The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-20
.DOiLAk> OF The DADDIgS
The sourH's SALVATION.
Eqaalto any Dollar In Purchasing Power
-Repabiieans for Gold, Democrats
for silvsr-rhe Press and the
Country Awake to the
lssue Before Ia.
TIE MONEY QUESTION.

A"VN.uhhs ouN bhNt tuSrS IN no NS9 OF |
gold and silver basis. He SAYS that
three per cent. Of she geld ia clrcula-
ton il soet by wear and destruc ton.
asd thai four per cent. OF the silver |
goes ~ the same way. When a |
man Loses 8 piece OF coin it ia |
clear less to him and also TO |
the government, becsuse its so-cslled |
intrinsic vaine no longer exists. When |
piece OF paper money is lost the man |
VINO held 1t loses it. but the govern |
ment gains tina, much. For example,: |
The government had out SAG, OOO. OO0 of |
fractional currency and when IL wss
called IN SIS ,000,o coo was missing; hepce
the government has made $4,000, 600 |
How much better was it for the gov
eminent TO make SIS VOC, COO than tor the
holders to lose that amount. The gold
ard silver is only small part of the |
| property Of the country, hence il is
iolly 10 tsik about u part OF the proper
W OF the country standing good for the
redemption of the currency, when It
may all be pledged By doing away
VITA gold anu silver altogether. The
gold and silver in tho mines is just as
gooc basis as tho coin. The stamp
OF the government is all that Is neces-
sary TO establish an Interchange. 1t is
the character OF interchangeability
that is most important in money, The
osll for one and two dollar bills is
| without authority of law, but 1t lust
suits the banks. These bills are more
frequently lost or destroyed than large
bills, aud II bank bill is DESTROYED
Inc holder loses IL and also the bank
issuing it.-ILsbor Siftings.
/ Al nv
The banks all say tho Bland silver
dollar must 90. We arc not % familiar
acquaintance of tho Bland silver dol
lar, but whenever our office Is honored
by its preseucs We always extend to it
o cordial welcome. The toughest dsr-
key, IL he has u Bland silver dollar to
swap for calico or tobacco, can 60 into
any store and bs treated with
great politensss; no can 20 into q
dram aaop and drink and be merry as
long rs the Bland dollar lasts, then he
must go--pot the dollar. The Bland
oliver dollar go? Never. Why, a man
could take a Bland nilvos dollar and
get Belo, OF the News, and Elliott, of
THE HERALD, 10 follow him to some
place where they would smile with
each other until Belo would think he
was playing whist with President
Cleveland, and Elliott would think he
was making a speech before the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans.--
Graham Leader.
GOLD GROWING DEARHR AND DEAREg,
Measured by its power TO purchase
the necessities of life, the value of
gold has increased and is still incress-
ing. Whether this proceeds from the
growing scarcity OF gold, as some say,
or from tho greater abu ndance Of all
other commodities, as insisted by
others, Is immaterisl. The facts re-.
main that, relatively to other things,
gold ~ getting desrer and dearer, since
~ commands moro and more Of other
things IN exchange. The result Is that,
under the gold standard, every maj,
who owes money or who gel' goods
has to give more, while the man 10
whom money il owed or who buys
goods gets more, ny tho difference be-
tween 100 and 70, than he would under
tho SILVER atandRr6,-[El Psso Times.
SILVER BETTER THAN GOLD.
The bankers and good many other
people and papers are decrying the sill
yer dollar, and are trying to create the
belief that 1t is worth less than tho
gold dollar. When tho government
made il receivable for all dues then Ii
made 1t the equal of any dollar In pur-
chasing. power. 1t is true, the bankers
do not desire to handle 1t, aud would
rather have 70 out Of existence. But
the silver dollar is the money OF tho
masses, aud the poor men Will stand
by 1t, and be sustained by the honest
sentiment of the country. Every day
yon see men with gold In their hands
endoavOring to exchange 1t for silver.
and yet they have 1t that IL Is worth Is
cents less than gold.-TClsrksville
| Times.
A LEADING ISSUE.
The silver question will ba Que OF tho
leading Issues Ia the next CONGRESS,
strong effort will DO made TO demoui-
tie 1t by the capitalists of tho East.
Party lines are pretty wei, drawn.
Republicans arc mostly in sympathv
with the bondholdsrs, while a laras
majority OF the Democrats arc In favor
OF continuing silver coinage. Tho
president 10 said to DO In opposition 10
his party, but IL Is net definitely known
which side he will ospouse. He has
been studying the question of late, and
may surprise good many when he
gives his vlews.-[Colllnsvllle Times.
GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.
The Now York herald takes occs-
sion to say that tho "Blsnd dollar
ought to go into retirement. Nobody
keeps one in his pocket longer than ho
can help It," That may DO very good
doctrine In New York, and possibly
tney may have no use for it In that To-
osllty. But location changes it, value
will not object being loaded with This
despisod metal OF tho demono.lzers
and gold wosshlppers. = Toxarksna
States.
| SHOULD STAND SOLID.
The Texas delegation In Congress-
should staud solid for tho silver dol
lar. The volume OF It's issue should
Increase rather than decrease, for thu
world loves even silver too well for a
healthy pulse OF exchange, aud should
it no cut down 10 paper aud gold
issue, eod only knows TO what awful
magnitude would the wreck of souls.
principles aud human slavery DO car.
ried.-tLewlsvillo Hoadlight.
THE OPPOSITION TO ruR PRESIDENT.
The civil service issue aud tho silver
question form the basis of the opposl.
ton to the president. When wo con.
trast with those the great and count
loss good the people have derived fron
an honest, sincere, strong government,
IL would appear that those issucs are
small 70 base any opposition on-[Mln.
cola Monitor.
oRBAr AXLE or ouR PROSPERITY.
The silver dollar OF tho fathers
Is the great axle OF our southern pros.
pority. Keep the volume OF silver full
and our country IL FREQ and safe,
Were II not for the bulk OF silver cur