The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11

leyies is Affected by the state of trade and
volume o. consumption. The amount req uircd
by the treasury is determined by the appro-
priations made BY congress. The de-
mand Of the republican party for
an increase Ia tarli taxation has
rs prctcxt in the deficiency Of revenue. which
has It's causes in the starnation of trade and
reduced consumption. due entirely 20 the loss
81 cont dence that has followed the populist
threat OF free coinage and depreciation OF our
money and the republican practice OF extrava-
giant appropra tions beyond the needs az good
government We arraign and condemn
the populistc conventions OF Chicago
and ST Louis for their cooperation
with the republican party IN creating these
conditions which are pleaded In justification Of
a heavy increase OF tho burdens OF the people
by further resort TO protection. We there
fore denouucc protection and its ally. free
coinage OF silver. as schemes for the personal
profit OF a few at the expense OF the masses,
and oppose the two parties which stand for
these schemes as hostile to the people Of the
republic whose food and shelter, comfort
and prosperity are attacked by higher taxes
and deprecated money. In fine, we reafiirm
the historic democratic doctrine Of tariff for
revenue only.
We demand that henceiorth modern and
liberal policies toward American shipping
shall take the place OF our initiation OF tho re-
strcted statutes Of the eighteenth century.
which were long ago abandoned by every mari
time power but the United States. and which,
10 the nations humiliation. have driven Amer
ican capital and enterprise to the use OF allen
flags and allen crews. have made the Stars and
Stripes an almost unkn own emblem In foreign
ports and have virtually extnguished he race
ofAmcricar scamen.
We oppose the pretense that discrlmin mating
duties will promote shi piping that the scheme
IS an invitation to commercial warfare upon
the United states, un-American in the
light OF our great comm crcial treaties, offering
no gain whatever to American shipping. while
| greatly Increasing ocean freights on our agr-
| cultural and manufactured products.
The experience OF mankind has shown that
by reason Of their natural qualities gold is the
\ necessary money OF tho large affairs OF COM
\ mercc aud business, while silver IL con-
veuiently adapted 70 minor transactions, and
the most bcncNc ial use az both together can be
insured only by the adoption of the former as
STANDARD % monetary mcnSuse and tho
malntcnan 81 silver at q parity With gold by
! US limited coinage under suitable safeguards
OF law. Thus the largest possible enjoyment
OF both metals is gaincd with a value univer-
sally accepted throughout the world, which
| constitutes the only practical bimctallic cur
rency. assuring the most stable standard and
especially the pcst and safest money for iii
who earn their l.vihood BY labor or the pro-
( duce OF husbandry They can not suffer when
\ paid in the best money known 70 man but are
the peculiar and most dcienseless victims OF
adebased and fiuciuating currency, which Of
fcrs continual profits to the money changer n
their cost
Realizing these truths, demonstrated by long
public inconvenience and loss, the dem cratic