Project Gutenberg 2012-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 278 Jones, John P. (John Percival) 1829 1912 06029359 Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, on the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 Produced by K Nordquist, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, on the Free Coinage of Silver" is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The text captures a speech delivered by John P. Jones in the United States Senate, focusing on the pressing issues surrounding the free coinage of silver and its implications for the American economy. The likely topic involves the debate over monetary policy, particularly the role of silver and gold in the financial system and the economic distress of the nation during this period. At the start of the speech, John P. Jones outlines what he believes to be one of the most significant issues facing Congress and the country, reflecting on the economic struggles of various classes, from farmers to merchants. He criticizes the prevailing decline in prices of commodities, attributing this to a shrinkage in the volume of money relative to the growing population and economy. The urgency of his remarks highlights the detrimental effects of demonetization and advocates for the return to free coinage of silver as a vital means to restore economic stability and prosperity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Silver question -- Speeches in Congress HG Text Browsing: Economics Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Politics Category: Economics 553619 2025-06-16T03:32:06.230967 text/html 524942 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 165615 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 291020 2025-06-16T03:32:19.295938 application/epub+zip 295728 2025-06-16T03:32:11.092970 application/epub+zip 238703 2025-06-16T03:32:09.308981 application/epub+zip 608023 2025-06-16T03:32:24.852371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588378 2025-06-16T03:32:17.903912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400889 2022-09-17T18:00:45.896378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453142 2025-06-16T03:32:04.964012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452630 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158110 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452626 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158064 2021-01-08T14:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20364 2025-06-16T03:32:25.011368 application/rdf+xml 26756 2025-06-16T03:32:09.935938 image/jpeg 4896 2025-06-16T03:32:09.624960 image/jpeg 282405 2025-06-16T03:32:06.271963 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia