The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-22
PRIMARY MONEY.
AN OBJECT LESSON ADVANCED ~
EDITOR STROuSE or ROCKVILLE.

Ths Gold stsadsrd Iniquity Fully veots-
lated and = Chicago Paper Dusnped
stanley Matthew aud wtiiism McKis-
ley with Him By the Rscord-Ths A..
probation Ut Gold aud How IL Robs
and Isnpovsrishes.
Knight reply in my own paper to the
following from the Chicago Tribune.
but II would only reach limited num-
Der Of readers. I therefore ask The Rec
ord. in behalf OF the thousands OF silver
voters who are its regular patrons. to
place an Indiana country editor upon q
"i6 to l" parity with the editor OF the
Chicago Tribune:
The Proposition.
1.-THE editor Of the Rockville lind
Tribune, q free silver sheet. Is more
courageous than most Of the members
Of his party. He puts his dishonest de-.
signs into print. They do not reveal
theirs. He states that the editor OF The
Tribune bought 100 Mexican dollars for
which he paid go in cash and $40 in
advertising. and would be glad to make
q similar deal every day. The only
drawback 10 the required cash. II Bryan
il elected IL II the purpose Of the writer
70 have them coined into United States
legal tender dollars, and II at the time
he owes 900 he will hquidate the debt,
and thus, In a small degree. get back
part OF the loss he has sustained by rea-
son Of the single gold standard. II this
remarkably frank editor owes any debts
when Bryan u elected they will be on
account Of gold standard dollars bor-
rowed by him, which he has the use Of
or on account Of goods sold to him at q
gold price-a lower price than II to be
paid In deprecated silver. The editor
will have received gold value dollars OF
gold value goods. There can be nothing
damaging to him in either transaction
But he announces that he does not in
tend to repay the dollars or pay the gold
price for the goods, but TO square &C
counts with 53-cent dollars.
He proposes to do this because hi
wants to get even with the gold stand
unexplained loss. Why his creditor
should suffer. who are not responsible
for the existence Of single gold standard
he does not explain. 1t would certainl,
be hard on them to rob them OF hal
their dues because of personal contro
versy between this editor and the Rol'
standard. But the editor may defea
his object by his frankness. 1t Is no
likely that he will be able to contrac
any new debts between now and Nov.
Nobody will sell goods on credit to
man who has declared he Ia going to re
pudiate half of the bill. No one wi
lend lOO-cent dollars TO man who ha
proclaimed that he means to pay bar
bS.cent dollars. 1t must not be forgot
ten, however. that the intentions c
about every free silverite are the sam
as those Of this Indiana editor. Fac
Of them expects to be able, In the even
OF Bryans election, TO pay OF 100 Ger
} debts with 53-cent dollars. That is VIII
they are going TO vote for Bryan"
J A Fine Object Lesson.
Nothing will better illustrate tn
character Of the money Of ultimate pa,
ment now demanded by the advocate
} Of a gold standard than these san
Mexican dollars unless they shoul
turn out to be counterfeit) brought
Rockville for the purpose Of discredi
Ing American silver dollars. There
not q single product Of the farmer, upc
whom I am directly dependent. th
J has escaped the same force which HI
{ pressed down the Mexican dollar. Whs
the Mexican dollar emerged from CO..
cealment, along with all other speci
Q after the war, 1t would buy just as mu'
| .
Q years ago a Mexican dollar would pl
: for exactly the same number Of month
. subscription to this county paper as
q does today My predecessor then print
q smaller paper with much less expen
u at q q year than am now printing
81. Am a repudiator when I ask
Q pay in money Of the same purchasil
Z power? Or is the man who insists til
}, shall give up double Of my toll. doul
y Of my life. honest?
Q All reputable authorities agree tn
. money, to be absolutely honest. shou
be such as would return to the cre'
: tor after long term Of years money
70 the same purchasing power as "
. loaned. II 1t would buy less it wor
= be an injustice to the creditor. II
d would buy more the debtor must sun
L In my case the Mexican silver dollar.
/ II now In, without any legal tender 20
y er-with only its bullion value-will
n turn to the creditor value for value.
J. me prove it: The house and lot in Ro'
'. Vile owned by me cost. in 1885. $50
10 There is an acre and half Of grOunt
20 one acre Of which Is sometimes
II wheat. This year it is in "horse weed
a. the return from no cereal would I
- for blowing and seed. Back Of
N premises il farming land. 30 that |
e property will fairly illustrate what
D. gold standard has done for all town q
q farm property. have kept the hov
~ in good repair. added at least 81 900
e the original cost. and today could
"a sell il for half its cost.
KNOCK Down BY streuse.
~ There has been no improved me
=, DDS" Of building houses, no ''impro'
;" methods" Of producing land to acco'
=, for this shrinkage Of value. ! defy .
- gold bug editor 70 prove that the apr
~ citation Of gold has not robbed me. 8
:. pose I had placed q mortgage on
- property TO secure IL. say. hah its CO