The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

Chicago lntes Ocean.
Senator Dick" Oglesby was in Chi
lcago Yesterday. aud took quarters ut al,
Grand Pacific. lie held an informa
PERCEPTION at his room in the afternoon
Among Others there was present Jndgs
Bangs, Commissioner licync. State Sen
aior Riddle, Appraiser Of Custom,
Charles II. Ham and Collector William
Henry Smith.
The reporter asked, after an exchange
of formaities, "Are you ell route TO ths
capiial!'
certainly. Who would 90 home
when he could 20 TO congress y
"A suppose suggested Judge Bangs
"THE SILVER BILL
will pass, general Z"
without doubt. When left Wash.
lington was dead certain of il. cant
tell in what shape. No one can tel
what amendments NAV be handled
lon 10 Il. lou know. Bangs. that Sena-
tors are most Of them mortal simply.
land no one can say what may happen.
But there j. no doubt az all in my mind
that Il will 20 through
.over yeto.'
III am not 20 sure of that. but | don't
believe tie President will veto ii. | see
not the slightest reason in the world 10
expect such q ilring. II l. contrary 10
the spirit Of the message. but Tie people
lave shown that they need silver. Now
| reason thiS way: tile west wants sil-
ycr; the east don't want tie repeal M
ihr resumption act. lie will sign tie
silver I'LL iOr tile former. and would
veto any bill! repeating the date Of re-
sumption Tor the latter"
III was piccc oi iniqnity to demonc-
tiye silver" said The Judge.
IN certainly does look like il. About
three men who were concerned in itl
knew what they We're doing"
THE THING CANE AEouT IN THIS WAY:
IN all common sense interpretations
Of The term ''coin" tie bonds were 10 NJ
paid il silver aud gold. There arc
thousands Of men III Europe who study,
finance because they live by operations
In money. They inherit large amounts,
,f wealth. Ii has come down TO them. J
md their business j. 10 protect IL. Nov.
litcr they had invested Ia bonds. In 1879
he great bonanzls in Nevada were di,-l
covered. and they were afraid that ~
much silver had been found and would
&c taken out that il would be yaluelcs..
They then feared that their bonds would
)e paid in this worthless stutl They
,vcrestimated the quantity. The panic
vas increased by the falling or OF the
production of gold all over the world
I was this pressure that was brought tna
'ear 70 have the old silver dollar de- !
" Nv
'"rr''I.n. ..',,,''I,.''.;.,. ..',,,'' ,.''. In
aid Judge Bangs.
"lou are right. Judge Bangs, but III
ell you we are no better than anvoncI,,
lse, and just ask what we would doJ
we were capitalists. think wcv
'onld have done the same thing andI..
onsidcr il a sharpe piece OF business !,
raclice simply. TN tell you the historv.s !
! understand II OF this whole matter.l,l i
lie MAN WHO KNOWS MOST ABOUT rms
Jones, OF Nevada. and think he Is alP
sir man. He and went to the senate
tile same time, and were given seats r
'gelher, away down in the 1rccnhorn's' Y
prncr. One day when there was snlc'
.uch talk about Crown Point mine and Y
ie Comslock lode. | said, "Jones. what
all this about? Ii there any truth IN \,
N "Well,' said Jones, 'you are and
III miner; let me show you what my !,
'incs are producing" And he did soa
" a month or so. and il was about
1900 day profits. Aftcrward hcl
I'd me how they made fools OF them.h
lives. An agent Of the Rothschilds I
.me out, and they thought he was go-|p
,g to buy stock and put large amountIn