The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-01
How 10 Have Silver.

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We have to warn the people against
the stIatagem OF Il lot Of gold wolves in
slcepisl silver clothing. who have
mounted the silver dollar for their own
demagogue purposes, berausc they think
the people are crazy with H. hut who
nre coniriving devices Ia keep the peo-
pie from The benefit ofthe chcapcr silver
dollar. IL we are 70 have ile silver
standard by law, we demand that we
shall have ii in use. We affirm that il
j. practicable 10 have MI The benefits OF
the cheap silver standard in full opcr-
alton In month after tic requisite legis-
Ilation, and wc dcnounce an the pre-
ltenses that 4 long time will be required
as frauds. designed 10 cheat The peopln
out OF the benefit of the cheap dollar.
while pretending great zeal for il. We
snail designate some Of these stratavcmS
One oI them Is tile statement that our
minis can not coin more tian 80 or zDl
million silver dollars a year In addition
20 the coinage OF iractiona.s aud gold
and therefore IL will TAKE a long time tol
coin dollars enough to do anv harm.
They who pretend TO believe that the
silver dollar will he an engine OF pros
limited tlat 1t can do no inlmcdintcl
harm. These proclaim themselves cheats.
10 The silver Hullnr L. an engine OF pros
prriiy. can il come too soon or tool
larHeiy! DO we want 10 delay it till al,li
he business mcn and lie debtor class
md lie people Of the West are crushed
before we lct its benefit be felt? Wels
pronounce the prctcnsc that the use oil
liver j. limited by our minting capacity
! iislsehood. For the uses OF the Treas II
Try. for bunk reserves. for payment ofi
'ustomS, for the large payments on tlelt
unds. for paying foreign balances, forl.
IA transfers OF specie IN large sums. fort
large part Of the specie basis in banks :
i issue, silver im bars Il better than in K
o.n. 1,
silver In bars can be assavcd and
fnmrcd ~ the inints and assay Offices h
: fasi AZ il can be brought. The Treas :.
ny can receive silver bars and issue {
certificates, as il does now for gold, and v
be~r will take the place Of coin III the z
afss ami Ia payment Of customs. aud L
q all large transfers Coming is ali,
anagc - silver for paying foreign BAL i
ncc~. - these ways the whole pro- z
net ~ silver can be quickly converted II
, specie Tors ali commercial and financial c,
See. AMI The country can have all the la
cnciit Of The cheaper silver money at a.
nce. They who pretend 10 ride what n
icy think the silver craze, with pro- XII
so that the use Of silver will be limited o,
our limited coming capacity. are pal y,
sbly using The silver agitation for their "
'rsonal purposes, and are conspring Ia II.
.cP from the people the benefit OF the d,
Icnper silver dollar. III,
Another aud still more impudent or "
csc stIatagems by which they who cr
ctcnd TO ue crazy for the dollar Of the d,
theirs ncan Il as device 10 jugglc vi
in. j. the plausible declaration that OF
hen The silver dollar shall be unlimited es
yal tender, the government and every- w
dy viii have tho option 10 pay In III
her gold or silver. The option "a nav m
gold or IN silver dollars of ninety TO
nts Is the option to cheat. Ihe option to
redeem its greenbacks in either gold M
silver II the option 10 give gold 10 10
. inside ring and silver 10 The outside pr
asses. IL IL an option under which no m,
~ who y not pct Of the Treasury do
I get q dollar OF gold for a grecnback. wi
is an option BY which banks could II
ggle with their payments, and under Su
'ich only the rich would have gold. ITo
all the payments 20 the workmana
,uld be IN the ninety cent dollars. be,
We denouncc this as most impudcnt fic,