The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-07

n =. Barttne In the Inter Ocean:
ne edttor.-Under the caption az .
DIAL In the DARK" the Chicaeo Chro
icis q ths sth inst. presents to its rea
ere very elaborate account OF the {
cret formation Of . silver party
Colonel William H. Harvey. the auth
Of Coin
nov much truth there il in the Stat
ment that Colonel Harvey il enGaxed
the work Of perfecting such an organ
sauon. know not But II the Chron
eies narrative 10 ~ accurate all Ii
way through - II IL in it, reference
me editor and business manager Of III
National Bimetallist. - we'll as to II
western capitalists and silver miners
u . about - near right q the boy VII
saw thousand snakes." He did &C
tualiy 80 the skin" Of one.
For the benefit Of the Chronicle an,
@ guard against foolish plumbers in III.
tuture. ! deem II but proper to STATE
mat H. ?. Bartine IL not an ex-Unitec
States Senator. he y not . capitalist
ne y not . mine-owner. be has nothins
Whatever u do with any such organixa-
uoo - the one referred T.. All Of these
denials will apply with equal force TO
Ar. Light.
The National Bimetallic Union.
which the National Bimetallist repre-
ssnts. = . strictly nom partisan orsani-
satson- IT. work b purely educational
and any local organizations formed un-
der it, suspiees are merely adjuncts TO
the work of education
lts purpose b TO lay the silver question
before the people in its true light; to
give then carrecs information concern
ING u and = show them it, OVERHEAD
ewing importance.
Il b then for the people to take such
political action - they deem bsss.
30 far - the deal In the dark = |
concerned. alao feel like saying nor
ehe benefit e tie Chronicle that n
Colonel Harvey sees nt to organise .
political party on the silver issue he
has . perfect right to do II. Such .
party can enly be successful after the
FULLEST and frsest discussion In the great
forum Of The American people. and thas
- what silver men everywhere invite.
II any western capitalist or silver
miners are backing Colonel Harvey in
such . move the National Bimetallic I
Union 10 wholly unadvised with reler- .
ence to IT, .
The CAroaicle may rest assured that .
there viii never be any deal IL the
Interest q silver restoration. which
VII approach within 10000 leagues OF
the infamy which charactert1es IN
Vulnerable deals on behalf Of vhat
hat paper eonsiders sound money"
Amsng these may be incidentally Il
mentioned that little deal" in 1871. By q
Shich silver vas demoneeixed under E
uch circumstances that the masses Of q
he American people knew literally u
'othing Of Il until . year OF two Later II
. deal that enriched every money ~
ender ~ the expense Of every producer a
nd debtor between the two oceana on
Thea there vas another little deal
1854 when the friends Of sound n,
'oney" IN New York entered into : III
to drain the treasury OF il Ii,
Did. shut Oh credits. especially to the in,
Duth and West. alleging that they Tar
'uld not safely loan any money until in,
'e Sherman Law" vas repealed. thu col
airing the people into = dreadful panic. ITO
ntcting Thousands Of millions Of d. -,
- Of los upon the country and m ho,
~ eoerctng congress into repeating cer
e last act that sustained and upheld cen
Iver q . money metal. +
Lastly may Be mentioned the ntfIs -.
indicate deal" negotiated in the -,
ark BY Aessrs. Cleveland and Car -
lie By which . coterie Of native and -.
retgn bankers were permitted to nIcA -.
]. 90. 80 from the hard earnines q -.
, American people ~ = reward for
eping the gold reserve near the $780, -.
1000 mark for . period Of Z fev
'nths-and this IT . time. when the -
asury had In its vaults about $780, -,
100 II silver. and more than &c., -
100 In surplus gold. every dollar O. =.
ich could have been honestly ana
fully Used for redemption purposes
When the Chronicle or any other cold =
m talks about deals in the dsrk
, treadins upon exceedingly danger 60.
ground- cans
? al - ~.e.~,~.,. .x seve.
twenty-five years could b laid bare Ons
ore the gase Of . vroaesd and out-
ID people. the sound moaey- haom
I'D COLLAPSE - suddenly = . chtld's In
, bubble discx
demo
Gooso % - - Unah~vvY quits
he ehtef reason Why Eneiaad 60 shap
- 70 - the dictator % The vorIa eal
financial matters q not merely that What
ceased II 1916 . tsy To make tvo erim@
sticks ef diGerent lsagtAs measure svall
yard: not merely that Sor 20 year, = Do
has left the banking bustpe,s - fende
kers. and declined to trust II - y n
poltticians. but that vhenevsr the and
~ question has been before ~ IL =
'Ie - her parliament, Il has never word.
viewed - . party question nor -Mei
Bed Down into the bIindine ant He'
ties q party prejudice nor eubor- ~ =
I'd y elass interest.-Tines-H er- havs