Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-02

has been money, and good money, every gay
since l192.
England has loaned MS money at q lower rate
the very head and front Of all her offending.
and the violent 10 to ] people want TO punch
her head for doing this. There is an old sdase
f Es,sa r ,sna saas m mSn.y w you ~'n' '" ''''
Want Repudistion, Not free Coinage.
TO prove that IL is population Of debt and
not coinage the 10 to man Is after. pro
pose to him free and unlimited coinage
without the legal tender attachment. II
the sSsi fact that II is deSsrred from the minis.
then free and unlimited coinage, without tne
legal tender provision, would set 1t all right
such a test. Your proposition would nauseate
him. Whyf Because IL Is not coinage he Is
after, but reputation by means OF legal ten
der law. ,
Thoy propose two plans for forcing a debased
silver tanda on the country. First not al.
low contracts for payment In gold. Second, II
this docs not work, then reduce the gold IN q
gold dollar. With reference TO the hrst plan
maintaining the value of money by legal EN-.
actment and penalties has been tried In most
countries ana has proven an ignominious faIl-
ure In every instance. England tried II of and
on for nearly 800 years. France tried ~ Tor
centuries. The north tried 1t with greenbacks
and the south tried IL with Conrederate mon
ey. While IL was a death penalty In France 70
refuse the assignats, they fell In value until ~
took $4,000 of them 70 buy II IN specie, Eggs
must IA Dtt4A u VII 9ILV a III e*S0ASA~.
What q pity our imitation friends could not
have lived thore ana tbenl
A government can rob one part OF it's people
for the benefit Of tho other part as TO existing
debts, but there ito power ends. 1t cannot
make It's people trade with each other. except
upon terms satisfactory 30 both parties 70 the
contract. If tho money offered 70 the seller
does not suit him he does not sell. Ii offered
to d laboFer, be wogh need rest. II offered 20
q faryaer tor his produce, he Woulo have 1lly
enough Tot home consumption, until DO GCu1U
o man with better money, and SO u would b1
aa along the line. Tho proposal % take way
the night of contract shows that aGsparatlcn
hos usIlrpCd the sect Of reason. We het4 lA
that we do hold ny virtue 9f contract Et8at.
10 ts the bulWaFk Of our hberty 1t was Tor
this, above ali things. that Magna CharCa was
written. When we surrender this supreme
right, wo 90 back 70 barbarism and become
miserable puppets 90 eveIy mob that may s51z2
the helm OF state.
a New Counterfeit Device,
The other method suggested TO bring about
parity q the metals IS to reduce the gold IN
q gold dollar. Our gOYernment has hitherto
manifested blind, unreesoling prejudice
against that kind of st2tesn1anship- Indeed y
has had its deputy mBrshals busy Tor 100 years
hunttnp misguid6d PATRIOTS who were trying
10 take this near cut to wealth. II this sort Of
q bill ever passes congress suggest as aflder
to tho bSn that all cony1cte1 cauAterre!ters %
liberated and gwen rlsLb 1G action against tAe
! government for Eal@a tlprlsuDDCnt, AL gov.
ernmcnts have hOnored their pioneers, and
these mon were but the foEerus "ers-tho John
/ bHl AaAkNa1NN - HNt. HA~F' 80"
ment OF our money
a republic rests entirely upon the morals Of
/ it's people. The story % washington aNC 4is
hatchCt, told by owing lips 70 innocent child.
! bc9d, has made millions Ct truthful mon and
| women. What would bs tie effect In this
| country uEol unborn generatlons OF g story
/ like this Al the close ot the nineteenth cen
| tary the pe0pte of tho United states became
SO corrupt they ~repUdiabe0 onc-half OF their
debts by paying Thorn in money worth oEAy
An AmarIcau in q foreign land looks with =
swelling heart upon Ola Glory, as It proud.
anu honor Pass this act of repudiation and
| he would look upou % with shame, Tor Cu.
tbuslug purposes we mighG aa we'll pull II
down and Eun up q dish rag.
But, Dir. President and gentlemen, allow me
danger Of rcpudiation. This is to / coinage
! ciarnor ia bat ule Of the manifestation Of hard
times, DrCught on by the late panic. On loss
lands in the night time q deadly miasIna ac'
cumuIates, bat when the bright sun climbs
over tho hlIitops and shoots bis purifying Ay;
into the bottom, the ml2snla is dispeI!eo, tht
atmosphere is sweetened and made wholesome
and men 90 forth TO their daily ayocatiCns
with assurance OF health. In spite of all tie
isms that have afflicted as, IN spite of deAa-
gogism on the stump and In Legislative halls,
this country Is rapidly advancing. Our fac
tories arc taxed TO their utmost with orders,
and the wages of their employees have been
everywhere voluntarily raised. Prices that
have been depressed by the panic are iInprov.
ing. Sinister discomfort, with all her llnpS Is
fleeing before the benign presence OF prosper
ity, ana IN after Years the heresles OF TO-DAY
will only be remembered as a troubled dream.
The American people are honest and patriotic.
Upon this rock we build our faith, and all the
ages and agencies Of truth are ours for the su'
pBrstEuGtuTe.