The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. MAY ~. 1890

No,vfthstanding the panage OF tnat
:. 49,. treasury department has contin- u
a N treat silver a . metal unnt iof
saemption purposes. The act OF 1893
- ro,h,ne n all about redemption
: simply provided for the purchase ..
,,,ver bullion by the government. ana 7
:. coinage into fractional pieces r
After they were coined. the next I
hing vas for the individual %
hem So the law provided THAI suen
coins should be paid out At the MN. ~
sums Of 500 in exchange hor so'0
stated in the simplest way. the govern Ii
ren, sold this small change To tnose
-ho wanted il for its face value IN
gold.
co,a vas AZ that time the cheaper
co;n the metal In the DOLLAR oe'ne
vorth three cents less than the NEIL
a. the silver dollar. According 70 tne
Will street idea Of today. the gold doi-
-. "a. then worth 81 cents 1t vas y
.,hort legeed." clipped" oepreeiH
"A /" -cheap John" dollar: because tneu
position nov is that the only nonS'
dollar" il the dearest" one nu' -.
,s.,s, a,ors OF 1853. were not educated
a. the modern Wall Street School Oh
.h.neesv" and to their untutoteo
!. INA. the cheapest coined dollar OF tne
I-n,,ed States was an absolutely seoe
! "a nones dollar. Hence they 80
: hrine along your gold cellars ana -.
! sIly an xno we're invited nineteen guy
. twenty were prepared TO make tne
. c.r.e of bimetallism paramount y
every party consideration.
e The very few who were not quite
: s.r advanced still showed by their u'
terances an appreciation OF Its vast In
d. oortance. and a devotion to It's p!'n
ie eip,es which placed them upon the ooI
or der line Of independent political sc..S'
40 Tne only substantial dinerene
q vh,ch developed vas as to whetnef u
dependent action should preceoe
AZ soi,ov the national conventions
% considerable number were IN nv
n of NJ once launching . new parry -,
On ,enuine American bimetaihsm
cardinal principle. A ma1oriV' no
'an ever believed 1t better to postpone 81
action. and endeavor to svne -
.ne respective parties into line ION Oi"e.
nAs ism. falling which. movement ~
=, once be inaugurated for the veio'
Ano ,o,esher of all the bimetaihsuc io'
On az the country for united action
the meantime a non-partisan 0's.
ration to be formed. to conouc'
one naien of education in every part OF
state and 70 impress upon the pee
e " ~ Michigan how deeply ana VIZ
nee. ,he;r interests are concerned In
struggle between the constitu.le
sn money Of Washington. Jenerson. -
-. ilton. jackson and Lincoln On ~.
."u hand and the single gold standAI'
&c wall street and England on the o.
Michigan il q grand state IN =
iate ,.r,,.u,ar Not only IL 1t greatly
~. vored by nature In the ampiisuos
IN. diversincation Of its resources ou'
!, 80 "a peculiarly fortunate ~ the ,,.. cnu
~ Of its people: well educafed' in,e''.
.. ~ catriotic and conservative. tneir =
.n.' on this all-important subject VIII
tnou .r influence upon the entire co0
'ouu1 .econd to that of no other s'A.e.
.nA',s A. before remarked. the conie.
AZ IL -. made M Of men Of the very
eat standing and character-"
,urers. merchants. professions
49, and farmers composed its personn !.
rsA'u- rheir was a notable absence OF
,,.,ed office seekers, and there
u - not a political hummer OF mans
= nos .mon. them. Such was the cna'
- os the assemblage. In fact. tnat ess
:. rold press Of the city Vas compe'
~ Sc .rea, n with 4 reasonable meas'
~ resnect and to give something
fair report Of the proceedings !,
Indeed. II was an assemblaee =
n.ly y rress however powerful. can an
- .hs abuse. Its members kno.
VI 80 metallism means. and why its =
ccep tim IL essential for q return
:. maneut prosperity to our count
ea The conference did not adjourn
ont doing something An eA'
committee of nine was appointe'
re'a. power TO select q larger comm
70 'nA one from each county to peri
rs anu organization and prosecute the
iu', In the evening . splendid
q siiseI meeting was held In the skating
ate Va Mavor Turner presiding. IL
per cen dressed by Judge Henry g. -
'at'on - Chicago: Edward B. Light. =
was 'n.' Of the American Bimetallie uni'
Arce' .,or Wesseiius. Of Grand Rapid
70 tn W Green. OF Chicago. and tn
recuceo of the National Bimetallist q
rteu ~ tured upon . few observations.
eoveI A more Intelligent. attentive
'e p.on1 terminating audience 1t wcald
4 piecs cult to gather anywhere Eve
tne pun made BY the speakers was q
stantiy, and the great hall y
ioea With enthusiasm.
q nad II was remarked by some OF
passAss nrominent citizens OF I.ansinl
aall silver I time far removed from an
: - o,m without the stimulus Of an ex
arsums1 1s litical campaign. neither the
OF ,os An nor the democratic party {
OF vAu held such q meeting In the eli
was .n s,ns. This IL wonderfully
coin' - ana Il shows how deeply the
- - thinking.
Goia Michigan has made . giori