The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-30

honest legislation. 1t is not the dollar
that Is dishonest, but the congressional
legislation that is dishonest. Now, if
those silly fools that are harping in con-
gress about an ''honest dollar really
want one, just remonetize the silver dol
Lar and give us free coinage and they will
at once have an ''honest dollar" even if
1t contains but 100 grains. Why carry
around 412 grains when 100 would an
swer the purpose much better. q do not
mean for making spoons or plate, but for
money!
Congress, by dishonest legislation, rob-
bed and defrauded the people out of one
half their circulating medium. Now all
we ask of them is to be honest-be Just.
And restore to the people that of which
they robbed them. Remonetize silver
and it will at once take its place by the
side of gold and will retain it. Let our
government try the experiment. Remon-
et1ze silver and demonetize gold and they
would soon see the relative value
Brazil tried it and declared Spanish sill
yer the only legal tender. and within ten
days from the passage of the law $50. 900
| in gold was refused at the bank as COL
lateral for SO, 900 in silver, in ten days it
took So in gold to purchase 81 in silver
Try he experiment here and the result
will be the same. Was the gold worth
intrinsically less, or the silver moreo
But we do not ask that gold be demon
etlzed, but we do ask that silver be ,e-
monetized and placed just where it was
i'll 1870, or otherwise demonetize all coin
and give US fiat paper money, and save
| the cost Of wear and the interest upon
the cost Of coin. 1t does look to me very
silly and foolish for a people to pay 100
cents for dollar when they can get one
that answers every purpose for one cent
But we are told that if we remonetize
silver and grant free coinage the entire
world will deluge us by heaping their
silver upon us.
| Well, this foolish cry "makes me
tired" The whole world will heap their
silver upon us! wish I could live to see
that happy day. 1 suppose, from some
speeches made in congress, that foreign
ers are going to give us all of their silve.
just SO soon as we declare it money and
permit it coined at our minis Well, this
will be lovely; how I want to live to see
lit!
Certainly they would want something
in return for it, perhaps cotton or bread
stuffs. If SO we would gladly make the
exchange Perhaps we would then get a
better price for cotton and breadstuffs
Perhaps our farmers would prosper and
pay off their mortgages. This would be
terrible. Shylock would lose his interest
Now, if the democratic party want ar
honest dollar and an honest people, and
if they desire to be honest and forever
endear themselves to the people, let then
undo the dirty rascally legislation thai
demonetized silver. All this talk about
the size of the dollar is silly Put 1 ,0O(
|
and it would be at discount with golc
then, and the process could be continued
until the silver dollar was a cart whee
and the result would be the same. But
/ make dollar of 100 grains and make i
lawful money and it will always be at par
Instead Of trying to get more weigh
and cost in our money we should try t.
get it light and convenient. But, unfor
tunately, our government is in the hands
and possession of monopoly; in the hands
of those who desire that their bonds
calling for gold shall suck the life-bloot
Of the people. The corrupt congress
that demonetized silver and then made
the | onds payable in gold, doubled on
national debt. gave the bondholder full.
as much again as he was entitled to
Now, be honest and undo this grea
wrong. If Shylock wants gold, demon
etize it until it decreases in value full!
one-half, until you can purchase it for
!, song; then pay him in gold. But DO
even then there is not gold enough in tn
world to pay him. Would an homes
government make such a foolish contrac
and place her people in such plight?
Now, really, the people (the sovereign
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