The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-17

man 10 the shoemaker were arguing 1iN
agitating the question in their own semi
ignorant knowledge Of what they we're
talking about As I said before. the
new spapers Of the state were largely re-
sponsible for the wild and senseless agi-
tation that ran rampant and disorSan'zeI
ana demorallzed the political parties AID
caused Colorado to be laughed at by the
broader minded people OF the East. These
newspapers in their wild agitation turn
ed the heads OF Colorado people thelr
columns daily teeming with the claim
that with free coinage the mine owner
would have unlimited market Tor MS
silver at an unchanging maximum value
which would so stimulate the industry
that every known mine would be opened
up and worked for all it was worth, ana
i'm turn every other industry OF said state.
That with every mine working. meant no
idle miners. also meant increased demdhu
for mining machinery and for all sup
plies necessary for mining operations, also
meant abundant money In the hands oi
the artisan. miner and laborer and IN
creased business for the merchant the
butcher. the baker and the saloon keep
or Therefore, almost every man. woman
and child I'm the State was crying fof
free coinage. But was it shout In
spircd by common sense, or a purely sell
fish howl?
PER-ABUNDANCE OF MONEY.
Admitting that all these local benefits
might arise ont of the result OF a iree
coinage law, so too It must be admitted
that If all the silver possible To be pio-
duced i'm the United States, 10 say no'n-
ing of the natural inflow from other slI-
ver-5roducing countries. and all the ola
..fN 4ah
s'lverware the world over. was melted
NO and coined into dollars. the country
would soon have a super-abundance Oh
money. And Il is a fact beyond contra
diction that an over-abundance Of money
g.. a kind Of money good az its face
value only I'm it's own country always
has. and always will mean imitation. ana
initiation breeds speculation, and specula-
ton over-specuation. and Oyer-speculd-
ton means crisis and panics. The good
people of the silver-producing states IN
their cry for free coinage discern Win
dearest vision the good times II may
bring them-but, right there they STOP
from that point on their eyes are Dlilu-
| ga and their cars deaf 20 the ineFitaole IA
tai results that always follow. ana nat
uralv must follow. sooner or later as
night the day every period or innatloh
| ana sneeulatlon. Like the boys I'm the
| .ruit-laden orchard and melon patch.
/ they boosted of good times and reveIed
I'm a c0pious fulhllment OF their desires
foreotful and mindful of the pains and
| penalties that were 10 follow In the night
/ time is IL not as plain as the nose on
J mans face, that this silver cry from Ihe
/ silver states is from stuboornly pre-
| iudiced standpoint. making mp IN sell
IN.
/ of tho few silver advocates scattered mere
and there throughout all the states Of the
union Il may be said beyond shadow
of uncertainty that they have either
/ hidden motive for their reasoning or else
/ cummcring hope OF its bringing them
ont of some present or expected embar-
easement and are grasping IL as drown
I inc man straw. regardless OF future id-
! tll consequences 90 the country at large
/ s., throughout the length and breadth OK
/ -ho land wherever the silver voice Us
( heard. IL can be SET down, largely, III no.
/ wholly. as the inspiration or or prompted
b- am lndercurrent Of sefshness and sell
ash desire Even the great standard bear
| ers and an their close political wor
| have n selfish end I'm view. With them
fl. is phuistina movement The loaFes
I and fishes. the public crib looms larg ~
before them Not that they want sil-
/ yer less but office more.
PATRIOTIC DUTY.
on the other hand .hcre are those VINO
| advocate a currency for the country
I whether Ct Dee silver. paper or gold 'ht'
| shoiiid remain stable. fixed. unchanglne
! and unchaneeabie. Their opinions upon
| and beliefs u what they advocate are
| from patriotic duty far above pohll'a
| self-interest with fealty 20 their coun-
try higher than allegiance 10 their par
~ or SELF They appeal 10 stubborn iactS
ana ton MS that years and A. present
we have green backs. national bank
| rotr- silver cor fr1fog. silver and gold
I au circulating Of tho same time, ana all
| ~ which has been wisely kept az par
and on parity with tho standard OK inc
money az the worid-th1t an the Tree
| coinage laws. or any other laws lha'
could be devised by man could not Dos
eihlv give mss any better money. ina
there has been for years. and IS to-day
an abundance OF 70. That 1t IS not moro
MONEY, nor better money that We need
bur % condition OF confidence that VIII
! b-ir, +, ont from is hiding place "a
seek investment. That there is more
I ale money to-day than was ever known
n
I mains idle because OF the selfish and
sectional agitation and legislation and
l 1ock Of patriotism which becomes inc
/ true American citizen. and which mas
! uo other effect than 90 disturb and dis
runt confidence and paralyze credit breed
/ fimiditv. fear and financial distrust. forces
/ contraction OF credit and a condition
which iustihes the boarding and lockni
nm Of millions of money which under DIFF
ferent conditions would not have beer
contracted but kept In circulation al
ding billions In the cumulative reciprocl
~ ~ exchanges 10 the total business oi
.he country The intelligent people o
| Colorado know an this. even IN th.
warned condition Of their Judgment The
! ceascless silver agitation has done th'
state no good
YELLOW JOURNALS.
The senseless verbiage OF It's newspa
| nors has done tho state much harm
Journalism here. with four exceptions, Is
at low ebb The freedom Of the press De-
much abused. There are some papers
here owned bv nobody knows who. con
| frollcd By a set Of wreckers and vilihers
! d4v after day their columns are hlle'
with vilest ISLANDERS and unprovoke'
abuse In this unbridled license no dis
! position has been shown 10 observe ever
/ the common decencies OF journalism o
the ordinary respect due 70 the reading
public such a course naturally tends U
| discredit the whole press and 10 destro!
It's influence for either good or harm
When public opinion looks upon
newspaper as nothing more THAI
/ , Medium for wholesale fakes and iudis