The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-08


ideas expressed. hut get the grammar NJ
right said II. = Senator John j. H.
gals, Of Kansas. % the Herald reporie,
az the Grand Pacific YESTERDAY afternoon
in regard 10 the silver question. he said
~ = merely one phase OF the great bat
tie between labor and capital. aud vii
Be the engrossing question OF the future
The effort ~ temoneiize silver soreecs
from the capitalists, the bondhoidcrs and
monopolists ~ the country. and II &C.
g>rded BY the productive aud Ixborirg
classes - direct assault upon their III.
teresG The rcadiu~tment OF the polifi.
cal forces Of the country under the tenth
census shows thsi the political msjorit,
rests between the Allegheny anl she
Rocky Mountains. and an alliance Of The
Mississippi Valley and the Gulf States
Ia the immediate future. on economic
and social questions. IL inevitable. The
Interests OF these sections are identical
10 those Of New York and New Eng.
hnd. and. with = majority Of votes IN
the house. and after the admission Of Da-
kota and a consequent majority OF The
voters IN the electoral college. II l. more
than likely that the next Presidential
election will be fought on issues now
presented. These issues are the reia-
sions between labor aud capital the pro-
lection OF American industries b. A r..
vised tariff, the control Of railroad cor
porsiIons; the establishment OF an
abundant and satisfactory currency.
30 FAR - know the sentiment Of this
great interior region is practically uuan-
imous In believing that the coinage OF
silver should be continued. They re-
gard II as an essential factor 10 the pros.
perity Of the country and believe the ar
gumenfs against il TO be fallacious and
unsound
They have never experienced any
ineonveniences.' he continued. ..resulf.
Ing from its alleged depreciation or su-
perabnndance. They find a. much can
De purchased by silver dollar or silver
ceruncate as with gold dollar or a.
greenoack- All predictions or disaster
now made were originally made when
the coinage law was passed in 1873. and
Al nave been fslsified. The people ar
bi-metalists, srd willing that both cold
and silver shat ne recognized in the cur.
rency OF the country: but If the attemn,
o. the Wall street brokers' and can;tal-
lists 10 demonetize silver Is pressed 1, q far
= i not at all improbable thar The rrsnI,
o. the struggle will be the establishment
oi single standard OF silver and the
Preciicai characterization ofgold. There
y feeling IN the west of discomfort.
that l. rapidly ripening isto exaspera-
non, at the efforts Of the administration.
p connection with Wall street bankers.
10 interfere with the currency In the wav
now proposed BY President Cleveland
ana Secretary Manning. This feeling
applies not alone 10 the present admin
istration. but TO the administrations-o
President Hayes, Garfield and Arthnr.
alike delinquent on the subject. each
openly violating the law and defyins
The will Of congress. Silver has been
ha.itualiy stigmatized by the efforts ofI
the past three administrations. To-Day
there Is larger per cent Of silver in the
treasury represented by outstanding Ger
tincates in circulation than OF gold. and
the senseless clamor about the failure ~
circulate the silver dollar. and the Diff
entity Of inducing the people to tax /, \
has no foundation in fact.
The people do no; wsnt gold or sil.
yer ~ circulating medium. They pre.
Ter paper with proper reserve OF coin
70 make IL safe medium for busines.
transactions, and even IL silver he d.
precIated TO the extent claimed bv she
president still II Is better currency than
tne greenback. for st least IS cents in the
coin y behind every dollar OF Z silver
certincate, whereas behind the green
back dollar there IL bu, 30 cents M gold
~ y unqncstionabiy true that the entire
bonded Indebtedness Of the country i.
lewIuily PAYABLE in Tie silver coin OF the
United States. The silver dollar Wa
legal coin when the bonds were issnea
ana u there be an excess Of silver dol-
lars IN the treasury the natural inouir,
suggests itself why the president ana
M. Manning do not apply Il 10 the nav
ment Of that portion OF the public deb,l
subject to call. A somewhat minnie
canvass OF both houses leaves no doub,
that the coinage Of silver will ia con-
timed, and the efforts OF The adm;n;s.
trAtion aud the bankers be defeated
senator ingalls, claimed that II would
undoubtedly =, De great benefit II the
Z, european powers would unite with the
Onnea States government in some agree
ment oy which silver should be regarded
- : common basis OF circulation. He
neid that there was no present prospect
o. any agreement being reached tol
recognize silver as part Of the money
q the world. He said that rather than
nave 2 temporary suspension OF silver
ne would prefer free coinage. and it
tne Issue BE forced he hsd no doubt bn,l
tnat Doth houses Of congress would favor
the deposit Of silver bullion In the treas
ury snd The Issue OF silver certificates ~,
: stated market value, which should b.
Iegai tender. Rather than add more tol
we silver dollar he preferred 10 elimi-
nate > little gold from the gold dollar II
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