Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-02-19


merei,I l9c) value, owing to the different desI.s
of dneness, for one contains more pure gold than
Stat te Of Tusksny has ths most y.iuabIs coin, and
Naples comes next; but it will strike the reader
a. si.nee th.t We are very iar Iom th.,ing an
men. hat the following eountries have lately
adopted the same degrse Of hnspsss as United
Tsi. brinF. !. 10 .h. facts esfopih s; n. Bisha
Silver Bill .dyees,sd by such sele men - EWisg.
marked skill and subtiiiy, and rbrr 10 the one
fact sci forth in Bill which ali ts sdVoes
have eysded with such eloquent Do Es bsrs
beer ashamed 10 utter it, 1, ''repudiauon % Yes,
repudiation of'i3 per cent Of all gold besribe
bonds, government. State and corporation. Tbis
il /. .et on whieh every honest man IseE. With
repugnanes and borrow, and it 10 fact that All
msrch.nt. engaged in torsiga eemmerse frsv
Credit. Az, the yerJ name repodiation 1esst, .
.tigma ON their good character as wen a. that Of
why did not Mr Ewing come out boidI, and
advocate repndis tions Beesuse IL was the preeon-
esiyes plan Of tho,e political insyss .he h.rnsd
and Ian giig GO eaIeulated TO deceive and they Basa
endeavored 20 ingratiate themselvss in the minds
OF the people by promises Of TO be derived
from tbs net-the advancement Of m.nufsetursrs
interests ReneraIrevval of business 10 their Key
note. Do they isltus how it 10 TO bs accom- pshsd'
Ignoring the bad faith of those men on pre,ious
pfOmises, Lot us cems 70 thsysfy gist o. ihs sob
ieet, They propose to ma Re . coin Of 4l2i gIsinE
Of silver squsI in yaius 10 gold dollar. ''611t
4. our PrgspsIi.y .9d xs.I,h. H. n:y y.,y .h,
u lie
AK ths farmer for the rst soutiop ofthe quesiion
II the farmer sells bis wheat At II y bushel in
gold 5efore the siiveT bill becomes Law, sBd .
in silver Afterwards. 10 he we'll psjd - Ia the
FIRST Instant Let US see. He pays of his incsbsd-
nsss to men Of various trades; they all syish to
buy goods from the merchant, What does the mere
cha DC sayS Why goods have sadvanesd--eoGes.tea.
have sdSsneed tea to twelve per cent? WhyS BE-
cnuse the impor has 10 bay gold With bis siiysr
TO pay for those goods, aud 90 on through tie
whole catalogue of business trausaetto1s. fs this
the adva ntnge 10 the poor rnsn, DIR. Ewing spenks
Of paying hirn IN dsbased coin worth only 81
cents on the dollar. Why 10 silver 90 much dsprs-
eiated Beeause there 70 100 much Of t.. Silver
Is only commercial com nnodity, the same 90
many bbls. Of apples. having different Safue fu
every m.rket, and is not recognized standard
by any nation only 10 small amounts, and ii is
ven Known by ali ban ksrs, thlf ve have Zoe Iarks
O circulsting currency 3he idea Of inereasIng fhs
volume Of money in times Of depression is srrop
eous, as proved by all history. and the hnanefaf
osatres to-day are loaded doSn vith nnonsy ,snd
loans can be obtained On gorernment bonds ats3
per cent. and those bonds are hypotheeated for
100 cent? on the dollar.
Did Mersrs. Ewing. voorhees, or Tburfnsn, -
into any particulars, their prefniss
No. Did they tell Jou that the pssrAges of thst
bill destroyed your commercial stature loveIed
your credit. fncreased the governmsrt debtby
higher rate Of fBterests No Their hobby 10 the
general Gdyapeement OF business. What DOE fes
basiness man sayi Whysve have goId soin ot
aeknovIedxsd vaIue. . standard on Which All corn-
mercfaI busiue.s 10 done, sid We do net gnnt fhs
goverpment 10 interf.re, tut 70 ist hnsnes.i rsf
ters alone.
JanusrJ Is, 1878.