The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-07
SILNER COINED BY TIE PARTIES

Since inc stampede 10 DlNdtllSlI1 u.
the crriny friends Of silver an over
whclming quantity of "bosh" has
been poured into the public as to
what good the democrats will DO and
what harm the republicans intend to
silver. A glance ut the facts as to
what these two parties have done will
serve like a search light to disclose
what they respectively will do. JET
ferSOn is accounted ''thc father OF
dcmocracy," though by no means Of
Bryanism, which, having stolen the
name, prctcnds to DC the child Of JEFF
ferson, and promises to act as such.
If So, what will it do for silver:
Under Jefferson, orly $1,000 silver
dollars were coined. He stopped such
coinage His democratic successors,
Madison and Monroe, coined not II
single silver dollar in their IG years.
Jackson coined but 200 silver dol
lars in his eight years, and Van Burcn
no much more than 81 ,|O5 in his four
Years. ending March 3, 1871. During
polk's term amout 30, coo were
coined, being more than had been
issued in the 36 years that Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Jackson and Van
Buren, had presided: and in these 40
years Of undisputcd democratic power
but about onc.half' as many silver
dollars we're coined as John Adams
had mintcd in his four years ending
March 3, 1901. From 1853 to 1851,
including both the first and last years
in full, that is three days and three
months Of E'illmorc:s term and eight
months and % days Of Lincoln's first
term during which years Pierce and
buchanan presided, only LII $50
silver dollars were coined. In rs
wears. therefore, Of un1ucstloncd
democratic power, between the fare
well Of Washington and the lnau@u-
ration Of Lincoln, less than 2.2OG, 900
silver dollars we're issued by the
United States mints. Why, Grant
coined more than that in two wears
lust before he joined the democrats.
ct Ell. in committing ''thc crime OF
lST3!!.'
There were only about SOB ,23s
silver dollars coined prior to the per
pct,lalion Of said alleged crime. Ol
these few millions coined in the 81
wears that the mint had been opened,
.2577 ..l5S were coined under Wash.
inoton and Adams, 3,642,oG:' under
Lincoln, johnson and Grant: 2,2O5,
704 under Jefferson, Jackson, Var
Hilrcn. Roll, Pierce and buchanan
while the remainder, less than d mil
lion, were mntcd under the Whig nl
doubtful administration OF Harrison
TYLER and the wings Taylor aud llIl
more.
in defense Of their bad silver dolla'
record democrats allc9c that 1Lc'
coined whole lot smaller siIVcrcOlm
from half dollars down to half dimes
This may be admitted, and yet the
truth is that they left the cOuntr,
to depend for change on foreign coin
aud Shin -plastcrs, until they com
mittcd the crime Of 1888 by forbid
ding the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, except into dollars, and Sc
reducing the weight OF the SmAl
coins that dollar in half dollars
quarter dollars, dimes or iiaif dime
was worth but about 90 cents Or 9,
hlndrcdths as much as a silNcrdollar
But Grant coined more than twice Il
much small silver money in year a
ever a democratic president did. Ec
sides he coined millions OF trade 90!
lars at the same time, While the dem
ocrutic president did not coin an.
Kind of dollars. He seemed to thln]
that his cheap small silver WAS goo'
enough for the masses.
; The republican presidents hay
{ been the active practical friends 0
. silver frem Lincoln to Mckinley
HAYES indeed vetoed the 'ilahd-Alli
son act. but he and the party fell on
early, somewhat as did Tyler 1nd tn
whigs: and it wa: during rcpHDica
administration that the laws Wer
enacted under which the @oVcrlmcn
, purchased hundreds Of millions {
+ ounces Of silver, and coined a hun
r. dred times more silver dollars tina
, democrats did prior to ClevciclanC
=, and even he for a time was cOmpcllc
Y by these republican laws 10 purc!lHs
and to coin.
Let no Montana miner be fooled b
: democracy, until he has studied til
silver record Of both parties. Il
- their works rather than their wore
T. shall We know them. Helena ilcrAlt