| Show SILVER AND PRICES the whole question briefly vp by an alabama Macban lc A western man wrote to the new york herald that an alabama mechanic recently gave eave him something to think about in connection with tho the silver question ue ile put this question to the alabamian what is it the tha difference to you if we have the single gold standard the prices of all the staple commodities needed by you are redo reduced ced in fit price in proportion to the reduction in tho the volume of primary money tire the measure of values cutting silver out lias has reduced the tha price of sour flour here to per barel ban and here where it is rai raised s ad you can buy bay cotton at 5 cents per pound these are tho the chief ata staples lea you require lor for food and clothing in reply th b mechanic gave his views as folio follows wet when flour was from 10 to U per barrel and cotton worth from 10 to 12 17 cents per iler pol pound and 2nd I 1 always had plenty of money with which to buy bay flout flour and clothing vow now it is ie difficult tor for me ins to raise raibe sufficing sufficient cin nt to buy bay a barrel of flour when needed find and I 1 have hare to go fo short on clothing whon prices were high money wal ivas plenty end everybody was at good wages R very uncertain nv off 02 irona ii ork do riot not here ciare steady employment j and ad they find it difficult to secure the have bare necessaries of life I 1 the manufacturers and agriculture ests iho lio tavor favor the reduction of tho the life liec blood of commerce real money to the smallest mali cst volume possible are cutting cotting their own throats for they are reducing in proportion tho the consumption of their pro products c t and tho the same may be said of tho the mercantile class who have the handling of those products I 1 |
