The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-24

Both are pslming of 81 cents % .
dollar, only one 10 done illegally and
the other under the sanction OF the
law. Both are, however, IS much .
crime against trade, against buying
and selling. The tendency Of both
will be to rniss the prices Of all CON-
moditics N their circulation 10 In
creased. This circumstance Of max.
ing . counterfeit good dollar only
shows up the more strongly the dis
honesty OF the standard dollar,
which Is not 4 dollar. And what is
more, the country Is being flooded
with them mt the rate OF two millions
o month, fnr above the demand OF
the market and trade for them
dubuque Herald, lDem.)
When you hear anybody talking
about the standard silver dollar as
. dishonest, eighty-five cent dollar,
set him down as IN ass or . knRve,
and II he gets mad about 1t, refer
him to us, and II he has the sense Of
4 Hottentot and don't wear . bond
holders collar, We will take the mad
all out OF him and make him sec
himself Is others see him. Fayette
County Union, (Dem.)
It would seem that with a bonded
debt, payable ut the option Of the
government, drawing interest at 3
and 81 per cent. OF 1899, 2S8, $50, that
the government had ample use for
all the silver in the Treasury and all
that 1t can coip for years yet to
come. But what = fearful calamity
the circulation Of these dollars will
be to the producing classes accor-
ding to the HERALD, 1.-THE tendency
being to raise the prices Of oil com.
m0dities."
These intrinsic value lunatics are
almost uniformly friends Of the
national bdnks, or Ut least have no
word to utter against them, and yet
bank notes have no intrinsic value,
and only : partial nat, but are "hon.
est money" In the eyes Of nearly ev-
cry paper which denounces the silver
dollar In the interest Of the national
banks.
Section 8, article l, OF the Consti-
tuition, gives to Congress exclusive
control over tho question OF taxes.
coining money and regulating ita
value, duties, debts, common defence
and general welfare, naturalization,
weights and measures, punishment
Of counterfciting securities and coin
Of the United States, establishment,
Of post Offices and post roads, declar-
atoms Of war and the support d
armies, to maintain q navy, etc. etc
These powers are given to Con
giess to be exercised for the genera
welfare and not to be delegated t.
any individual or corporation o.
individuals. II Congress may dele
gate its control over the question o.
making money for the use OF tn,
people to the national banks, VII,
not delegate the making OF laws te
the lawyers9
Why not farm out providing ,
navy to Robson and the ship build
srs3
Establishing post routes to Dor
sey and Brady and other Star-rout
eEs?
The declaration OF war and th,
equipment OF an army to tn,
manufacturers OF guns, powder an,
ammunition?
Tho making OF treaties with foreigI
powers to our merchants and manu-
facturers dealing with thenl
The naturalization OF aliens to th,
migration society Of England ane
to the minirg and manufacturing
corporations Of this country engages
In importing cheap labor under tn,
system OF contracts for series o
years2
The system Of logic that wcult
surrender these exclusive prerog
atives Of Congress to these interest
ed classes, would surrender to Oh,
national banks the prerogative o
providing the country with an hon
est intrinsic value money based up
on debt.