The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-09
JONES TACKLES ELI
SQUIRE ED. JONES OF BRISTOL
TALKS FINANCE.
And After Round With Eli Does
Him up to The Queens Taste.
Now Keep the Ball Rolling and Discuss
This Matter OF Interest to All-0ur
Columns Always Open TO Cor
RESPONDENTS,

DEAR EDITOR
While looking over the columns of
the COURIER last week | was thunder
struck. | could not believe my eyes
when | saw the leader in the paper
purpOrting to be an interview by Eli
Perkins and Coin of financial fame
Perkins talked to Coin until he wept,
did he? Well, | don't wonder at that.
Coin wept to think that there was
such a fool in the world. You surely
don't mean to seriously endorse Per
kins' talk, nor believe that any man in
| America can corner Coin on finance.
have read his philosophy critically,
and was unable to find a flaw in it,
consequently | was compelled to ac-
cept it us true. Hundreds of thOus-
ands Of people in the country have
done the same and come to the same
conclusion. Wherefore we consider
Coin the best authority in America on
money. Coin illustrated his Dhilos-
ophy by an allegory SO simple that
none but goldbug could fail to under
stand. | have also read a score of
Goldbug criticisms on Coins essays,
none of whom have been able to refute
Coin. Hence [ conclude that no man
in America is able to- Coins reply to
Laughton does not sound much like
weeping except in Laughton's case.
In reading over many of the diatribes
of goldbugs against silver, fail to find
one single reason why silver should not
be remOnetiZed, coined and circulated
equal with gold at the rates established
by law as it WAS years agD 1t certain
ly would relieve gold in the country
trade, and let gold do the government
business including foreign trade. Will
somebody please tell why the govern
ment denies legal dollar to her own
citizens while she supplies legal money
to foreign commerce.
A man may pass from the Atlantic
to the Pacific without seeing a legal
dollar in circulation. 1t is all fiat,
token, due bills or promises to pay
money, without wherewith to pay. Is
there any other government on the
earth that treats her citizens so mean?
Is there another nation on earth that
would stand the abuse so long? A
day OfreckOning must soon come, when
gOldbugs will not dominate the cur
rency and country. "Oh," the gov
eminent says, through the mouth of
the goldbugs, Your currency is all
redeemable in gold" For the sake of
humanity tell where and when and
from whence is the money to come.
We have waited more han thirty
years now but find 10 redemption, but
more paper rags and tokens of debt.
Must we mortgage our farms for all
they are worth to buy money from the
Britishers? Better do without the
money. According to census reports
the o. S. Government and corporations
of this country are in debt about four
teen billion dollars, While there is not
half billion dollars in money in the
country, and that ali locked up in the
vaults. Now will some gold bug finan-
ceer please tell me how long it will take
the minor sum to cancel the major sum
with interest? Again, by the same rule
Of reckoning, how long will it take the
government to redeem one billion, one
hundred million rag paper money now
at10at in this country besides paving
the expenses of the government There
is an abundance of money metal in this
country, yet the government does
utterly refuse to coin and put the same
into circulation Why? Echo answers
why? No man can tell. If a business
man issues fifty times more circulating
notes, redeemable at sight, than he has
capital stock, is he a sound business
man or fraud?
Such seems to be the character of
our governing men at the present time.
Question: Is the e. s. government SOL
vent or total bankrupt at this time?
Answers to the above questions would
be thankfully received from any person.
Please insert this as leader in your
next issue and oblige.
Should Eli get there again l would
like q chance to reply.
| E. JONES
| Prictnl Vic Nov : 1919