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

amounts to almost that Of England,
. France and Germany combined.
Her necessities certainly require
double the volume OF money VI
sither OF lhs SO civilized DO wers, aud
yet France alone has n greater rate
per capita; and her money system
, puts To shame that OF the United
States. We are told In snswsg y
this that there Is plenty of money,
Perhaps there Is, but where IL u.
and how Is Its volume cOntrac tsdy
The legislation which made grssN-
backs taxable as other uoney has
thrown them back into the treasury.
They cannot 10 used now by Ne
rich to escape just and fair taxatieA,
and hence there IL today Ia the
treasury idle money to the amount
OF one hundred and seventy-eiRht
millions entirely withdrawn from
the channels OF trade. The officials
dare not let go Of IL for fear Of a raid
upon the gold fund. There are be-
side this not less than twenty-five
million Of available silver In the
treasury Idle, for the reason that Il
is not money.
This single gold standard has
dried up che arteries Of commerce,
and 1t languishes and dies precisely
a 9 man does from loss OF blood.
Such Legislation IS absolutely nec-
essary as Will give to the people
more and better money; and sys-
TEN that contracts the volume OF
currency and at the same time ap-
preclated the purchasing value OF
the gold dollar to twice what II
should be, must be replaced before
prosperity can come to our people.
Tell me that q single gold standard
Is what we need, and that 1t must be
continued until bimet-
alllsm can be obtained? With the
business OF the country para'yzed,
with thousands, aud even millions
OF men, out OF mployment, with
financial failures increasing every
day In number and amount, and l
answer: no sane man can believe it.
My friends, there has been more
trouble In the government and
among our people since this system
has been fastened upon us than IN
the whole history Of the ma ton, w h on
gold aud silver both were the stand
ard money Of the government, Ind
here assert that there has been more
failures In business and for far or at
or amounts In the last twenty years
Of our history than in the preced ing
one hundred years. That the gold
dollar has appreciate in purchasing
power topper cent. there can be no
question whatever. Try IL by any
commodity; try It by silver, ny
wheat, by coal, iron or steel, and you
can readily see why you have So
cent silver dollars, a nd 5O-ce mt W h eAt
and 20-cent corn, and lO-cent oats.
They tell US commerce with for
eign ma lions demands q gold and
ard, and without IL commerce with
Europe will be destroyed. How
much commerce and trade have we
with Europe? Statistics show that
IL tits but little over four per cont
the balance. ninety six per cent. Ia
In America. These men would sac
rlilce the prosperity Of 90 per cent. Q,
home to assist the four per cent
abroad. All my life have been ad.
vOcatinR protective tariff believing
Il was In the interest Of the lai O rin1
people; over and over have ap
pealed to the American voter K
protect our laboring people from tn,
pauper labor Of Europe. Now fine
r my party willing to continue indefl
nitely = monetary system that Ia,
created pauper labor In Europe
Why legislate TO protect our labor
ers from the pauper labor OF Europe
and reduce them to paupers by Ou
own legislation? These natIons witt
the single geld standard, bv the
power OF gold have created paupesi
In those countries and wages arr
only sufllctsnt 10 keep soul and body
together. What rapid strides fret
America has made In this direction
under = sim liar fna amelia 4. policy, LEI
the present condition Of the countYJ
answer.
Especially, my friends. IL the Gin
gle gold STANDARD ruinous to Chi
farming Interests. This IL the Rrea
| interest. Out Of the ground b
human toll, comee all real wealth
There are over twelve millions Of
our countrymen engaged In the cul.
ovation Of the coil. We, In thu,
beautiful valley, are numbered
among them. This is our main In
dustry. and this single gold stand
ard has vel nigh bankrupted US.
Farmers Of Rush county, this II 4
political bs tile involving your de n
est lnterests-your.v very nome. Lonl
years you have tOiled from early
morn till late at night for a simple
competence for old age, nd a small
legacy 10 your children. Under thi,
system OF finance you are gradually
going hack; your Ia nds have already
deprecated form one-third 10 one
half their real value; the prod II
made In the weat OF your faces hav,
so deprecated, when measured by
gold standard, that nothing Is left q
the end Of the year. II q moartgge Il
not already on your lands, these RoIc
vampires are nearing your gates. Il
the mortgage 10 already ohere, or 4
your notes are outstanding tn AM
consid cradle amount, God knows
: what is to become of you. Already
notes payable in gold at eight pei
cent. Interest and attorney fees arr
demanded Of our debtor class 1:
Rush county. The nancy bafons O
; the republican ana democratic par
ties have Joined hands for your ruiz
and cruciflxion.
Mr.. Chairman, there have beer
mary grand, heroic and inspirini
} SCIENCES In the history Of American
statesmen. During the colonia
J period. when England's oppression