Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-09
"LIGHF, MORE Light. 4
Professor Tong Taken Up or. the
silver Quesiion--An Addiiio'l to
MS Philosophy.
NvAy Daps Not iho rrvaNry Par ont lts
silver 40 Drresr - Gold Helms
Dns.n out ofcircuiai.on.

To ira NHltNt 90 tsN HNHfN "
Tic eoterpriseo, ruE GAzErrr in It's
proposed purpose Oi presenting W. fegn-
crs with ihe yfw. and opiDiOnv oi prpm-
inont tbiusefs and rpacia'ists Va tps yi'as
and prsct.tall issues ~ the dsy, deserve
the hi4hes commentator aod lnr betit-
lest supp0ts M the words 81 The dying
Goethe gIi4ht inHfc liehl' y Wtas w.
need. Nelf, mofc Hight sc must bHNe or
We perish.
proi ruusAe, 10 Tuesdays GAZETTE,
cndeagdrc y she'd some rays % his ne
teilestusl H2hf upOn the silver question
q question " Obscure 90 some, 70 PER-
pigxire 90 Others, 20 vnailS iutci% ing
usnN THE learned professor, prl fcs,or-
ike. treats ne -uijfrt from tbe rtgnmr
teyt book siaHdpOiR{- 10 Biucn delertucr
To theory; ige lttile attention ~ iycts--ihe
dictumOi docirruTr authority every where
admitttd eyef1day experience nnd CONE
mon seIlst tnu often ign9r'd tDua TINE
SINCE tnUtsee New Eugaud prfites Or Uf
p0lidcai ecouHay, ltctufingi 80 Lis Class
upon tho 8uipcna question, ore ~ the
students n th8 conclusion thereof, Yen-
tufcd the Queryi 'What Of the other side
81 the question. pr1ic.e0r!' The pro-
fcssJr iu,Aghant,y answeledi "Ihere b.
no other side Bus tnerc was another
side. Ave-, and there is another side 90
your subipct, Prot i1ussig, with all due
deiorcnet 70 your OPTION, 70 Harvard
philosophy, aud the oictgm OF tho "dis-
nal science 50 which iessilihed false
hood IL dispensed under tne dungerous-
IN di2nhed TIDE Of political
economy. LamarNne deAorcd the fact
that Ia his day political economy
was degraded 70 'the mere aciuce II
wealth" il u now furth debnsed to
the niece science Of legally rObbiug th"
mass 70 enrich class,
But, professor, sou have the floor.
Referring o. the standard silver dollars
you say; LAS the price ai silver varies
of course the Intrinsic value OF these dol
lars yuriesN Not so, professor What
you mean q trno; WHIST you say Is not.
The intriusie value OF Il thing never
varies. The Intrinsic value Of a thiGg Is
given u " bp nature and never changes
the commercial value Of o thing Is given
20 Il by iuan and IL ever changing, IN
trinalc paiue Is entirely different and dis
tinGt frOn commercial value For in-
stance, NE iutfiusic value Of q pound Of
beef ie its huugcrsstlsiyiug blood
producing Iiie-sasAiung power aud
IS The ttuc whether It's CONNER
Cul value be dime or dollar.
Air and Sunshine hNe the highest inc
triHsic yluts thcy have no commercial
ysl1c. ll0n has mUy umes tha Intrinsic
value of gUid gulC haas mduy tluys the
cOnmereia. 9aWe pi iron. Ihis ma, seem
q small matter, tbs Drr meaning ANA use
OF d Wori. But, Professor uuless Ne are
correct Va tl ,trm Wr use we may not
be correc iu our conclusions
lon dA4.H % tt'L lAt'' orc cio5iu VV,-
wv o. s0Fy' " lhe treasury N,ul'e' thdL
@'"iv'V'r.9 ~ l''H Z, fepl 'Hehlt" 10 clitl-
,A'"n iu 'N4 l'liN ca silf'I cvtHu1tt'si
le'''uS n'iANte on Pi-iVVV'Voy s9oie0
anaJ i'eA '4'i SUI F'u LeH hsi ~ o.
no S4rtaly lp any 3NNy'
sour St.i it IS OF great use
:" % ',i 'i'n N''ey' tNt tiAHs VI whose m
w. rest" lho iit"Nhl} g phlthehJ is alnn,
lhu hVil satte ls stored away the tess
tneIe ~ ~ oiiculH. l'hi aN4 the more
PIoiusey tar NNyl"ch7 ana ,hafpers can
uieeu w. plouureFs an llncf use, u iur-
n'a"ea Nall Stl"nt ah' lts washington APP
Pohuafe treasury aopartmtut--wlih
u HpeSNuH aFsnheht tAainht the contn-
ueu epihAge 81 tuvef. Yes, there Is
meth"h ana meaning in every movement
OF our DHuiant treasury hnnnciers. OF
courst, viewed IRON the standpoint of
suN puN"N i"'ei'n,i IliH hiuden treasure
ls OF DO use while thus slowed away.
mat however, IL weak aud foolish
STANDPOINT from whleh to Judge financial
questions is not the treasury depart
meht run Dy the p3nkers auu for the
bankers hat has the public interest
10 40 WIN tue matter One thing YOU
Ialled 10 call attention 70, professor.
lhete are millions 81 gold dollars also
slowed away IN the treasury vaults,
lnst as ldle, Just as useless as INC silver
collars. why uot from THIS demand the
stoPpnge oi gold coinagef But taking q
business, legal and oommon-Sonse view
OF the matter, why dots not the treasury
pay out tms silver There are almost
uO0O 600 81 bonds now over due and
nnpAid,aud which arc payable IN these col
-unlcss Indeed, there ~ an unwritteu
law higher than constitution, congress,
courts and contracts which gives our ma
uoeal creditors the privilege OF demands
lng pay Ia any KIND OF money their caprice
or greed may suggest and leaving the
goVernmen l--that Is, the people, mo OPP
ton at all 10 tue matter, II there such O
law, pfoleseorf Your reasoning would
Imply as much. Why dors not the gov
ernment Pas OF these hoGds2 Mr.. N!an-
ming, ~ ms report tells us there is but
HhAt ahttftl IN the TREASURY NynitAhlp