The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-03-31
HARRY SKINNER'S "SOME-
THING EETTER."
Charlotte Observer.
The Norfolk Landmark saws

wv on'oOIlHllIllCiit VI II Nv ~ 4-iN'
alism." Mr.. Skinner is a Popu-
list, and the scheme is worthy OF
him. The idea is as old as the
hills, but Mr.. Skinner is as happy
over it rs Il child with a new toy.
He never heard of it before, evi-
IDENTIFY. The theory has been dis
proved many time before Mr..
Skinner ever saw the light Of
day.
The great Snheme is that Of
composite money" We remem-
Der that one of our own readers
interrogated the Landmark about
il during the last campaign. Mr.
.!Skinncr's plan is to issue certifi-
Gates valued as 100 cents each,
and calling for redemption by the
government, the bearer being
guaranteed fifty cents in gold and
fifty cents in silver. This is a
very attractive proposition, and,
according to Mr.. Skinner, it Will
be difficult for even single-gold-
standard men ito successfully OPP
pose" it. IF thH silver depreci-
ates," we are told, 'the gold will
surely appreciate, and thus the
combined value Of the two metals
equalizes the face value of the BIZ
metallic certificates, and keeps its
face value at 100 cents.
One hundred cents in what? ?
Suppose that you have a dollar
composed of fifty cents worth of
silver and fifty cents of gold, the
bullion value of the two compo-
nents being exactly equal. Then
suppose that silver declines twen-
ty per cent. in value as compared
with gold. Then the SO cents
worth ,of silver is worth only 4(
cents in gold, whereas the 81
cents worth of gold is worth g.;
: cents in silver. This makes th'
great bi-mctallic dollar wortl
Il 1925 cents in silver and 90 cent
! in gold-10O cents in nothing
e The only theory by which tn
II scheme could be made to worl
e would be for gold to advance 2
per cent. in potatoes, for in
stance, Whenever silver decline
20 per cent. in the same vegeta
BILE, which is hardly reasonable
= = to say the least. Congressma1
:, skinner would do we'll to polls
E. his scheme with little MOI
III thought. 1t is hoped that h
at, will not become hopelessly il
ii Ii volved in its mcshes.
~ There be some cruclties that a.
~ intoierable. One Of these is til
k, above, inflicted by your estccme
ar contemporary, the Norfolk Lane
u mark. The brain, of the Io
Harry Skinner has just conceive
and brought forth; from that Jov
OH like front there hasjust leapt for
:" Il full-panop!ied Minerva, the SC
w. ond born child of great Populi
~ mind--the something better th
er- has so long been the leading i.lal
&C.. of all Popuiist platforms. llar
:S Skinner, as all the world know
~. glories in TIC title of 1.-The FatI
M Of the Sub-Treasury." The 81
rri- Treasury plan was the first-5c
'cll son Of histhousht. Tie child W
"p comcly and good to look upc
sv Everybody said it was just like
u1i father. That was complin1e
enough. For awhile all the G.
tEage of Populism looked nj
e"s the sub-Trcasury plan as
In~ @ young Hannibal that would SO
,ner day throw off the Roman yoke
edi- Wall street. But one day sol
ool body said something al
ants ''sometlling better" The $
hs Treasury plan was good,
e as course, but there might lie $50
orty thing better" From that
al'h. The sub-Trea :ury plan pincd.
ace, sickcned and died from sheer i
,no - ousy of a yet 4alae,rn ''sometI
II &C. better.n Then the Hon. II:
send Skinner was stricken in his {
heart. But as he was the g
thcr of the Sub-Treasury Pl;,
s,,, he determined in his inmost
r not ing that il there were to be
). A something BETTER" he woult
! DIS the father Of that, too. A"s
,s,,ea ~ q, he is. He has just become g
.,,e Father of Pract lea Bi-M MctalIis
.izing the "something letter" Of +
r ito lism, Hence, we say it is il
q 'ooo erably cruel in our Virginia
.ss a IL, temporary to discount this
to m white and Ealf yellow kid of
j., ap- rvs, CT to discourage the fail,
eahly the full pride of paternity.
f tie @---------------------- ---------
orded Why will you buy bitter naus>
led in tories when Groves Tasteless
.o-,, Tonic is as pleasant as Lemon $
~" Your druggist is authorized to !
g1bie, the money i'll every case where il FL