Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-19

! Was - cents per pound. butter 50 cents. moas
| l5x cents, New Orleans molasses a. pof eal-
Ion. rice 4 cents per pound. soap g ssets p
per yard. two-ply Ingram carpet q: ~ per ysrd.
denims 50 cents. drillings 20. ginghams q.
teacups and saucers ~ cents . pair. and eiass
gobletS g per dozen.
would then buy sN pounds Of coiiee. or spounds
OF butter, or 10 pounds Of meat, or Id gAil0ne
Of molasses. or Il pounds Of rice. or 9 pounds q
grain carpet. OF ~ yards Of denims. or yard.
Uafds Of so% 0s a~ooi dress goods or
1 table plates, - teacups and saucers. or =
In 1879 we returned 70 tho gold standard and
| have remained upon that STANDARD ever since
In 1891. the price OF . days work in gold Wa
Sl6O and the prices In gold Of the articles
| named above we're as follows: Coffee 10 cents
| per pound. butter q. meat 6x. New Orleans
calico
| per yard. two-ply ingram carpets 81 cents:
denims II cents. drilling cents, ginghams!
cents, sheettng 81 cents. women's all-wool
dress goods q cents. table plates cents; tee
cups and saucers 81 cents per pair. and glass
A days wages at q. 90 in gold In 1891 would
buy 10 pounds Of coffee instead Of 81 pounds In
lse6 o.. pounds OF butter instead Of >, = pounds
molasses instead OF l Is % pounds OF rice In
stead Of II. % pounds Of soap instead OF 9. %
| Of calico instead of 81, yards OF two-ply in-s
| grain cerpet instead OF !, IS yards OF denim
instead o. q 70 yards Q, drilling instead OF o. =
shestlng instead Of S.s; yards Of rowen,s all
instead of 4. 4e'pairs OF teacups and saucers
| instead of y. and 6h dozen glass goblets In
stead OF half dozen.
1t has been said that gold is the rich mans
| money. These figures prove that it is the poor
man money. and the money Of everyone who
cheated by any deprecated money. more by
| deprecated paper money because it has no in
! trinsic value to check its expansion.
| his services when the dollar in which he II
| paid is the dollar Of the commercial world.
S1
ated money OF any kind. but the injury Is felt
w wan 9 eneS. 1y tine man OF
and daily earnings
The census of 1890 shows that there were In
the United States at that time y 733 66l labor
| ers male and female in all occupations OF
that number 15.O9e. 90l were wage-earnerS who
were paid in money for their services.
4.9i2. Alb were hired laborers In manufactures.
3,004.0i5 were hired farm laborers.
I.443399 were hired domestic servants.
and other smployes of rairoad semen
| $4,000 were clerks.
PAL .Sl1 were school teachers
S.5G were draymen and hackmen.
$4,000 were statesmen.
2iS, i43 were launderers and laundrossea.
219.S6 we're painters
205.3l5 were blacksmiths-
18S, 1917 were tailors.
150. 374 were boOkkeepers and accountants.
1883 were sawmill operators.
.s05 were physicians.
s4.s78 were BARRIERS and hairdressers.
66.44 were printers and pressmen.
1853 were waIchmen and policemen.
5s.7Ol were commercial travellers
6S,3aS were telegraph and telephone opera
tors and linemen
1880 were clearinghouse keepers.
54,Oss were hostlers.
Se,6ol were laborers employed in vineyards
and nurseries.
7e.74 were laborers employed by stockmen.
1922 were civil engineers.
33.e97 were wood choppers.
m were ss1s and ,ypewrisers
II .498 were dentists.
These are a part, and only . part Of the vast
army OF wage-workers who arc to be injured.
aed ~ sas Of The
preciated standard Of value.
The paper standard. as 1 have said, is the
worst because paper has no appreciabl0 In.
trinsic value to check its expansion.
The silver standard is the next In order. bus
its mischief is limited by the market value OF
The metal in the dollar.
The most stable, invarible, and the best Of
all moneys is that one of the precious metals
OF value nova currency destitute Of nexibili-
ty or elasticity. and there Is nothing wanting
Tor its improvement but the substitution q
halves. quarters and dimes In the place OF the
Of silver 50 limited in its amount rs TO keep il
The present national bank note is SO limited
by law that 1t can not by its increased issue
displace the standard. but It Is based upon the
It can not be retained without the retention Of
the debt upon which it is based, which requires
the people.
am opposed to the retention of the public
debt have opposed. and win continue to OPP
der any pretext. Tho founders Of the repub.
lie denounced Il as an evil whose existence was
constant peril to free government. President
Washington urged It's payment as rapidly a.
possible In his message Of 1870, and Ave times
and in his farewell address warned the peoni:
of the evils that would follow its retention
again and character,aed il as moral cant 0ve
President Madison declared the man enemy
TO the Union who advocated Its unnecessary
Duration.
President Jackson pressed the war on Il un-
til in the last term Of his administration every
dollar of the public debt was extinguished Il
publicly celebrated in Washington on the 9Th
OF January. 1885. and the old hero sent to the
Payment of the Public Debt Let us com
memorate 1t as an event which gives US In.
on our Federal Union. of whose Justice, fideli-
" and wisdom 1t is glorious illustration
This was the universal democratic sentiment
fty OF the American people now.
In the discussion OF the financial question
we should examine it in all its features We
should settle the bond and banking questions
as well as the silver question. They are all
parts OF the same system. and in the settle
ment of one We should settle all
For myself. favor the payment Of the public
debt rapidly possibly, and am wholly
opposed to borrowing money by the sale OF in
terest-bearing bonds in time Of peace.
Notwithstanding treasury notes may be
issued to tide over temporary deficiencies In
the revenue and they may be called In and
Cancelled as soon rs the treasury should be re-
lieved by the incoming revenues.
Gold. silver and treasury notes. In my ]udg-
ment, constitute a perfect monetary circula-
ton. and am opposed to any legislation that
will supplant them.
am glad to see the interest which the people
OF Texas are manifesting in the discussion Of
these important subjects. Discussion will give
information and enable voters to reach right
conclusion. When the majority speaks. their de-
cisiOn must be the decisiGl of all until IL Is re-
versed. hope we may be able to agree among
ourselves.as to the policy that we should have
settled by federal legislation; but Ii we do not,
am sure We VIII agree on all the essential
principles OF free government. and to keen
these and transmit them to our posterity al
they were transmitted to US we must stand by
our party organization and support its stard-
ard-bearers against all Corners.
B. G. MILLS
Getting Two Dollars for One.
It is fact not generally known that
naval officers and crews in Chinese and
Japanese waters on the Asiatic station
receive their pay in Mexican dollars.
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