The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-14

w.lich was provided IN the open light Of
day. not a Law that silver should not be
taken. but an act - some g. or y secticns.
IN which was hidden away a provision that
hereafter sold was 20 he the legal money
OF the United States but Il Was not strics-
en- down then alone. IL was lorG tifne
before the American rr0rle knew IT, and
in ISIS a REPUBLICAN consrtss and senate
alike rassed ~ majority and then passed
/ hy q tWo-thir1s majority over the Tresi-
dents veto. an act providing that from
s. iOhp.H 20 sf.Qsptso pr month should be
coined Neither was that the end In l~N
another act was passed which provided
that silver should b. taken and silver GER
tifcaicS issued in their place
We have heard Sus1 deal 81 what Is
called bogus patriotism from this plat
4 fora. and you viii hear II more and more
as this campaign progresses think init
Z man Is the best patriot thar loves al The
people of his country. not alone the strong
Y and the powerful. Out the struggling and
z The weak. the producer rs well as the con-
Z sumner. We have been tod that II IL A
proud thing for Pr American citizen %
I take a dollar IN MS hand and give Il 10
Z England. Gernlasy and France and nrl
4 that that dollar Is worth 10 cents Yes.
sir: IL Is a proud thing. indeed. Il might
he pr0uder thing 10 take thar dollar n
your hand ana 80 there. as you 90 to-day.
and ind thar dollar was worth 80 cents
instead o. 100 The pride IS az right. d..
I II has cost the Sweat and the hood OF mi.
lions OF American people
Fiuetua,ion IN yainea
..Ir one breath Senator -hu-ston tclc.
you that Ihe rcmoretlzat.Cr Of s-lvervoult
not raise the rrlec ~ wheat and In the
next that i voi,.d make q cents q dollar
and DO rot see how The two statements
\ cen so torcthtr Let Us look az these
4 two statements together as a matter cs
philosophy II has ieen ,surlcd over
I and over again that G dollar means sold
dollar This ts not true y dollar has
meant a sold dollar or silver dollar alike.
IL j. claimed that dollar should be worth
only dollar. that you cannot Treasurg
I everything In a dollar but should measure
4 II IN q gold and silver dollar They assume
that gold has nuctrated. and that there
fore the silver dollar IS worth Only = cents
I to-day Now. LEI Us see How Will you de-
I ferni-e whether gold euctlateS or rctl
/ II you say = grains OF gold j. . dollar. then
7 II does Tot nrclla-e- But you can tell
I whether = grains OF gold ructuates ty
measuring that 2 grains OF gold IN wheat
in oats. IN cheese. In labor IN Land In al
yer or in other commodities % the earth
\ That Is the only way IL which 10 tell
Z whether II r-ctuatcs OF not
The history Of the world. not only dur
Z ing the last ten years. but during the last
1 hundred years shows that silver has Liic-
tuafec as little and probably less in value
/ than gold. The production Q. gold IN TIE
/ last ~ years las been as rnLcn or moro
/ than the production Of silver. IN dollars
/ measured al sixteen 10 one. al over ths
I world z he production II silver IN the PAST
has never cutTun the production o. sold.
I and when silver was stricken down ar
I when o1e-hzlf the worlds money w1s
Z bound 10 ~ al the worll's wofA- tAert
could he no other result than THAI one
I hall should greatly increase IN value. an-
t'ia- Is what l- did IN striking 1DEfn ST.
7 yer and compelling gold 10 60 tie wars
4 alone you nearly doubled the puzc li-s.Tss
power u gold. and ycu provided ~ an IN
righteous and EEhcly coltr1eE. c0'-ce4.--
~ men with interested motives. yul con-
iTzcted that every man who owes dollar
worth 81 debts bring TWO dollars 10 S-s
them with.
I'VE are not here asking you 10 repul.ate
We say 70 you that the dollars II Nnl-I
! the obligations were made are good ero'is,-
for the creditor 10 take. We say 10 yOI
that al this price these bonds and mort
sages and debts were purchased we wil
/ pay that price You may tak1e your pounl
4 OF flesh. but in the r2ne OF American IN
| dependence and manhood you must roS
shed a drop OF blood
Mexican Dollars Worth
I'VE have heard some talk Of the Mexican
I dollar The Mexican dollar = worth less
I .han the American dollar and Il does con-
tain more silver. ard that IS the ini91ieS Q,
IL Now let Us meet this thing Just ex-
! actly as IL is The value Of a thing te sencs
! On its use II corn were a fixed quantity
Z like silver and the people would resolve
1 not TO feed corn 70 horses. but only 10 cat
tie II would bc worth less because the
| market would be less Money being liked
| quantity. silver being a fixed quantity. wher
Z The nations Of the earth ccnspl-e 90 cSbase
IL il could not help e.lng worth less ard
Is worth less than gold To-Day EGt th-
4 difference has come ahCu- fl two way ;
far tho
cation OF gold both alike cur silver dol
lars To- aay are payable ia gold. ant. THAI 4
the reason they are worth - cents LAP
riause. cheers and Laughter The hii.ds .
| rcrron j. he wno SEES half a truth q on
side Of IL lIaushter-l- That = al yo1 PEG
pie have seen On that question
NOW / viii say TX again. and VIII no
aav is hut VII Npilir X In klnlers arter
way. IL can Laughter and applause
I The reason arr American silver collar Z
worlh a dollar in gold Is because y = r
/ stsernatle IN gold. Now the silver -rl1r uh'
knows his business admits that the sam
asa gold man. But THAI Is I-c- all he kncv :
that = the difference. The reason a MeNA
can silver 1oll1r ls not worth a. sn..CA q
an Amer an gold dollar t. because Z
rcGls ratic IN sold. The LtTlpne-lzrtl1
cf silver made Eoi4 ht.iiirr worth more.
made silver bullion worth less There
, 10 question about rssa- { ne reru1rett--
rion u silver would make silver hz;I.O'
worth more and aoii briiiol worth .css
III you USE silver As money then gold WI
not he worth a. much. because i ~on'
! have 10 d. as much H1rx.
we are raising our cF1rs year after veai
I We arc sending -kesa crops 70 Ers land
Z be paid in gold AMI NJ 1An-3- rais1 eroI1
{ wheat and pork and cheese 70 semi there {
: pay them by ar1 ~. X this roliy .
2 pursued. II We continue 70 lrcrease IN
y Indebtedness Of the American people. II "
e continue 10 sell bonds In tir-le ~ peace.
G we continue TO PAY In gold what we cor
g tracted for in sllvcr.if we continue a polio
e which gives - cents for a Collars wort
, OF wheat. the EnElishnan vll ZONE owe
ard collect his Interest from America III
j. same as ne does from the Egyptians. wit
r. the cannon and the sword Applause an
o Kisses
i II Insist that IL the -nonarchical g1verr
4 menf Of Europe shall have right 20 max
$ a fiscal system for vs.. 1, they shall La e N
n right 20 meet together ard IL the Peers
y the realm. the privileged classes. who nevs
q knew what an honest days work was. VIII
a lived on the people for generation
a shall have the right 70 legisiate for VI
n then our voices should be heard In the
II legislative halls" IAppiause.I
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan's nomiEs
r. ton Mr.. Bland said: The nominee G
. the convention l. Z va-r abfa an