Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-16
IN Honest Dollar -

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The proposition to put more silver
in the standard dollar, SO as to make il
what q great number Of weak journal
lsts are fond Of calling can honest
dollar, Is ons that, without reflection,
seems quite unobjectiuaal and proper,
and therefore only meets wish oppos;-
ten when the subject IS examined IN
al It's parts
Let Us present . few reasons why
this proposition should not be sane
toned.
In the first place, when We promised
20 pay our national obligations III coin
re promised to pay in the standard
then recognized, which included the
silver dollar Of 81 IA grains Silver
Is worth as much to-day, measured by
any species Of property or commodity
except gold, as It was when cur prom
ise was made. The man who !oaaed
the government money Z few years ago
can buy as much property with dol
lar in silver today Is he could buy
then. It IS only the one article Of
geld that has been given fictitious
value. and because he cannot narohaz.
as much Of that commodity still a
silver dollar now rs he could IN 1872.
therefore We are fo t.rn ,ronr3 end
nav him in the dearest of metals ,rba,,
we NOT op}v have the ontior hn+ ;us,-
ice demands that We only nal good
orr Dromise
ID. Ta increase the WEIGHT IF tie
silver dollar w0nld he to abandon tba
prime principle for which the silver
advocates have commended namely
, the perDetuatioo of the sflaJ,4l ii
yer dollar.
A standard "a whaf rsgpi,tes g..
measures. That can bsr5Iv =. > 49,
6urd. therefore, which instead If zee.
uIstinn. must itself be r.oulatad TEa
geld advocates propose 10 destroy
the entire force Of tha silver law -,
snactjpq that s1f}:r;eot shall Ia mi
into the silver dollar to make It eanaI
in value to cold. thereby maxine the
latter metal the sole and entire stans.
ard and monarch. There would h. M
objection on their part to maxine q
copper dollar or a nickle dollar. nrov;d.
cd enough metal were Chus coined to
make the piece equal n value to cold
The addition of weiobt to the stan5,rd
silver dollar, would he = diraot .rr-
render of the Drinciple for which tbe
silver advocates have commended and
should not be made without ? nerract
understanding Of the fact TsIL 90
we may about our havino the 3onhIe
standard, ne certainly o6ssass norhino
Of the kind so lone as The amount #
metal in silver dollar sanst danond
upon the rise Of gold.
The dollar, both geld and s;lvsr i
cur own coin. Tt docs MT ba1one. -
England, France. Germany err an% #
the. continental countries T. docs NOT
matter what amount of nnfoI ,n,~ 10
in either Of these coins 50 Far ~ tba.r
acceptance abroad Is concerned ao+bov
are received in FOREIGN co,rtr;as 1,ct
as units Of value h5t accord;n., - lEo
relations tbev have - fba .ton5a,ls &c
those conntr;se o. G5 l,.T4 ,1;,os =.
worth abont fonr+son oa,,+s = , 49,, tE.n
the EnoIisb so,Tsr.;o, ~
an xionx ta male on2 co;,,e 80. Mi,
tboea If tbo .sr.-,rIl,. eno,a;''''I ,..tl-,,
WV not ra5noa tbe z.;(-t,+of o.,,.}.9ie
aal,Io rnEI = Sail -, -,:-I, 81,
oo@.,r;,., r. E.ola,J III ~, +z,n+-
,,,a,.l, -,;oca - T.ar,norr - ~ ..~,.
800 s4a~.,;,,n =, 49, J:uaat... -.
o L,, H. ,.ol,,a r. ~ 1II
g;i,sr Jai7.rg l. i r,tho. -. go. CO..
r not strano. dao;l.1I,- s,,s,,;o9;a.,,
4bo+; :, IN +6;s o,,tor, ata,,4 r. ~.
nar;tv ~ intrinsic ,-sl,s !, o,r 's ao; ,,-
1I,o ,crorosols should aI,zav. ~ - .,aI-
tbo siIrnr doIl,~ 3oareg ;nstoa = = III
,.a,,;a. ~, 1aI3 5.,Is
~ .>,,-7 . g';o ~ Io,''. 0. 4}..
y., INV sI to D-, bt - ~ 49, ' n ;"'.1 5Sa
1ar sbo,,I4 ~ h. ;,,o. ., - . Ioi-
b.,o. III .to.5au3 - ~ ~. 40
~ tbe .oar So = .' 49, ~ I ro'l
,zb;cb H. .tnrlv ,.;o.,sor o,rr;oJ S ,g-a
,y.r3 rv;fb H., anJ r;tL z - :.
nnreb..sd Tho Ia,ds tb.t now tla.-a -
r;tb roo. = rana;aoi ,.,i, ,S~,o'5
tbo standar5 ~ S' ~ ,I 1,'V'!'''4 ~
.,',n+r fra t tne S 8"r. - IF [ W, - y'lis
mil ~ az d; M @,+S t :, -
T&-a = o-2.'g .! go 800 |Pol. u =,
+L ~ II - y =. - =, u 1SI, ION Pa' Gu
" ''i '.'i NC a O'''S9 sac =0''' as e!-
-, a@ VIC l"I I '. ~ Us vent Il
:.,'o.l,1I >l'5 III me 0'iVc''o" " ma"
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