.. Bryans comparison of the wages
of the Independent labor OF the far wes:
with the wages of the former. slave
Z states, and suggests that 1t might have
been followed with description OF the
condition OF the laboring classes Of Mex
leo, which is still in such state that
thousands OF Mexican laborers are COM
Ing to US annually. and. figuratively
speaking, are thriving from the crumbs
which are falling from the tables Of our
working people. He asks: Ibid Mr..
Bryan find an unskilled American work.
man in Mexico? II he dtd, will guar
antee that he received request from
him for the price of neal" He de-
clares that in all his thirteen years ex-
4 perlencc he has never found one OF the
American skilled laborers who have
2lgone to Mexico to help build railroads
and factories anu operate them who had
become a Mexican citizen or intimated
that he would spend the rest of his life
1 lnefe. y very pertaiie'i' punt ia'seu oS
-'if: smith Is ''tc io'!o"1ns.
souau nasI ussi wv WI. i"r Mr. Dry
peritv Could exist mon a circulation NJ
IS 10 per capita OF silver and about 50 per
y capita OF paper money. which Is not
asS ssa s.1ar uy ."e 20 S. ~ nc
culation per CAPITA in silver and nearly
. twice tina. much in gold and paper guar
anteed oy our government Is not enough
.bat ion n .bn race ~ .bo t fnn, I ,b,
country does over 90 per cent of business
by check and exchange. while Mexico
z does not 90 over ao per cent IN that man
~. Lin .,
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idNu VI 70 .ete' =" Tue TACT mat LOT inc
p urpose Oh pc'hs ao!e 10 export 'neir ST.
yer Gown Closely inc Mexican sHvern-
mcnt permits the banks to issue their
notes to three times the amount Of thei.