Show Si Silver ver and Gold In recent months much has been written about silver which in turn takes in the whole money situation Frank B. B Cook of Salt Lake City is one of f those indefatigable indefatigable indefatigable inde inde- fatigable workers for silver in ina ina ina a recent article Gold which is widely distributed Pertinent facts in brief are Until Until Until Un Un- til 1816 all western vestern nations used both silver and gold goldas as money bases After England's action in making gold the real base the tendency increased In 1873 U this s country silver by lowering its relative money power pow pow- er as compared with gold Mr Cook and all aU silver slIver advocates advocates advocates cates claim that gold about eleven cleven billion for the world is not enough and that cornering and controlling this will work havoc at any time The objection that silver sUver is too heavy to carry around is just as forceful against gold when we note the higher value of gold Silver we are advised if placed on or a more favorable baSis basis bas baS- is with gold would like gold re remain remain remain re- re main in the treasur treasury and notes issued against it as paper cur cur- rency That is the way we use most of the gold we have The commerce of the world we weare arc are told increases about 35 per year demanding increased facilities facilities facilities ties for banking exchange and general business Many nations I including Old England have re returned returned returned re- re turned to the old parity that is I they have as we say gone on a silver slIver basis This is making it more difficult for our country to todo todo todo do business because we are on the gold standard plan and people people people peo peo- doing business with us lose loseby loseby loseby by exchange and trading is hand hand- Money is as we should know the word that includes anything which acts as the medium of ot exchange exchange exchange ex ex- change making it possible for people to trade to do business But money is still more than a medium of exchange exchange It it Is also a measure of value We Ve are now suffering because our money is measuring our business on a more and still more narrow margin malgin stifling sUDing trade even among the peo peo- peo ole of our country There la is no question question- but that silver will help break this old game ame |