Excerpt from The Silver Question and the Gold Question The silver question and the gold question as monetary questions cannot be separated. When the disturbance of the old relative value of the two precious metals began to show itself, it was the fall in silver only that at first engaged attention; but it soon became apparent that while silver had fallen, gold had at the same time become appreciated in its purchasing power, and evidence to this effect has of late years become overwhelming. Is this rise in the value of gold connected with the fall in the value of silver? How much also of the apparent fall in silver is due to the enhanced value of the gold standard in which we measure it? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.