The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Sockless Statesmanship.

Sockless Statesmanshfp.
There is newly discovered statesman
s,ut in Kansas. His name is Jerry SimT.
xon. and one OF his chief distinctions
seems to be that he is said to wear no
socks. The Hon. Jerry,-he is con-
.,,rsssman. elect, has recently been max
sag a speech to some of his constituents
in Wichita, and report of his speech is
before us in the Wichita Eagle of Janu.
ary slst. "No pent up Utica contracts"
she Hon. Jerry. He pitches into Re-
xublicans and Democrats alike. We
quote:
"Mr. Simpson said he had met the
enemy-the Republicans-in many joint
discussions, but not the joint discussions
chat were held in Wichita. The enemy
said he did not wear socks; they also
said he could not spell the name OF his
sown correctly. When the Democrats
aesrned this they flocked to his standard,
as thai was the kind OF man they
admired"
The Hon. Jerry took his little whack
aat the tariff OF course. HOWELL regulated
political speech is complete nowadays
without it's tariff department. But after
Me disposed of the tariff he waded into
sinance, and 'got there with both feet"
Sf the feet did have on no socks. We
again quote:
The speaker was in favor of plenty OF
saoney and if metal basis was wanted
hsve gold, silver, copper or iron in abun-
Glance, but he thought the people should
eise to higher education and let piece
of paper represent money value, then
Ele ideal OF the speaker would be reached.
The speaker thought that geologists
.and mathematicians could estimate the
amount of gold and silver in the noun
taius and the paper could be issued on
1t as basis without digging, thus max
ang a great saving in the cost to the
government. The money would also be
safe from foreign invasion.
There you are. Why in the name OF
sall that's good and great was it reserved
Sor this Kansas genius, whose bright
home is in the settin sum-" to first ad.
vance proposition that will settle at
.oae fell swoop this whole money ques-
tioa. Are you for fiat money! Do. you
E.oh to the doctrine that the govern
snent ought to just put its "stamp" on
enough paper dollars to make "enough
currency for the wants of trade? The
Hon. Jerry Simpson is your man. Just
aet the government issue paper based on
the amount of "gold and silver in the
until everybody has money
and to spare. Are you for hard
enoney? Do you insist that every paper
dollar should have gold or silver behind
zt9 The Hon. Jerry is your man. The
z,aper money he is in favor of has behind
It all the "gold and silver in the noun
ta;ns."
Perhaps as hard money man you
are still doubling Thomas, though we
can hardly see how you can be 80 un-
pstriotic as to have no faith in the "gold 1
and silver in the mountains" Perhaps
you are inclined to ask how this currency
based upon the "gold and silver in the
is to be redeemed when
resented. Well, the Hon. Jerry did
feel called upon to unfold all his
:. at once. Great geniuses hardly
-. % unfold great plan all at once.
~ ia IN. Jerry knew very well that
-, 'le have to be educated up to
!. go 'hange in anything whether
saes, 'r of politics or religion or
-. ia, for the benefit of all
-. Thm,s sses lets see how easy
- ~ 49, oon,S he done. There is no
,ubt of course III. 'nere rs q vast
uautity of gold and sil Vef N 'ne noun
ins the title to which Is 'es ~ onI'e
I'm. Let a government col ''s,on De
ppointed of "geologists and ua.ne
cians." Let the geologists q 4ma.e
ow much gold and silver there 40 ~
ncae Sans mountains ana leC
figure up how many
ollszs it would make. Let the govern
rent issue paper dollars for that atamount.
hoa let the government make mort
sge upon all those mountains to Jerry
inpeon as trustee to secure series of
onds equal in amount to the paper
oNas aforesaid, to bear no interest.
nd to be "interconvertible" with such
apsr dollars az the pleasure of the
Older. Then when holder of any Of
he paper dollars wants them redeemed
et him present them and get his bonds.
hen he has mortgage on the noun
alma. and the mountains have the gold
nd silver. If he wants the actual gold
Il siiyer let him foreclose or make the
Tn, Ierrv do IL. There he has his gold