| Show SILVER the opposition free silver CRAZY so says J cook the veteran financier if he had his way there would no room for a gola budr n country carlisles remarks correct the conspiracy Cohs piracy to destroy half the worlds money the most gigantic crime of this or any other age we need boffi gold and silver philadelphia july 14 J cook the veteran financial who successfully placed millions of government bonds during the was interviewed today on the money question what ie your opinion on tree silver was the question asked the opposition to the free coinage ot silver he replied is a crime a miserably crazy notion if I 1 had the doing of it alere would not be room for a gold bug in the country the single gold standard etan dard would ruin this country positively min it I 1 have seen in my time silver superior in value to gold and its depreciation hag been caused by its the dilver dollar was the unit of value until 1873 when there was a 3 per cent premium on the metal at tufit time the value of silver was 3 per cent more than that of gold what effect did this havo on the coinage there was a bullion presented for except that which the government was compelled to buy to furnish subsidiary coin that had been adulterated te mr cook then picked up a book and eald let me read you what mr carlisle eaid in 1676 before be waa allied to cleveland and the gold bugs according to my view of the subject said mr carlisle the conspiracy which beema to have been formed in this country and europe to destroy by legislation or otherwise one half of the metel Hc money of the world is the most antic crime 0 this or aay other aye the consummation of such a scheme ultimately entail more misery on the race than any war bestil ence and famine that ever occurred mr cook said what more could you want than that it was rue then it iff true now he said continuing he the absolute and instant destruction of half the loov table property in the world including horses chips railroads and all other ap ances tor commerce would not produce anything like the prodigious dis tress and disorganization of society that lugt result from the annihilation of one faals of tho metal money of the world these remarks ot carlisle were made ea Febri Kry 1878 said mr cook and they are perfectly correct why tie this so why has it come to pass we have already began to meet its bad rea alts and unless it is righted promptly the calamity will b great in the first place the silliness of this great nation with its vast industries ia nothing less aban remarkable in refusing to make silver the equal ot gold there would othave been none of the disturbances have kately happened but for the break downin down in silver how do you figure that out because we are growing and have t and we need all that wo 0 value we need eo and albor the credit the business credit both are based on their metallic ability to pay the most terrible thing of all was in 1893 when silver was was done under a delusion you will find tbt most of alie senators aud depre did not dream that they were about to demonetize silver they had no such desire then instead 0 righting the mistake they passed the bland bill they were to buy they al ways bought only dortu a month everything was done to keep down silver the whole history olitia vile and outrageous just think of the fearful danger the farmers stand in if they knewitz they would rise in their might and sweep away those devilish politicians and gold bugs but mr cook in case of free coin what about the fifty three cent dol lar all a silver dollar worth before they demone sized dilver I 1 have eaid I 1 have said I 1 have seen a lime when dilver was worth more than gold tle worlds onward marci is rapid if shall ie the only basis of exchange the ress couet elop we must have more tia ocey to oil the I 1 believe we must get back to bimetal before we reach prosperity then you will vote sewall no I 1 will vote for mckinley the chopo that he and tho Ite party will the error of the gold standard and put allver back where belongs |
