The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
FOR FREE SILVER,
Read These Arguments; II They Were
Good Then They're Good Now,
Besides Making mighty
Interesting Reading
Matter"
AGReAT REPUBLICAN AUTHORITY

Inc purchasing power oI iekui tehuef
silver coin furnishes the only proper
test. The values of gold or silver as bull
lion are not pertinent to the issue.
whether the two metals. rs legal tender.
can DO maintained. Chicago Tribune.
Jan. o, 1878.
The prime object Of remonetizing sill
yer is to add TO the solid. substantial.
intrinsic money stock Of the country.
There can't be too much hard money
ready money-in circulation. Such an
imitation is stimulating and invigorat-
ing. 1t is at once sign and prop OF
national and commercial prosperity.
The simple reconciliation Of the silver
dollar. with proper provisions for its
coinage, will contribute steady stream
to the money resources OF the United
States. Chicago Tribune, Jan %. 1878.
The theory that a remonetization Of
the silver dollar demands that the
weight Of that dollar be increased to
correspond to the present London bull
lion value of silver as measured by cor
nered" gold. is simply absurd. 1t is in
plain defiance Of the experience OF all
the rest OF the world--even with our
own experience before the silver dollar
was emonetized-which teaches that
ISL. ounces Of silver to ounce Of gold
is the proper basis for equalizing the
money value of the two metals.
cago Tribune. Jan. 8, 1878.
A correspondent asks us why we give
SO marked preference to the silver dol
lar Of 37lA grains Of pure silver. and
reject the proposed "Christiancy dollar, F"
or the Blaine dollar" or the trade dol
lar. We shall not undertake now to re-
peat OF restate all Of them. But the
first reason Is that the dollar OF 37lL
grains pure silver has been the none
tary standard or unit Of value in this
country from 1892 until 1878. q period
Of 81 years. tits the ancient. unchange-
able dollar Of that country.-Chicago
Tribune. Feb. IL. 1878.
In 1884. as 1t was two years and more
later discovered. the coinage of this sill
yer dollar was forbidden. and silver dol
lars were demonetixed by law. This
act. which was done secretly and stealth
lily, to the profound ignorance Of those
who voted tor it, and Of the president
who approved it.. had, without the
knowledge Of the country. removed one
Of the landmarks Of the government;
and, under cover Of darkness, abolished
the constitutional dollar, and had arbi-
trarily, and to the immense injury Of
the people. added heavily to every form
Of indebtedness. public and private.
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 20. 1878.
AS tire London Times has said, the
RECOMMENDATION Of the silver dollar
would equalize the values Of silver and
gold coin; and at the rate of l6 to the
American silver dollar would soon prove
according to past experience. to BE- COM
paratively too heavy. and ought to be re-
duced TO the European standard Of 1854
to Chicago Tribune. Jan. 8. 1878.
What is a whole dollar? Who says
that part Of dollar should be whole
dollar, or wants 1t to be? Four hundred
and twelve and half grains Of silver il
a whole dollar. and was 70 fixed by law
in 1892. 1t never was anything else.
under the law. Whether at present
that weight OF unlegal tender silver il
worth as much as gold dollar Of 20 $40
grains in London, no one cares. -Four
hundred and twelve and half grains
Of silver coined and made legal tender
is Just as much a dollar az the gold dol
lar. Chicago Tribune, Jan. 10. 1878.
II the government has been paying
gold interest. it had that right BY origi
nal agreement. and il may hereafter
pay silver interest by the same right
The option Is in the government, ant
it has never been surrendered and neve
will be-. How often must this DO re-
peated before the goldites will consen
to accept the fact? We have ha'
enough Shylock talk about publ
credit" good faith" ''honor." under
standings" expectation" and "suppo
positions" The surest way to kill pub
lie credit. good faith and honor" Is :
smash down the price OF property. para
lyxe business. pauperize labor. bank
; rupt enterprise and drive the people In
to poverty and despair; and that Is pre-
: cisely the role the gold yelpers are play
, ing. Chicago Tribune. Jan. 16, 1873.
, Has Good Backing.
. In Chicago Bryan said the newspaper
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