St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
Bryan Writes About Sill
yer and Mexico.

j As Jul AS0uSIS Will ISl0euO Ut
the Hon. W. J. Bryan recent
spent several weeks in Mexico
where he gave considerable at:entio
to the operation Of silver monome
allism and 10 the popularity Of tbs
kind Of money among the people
Mr.. Bryan found the Mexican pee
pie an intelligent, progressive an
we'll governed nation whoee hosp
tality and courtesy are not excelle
by the people Of the United State
nor by the people of any Europea
notion. He found the Mexican
alive to the Importance OF education
and the public schools are not onl,
free but the attendance is compnl
sorry. He found the officials of tn
Rupnbllc highly cultured and patri
otto men who manage public affair.
with skill and success.
On the silver question Mr.. Prya,
writes as follows:
The free coinage Of silver is en-,
tlrely satisfactory to the people O
Mexico. They have had chanc.
to test their system thoroughly ane
compare it with the systems Of tn.
United States, England, France and
Germany. and found no disposi.
ton either among the officials O,
among the people to favor the gold
standard. The Federal Governor,
pays about six millions annually on
gold Obligations, and while it is
compelled to collect over Sl2. OOO,.
OOc IN silver to cover this interest
account it has no difficulty in dong
SO, because Of the prosperous con-
dltlon OF tue nations industries.
The Government is not only meet
ing its expenses, but has surplus.
In Mexico the producers OF wealth
have not encountered the disastrous
fall in prices which has afflicted all
the gold-standard countries since
1873. While exchange has fiuctu.
ated. the fuctuatlon has only az
fected foreign trade, and that
fiuctuation, while of small im por-
lance when compared with the
great advantage Of maintaining the
level OF prices, will entirely disap-
pear when the parity between gold
and silver is restored. l found
quite number of Mexicans who
went SO far as to express the hope
hat the United States would con.
.inue the gold standard. because Of
he advantage which Mexican manu.
'actures find IN q high rate of ex-
change, but the majority of the
people with whom l talked desire
he restoration of bilnetalism in the |
United States in order that stability |
n exchange may be added to the |
liability in prices. The United |
'tates has had the gold Standard |
or % years, and the system has
'roved so unsatisfactory that at the
ast election 100000 voters ex-
ressed desire fer independent
imetalism while 100000 cast
heir votes for candidates pledged
, international bimetalism. The
old standard has been so disas-
'ous that even Republican Ad-
Illustration is asking foreign ma
ons to help US to get rid Of it.
he people Of Mexico could adopt
le gold standard ii they desire to
SO, and yet no considerable
amber Of them wish them to aban-
IN silver.
And yet we are told by the cuck- I
g and goldbugs in this country {
at Mexico is land of vagabonds
d bcggars, made so bv the bane-
and dishonest coinage Of silver! !,
However false such statements i
e, the fact remains that Mr.. Bryan
not in favor OF silver monometal-
q any more than he indorses the :
gle gold standard. He and ali 5
followers in this country are BIZ I
tslists nothing more. And il Y
exico is prosperous and her peo- Z
happy and content under the 7
gle silver standard, how mnch n
re prosperous would our people i,
il the country were placed on the b
able standard Of both guild and !.
'er Louisiana Appeal. :
81 Mundo, one of the leading .
sspapers of Mexico says, review w. fe
Mr.. Bryan's article OH Mexico o.
its present condition: "Mr u
IAN has done justice to financial q,
rk OF the government Of Mexico. c:
frmness OF the administration.
ether with the prodigicus vitality
the country. have placed us in a
Y advantageous position among
nations which are marching un-
,pered to their complete devel- Ell
lent. te
he article concludes by empha- tie
ng the determination of Mexico IN
dhere to the silver standard, va
CD is bringing prosperity to the In
ntry. no
th,
rom gay to grave is the order OF m
promised at New Co
'sns. Following closely upon sh