Show PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT ane following is nn an editorial from the london financial news gold bug there is a 1 plain moral in the remark that if the united states would venture to cut herself adrift from europe and take outright to silver slie she would have a all I 1 1 A america I 1 ner ica and asia at her back and the commands of the llie markets of both countries the barrier of gold would b be e in more ore faral faal via than any barrier of a custom custori house the bond of silver would bo be stronger than any bond of tree free trade there can be no doubt about it that if the united states were to adopt a silver basis tomorrow morrow iv british Britis li trade would be ruined before tile the year was out every american would be protected not only at home but in every other oilier market ot of course the united states would suffer to a certain extent through having to pay lier her obligations abroad in gold but bill the loss of exchange under this head would be a mere drop in the bucket as compared to the profit to be reaped from the markets of south america and asia to say nothing of europe the marvel is that tho the united states have not long lone ago seized the opportunity it las has been a dieci of luck that it has never occurred to the Amp americans ricans to scoop up out of the worlds markets by going on oil a silver has basis asand and it raight might serve us right if irritated by the contemptible apathy of our government toward the tha silver problem the americans retaliated by freezing out tile the gold it could be done |