The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-11
GENERAL tom EWING.


p Ills Views on Finance.
Cincinnati Enquirer
n iesierday afternoon | climbed 4,
hill which the Ewing mansion crown
} and sought the General. Nj, t;rst a.s,
I was unsuccessful. lie had len .ow,
, but would return on an evening trai,
called again late ia the evening. wbe
darkness and silence brooded nver N
valley and naught but The vawn ~ ~
Murphy orator and the JOYFUL rrv of N
reformed drunkard disturbed the sscre,
lstillncrs OF the night. A knock nj IN
study or Office in one wing Of tho ol,
honsc brought me welceme from IN,
night 10 CHEEKY library. The Genera
was alone among books and maps. tn,
Enquire interviewer did not need I.
make his mission known. He has ha
come :" accustomed TO Enquirer com
ml,sioners that whenever he sees one
Ike Davy Crocketf's coon. he saws
Don't shoot; m come down. II i,
Pleasant 70 meet q man who makes ,
pleasant surrender 10 The inferyicwcr
TsE FrsAscIAL QUESTION.
correspondent General, what finap.
rial legislation, fany. do YOU deem ne..
essar, At The approaching session?
GENERAL Ewing Legislation that will
lead 10 the restoration OF the old silver
d"llar unlimited a. 10 amount. and or
tree coinage. Is an imperative necess;,v
- this measure the Democrats Of the
House should commit thems.Ixc. A,
footed until consummaied.
(tlrrn -a.nn.In.t vKg..
sumption aw.
Gencral The resumption law shouIdl
PC repealed NJ once. aud law passed
for the exchange OF coin
BONDS Tor grcenbacks. Then Issue
ponns bearing such rate OF interest al,
VII bring them In market TO par avcr.,
'gc with the gold and silver currenrvI
't The country. greenbacks 10 bc ~
manageable for these bonds OH dr,osnal'
y The holder. Let rue explain III,
liver - worth 81 and gold los. let H.
,onds bear such interest - viii maxi
hem par values between the two- ,.ct.
-. This would make greenbacks ri
,ee"anic ~ The average market value ofl
re TWO coins. This wouhl be neitherl'
y nation nor contraction. Ii would a.. n
ipiish currency regulated solely b, 4
le business Of the conniry. "a
SHERMAN has always aimed ~ red.cmI
feenvacks with coin bonds. and NOT inlb
old. That j.. he advocate. Tho er..p
tange of M interest-bearing debt FOR Il \
'n-inicreSt bearing debt. thus aAdiny
The public burden. How can Ne mn.
'ct 70 The converse of bis proposition
'ft y. tle exchange 81 non-intcrest b.
'Afins debt. thus lesSening the nuhlicl~i
ifdcns. unless his aim really i, thatln,
MY change ia the present. situation !,
'~'i result ~ increasing the bondedIjo
'o' Instead a diminishing H., Ii,
1nk NATToxAl. Ea~-s. hi.
Correspondent Genera. h.vs a. aI
I'D ~ Washington strong dnleyafions ha
~ lohbies OF national bankers wb, ~. ~
Wing OUT against The oppression. ofea
g present laws on the poor banker lur
iey will he ia Washington again. Are
- " favor OF doing something for
rmy IN,
'.encral -Tlsy seem TO be disss,isfiedIA
IN existing laws. For every $50 ofhc
c,laiion they are required 10 deposi,Hc
~ ~ National bonds. They wan,wf
per cent Of these bonds released iva
Z their circulation be retired. and An lon
ual amount OF greenbacks issued b, The
Government to replace il. have them sci
e from Federal taxation. and subjecrS Sal
such taxation rs the States impose on
nks cfcxchange aud deposit. :
What would be the Say
ult ofthis? rec
'eneral W. The result would be that the|eve
vernment would issue all moneys 9th
'er and metallic. IN such quantities A. lirs
business Of the country would IL. pen
nd. Ihis
'orrespendcnt-why is IL that soIif q
~ banks are closing up II business il plal
fitable? drir
General = Don't you know why they in
closing? They have got too much
iinption- They are closing because =
Y customers are broken up. The wht
Ks are gagged with their own physic. sele
y are loaded down to The guard Tie
! bad paper that men. owing 10 the ltion
- VI The times. cannot redeem. moI
- said
Too Mucb Mornl,inc 10 =