The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-16

Mr. Secretary of the Treasury roIqcr
distinguishes li;s advent into Office ~ an
attack upon the standard silver dollar.
The movement takes no one by surprise.
The Republican party j. knownto Ne tie
party of rings and monopoiies, and its
policy has been from the first 10 favor
banks and m0nopolists inperIcciin0 their
schemes 70 make money without regard
TO the welfare of the people generally,
land there j. not single instance on rec
ord showing departure from such line
.of legislation. The Republican party de-
|m0nctixcd the silver dollar iii the interest
OF the rich and III defiance 0f tie good
lof The people. and fought is remouetiza-
ltlon TO the last res0rf-a veto. Having
been overwhelmed by an indignant peo-
lpie. every act Of the Republican Admin
IisfrafiOnS since the silver dollar was re-
|monetized has been 10 bring the coin
into disrepnie. aud upon false Issues has-
|ed upon distorted statements. Rcpubii-
lcan tinarcifr~. lib aud Ont or Office. have
sought 20 make the people believe thai
llhc coinage of the silver dollar las been
lfran2hf with disaster 10 the business of
The country, and. II PERSISTED Ill. great
|ralamitics were certain 10 follow. Ac-
lrOrding 10 the late census there nrp. III
round numbers, $4,000. 900 people i'll the
United States. Mr.. F0lecr makes HE
startling announcement that these Co.,
0uN .O,U people are burslcncd with 81.
100000 standard silver dollars that be-
Ing The amount which lie ssys Is iii cir
rulaiion. This statement shows That
ihcrc Is now In circulation in silver dol
lars sixty-one cents per capita. III al
ditinn % this enormous burden which
The coinage Of standard silver dollars has
imposed upon the people, t'irreis still iul
the Treasury vaults f8.0l7.f52 standard
silver dollars. which Lr. Foigcr regards
~ most alarming condition OF things N
~ Mr.. F0lger. hv hook or nv crook.
could yet these dollars now IN Tie Treas
iry into circulation the people of the
United States would he subjected 10 tic
calamity Of carving Sl.98 pcr|
.'npita. This being The case Mr. Serrc-
sary Foiger recommends that tile coin
Age Of The pestiferons silver dollar az the
t&le of $1,000. QUO month be 1t once su,-
pended. He il or The opinion that Snch
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