Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1900 — ARE SOLDIERS TO BE PAID IN SILVER? [ARTICLE]

ARE SOLDIERS TO BE PAID IN SILVER?

A Pertinent Inquiry from an Old Soldier Still Unanswered. In Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance, No. 1, he said that iff he was elected to the office of President of the United States next November that as soon as he was inaugurated he would immediately call an extra session of Congress- and give freedom to the inhabitants of the Phiippine Islands and recall the army of the United States, which would include the bringing home of the “Stars and Stripes.” If elected President of the United States Mr: Bryan will become command-er-in-chief of the army. This being the case,

Will Mr. Bryan pay the soldiers of the United States of America in silver? It is very important that the soldiers of the American army understand this matter clearly and distinctly as to what Mr. Bryan’s intentions are in the mateer. OLD SOLDIER. New Castle, Pa., Sept. 1. 1900.

—Total amount of deposits.— 1894. 1899 National ..$1,155,191,588 $1,830,116,140 State and private. . 214,442,510 418,281,267 Loan and trust cos. 239,504,892 576,724,117 Savings.. 1,265,450,416 1,782,974,481 Total ...$2,874,589,406 $4,608,096,005 Increase in am’t of deposits.. $1,733,506,599 . Average Deposits in All Banks. 1894..., $520 1899 602 Since the Democratic days of 1894 there has been an increase of 2,109,547 bank depositors in the whole United States. This number more people have had money to deposit during McKinley prosperity. The total amount of money deposited to the credit of the people was $2,874,589,406 in 1894. In 1899 it was $4,608,096,005, showing an increase of almost one and three-quar-ter billions of dollnrs to the credit of the people who had bank accounts in the five years since the country was suffering the agonies of a Democratic administration. Not only has there been this vast increase in the aggregate amount off money placed in the bunks, but the average amount of each bank account has increased from $520, in 1894, to an average of $602 per bank account in 1899. Who will say that the promises of the Republican party have not been fulfilled? Who will say that the advance agent of prosperity has not visited the American, people under the Republican adminlstra-* tion of President McKinley?