The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-05-04
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Hat si.sMu .iso demand Justice trum
tAu tsosuinuasnt ~ regard y The ,'a'
III SILVER coinage. aisp donmnd fhat
tho Guveann, II, ~hAii buy nil tue
silver nitrird NJ 10 .'cr cent above
il market VALUE iap Director oi
clio Mint nllIcaiIy states the fact
TIN, hu sacver All mers than the
prizes III i.oiision. icSe exchange ani
tsanrpvrsslnn. and then compelled
tic ruiisr 10 taAe ihe '-ts,se I'D. &
stali Wheel, .leprreiaiel' tSbuNt
dollar, 80 IlMt TIE f'eumpulsofy
eaiuas % Of thu silver dollpr durilig
tbs lnsi YEAR WAS performed III a
preiil VI . l3S, s2J4l 90 tpv Gov.
efnm.nt.
While tho pcnplc ere grooming I'M
der tho ia,rd.iy Of this terrible mIl
rage vhlvh spmpels tho Treasury
department I" pay 70 the silver
miner 4i3i grains Of coined silver ia
exeinuko for a5o grams ef silver
lnIl.nn n.ao.icnlns fine, whom aellv-
erud vi ,ie mint. they have lost
sig..l VI tho fuct that tho seller Of
gold receive. an equal weight OF
gold coin Tor lis gold bullion, and
transportation is Paid. In other
words, tho silver miner receives 4I2ls
gratis q coil,od silver tor $50 grains
Of bulIi,n, aud pays transportation,
while 10 the gold miner tue Govern
ment pays gold coin; u.'stc for ounce
IN exchange tor gold bullion. and
pays in addition the cost OF trans
porsxtinn Ia tile nlintn. While the
SILVER n.nur IL made 70 pay tax Of
nearly three and sa,v.halt million
doliprs upon the silver purchased
hy tho Government for coinage. the
gold n.iiies l. MD for lns product,
the premium III tie eoet oi culnage
and -pogiaiIen. above tho n4iual
saiar al tne bullion. Samo seonon.
il,ai tinal.eisr miglst we'll question
the exped,eHey ai Dining geld when
gold bullion IL. as alHlsn, uutnsll,
nioru valuable than coin,
The cry nj bad dog" against our
silver coinage has been nilinglYa and
rri~i4,vlaly ehangedintn "mad dog
hy iiaise " llp Acre 10 ho benefited
BY il eliriavur. anl IL this hue AMI
cry '.e real truth and rimfie facts
have been lo-i sight oianl Forgotten
ii Las heei claimed tint an aeous
nulatitin vi silver dnllars in the
treasury VA n cnnelusive prnni oi
Tie oi'rsiii,n nitha people 70 their
s.se ani eninA y. hut why larger
per cent. OF nur gold coinage, under
riers favorable conditions tnr elrcu.
lation. lying IN Tie same vaults docs
pot pr,vo the same thing in regard
10 gold has mover bvea explained,
aud the fact las never even been
mentioned
The intent Of this organized move
mont u injnre one ot the most i'm.
rol1Ant factors OF our national cur.
feucy, and pne ai The naast sub
siantial clements Of tho country
prosperity. il 80 phiNly cyiAcpi
that naw when eSppseti nnd knnwtG
WI snar hunk iilr 4 decided reas,ui1
s44sA asd = >.-s T,s...sssss.s.ss ..s Ms, ss.s.
iofsaat place That ,snr supply a
silver IL sessined % huld IN tbs II
uaariai u tisities at the future Tin
stesdily IN reasins use of silver II
the ixss vi all t.e ,lbsiae.es thrown
Ia iis way i,y the tinaus,ers et dill,
frsstt governments. -iiews tilu Tee
eSssiy that ,os'sgtizes and demand,
10 ntasasanev ~ \ circulating ms
sisn'a s'i exchange. I'm gland coined
na gold during the past year, bat
altlluagli prpnouu .ed momugali-l
Ia it, iinaaeial la,liey, Il did celp
over +.Do0. 600 IN silver Ths supply
pf gold. with increasing neeessit,
end III the Improved facilities tol
discovery and working, continues
~ rxplily decrease, until at I'll,
pre~vns day, i il Was actually mad,
sbs es'y .ss'aliic currency. tho IN
Enrsfes Ut he nations Ut tho earrl