The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-18
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY is. 1900.
HOW THE SILVER DOLLAR IS
KEPT Al PAR.

The Congressional Record containing
~, rno.rb mad. nv Hon VIM. b. Allison,
last Tuesday, upon the currency Dill IS
ont and we copy from 1t the folioWlnG'
which deals with a matter thae al Tree
silver people fail to understand:
Mr.. Tillman-Wil the Senator allow me
TO ask him a question rlshl heie.
Mr. AlliSon-Certalnly
Mr.. rriIlman-The Senator from Iowa
SAYS that it is not the purpose to degrade
The silver certificate. AT the present
time ] believe, when silver cerihictle
Is presented at the Treasury the hoIcef
can receive silver dollars for 1t.
MIR. MISUNDERSTANDING.
Mr., Tillman-NUw. If those SILVER oolars
are not considered good. and the man
wants them turned INTO Solu ooiiats' no"
does he get them?
N- allison-Does not the Senator con-
slider them good? They always have been
good.
Ny Tillmsn-But what ] am after is to
have the Senator acknowledge, ii he Will.
that he wants the government TO redeem
the silver dollars with gold dollars, IL
man demands it. Is the silver doi!ar q
dollar. or is it simply promise TO pay a
gold dollar?
Mr. Allison-It is a dollar. The Senator
from South Carolina and myself certainly
do not disagree about that. 1t is not
promise to pay; 1t is dollar OF The United
States. ii is made a dollar by our credit
and our authority, and II Is CoIiar
which, unless we discredit and disgrace
ourselves. will he kpet at par with gold.
Mr.. Tillman-iow can you keep II at
par with gold unless you redeem 1t with
gold, Il somebody Wlll be looi eloush "
think It IS not?
Mr. Al,ison-I will answer the Senator
by referring to his own experience ana
observation as. 10 the history oil twenty
one or invent -two years. ana ASK lll1n
has he ever been able 10 buy a silver dol
lar at a discount? Every silver dollar
lie has had every silver certificate he has
had has been worth in every mSrt ana
every market place as much as a Soio
dollar.
Mr.. Tllman-F the Senator will permit
me. that is merely lodging the question.
Mr. AIlison-1 have no doubt the Sena-
tor thinks SO. ] give him credit Tor Beng
honest in his judgment: and he certainly
would not accuse me OF lodging me cues
ton If he does not think So
Mr. Tillman-Ccrtainly not.
AIR. Allison-l attribute to the Semi
tor
Mr T.llman-But will the Senator
Mr. Allison-One moment ! attribute
TO the Senator the same honesty that I
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