Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-06-14
a TwENTY-FlvE-cENT DOLLAR.

ing One Hundred Cents and Measures
Its Own Value.
The Topeka Advocate, replying to the Times
question asked Of the Atchison Champion SAYS
the government can make a dollar Of 25 cents
worth OF silver and that IL IL should do So this
2S-cent dollar would purchase "Just as much of
any commodity as gold dollar" We are not
surprised that the Advocate, that defended the
populist theory that fifty eight was more than
stxty-seven. should argue that twenty-five Is
equal TO one hundred But the nat money
theory like the nat house theory, was exploded
long ago, and to discuss II now is a waste of
valuable space. II the Advocate believes what
IL says, why does IL not advocate the coinage OF
the 25-cent dollar7 Surely such dollar would
be much more convenient than the present ca
cent cartwheel dollar. The Advocate pro-
fesses TO be fighting TO relieve the burdens OF
the people and TO secure more money. Here is
its chance. The 25-cent dollar would be far less
burdensome than the Bland dollar and three
or four times as many of them could be made
from the same amount OF silver.-Leavenworth
Times. May le
The above is an example of the most
nonsensical pettifogging. Without
touching the questions at issue, it seeks
| simply TO throw dust in the eyes of the
reader.
Referring to the ipsinuat ton that the
Advocate defends the theory that fifty
eight IS more than sixty-seven," we
expression is but another republican
makeshift to avoid meeting an issue
equarely. The Advocate holds that Bill
Higgins certificates do not count against
the votes of the people in the election
of representatives; and when the people
have another opportunity 10 express
themselves, they will satisfy even the
Times that this theory is correct
But this has nothing to do with the
point at issue. The Advocate holds
that if the government should put its
stamp upon twenty-five cents worth of
silver, declaring 1T 10 be dollar, il
would be dollar and buy just as much
of any commodity as gold dollar AS
proof of this we refer the Times TO
the greenback II contains not the
smallest fractional part of cents
worth of what the Times would recop-
nize as intrinsic value" and vet il will
buy as much of any product or paw as
much debt or taxes as any gold dollar.
The supreme court of the United States
has decided that congress is fully au-
thorized by the constitution to coin pa
per into dollars and make those dollars
legal tender-equal in all respects tn
the Times knows such to he the case.
In short, it is not the amount or kind
of material of which money is composed.
but the stamp of the sovereign author
ity of the government upon that mate
rial. that makes money. Gold is not
money,and were il deprived of the priv
nege of free coinage. as silver is, and
thrown upon the market solely as a
commodity, its commercial value would
decline as much as silver has declined
from the same cause. The Times NAV
kick up all the dust it pleases. 1t will
fail to deceive anybody upon this aues-
tion. The people are getting their eyes
open, and such twaddle as the Times is
giving them upon the silver question
will only serve to make it ridiculous
among intelligent readers. Why does
not the times meet the issue presented
squarely? There are just two ques-
tions involved in this controversy The
first is that money does not necessarily
consist of any particular material The
stamp of the government upon any ma
terial makes il money. The highest
judicial tribunal in the land has so de-
clared, and the Times, which pretends
so much regard for tbs decisions of re-
publicaiI courts, must accept this de-
ciSion.
The second point is that silver was
at premium of three per cent above
gold at the present ratio of 16 TO when
it was demonetized, and every iota Of
decline in its commercial value from
| that day TO this is owing solely 70 re-
publican discriminating legislation
| ~
discriminating legislation, depriving
silver of its equal privilege with gold
before the law, is responsible for this
decline, IL is unfair now for those who
| have profted by this discrimination to
ask that the amount of silver In the
dollar shall be increased to compensate
for the decline which, without this
legislation, would never have taken
place. These are the two propositions
involved in this controversy. The
Tines may evade them. as il probably
| viii. but the people understand them,
and will not be deceived by such sense
less twaddle as it is now indulging in
upon this subject.-Topeka Kan Ad-
voeate.
There are 800, ,O00, 600 in gold and H.
900 tons of silver in Uncle Sans strong
boxes, and yet the plea is made that it
is necessary to issue bonds to save the
credit of the country. Harrison did
not dare do it, and we will see what
Clereland will do.-Lawrence Jeffer-
sonian.
For s35, 0e0, 600 our national govern.
meut can construct and furnish" a
genuine postal telegraph, which will
give the people perfect electric mail
connecting all our post offices-witbA
net profit on twenty-word telegramA
between all points at five cents per tele-
gram---San Francisco Star.