Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-02
FREE SILVER COINAGE.

FREE SILVER COINAGE.
I am to-day in raceips of a letter from
my nephew, MIR. a. ?. Hume, assayer
of Cbibunhua, Mexico, FROM which l
extract n following rsgardiog .Aexi-
can climate and efscs of iree coinage:
Gas for Mexico, I like it down here
much bstter thau ia the Uaited States.
We have much better climate-not
so warm in sum mer ard not go cold in
winter. When the hot weather is 10
he States then we have our rainy
season, which makes il cool AID pleas
aat from Juua until September 20 D.
As for free silver do not know how 1t
would work in the States, but it hss
done greet zeal Of good for Mexico 10
The way OF inducing capital here to
work the gold mines, and gold and sill
YER miuss, IS the expenses are paid ii
silver. The product Of gold alone is .
great induce rasnt, and many mines or.
workei and thousands employed who
would otherwise be idle On the other
naod q silver mi in the States HIS to
pay all expenses, labor sc. il gold,
consequently :hay shut down and the
miners are unemployed" Ia line with
Sc above l quote the following it
tsrsstiug article enti;ied Mexican De-
velopment," copied by Bcads;reet,
from the Philadelphia Inquire:
"Iucresse is the word marked ever
every statistic of trade given Gu; 0y
Mexico" says the Philadelphia IL
quirer. "The exports have Increased
over the imports. and both are larger
than at any time during The life OF that
republic. Agriculture, manufacturing
and mining all show large gains. The
railroads are earning more and steam
ships are crowdjng her ports in man
uer hitherto alrnost unknown.
This, 10 brief, tells the situation in
the country where Diaz is the bene-
ficent but none the less absolute dicta'
Tor. The Mexican himself is TO large
extent responsible for this condition Of
affairs. He is reaching out and exploit
ing the resources Of bis country at every
opportunity. He is organizing syndi-
Gates AID be is taking contracts-he Is
exhibiting his products at state iarS
and at uatioual expositious-in 8 wort,
80 is pushing Chiil hard for the nonor
of being called the Yankee OF the
south
Nor have Americans been slow to
see the advantages that are offered Tor
trade in Mexico. Capital is flowing in.
TO that country TO buy farms, sink
shafts and build factories. A large
company proposes to erect an enormous
candy and cracker factory. American
buyers have gone into Mexico to buy
O,OOO head of cattle TO ship to Cuba
aud Porto Rico. 10 the last few years
mauv cotton factories have been built
by Americans, who import half
the raw cotton they use from the States.
Mexican papers are full of comments on
tho excellence OF American machinery,
which has heen imported in large guam
titles recently. The demand for Amer
lean BICYCLES is 20 per cent. greater than
it was four years ago, and is steadily
growing.
american machinery and American
methods go nand in hand. The mer.
chants of Mexico no longer demand
nice and twelve months time on their
bills, but are learning 80 pay in thirty
days or take q discount st ten days
Statesmen and agents representing our
merchants scour the country from enc
10 end placing orders or buying.
"And the government is encouraging
this rapid increase in the commercial
prosperity of the country by every
means il has at bend. Even the gen.
darmerie, or police force, OF the City Of
Mexico is now taught TO speak English,
and prizes are given to those most pro-
icient.
"We in this country are too prone to
assume that the countries south OF us
are asleep. Such is not the fact. Mex
ico is but single example Of what is
going on through the whole of South
America. 1t is the magic touch OF en-
ergy and enterprise that the United
States gives to those peoples who come
| under its Influence"
All that is ssid is undoubtedly true
in the above article, but why should moi
Bradstreet and the Philadelphia Inquir
er 90 q little further and tell the people
tbs real reason of Mexico's prosperity
which they could so easily do by sim.
plv saving, "Free coinage did it, ant
nothing else" +. b.
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