The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-21

.redeemable IN gold, except at the Op-
ton Of the treasurer, were gold eeFtifi-
Gates. Farmer Snodgrass was losing
confidence in republican doctrines and
platforms, and asked
"Under afree coinage law what would
this silver bullion be WORTH"
"You could have it recoined as same
as you now can have gold, /" remarked
the treasurer. "What it would be worth
would depend upon how much you
would take for ii"
"Huhn ejulated Farmer Snodgrass,
you don't think I'd be crazy enough to
take less than the coinage value do
your"
"That's leading question:" replied
the treasurer, "and l Will answer it by
referring you to the arguments of
great political party, one of whose te-
nets require their members to believe
that there are people unWise enough to
do that very thing"
Farmer SnOdgrass never stole sheep,
but il looks would have counted, no
jury would have hesitated to convict
him as he asked: Scan there be such
a thing as a 50-ceHt dOllar?"
"Your terms are contradictory" said
the treasurer. "a dollar is 100 cents,
how could it be 30 cents?"
Slut silver bullion is cheap" pro-
tested the farmer, as he felt his repub-
icanism Oozing out at his finger tips,
sand how can legislation raise it above
ire ooTo n, oroioi No In 2V
'YOu answered that question when
you asked me a moment ago if Ibeliev-
cd you unwise enough to take, under
free coinage, less than the coinage val
ne foryOur bullion, was the reply. The
fact is that the commercial ratio be-
tween the two metals but reflects the
conditions of legislation"
"What's the bullion worth now" ask
ed Snodgrass as he pointed to the sill
yer.
"About s1,0G0," was the reply.
"Wel," remarked SnOdgrass, "I'Ve
learned something, and if you'll just
hand me out $1,000 for this gold, I'll
hold the silver bullion until next sum-
mer and then get it coined under Billy
Bryan administration; the ashes of the
bills l can keep for a momgnto Of my
political reformation.
The treasurer weighed the gold and
then handed out sl,945 to Snodgrass
who counted it over several times and
then remarked that there seemed to be
a shortage of SO.
"Your bullion was short of $780," re-
piled the treasurer"
but the bullion there is composed
CT $1,000 III gold coins, said Snodgrass.
''No doubt of it" said the treasurer,
but while those coins would circulate
at their face value as long as the stamp
was visible, it is now bullion and has
to be accounted for by weight"
but our congressman said in a re-
cent speech that a melted gold dollar
was q dollar still" said SnOdgrass.
Il should call II bullion" remarked
the treasurer, mot a dollar, for, while
it retains its value on account of the
free mintage accorded it, no one but a
bullion broker would take it when the
governments guarantee of genuineness
was lacking"
some moro question" said Suodgrass
mournfuIly, sand I'm read out of my
party. When our coin goes abroad
does it pass at its face value?"
"0h nc" said the treasurer, ''Our coin
when it leaves our shores goes as bull
lion, and as such is worth only as much
as bullion"
moro light" was all that Snodgrass
said as he left the treasury. On his way
home, he pondered over bis new found
knowledge, aud the result of his DELHI
erations was the purchase of a couple
dozen of Coins tTeatises on finance.
He told his story to his Deighbors
and gave each one a book, and that &C
counts for the political change in the
Snodgrass township and why Snodgrass
has changed his announcement so as
to read, subject to the action Of the
free silverite caucus"
Snodgrass is going to do something
this fall land there are lots of Snod-
grasses in the country he never did
before, even though it causes his de-
parted sire to turn in his grave and
fend his shroud. He is going to vote
for Bryan and free coinage.
Suodgrass found that republican
money repudiated him to the extent
of over $1,000 and when he thinks
about him calling the other fellows re
pudiators, anarchists, debasers, ETC.,
and yelling for money good in Europe,
he goes out to the new barn and cOaxes
the mule to kick him in the most kick
able portion of his anatomy.
Disease attacks the weak and dcbilitated
kuep yourself healthy and strong by taking
Hood SaFsapdrilla.
Ward iaucuSrs.
A caucus of the peoples party voters
Of the First ward Of Goodland will be
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