The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-27
ErVau at Milwaukee,

Mr.. Bryan az the Milwaukee jeff
,rsou Day, said in speech:
REAL QUESTION, THAT OF RIGHT.
"Ghc test ought 70 be not wbe,E.r
the issue has been presented before.
but whether the position trk.n il
night. II the god standard ,v.s nm
mrrrI'ed ~ 1896 1t il uumerit.d now.
" Us maintenance was GCtr;mru,
~ tbe interests of the people of .hjs
country theU II ~ detrimrgt now
II IN 1870 n was so hurtful tEat the
Republicans promised To Iul forth
their best forts ~ substitute inter-
national blms tallism for it, and ri or
the election was still so bur fol that
ne Fresldeut sent commission to
Europe 10 secure fpreiga aid IN
abandoning 1t, what has happened
since then To make the American
people accept it as n blessing
II an Increased discovery Of gold
IN Alaska has been of any advantage
To- Dbc UGited States it is buf anuther
evidence that the quanti'at,ve thev-
ny ot money is correct. II lstre
balance Of trade in favor OF the Uni
ted Slater gives any relief because
Of the money thus brought luto The
country, 1T is an additional argu-
ment III favor of the qu4ptita.iye
theory of money.
"Blmetallists h I'VE contended that
times Will be made better by the re-
turn of he double standard aud by
the increased supply OF standard
money thus furnished for the bust
ness OF the country.
Sixteen to one the National Ratio.
while it is UNNECESSARY to dis
cuss the question of ratIo until some
other ratio is proposed, il may not
be out OF place 10 suggest that 16 to
| belug the ratio at which he pres
ent gold and silver COINS c,rcuia G
is the natural ratio at which tue
mines should be re-opened
ITO increase the ratio by ircreas-
ing the sizs Of the silver dollar would
necessltate the re coming of our
present silver dollars into ~ less
number of dollars, and the increase
OF tho ratio made throughout the
world would result in large de
crease in the volume of standard
money; and since the value of dol
lar, such change will nee sssrily
increase the purchasing power of q
dollar and increase the harden oil
debts. 1t would be equivalent to {
transfer by legislation of n vast
amount of wealth from the prOduc
ing classes to the money owning
classes.
THE attempt of the Repu blicar
party to retire the greenbacks arc
substitute for them na.ional bank
note is good ouly bScause the Ma
tlonal Government stands as an in
d0rser of the bank.
IF the value of the bat k note j.
dependent upon the GoyerGmen
how eau it ba auy better than th'
Government own paper, sud VIII
should the Government pay NariOu
al Banks bonus to induce them Y
issue bauk notes which are In no re
spect superior and III some respect
inferior to the green backs issued b.
the Govern meut and for which tn
people pay no bonuss
GROWTH OF TRUSTS.
1.-The trusts are now absorbing 81
increasing share Of public attention
because OF their rapid growth ducinI
the last two years. We had ~ suga
trust and an oil trust some year
ago. We now have biscuit ;rus
and match trust, and meat trns
fa ut 81. - 4 %,
that is used.
THE milk trust reaches the il, fan
"a he enters the world, ice Trust cool
him ia the summer, the coal trus
ket ps him warm In the viii ter, Will
the cotfiu trust waits to receive hi
when hfe's fitful dream is over.
1.-The people are beginning TO Sc
what the principle Of monopoly rea
ly means, aud yet the principle {
monopoly so plainly illustrated b
the industrial trusts, does not d IT.
at all from the principle of monop'
ly which underlies both the gol
standard and the paper money trust
The Democratic party is prepare
to face the future and meet new L
sues without abandoning the oil
The Republican party has demande
that the standing army be increase
to one hundred thousand men.
citizens born in the United Stat
are ignorant of the burdens OF
standing army they can receive /
structions from those born in Eur
pean countries. Many Edropea,
who are now worthy citiz- OF tn
great Republic left their E1ropes
homes because of the burdens il
posed by the enormous military e
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