The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-23
PRIMARY MONEY.
AN OBJECT LESSON ADVANCED ~
EDITOR STROUSe or ROCKVILLE

The Gold standard Iniquity Fully vssst.
lated and - Chicago Paper DsmDsA
Stanley Matthew. aud william Mcsis-
ley with Him by shs Rscord-rhs ep.
probation OF Gold and How IL Robs
and Impoverisihss.
might reply in my own paper to tho
following from the Chicago Tribune.
but it would only reach limited num-
Der of readers. therefore ssk The Rec
ord. in behalf OF the thousands Of silver
voters who are ito regular patrons. to
place an Indiana country editor upon .
'l5 to l" parity with the editor Of the
Chicago Tribune:
The Pssposisiea.
"The editor Of the Rockville (InA-
Tribune. . free silver sheet, II more
CONTAGIOUS than most Of the members
Of his party. He puts his dishonest do
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 90 in
advertising, and would be glad to make
q similar deal every day. The only
drawback u the required cash. nBryan
is elected ie 10 the purpose OF the writer
to 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 q 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 Is 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 ut .
gold price, lower price than II to DO
paid In deprecated silver. The editor
will have received gold value dollars or
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, bat TO square 90.
counts with 58-cent dollars.
He proposes 10 do this because he
wants to get even with the gold stand.
ard. which has inflicted upon him some
unexplained loss. Why his creditors
should suffer. who are not responsible
for the existence Of single gold standard.
he does not expli II would certainly
be hard on them TO rob them Of half
their dues because of Q personal contro.
versy between this editor and the gold
standard. But the editor may defeat
his object by his frankness. II u not
likely that he will be able to contract
any new debts between now and Nov. 8.
Nobody will sell goods on credit to Q
man who has declared he II going to re-
pudiate half of the bill. No one will
lend l0O-cent dollars to q man who has
proclaimed that he means 20 pay back
5S-cent dollars. II must not be forgot.
ten, however, that the intentions Of
about every free silverite are the same
as those Of this Indiana editor Each
Of them expects to be able. In the event
Of Bryan's election, 70 pay OF 100 cent
debts with 59-cent dollars. That is why
they are going 10 vote for Bryan"
A Fine object Lesson.
Nothing will better illustrate the
character Of the money Of ultimate pay
ment now demanded by the advocates
Of a gold standard than these same
Mexican dollars unless they should
turn out to be counterfeit) brought to
Rockville for the purpose Of discredit.
Ing American silver dollars. There 10
not single product Of the farmer. upon
whom I am directly dependent. that
has escaped the same force which has
pressed down the MEXICAN dollar. When
the Mexican dollar emerged from con-
cealment. along with all other specie.
after the war. IL would buy just - much
Of the farm as Il does today. Twenty
years ago Mexican dollar would pay
for exactly tho Same number Of months
subscription to this county paper a. Il
does today. Ny predecessor then printed
smaller paper with much less expense
ut q year than l am now printing for
81. Am rspudistor when ask 10
pay in money Of the Same purchasing
power Or Is the man who insists that
I shall give up double Of my toll. double
Of my life. honesti
All reputable authorities agree that
money. to be absolutely honest. should
be such - would return TO the credi.
tor after long term of years money Of
the same purchasing power a. WA
loaned. II It would buy less IL would
be an injustice TO the creditor. II II
WOuio Ouy iuoxo Sac ocovsU n WI buucfs
In my case the Mexican silver dollar. u
1t now u. without any legal tender pow.
er-with only its bullion value-will 70.
turn to the creditor value for value. Lei
me prove IL: The house and lot in Rock
Vile owned by me cost. in 1888. 1900
There il an acre and half Of ground
one acre Of which IL sometimes In
wheat This year IL Is In horse weeds. =
a the return from no cereal would pay
for blowing and seed. Back Of The
premises u farming land, SO that my
property will fairly illustrate what thu
gold standard has done for all town and
farm property. I have kept the house
in good repair. added at least 81 900 Il
the original cost. and today could mol
sell IL for half its cost
A Ksoch-Dswn BY strssss.
There hes been no improved meth
DDS" Of building houses. no improved
methods" Of producing land to accoun,
for this shrinkaRe Of value. I defy any
gold bug edissr 70 prove that the apprs
citation Of gold has not robbed me. Sup
pose had placed . mortgage on tht
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