Is Against Silver Free Coinage Study of a Trebled Money Volume
A Chicago Chronicle piece critiques free coinage arguments from The Nation. It argues money supply rose massively since 1860, contradicting claims of contraction, and links wheat and cotton price declines to global acreage growth and transportation expansion. It asserts wages and labor are best served by a dollar that increases in value, not silver devaluation.
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Gold production shows world money supply rise
A dialogue cites mint reports detailing world new gold production from 1873 to 1895, totaling about 2.526 billion dollars. It notes rapid growth, with annual additions to the money supply more than doubling in twenty three years, and predicts further increases despite silver coinage limits.
Out in the Cold With Wilson and Amend ments
The fragment notes Wilson and his small dog Amend ments facing hardship outdoors and uncertain conditions. It hints at poverty or eviction context and a street scene with the pair struggling in cold weather. No further names or locations are specified in readable text.
Where Does We Come In Free Coin Age Question
A reader questions the impact of free coinage on wages and the cost of living, asking how workers would cope with doubled prices for bread and meat while wages stay the same. The note frames a concern about monetary policy and working-class hardship.
Merchant and Worker Face Free Coinage Debate
The merchant under a free coinage of silver system can "mark up" his guois, but the workingman cannot. This contrast highlights a key economic contention over coinage and price setting, illustrating how monetary policy may unevenly affect labor and business interests.
Ex President Harrison on Gold Premium and Treasury
An analysis in Ladies' Home Journal argues that if a U S unit holder cannot obtain gold at par a premium would emerge for gold. This premium would push gold from circulation as premiumed coins cannot be used in trade. No obligation exists to pay gold to the government for taxes or debts. The treasury cannot compel gold payments. it only offers gold in exchange for United States notes. Gold arrives from those willing to swap paper for metal or pay government taxes in gold. Previously imports were gold payable. with a dwindling gold reserve, bonds must be sold to resume specie payments.
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How Will They Vote McKinley and Honest Money Debate
The New York Tribune argues that 8,000,000 regular life policyholders must vote in the upcoming election. It frames the issue as whether policies will be paid 100 cents on the dollar under honest money or 53 cents on the dollar under fiat money. It questions the impact on policyholders and heirs.
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Platform Fallacies in Chicago Money Planks Debated
The Chicago platform is accused of urging cheap money and debasement, with claims that gold and silver should be freely coined at 16 to 1. It argues that 1873 demonetized silver harmed prosperity, while supporters are said to push monometalism and national bankruptcy.
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The Great Question of Legislation and Silver
The World argues that Mr. Bryan’s claim of national independence in lawmaking masks deeper issues. It disputes free silver under 16 to 1, explains why laws cannot fix silver or labor prices, and challenges workingmen to scrutinize the mismatch between high wages and a costly money standard.
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Gresham's Law Described in Coin Value Context
The concept explains that when two coins share nominal value but differ in intrinsic worth, the coin with lower intrinsic value circulates while the better coin is hoarded melted or exported. The idea highlights how market value drives coin usage and hoarding behavior.
Silverite rhetoric on homes faces Bryan plan critique
In Chicago the silverite candidate pledges to defend homes while opponents argue debt repudiation and asset seizure would ruin savings and property rights. They question how confiscation policies help 5 million savers, home builders, and prospective homeowners, framing the fight as a class clash over the American home.
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Bryan
One Sided Question on Currency and Wages
The Philadelphia Record argues that a gold standard keeps wages high across the Union. It warns that only silver holders would gain from changing the standard, which would cut wages in half and plunge the economy into confusion and panic.
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Record
Officeholders urged to vote for free coinage
Instruction asks officeholders on fixed salaries to vote for free coinage, claiming such a vote would reduce their pay by 50 percent. It argues that the same number of dollars would buy half as much under free coinage as at present.
Demonetization of Silver and the Double Standard
The Madison Courier argues silver was demonetized by Great Britain a century ago due to fluctuating value and unequal measures. It contends nations abandoned the double standard for gold, noting the world uses more silver now with sounder money and lower interest, and warns that a return to double standards is reactionary and irrational.
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Great Britain
Madison
Ind
Debating Monometallism in Public Affairs
The Mobile Alabama Register denounces public officials who oppose monometallism while asserting the world has always and will always have one metal standard. It argues only gold monometallism or silver mono metallism can exist and notes the Democratic party cannot oppose either option.
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Augusta Herald Opposes Free Silver Coinage
The Augusta Herald argues against unlimited free silver at 16 to 1, warning it would trigger financial crisis, panics, and widespread disruption across trade and manufacturing. It contends trade remains unsettled for years, hindering prosperity for farmers, merchants, mechanics, and laboring people.
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Coyvington E Enterprise
Hints for Household Care From a Historic Page
Practical tips include freshening leather by rubbing with egg white and keeping flour dry by the fire. It advises wearing old kid gloves while roning to prevent sore hands and coating steel with copal varnish to prevent rust.
Free coinage law cited by Medina Gazette
The Medina Gazette notes that free coinage allows silver bullion owners to coin their metal into dollars at the mint with no government profit or return. It argues the government gains nothing from stamping the dollar while bullion owners receive the benefit, not the public.
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Medina (O
How to Tell Good Money by Henry Cernuschi
The text presents Cernuschi's test for good money: money must retain its entire value when melted down under the ordeal of fire. Coins that preserve value are deemed good money, while those that do not are not. This definition is tied to his stance on international bimetallism and free coinage.
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