La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-20
FREE SILVER IN MEXICO.
How 1t Works Hardship to the
Poor Wage Garner.
SILVER AT IT'S MARKET VALUE.


slLVkh AL LIS AAkAhT VALUE
S'"As' 80 1-He'' an ''''ef''n-
Ing or Sustaining the Value OF the White
Metal In Mexico. According to .. En-
pers-roreiEu Capitalists Aided.
fr,,. -,. =, ,.,,. :. ,,. ,,, =,
,onnI vis,, to Mexico made by the writer
early in ISIS n special representative Of the
Michigan Republican Newspaper Association
.spntry
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There in much in Mexico TO please
.ra ;r,.r.s, ,,,. ,,rr;s, and ,r,vs,er and
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go.
''o"e". anu ''''A %
separa,eo aionS Hs nof'herh oouhu"is
from the United States by only mar
row, shallow river>and imaginary terri
torial lines. yet so uniike the greater
republic has been ITS history 20 distinct
has been the manner ana matter OF us
civilizatlon ana SO varied its govern
mental career that with AL It's progress
and development OF recent years the
Mexico OF To-Day Is more foreign 10 the
onited States' 30 iaI us rei''es 10 'ie
customs and Pecuiiarlties OF its people,
than Is any country OF Europe
There is IN present pract'cii opera
ton IN Mexico monetary lVicy the
ADOPTION q wnich Is pelhg vigorously
advocated py one OF the great poii'ie'ii
parties OF the ohlteo states anu the
candidate OF this party ae the last presi.
dentlal electlon slsited MeAico' ana
upon MS return announced that ne was
more tnan ever convinced that the IN
terests OF our country demanded the
ADOPTION IN the onlted states Oh such
financial policy rs Mexico now possess.
es, the free and unlimited colnage OF
silver at the ratio OF l6 to l. ms visit
OF Mr.. Bryan to Mexico for the evident
purpose of learning by actual observa-
ton what conditions accompany or
were coexistent with the free and un'
limited coinage OF silver at prac.lcaiiy
the same ratio favored ana demanded by
the party Of which he Is the spokesman
and leader gives present aud practical
value to candid review OF the policy
and conditions here, the observation OF
which seems to have added TO Mr. Bry-
ans desire for their adoption III ms own
country.
/ desire, however. to have 1t well un-
derstood that It is not my purpose to
charge Against the currency system OF
Mexico conditions which 1t neither Gre
ated nor could remove, but to confine
myself to CONDITIONS rs nave observed
them, which the Tree coinage system
does nnquestlonnpiy aHect' 10 .he sever
q, ihuus.r "ai 'n,,ea.i .ioAs' ~
Bryan hiHheii uiiuues' anu " 'he .heo
.etic ciniins niaue py 'ne aus "a u.o
tiee anu uniiH,i.ea coinage =. siivei ~
tne oniteu STATES ~ solIp 49,. W. 'ao .''
p'ao'ict'A n'.uu =. ~ -.
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sioh Oh TINS ques'ioa on .ie pa.' "a .no
aufoc'i'es vi ifee Aiise me- n",o ueen
oei'ain Ps'uiial "n .y A.e
peiais'en.iy uu'"ie .A ss ="
WYNN nv 49, ~ .,I., -.
anu cer.ain ln'ei.s's Mron a.,'' ~
coiihu.n'iy asne'eu "ou - !, 80
enu o'n.. .,.l.;. :.
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.nen po ss.'..,as, .,s.. .t,,S.-,
are III go ia.' u ri. -;s.,, spsn 49, 49,,
uuu as'uinp npe.on -, y
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,siac.ofls =. sual ':.:ss ay .-1s A "a :. ~ -
uis'oly VI .. .no e "a '.a.a',sa.,. .t,.s
.heleiofe lihpoi u.ns a.u no ..aa, nas
70 lni as poss'oo We r: e. -
ciailns ~ suon .eH'' =. 49,: .o o,.s .nA
iiius'ra.ion as se.n Ia 1'AeAoo o' ''1
wnere oe seeufeH
Candid co"paris"ns
II it shall be said that Mexico and
the United States are too FAR apart IN
consequence and characteristics to per
init Of such comparisons being fairly
made or to allow OF their possessing
practical and present value in the Unit.
ed States even when SO made, Will