Show AN OLD AUTISILVEB ARGU i I SLENT Shepardstown W Va correspondent i correspond-ent writes to the Baltimore Sun as follows I fol-lows To give an object lesson showing the utter folly of f still agitating the free Ian I coinage of silver as advocated by Bryan Bry-an I will cite the advertisement of the I firstclass silversmiths of the United I States in which they offer to sell sterling I ster-ling silverware at one dollar per ounce I Now the purchasers of this ware could in thee event of free coinage being inaugurated I I in-augurated say in the next four sears i I take it after using it for that time to i I the mint have it coined into silver I dollars and net twentynine cents profit upon each dollars worth Nou there are millions of ounces of this ware sold at this low figure which would be rushed into the mints as coon as the opportunity offered Does this not how the absurdity of still fighting I for the old ratio of 1C to 1 I I This is one of the old stock arguments I against 1li sHyer one the fallaciousness of whlch has been shown a hundred I times or more Does any one suppose for a simile l moment that silversmiths I I oran pne else would sell silver at 1 f an ounce if there were free coinage The moment free coinage were established j estab-lished silver would be worth 129 an oupce and it couldnt be had for a cent It less I could not be had for less than this because there would always be a marlret for I at the mints at that j price I millions of ounces of this I war were rushed to the mints there I would be millions more dollars coined I I and who would complain against that This West Virginian is fully indoctrinated indoc-trinated with the antisjlver arguments but has not thoroughly sifted them When he does this he will not be so Wedded to them I |