The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-01
MISLEADING THE FARMERS
-na,r.v Journals Distort Iacss 70
s.r. the Administration.

THAT the distinctiyely republican pa
A,,,,l ondeayor TO Eislead the nc
s.,orsis had enough; but II Is 20 oe ~
.....c,.a because It is their regular "
.,;c. "a mislcad voters OF every .P
rs,ass That agricultural newspapers 20
s..,.;.hea ostensibly for the eniighten- r
-, ~ the farmers should either IN -
..~,,;opallv or ignorantly mislcad 'neil' y.
a. .,,ogcther wrong AL inexcusapi.. -
=. q certainly inexcusablc II they 90 ~ b
;,,,antionally: nobody will queston \,
.h.t IL 4 equally SO II they 90 - =
LEACH ignorance. for 1t Is their
s,-s,,raep duty TO inform themselves M
- ,hc facts concerning which they as !,
s,,re 70 teach the agricultural coniau'
nifty. <.o,, IN g
.r,;c,e IN the Michigan Farmer, IN whicn
.not journal undertakes 10 criticise
49, ,res;dent's financial message 70
e. as the article Is merely critcai'
have no quarrel with H.
thouch the partisan bias is clearly
..nt We shall not even quarTc'
III IN screaces. which. while they seem
-, IN founded re 10 some eS'cn'
|, ,n,tters Of opinion. Such. for instance
& the Farmers statement that
:. ,nand the payment Of duties on Imports
IS in gold would at oT.cc ADA 70 inc -
A. Of that metal, and place 1t al . Pr
nm. and as ccroilary deprec,a'c ~.
4, rolue of other currency IL does ny
n. sem 20 MS possible that tins cou,u s
al .ho rcsult. unless the act winch "e
or c,,rcs IL TO be the policy OF the govern
a. ,,o,t ~ maintain gold and silver az
nar;tv in the currency Should NC
or neoled: but SO long as it Is In any ~.
~ crcc n matter OF opinion we cneeI '"i ~
an concedc to the Farmer its rl9h' " ~
ev own opinion. ridiculous as ~ may ~
- Wv" =. -. We accord the same re-
sncct TO its opinion that tc re',i.
rrcenback, as redeemed "ouii
s'N ~ c,rrencv TO such an extern
.,,.rr,ss business" The pres
ao,,-s recommendation covers an ~
- tho national bank notc
~ -, ,y;.h the releasing of the goi'
~ ro,y held for the redemption oi W
u .,,o,,s would. in our Judgment
~ .r far to ovcrbalance any cor
(gN trac,;ou which the gradual redeinp'io
VI ~ the rreenbacIxs rs proposeu wv
~ s;or THE contraction is, howeve
~ .,'e,rs,;c feasibility: and we are qui'
" a..;,,;,, ~ conc.de that the Farmer
ueves what it says in that behaii-
,vo statements in the aruc
,,r which can only be explain
- .core Of dense ignorance
;,lf,,, intent TO mislead the farmer
HE'LL - ,hem is the statement that l
,,,,c,xs are as sound as the e
wear e.,,,. and cost nothing. while
;cate .a~le will have to pay interest on
in -. No one who read the pre-
go rossape intelligently can pe
nm ar, ~ the fact that the greenpac
..-.a,d ~ costing the people pothi
your - c,st them a great deal, ana
irving continue TO do SO as long rs my
anded ,-~-,.o,,standinr with the obliga'
,rowu 49,, ,ho Government of maintainir
ms TO IA IA reserve TO redeem them. Sp'
e., ON this point in his message
broken president said; ,ss,,p
.oh,ec,fon has been made 70 inc issu'n
right. :atcrest-oeaTins ,n,ersst bearing legal
mother OF re', , Iu poln, OF fact. however
H. who 800 have burdencd US with large ioaa
.oking. tcrest and IL is stu Of
--er.te interest on the original issue =. :
- .srcc..,.,,s OF which in gold CONSTITUTE
guess r.servc for the payment o. VI, ,co
le of us mounted TO s1c..-G.-50 on January ~
.tboos the annual charge FOR n'ersss ,r,ose
.x - 90 ~ those issued for the same pur ~.
ifor" W 800 -, ,-ear viii be s9.i45.00. dating
results the i-sa ,ss
.ated in Th;s l. sufficient answer q
hing of ra.,ar.s statement that the
o detest ,.aa,,s ..cos, nothing." but IT coe
$. III The whole story. Figures
tating.' s.,,,,, conn;led by the New ork
80, that the actual cost OF the
I'm such b,ck TO the country-ln spi'c
{ lacked .,an-;,,.crest bearing character
owledge from March 10, 1862. when IL wa
affected sss,,ea 70 June 80. 1859. 81. oJs's
. enough IA notwithstanding this emo
aos. sasG.000. 900 of them are st'
standing TO be redeemed and reis
intuition unless existing laws are chang
constantly increasing cost
the least The other misleading statem
sc TO tell Tho Farmer which we have IN III
! know lates 70 the rate OF interest,"
her. but ! honds sold by President eies'
Howard administration to maintain
5 making serve II is in these words
s,oo 100000 in bonds already
squeezed heor per cent. interest IN
r.vable in twcnty years an
h for her. then have cost 500. ooJ,Uo, 10 ~
she loves Now while il 10 quite true :,
e YOU" hond, referred to are nominai
Halliday cont. bonds--congress having
light. hav- "a authorize the issue OF Don
tanding. io,xcr rate of interest-lt 70
ny you be- known fact that they we're SO
,utspoken. rr;ce which makes the rate OF
,cicty girls Tho government has to paw on
the thing cant. The cost to the gove
IS nothing therefore in the twenty years
ck's coat" only SEQ 600, COO. instead OF SIN
laimed. in a. the Farmer puts it. In othe
heard OF 1, 81 $4,000, 900 out Of the va
.tatemcnt.-Detroit Free ires'
m quickly. -..-- - SOM
more organic republican Jour
ro,, talking the prosperity Of the coun'r
,,nr dear. secured and the treasury rel
bv the simple expedient o.
, v,urself?~ Mckinley duties lacks pas
), ngace her and experience. There Were
e"sasN nanics and long periods OF n
,ast little under the high tariffs TO 81