Show 4 M M t M M M 4 M M H I 4 M M 4 t M M M I I 44 M I Hi H H- M f-f-M- 4 i P PHILIPPINE MONEY i i M M I M t t M u t M J M M U M t H M M H I M I M M M The Republican members of the Senate Com Ooin Committee mitte on the Philippines have decided upon a currency currency cur currency rency scheme for the archipelago which appears to present many advantages The Philippine basis will be strictly silver and Philippine a-Philippine dollar is to tobe tobe tobe be coined and perhaps in t time me t take lake the place of the Mexican dollar which is current all over o the Orient Th The comm committee will recommend that pat the new new standard standard standard stand stand- ard coin be stamped with an AmeI American can design on one side and an Oriental one on the other Just what the designs are to be we are not informed Senator Hoar d denouncing the Goddess of Liberty and wringing the American Eagles Eagle's neck for being caught in the islands islands would make a a. good one for forthe forthe forthe the American face and Funston snapping the handcuffs handcuffs handcuffs hand hand- cuffs on Aguinaldo would be neat and effective for forthe forthe forthe the other picture There is a hint from Washington that the tin not without an element of good politics in it its midst Republican leaders it is said entertain entertain en eu- an idea that the free and unlimited co coinage nage of silver for use in the Philippines will placate the silver er men of the mountain States and bring them back to the old fo fold d. d Possibly there are faint hopes even of Teller Tener We re hope the measure measure may go bO through This cou country try does not want to imitate the insane mistake of England in putting India on ona ona ona a gold basis The Orientals know w nothing about g gold ld and do not need to Plenty of silver will spell prosperity for the Philippines will make a market for the product t of American mines and leave us our gold volume volume for home uses We Ye have occasion for ery e every dollars dollar's worth of it within the Unit United d States |