Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

g. Can, and did the government eve
depreciate its own money? If so, how
What the cause and who were the losers
/ Z. Did the supreme court of the Unitet
States ever decide that greenbacks wa
money, as much as gold and silver
Having the government stamp, was ther,
any difference. The government was
back of all, then do you think it had the
right to say what was and Is money?
s. How many farmers know of cer-
tain circular which reads as follows:
"Dear Sir: 1t is advisable to do all in
your power to sustain such daily and
prominent weekly newspapers, especially
the agricultural and religious press as
will oppose the issuing of greepback pa
| per money, and that you will will hold
| patronage or fayors from all applicants
who are not willing to oppose the govern
| ment issue of money. Let the govern
ment issue the coin and the banks issue
the paper money of The country, for then
we can better protect each other. To re-
peal the law creating national banks. or
to restore to circulation the government
issue of money. will be to provide the
people with money. and will seriously
affect your individual profits as bankers
See your member of congress at once,
and engage him to support our interest,
that we may control legislation.
! Please study carefully every word of
the above circular. There is more in it
than you are aware of.
8. In 1864 was the duty on sugar 76
per cent. and the premium on gold 1S5
per cent? If so, did the importer have to
pay s.. So in greepbacks for 100 cents in
gold as duty?
10. Does money have to possess an in
trinsic value? If so. how much? Can a
thing have a fixed and perpetual value
not determined by the government stamp
where is it?
IL. Who will be most benefited by the
free coinage of silver, the farmer. miner,
bullion producer OF the speculator?
u. Why not the government agree to
buy so many million bushels of wheat
and corn and 50 many thousands of cattle
and hogs at a fixed price and issue to
the farmers, money certificates for same.
13. The bullion value of the silver dol
lar is about 60 cents; why not the gov
ernment issue TO the farmers treasury
notes on the 100 BUSHES of heat (wheat
worth now 81 per bushel,) say Sl2a and
thus make standard price tor his farm
produce?
Ii France has no mines other own how
Is, cl, yrIS
W here did she get her gold and silver? If
the United States produces more than
one-third of the gold and silver in the
world is there any cause for alarm if the
government should issue S. in paper TO ST
in gold and silver?
IA. Do we not export more that we i'm
port, and could we not demand gold for
our products of foreigners?
10. Are not the money spectators
more to be feared than any other class of
people?
16. Who are we indebted to for the
contraction of our currency?
II. If silver could be demonetized,
why have free and unlimited coinage?'
Is. Why hoard up the gold and silver
dollars and bullion and issue certificates
or paper money for same! lfthe govern
ment is in need of money has it not the
right to tax the people for its mainte-
nance?
might go on ad infinitum with the
questions, but too much study is weari
ness of the flesh; so as an outline of the
subject, think they will answer.
Fraternally yours;
NJ. STANDBY.
Carrollton, No., April so, 1891.