The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-18
Calico Charley Foster Accused OF "sA'
ins False Statistics.

Calico Charley Foster Accused Of MAX ss
ins False Statistics.
I At the meeting Of the indiana u y
state BOARD Of Agriculture last "
week at indianapolis. VIM. O.Id
Welles. of Parkersburg, made twow v
interesting addresses-one on =
.svVhat Is the Matter with Farm n
: ine?" and the other upon deiuslve Q
so-called statistics. In the iat.el ne nc i
: severely arraigned ex-Secy Oh 'ne :
q Treasury Foster. He said: e
q "In 1881 Secretary Folger, onl
II mage AL Of his finance report, gives
Q these amounts from 1850 to 1891;
Wherever these years are reporssu
j; in reports following 1881 these ns
OF mres are confirmed. Even by sec.
tn retarv Window in 1890 and 1881
OF are thew confirmed. In the abstrac.
IS for M 1882 (Secretary Fosters report }
It, the average total circulation and per
lis can;ta for those eighteen years Is
OF cnt down below that in Secretary
re Folper's report on an average OF 20
no. nsr ~ cent and for some years 33 per
rue per oen''
my .sWas this fraudulent statement
prepared and published (see treas, e,
ury report for 1892, PIP. loo-i!v1
oss for the purpose Of destroying ths
.os, oss argument that the hard times .
1873 and 1898 we're brought on o.
the contraction Of the currency.
uSecretarv Foster gives revise'
cks' statement Of the money in circuia
the tom in the report Of 1892, which wa
h Of evidently made in the interests Us
peo- monied men, to overthrow the arg
. Of ment that there has been gre,
.icks contraction Of the currency. p
he nsed the treasury department. as u
e by medium and authority.
peo- Mr. Welles presented tabulat'
eople statement to his hearers in suosta
t he t;ation of his charges, which sho
hon. that the average circulation Tor
e in uaars from 1863 to 1880 has De
IN in cut down from 1888 .OOO,O ,OOO
own s745 900, 900, nearly % per cen sn
own and the per capita from s24,oV
nurch sI9. In the years OF the mgn
rand circulation the cut has been 90
thus, cont 40 that in no case would
know nor can;ta circulation equal that
gnan- 1892. a.
n he The table is prepared from u
bloom authorities, the reports OF Seer
poll ries Folger, Window, and tostel
It fra Secretary Folger's report tor Il
ems Of mage 321, shows for the year
= circulation Of eleven hundred
,lieved f;ftv.seyen millions and per ca
an its of S33: for 1866 it shows circ
han its ton of eleven hundred and min
eforms three millions and per capita OF
parties and for 1867 shows circulatlo
Of all ten hundred and seventy-iour
be bet lions and per capita OF 800.
was, in the same years according TO tn
politi- mort Of Secretary Foster TOR !
gather the following figures are g
brt no 1865, circulation, seven nun
" upon and forty-five millions and per
gritty Of ita, s22; 1866, circulation, !,
hundred and twenty-nine NIL
lreer Of and per capita $21; 1851, clr
.lse the ton, seven hundred and three
alls des- lions, and per capita, Wv;
iysburg, discrepancies in the figures OF
,ation OF are as follows: Folgers =
dream. circulation, twelve hundred
and tell seven millions, and per caplta.
endricks Secretary Fosters report ci
afford to ton. ten hundred and fitty-on
one who lions, and per capita $2l.
ing finer The assailing Of Secretary
ng baser caused many persons to rise
! Of men defense, but Mr.. Welles ans
would be ali questions with the figures.
- nv ! % ,hct The rumors in regard 70
- o,;,,m 90 pected addition at the White
u" - would family, next spring, have OF
!, ~. when tanned widespread credence
..ls ,I ch;l. society is eagerly looking !