New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-07

cents Psqsd e Fl oips a bound
in 81 Paso and in Mexico It is Il cents pound,
etc.
DISADVANTAGES BORNE IN MEXICO.
The disadvantages which Mexico must bear
under the silver standard and deprecated money
are numerous, and should be sufficient to dis
suade any in America from advocating the
adoption of policy so fraught with drawbacks as
the free coinage of silver is to the republic OF
Mexico. Among the most noteworthy of the evils
OF free silver might be mentioned the fact that I'M
poTauons OF a great variety OF 1orelgn pLouuSts
are considerably reduced. because with the de-
ing necessary commodities of foreign manufacture
beyond the reach of the mass OF the people.
i the constant huctuation in the price OF silver,
stance, when a Mexican merchant buys goods
abroad on six months time, when silver is 81 pence
per ounce. and sells them charging duties freight
insuranee etc at certain price which tnelu Se
fallen say TO q pence. he not only does nor MAKE
profit. but, on the contrary, sustains a serious
reduced stock and charge high prices.
In general the silver standard increases the bur
Of Mexico fs Is bed sboaG The interest on it must
e p Psa be interest he rSe is acag ncreas
from 8 to p per cent The railroads also suffer
IF Their %y in go and pay ayg o for the supplies
they purchase abroad, while freight and passenger
The gold Obligations Of Mexico increase the ex-
on this account to add to the direct taxation IN
order to make up the losses.
commodities in common use are increased because
the prices fixed i'm gold standard countries
There are many other disadvantages OF a silver
standard in Mexico. These drawbacks exist IN
the face OF the fact that Mexico has always had a
silver standard and free coinage, and has long
the chief silver producing country or the
world. II Mexico suffers from the evils of It's
money standard. which is unsteady and constantly
fuctuating, what would be the evils that would
come the United States by adopting that stand
ard and thus enactng a revolution in business ana
domestic economy the effects of which would never
cease be felt? Only the restless and dlscon-
tented. the unthinkng among the people, could de-
any one in America could earnestly advocate a
policy that would cheaper the morey OF the coun-
try-that would vote to cut the purcha sing
power Of the dollar he earns to As cents, and at
the same time bring about an inevitable rise IN
the prices of the necessaries of life.
Yet three years of prosperity under the goId
standard have been insufficient TO quiet the cry
for SO revolutionary measure as free silver coin
age at the ratio of 16 to l. Considering the oe-
noralzation and panic that would follow its sue
cess at the polls 1t is the only real danger now
confronting the people. If Mr.. Bryan ana MS
followers in their support or the 10 10
/ theory it is important issue as ever II was
If Mr. Bryan should be elected it would
have been had he succeeded in the election or
1856
Imperialism is a sawdust image, only worthy OF
a place in the pages Of nursery BOOKS alongside
of Blue Beard. the tabled giants, and other bosies
that stimulate the imaginations of little chldren,
The only real, the only apparent danger is tree
while on the Mexican border the object Lessons
they would receive would show them how false IS
the logic of the phrases that invite disaster I'M
der the guise of doing good