| Show BAYARD ON THE SILVER QUESTION MR MB BAYARD secretary of state in the cleveland administration was in IA ter viewed at wilmington do del on the silver question a few days ago I 1 n no ad uncertain or doubtful words he denounces es the proposed scheme of free coinage of silver he says that there ii i no warrant in the democratic party tha values cn be created hy by ac acts ts of congress or for ownership and forced coinage of the precious metals or either of them by the government of the united unite J states in the event of free roe coinage he be asks how long it would be before the suction pipes of demand for gold would drain the treasury of every ounce of that metal and throw upon our silver currency and the various for paper substitutes the test of their actual value if congress can create values ruin may be stayed but congress can do no such things congress cannot make a blade of grass yet such to is the power claim ed by such legislation as is now proposed he says it is time for democrats to arouse themselves to the pending danger that free coinage meant means national calamity and the absolute destruction of the worker and small indus trial lat all of which shows that great minds sometimes make great mis takes |
