The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-18


annapolis Sentinel so exactly utters
the true belief of most Of the West
ern Democrats, that the COURIER
takes pleasure in laying it before its
readers. Mr.. Brunt, however,
makes one mistake, "Internation-
al bimetalism" is in no sense de-
sirable-any more than internation-
al interference with any of the in
ternal affairs of this country by the
despotisms Of effete Europe.
America j. able to establish an
American policy in finance as well
as in any other function OF govern
ment, and the sooner this is done
the better it will be for the common
mass Of the People.
THE FREE COINAGE CUES
TION.
To the Editor-Sir: In yours Of
the lst inst. you ask me and other
free coinage Democrats to ''read
the platform. As you well know
that plank of the Chicago platform
was dictated by anti-silver demo
crats (or, in other words, by New
York, who have dictated every
platform and candidate since the
war, and it was made to tit the
candidate, whether Cleveland or
Hill. | ask you to read the Dem
ocratic state and district platforms
adopted by all the states west OF
Washington City since 1876, and
see if the observation-disclosures policy
is in accord with the views express
ed in them. You will find large
majority OF them declare for free
coinage, at least four-fifths, where
the subject is mentioned.
Again, referring to the Chicago
platform, is there in it anything
lfavoring issuing gold bonds as basis
for silver coinage, or for any pur-
pose whatever?
True, it demands the repeal OF
the Sherman purchasing clause,
and To this all silver men were ir
hearty accord if they could gel
something better. When this law
was enacted it was supported by
'Ithe silver advocates, the friends o
silver, as the best thing to be ob
Itained, a measure Of relief until tn
people could be heard. 1t was sup
ported by the Sherman-Clevelant
Igold party because they believed
/, (and they were right in their be
lief that the coming of SO man.
token dollars, all based on gold
would soon force a repeal, as they
knew there was not enough gold Il
redeem them for any length Of time
and they thus hoped to degrade
.silver in the minds Of the people
but the people will not always b
fooled or deceived. They know
,Isilver, in its own right, il as goot
money as gold. And it is not tru'
THAT silver has fallen" as yo'
assert. Only has silver fallen whel
lcompared by a gold standard; All
grains Of silver in bullion will bu.
more wheat, wool, cotton or labo
, now than it would in 1873. Thel
, let us make no mistake. 1t is no
that silver has declined in price
but it has been made a commodit.
Ionly, the same as lead, copper ant
Iron. The price Of all these metal
since 1873 has been measured by
gold standard, and gold has appre
Iciated until it now requires twlc'
, as much labor or merchandise Z
! buy a dollar as it did then, but al
: other commodities exchange on tn
same plane As before.
You exclaim in very impatien
manner: "Why could he not tr,
, to realize that possibly he and hi
! free coinage friends are mistaken a
to the best way out Of this trouble.
:, "Why can he not admit that pos
sibly those men (cxperts) kno'
] more about it than he does"
! may be mistaken, and it is yer
probable those men know MOI
'about it than l do. That prove
nothing, and do know the peopl
are far in advance Of their so-calle
teachers. They gave instruction
Ito them on the tariff in 1892, the
will instruct on silver in 1896, an
will see their instructions are ODE.
ed. The people must settle tn
y question for themselves. If the
!, leave it to experts and leaders
II will be settled as all such question
= have been for thirty years past,
N favor Of the preferred classes an
= against the people. We have wal
y ed for more than twenty years, al
"a what have we seen? Our silv
ne and paper money destroyed. o
III circulation decreased from $50 p
'r' capita to SIS. Our property d
ne creased in value one-half, much
y it two-thirds.
III We saw the silver dollar strick
&c from the coinage and the 60
rk ...k.l. thn