The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-08

Mr.. Doubtful. diligem fhfmer. aftcr
strict application Of ten or twelve year.
"a his hn~iness. discovered he was max
ing no Roadway. Ills crops were good
aud Welded ahundantly. Prices. how
es.r. ruled % low he WAS obliged 20 sell
syr about cost ef production. aud when
taxes aud hired help paid or aud other
necessary expenses, he found az the end
Of the year he was little behind, and
instead Of canceling the ~ per cent.
mortgage upon his farm. u was gaining
little every year. lie was q gener-
nis, kind-hearted. good-naiured man
was not clo-e-tiss<si. hide-hound, stingy
higof. 80 being little discouraged one
day h. thought he would invite couple
~ his nri.i,hors for tea and 4 social chat.
Their names were Mr.. Expansion and Mr..
Contraction.
In due time they arrived. when the
following conversation took place:
Mr.. Doubtful. Good evening. Mr.,
Contraction. Crops are good, what think
YOU 81 the fufure p
Mr. Contraction. "Lovely. lovely
Nc. Doubtful. Sherman Is contracting
the currency. funding the national debt.
maintaining the public honor. and new
we have m honest dollar. with greater
purchasing power than at any period dur
ing our history
Mr.. Doubtful. every true, Mr.. Con-
traction. but will your honest dollar pay
any more taxes. csncei any more debts
or in wav benefit the working comnRni-
~. better than the lighting greenback
dollar that saved the country. paid the
soldier. widow. and pensioners And a.
Ia the public honor, IL appears TO me i
j. at the expense of private honor, which
ia the end Is the foundation and stay o.
public credit. You have been telling me
after navigation opened. in the spring
times would grow better again after
harvest. when crops begin 70 move.
money would flow into the channels OF
trade. You have also told me after tie
Presidential or Governors election conf
drnce would be restored and trade re-
yived. 4 cannot see ID.
Then yeu said there was over-produc-
ton. On another occasion you said the
framps must 20 to work, which, Oi
course. wcnld produce more. Again vou
said we mast economize and live within
our means, (which is bad taste, as be-
lieve YOU indorse the salary grab.) II
appears TO lne consumption is evidence
of civilization.
Your theory would make the Indian.
whose wants are simple and easily sup
piled. the most successful In the mode OF
living. I am inclined 10 think III Won
was TO say there was clog in distribn-
ton or under-consumption the result 81
withholding money from commerce. YOU
would be nearer the truth. Money 10
lrsiness j. like blood 10 tho system or
water 10 navigation: withhold il and
everything j. psralyzed"
Mr.. Contraction. "Mr. Doubtful, ven
are visionary. impractical. and lack
business qualifications Are your hogs
doing well? How MANY have YOU 2"
Mr.. Doubtful. "About eighty, and
not more than one IN twenty seems "a
hrive. | cannot tell what the matter
is
Mr.. Contraction. slave you food
enough r.
Mr. Doubtful. ooh, YES plcGty. over
production. A few are very fat. while
tie majority are extremely poor, and
will not thrive"
Mr. Expansion. who had heard the
conversation, said: do you feed them
enough ~
Mr.. Doubtful. @Oh, yes: fill the
trough with the choicest food
Mr.. Expansion. .'Then your trough
j. too small: lengtIsen il out. expand 1t.
that all may have an equal chance then
these poor. ruaty, indifferent hog tramps
that are squeaiing about for the necessi-
ties Of life will grow into good pork and
be Of much vaIne to the community
Mr.. Contraction. = differ in toto /:
the trough should be shortened and con-
tractcd knock these tramps In the head
and give the biz ones chance they only
disturb the peace and aggravate the fat
ones. When tile largest get enough.
they will be satisfied aud 20 of and give
the others a chance
Mr.. Doubtful accepted the advice Of
Contraction, shortened the trough, filled
1t with feod till the larger ones could
glut no more. when two or the most
british whom he called McCulioch and
Bayard get up and laid lengthwise in
the trough to the disgust Of all the others
who had an equal right. GRANGER.
Mr.. Sherman will undertake to con-
vince the Maine farmers OF the blessed
uaa1 IN lie worr r., fsuaoco but II IL