Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-08-04
FARMER HARDCASTLE
Points Out Some Features of the Sil.
yer Bill.

yer Bill.
! There was a great noise outside of
Farmer Hardcastle's residence last
night, and the latter got up in consid-
: cradle haste and went to the window.
There he beheld Mr.. Bobadil, the leader
of the Peoples Party, and several of
the neighbors capering in the moon.
light and playing ON various horns and
tin pans, making the night hideous.
What are you doing ?" yelled Hard
castle from the window.
"Serenading you and the rest of the
neighbors," replied Bobadil.
Whats the matterp ?" said Bobadil.
Matter !" exclaimed Bobadil. Mat
ter why the silver bill has passed the
Senate"
! mo J" exclaimed Hardcastle.
Yes, " replied Bobadill, passed this
afternoon, and as the Democrats have
big majority in the House, it will pass
there, too, and the country will be saw
ed. Come out here by this torch while
I read it to YOU"
Hardcastle put ON his trousers and
went out. Mounting the horse block
in front of the house, Bobadil read the
provisions of the bill which passed the
Senate Friday, as follows:
Be it enacted, that the owner of sill.
yer bullion may deposit the same at
any mint of the United States to be
coined for his benefit, and it shall be
the duty of the proper officers, upon
the terms and conditions which are pro-
vided by law for the coinage of gold,
to coin such bullion into the standard
dollars authorized by the act of Febru-
airy 20, 1878, entitled "An act to au-
thorize the coinage of the standard sill
yer dollar, and to restore its legal ten
der character" and such coins shall be
legal tender for all debts and dues pub
lie and private. .....s D.. .....
"There you have it," shouted Boba-
dill in triumph. "Now we will see who
is running things" o....
How much is bullion worth 2" ask
ed Hardcastle. .4 a....
Bout eighty four cents on the dol
lar" said Bobadil,. u..l al.
Got any?" queried Hardcastle.
Nav, ] haven't got any," said Bob
adill.
ANY rest O. you fellers got any?n
pursued Hardcastle. "'
No! Ain t any of us got any. OF
course this is a farming country, and
we don't have bullion here, but what
of that ~ '",i IT. '' p, o'!' ~ %
"Oh, l just thought if you had lot
o. bullion" said Hardcastle, "you
could go and pay your debts at sixteen
cents discount and twould be big
thing. But the fellows that's got the
mines and got the bullion can do that,
and we can rejoice over their good for
tune. And then they can go on dig
ging more, and making a pile, can't
they ?"
You bet they can, y said Bobadil.
But it kinder seems to me-" contin-
ued Hardcastle, las if we, who are, SO
to speak, part of the Government, have
to help pay this ERE extry sixteen cents,
don t we?" ..'- i-...
"Wa-all, yes, but it will make money
plentier," said Bobadill.
Il don't see how" returned Hardcas-
tie. 1.-THE Government is B., y ing all
silver the country produces now, which
is about $56,0OO,O0O year, and issuing
treasury notes for it. We can't do
much better than that 80 far as the
quantity goes, and we get it now at the
market price, whereas, under this ERE
new bill we have to pay sixteen cents
more than it's worth. It's big thing
for the fellers that raise silver, but it
seems to me blamed tough thing on
the fellers that raise cattle and hogs
and sheep and corn and wheat. Why
in thunder shouldn't we fellers be al
allowed to turn our stuff in to the Gov
ernment at sixteen per cent. premium
just as well as the silver kingsp"
That's business said three or four
of the neighbors. "We'd like TO know
that ourselves"
What makes. feller who owns a
mine so much better than Teller who
owns aranch ?". continued Hardcastle,
cracking his hands together and grow
ing earnest.
What is it, Bobadil ?" yelled the
crowd.
well, the fact isl said Bobadil, II
hadn't just looked at it that way be-
FORE"
"Then you had better go home, put
out your torch, lay up your tin horn,
light lamp and look at it," said Hard
castle, "and next time you come blow
ing a feller out of bed at two o'clock
in the morning, know what you are
looking for" and Farmer Hardcastle
want 20 hal xrh,Ia AZ