Ex Secretary Schurz Warns of Free Silver Peril
Ex interior secretary Carl Schurz speaks at Central Music Hall Chicago on Sept 5 arguing that a Bryan free silver victory would wreck the dollar parity, cause gold to rise, trigger a rush to redeem silver, empty the treasury, and plunge the economy into chaos while wages and prices collapse. He warns a six month delay before any coinage reform could occur.
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A Plain Talk to Working Men on Free Silver
A polemic arguing against free coinage and the 1873 act. The piece questions how a hypothetical 16 to 1 silver dollar would affect workers, trade, and prices, suggesting labor and goods would trade for dollars but noting limits on exchange and the risk of speculative benefits. It critiques silver advocates and urges practical, value-based thinking.
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Copper and Silver Sparks in Politics over Money
A pamphlet style argument asserts that cheap money favors no copper standard and opposes copper basis. It argues the government should issue legal tender notes, condemning Popecrats and repudiation advocates as leading toward a government paper money paradise.
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Simple sums for silverites problems for voters
A historical column uses rough economic questions to argue about silver and money. It asks how free coinage and silver backing would affect prices, wages, loans, and purchasing power, with scenarios about farmers, workers, investors, and state politics.
Hamilton on gold and silver value in the United States
The excerpt quotes Alexander Hamilton discussing the relation of gold and silver to legal tender and the dominance of silver as a monetary measure. It notes substantial silver holdings and bullion in circulation and suggests future changes will occur in the monetary state of silver rather than gold.
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Alexander Hamilton
Eldee
Nonsense on value cited by a talking horse
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a horse arguing its worth remains constant while the bicycle has appreciated. It adds a farmer oriented reminder that a 200 cent dollar holds equal value for both farmers and wage earners.
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Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh Offer Travel Savings
Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois cities are served by Pennsylvania Lines tickets. The 1000 mile ticket costs $20 at two cents per mile, with bigger savings on longer trips. Available through trunk lines Fort Wayne and Pan Handie Routes and branches. Contact Samuel Beem in Mooresville Indiana for details.
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