hear Sir: As your interest and ours
is the same, with regard to the cur
rency, and there seems to be so much
discrepancy on the subject, vitally im
portant to all, you will excuse us for
asking your attention briefly to what
seems, as far as we can learn, your
duty as well as ours, in the present
emergency. The South and West
seem to be united on the subject of
"free coinage of silver," or as many ex
press it,, "unlimited coinage." The
manufacturers of the South as well as
North, nearly all the bankers, manu
facturers as well as merchants of the
North, believe in what is called "bime
tallism," i. e., the use of both gold and
silver, giving silver a gold value,
which means of course, a silver dollar
must be equal in value to a gold dollar,
known and recognized as such the
world over. Prosperity with best
E rices, for what the farmer and miner
as to sell means honenl money.
Now, as business is beginning to im
prove again, iron, the great and un
failing barometer to commercial value,
is advancing; cotton, the great South
ern staple has advanced 40 to 50 per
cent., manufacturers are voluntarily
advancing wages, business generally
improving, then with the experience
we have had in the past two unfortu
nate years, why dicker and trifle with
the currency? Why not instruct your
your legislators to "let well enough
alone," and vote for an honest dollar?
Stick to the gold dollar, or its value in
silver, and leave ''free and unlimited
coinage" to unscrupulous politicians
who advocate it, to get office."
Boykim, Carmer & Co.
