The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-27

An Omen letter - the Editor OF
the IN pog Courier.

Grover Cleveland AMI compile 81 mi''ion
81 his democratic boss don't believe ~
the free coinage ~ silver
Yon. dear editor, are nothing, IL yon
are not politician. lon are certainly
not statesman. nor great editor ven
are not professional politician. nor NJ
seeker OF Office, hut you are pol';lc'snl
in the sense that Won consider every |
thing politics, that ma, gas. voiee. Incl
helpessncks OF the professional lc'iti.I
cians-such az YOU 10 the presence u
any new political issue or u any new
political sentiment, is spectacle highly
lIudicrous.
Tic 4. M. B. A. Is new party II In
vites All that are IA debt, aii that are IN
ai,trces. sll that are di-contcntad, all the
! old greenhackers. all the old silver men,
al the old crauks, all the old washer.
women. all the gteedy-sitcr office, az
THAT think they are too smart 70 guluo
plow handle, to flock 70 IL standard 20
march upon the citadel ai Washington,
with Strceier nj the head and Cox lnot
/ Lige) aud Doane IL the tail. locked arm
Iip arm. This very laudable purpose
would call for admiration. II the farmers
were not apparently bent on reforming
Everything IN sight, from top TO bottom
from center TO circumference. all ~ the
short space Of time, equivalent 70 me
wag Of d dead sleeps tail.
n Nov, Mr.. Editor. IL il - your purpose
Ito dump Cleveland and several million
\ democrats your friend amongst them M
lust rs gain the votes Of The e Don Qux-
\ ulic' Farmers Of the Alliance, 50 ahead,
old fellow. and dun us.
4 II il the debtor class that Is interest
cd in chcspening the measure Of value.
% that tie debtor can discharge his debt
with less value than "Shylock' cut him.
T. Can money be cbeapened and yet re-
h main OF the same valucS You say, yes.
4 Mind you, brother Doane. the battle
lcrv of 1922, will 10 "Blaine and Busi-
ness" on The Republican side, and ''Cieve-
Hand and Progress" on the Democratic
side. whether Won dump us or not.
4 If YOU then want to join the "cranky
lcloohoppers" With their free silver.
cheap government loans. fee and salary
wiped out. five per cent. profits on store
goods. di-trust to everybody except TO
81 q farmer. 20 ahead, and as sure a.
twice two is TOUR wen dump you Nov.
18Th 1892
i Bar. Mr.. Editor. don't want 70 MI
vour paper with political stump speech
Y, The present point . be "d.sgust' - the
silver question. AZ intervals So0sox
lSwuy vii, tackle the other questions IN
sereaiim.
"Owing partly 10 he pro1igious aug
mentaiion III ricles. rtcessiiatimg, az il
Y docs. tho employment OF more porta-
bic currency. and partly TO The enormous
ftsl ff44t ff
Icnm,n.rclal value cfthat metal has. with
In recent years, fallen considerably, snd
the principal countries OF western and
central Europe have virtually ucmonc-
tiled il ID favor Of god. just as, at al
lcarlier sisge III the history Of civil'za-
ltiou, the comparatively advanced nations
lsnhs;ltntcd silver currency for the
cumbrons copper money Of primitive
lnations.D
Doane and the Farmers will want
"frce coinage 81 copper in 1925.
"Moncy. being measure ~ vaiHr
must itself have vnlue that does MOI
vary" Silver therefore, Is slebased mon
lcy. unless based on 50 iniernationa
ratio. That u Hili's way Of stating HI
position upon the silver question. 4 Y
Tie right way OF stating II, because i \
The truth. Ii would bs settling OF th'
vsxcd question. That would be goof
wav 10 settle HE tariff question, on az
international ratio. Lin other words lett
lAave frcc-'rade
nThe unlimited coinage ri silver Il, ],
reality, Oh artificial multiplication q
money Such multiplication would Al
first sight have tile appearance 81 N
characterization OF wealth, trt this agree
able Illusion would be followed ~ re-
suits tie reverse Of beneficial. "Spccu
llation, wild cat schemes, ruin and d.
hasd trade would be tho beginning d
the end.
"Bai or Inferior money when II
abounds hns tendency 70 supplsnt ths
uos, money. II Il certain, therefore
ihat gold would become scarce 10 Tho
United States. A. silver and silver ceriii
Gates Increased The United States
would become the dumpirg-ground u
all The surplus silver In The great world
and our gold would fly hence.
There would be financial crisis
(which would ncceseitate the total aban
ionment of the coinage Of silver. As
natural consequence, silver, the money
lof the United States, would fall TO hal
Tor one-,hird Of its former value; ant
lDoane would be trying TO buy Aver
Cherry Pectoral for sixty cents . 5ottl'
20 that he could pay Tor u with one 0
his silver dollars worth like bis trade
dollar. only sixty cents That may De
consummntion devouty wished for b,
Doane, hut Soosox Swuy wants none Q
lit.
A. to Soosox Swuy, ho has great faitl
in Grover CIeycisnd, the sturdy leade
lof the Democracy. lie knows that Gro
lver ClcveIand's mind u As well BALANCED
lon the silver question as Il Il Is on tn
tariff question. aud that Cleveland cal
safely b. trusted with tho leadership Q
The Democracy.
Cleveland has the courage Of Andrew
jackson and tho brains Of Thomas JET
Iferson, and though be may never b
President again, HE teachings will be
come principles of the Democratic part.
lin the future times.
llurrah for Cleveland, FIRST. last, on,