The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28

An OBJeor LESSON ADVANCED ~
EDITOR STROUSE OF ROCKVILLE.

An OBJeOI LESSON ADVANCED 0v
EolToR sTROuSE or ROCKVILLE.
ne Gold Standard Isiauisy Faiiy vssss.
lated ssa Chicago Paper Dumped
sssslsy Matthews and wiiIism McKis-
ley wMh Him BY the Rscord-Ths Ap.
prscissass Of Gold aud nev IL Rebs
ssd lapsvsrishss.
] might reply in my own paper to the
following from the Chicago Tribune.
bat it would only reach . limited num-
Der of readers. therefore ask The Rec
ord. in behalf Of the Thousands Of silver
voters who arc it, regular patrons. to
place IN Indiana country editor upon .
"ls TO l" parity with the editor Of the
Chicago Tribune:
The Prspssitsos.
"The editor Of the Rockville (Ind.)
Tribune. . hee silver sheet. II more
courageous than most az 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 80 In cash and 90 in
sdvertisine, and would be glad to make
similar deal every day. The only
drawback y the required cash. II Bryan
IL elected IL II the purpose Of the writer
to have them coined into United States
legal tender dollars, and II e the time
he owes 600 he will hquidste the debt.
and thus. In . small degree. got back
part of the loa he has sustained BY rea-
son of the single gold standard. II this
remarkably frank editor owes any debts
when Bryan Il 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 1t .
gold price, lower price than II to be
paid In deprecated silver. The editor
win have received gold value dollars or
gold value goods. There can be nothing
damaging 20 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 20 square 20.
counts with 6S-cent dollars.
He proposes TO do this because he
wants TO get even with the gold stand.
ard. which has inflicted upon him some
los. Why his creditors
should suffer, who are not responsible
for tho existence Of single gold standard.
he does not explsin. Il would certainly
be hard on them 10 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 frsnkness. Il 10 not
likely tia. ne will b able 70 contract
any new debts between now and Nov. 5.
Nobody will sell goods on credit to .
man who has declared he IL going to TO
pudiate half of the bill. No one will
lend l0O-cent dollars to . man who has
that he means 20 pay bark
be-cent dollars Il must not Be forgot
ten, however, that the intentions Of
about every free silverite are the same
a. those Of this Indiana editor. Each
OF them expects to be able. In the event
of Bryan's election, 70 pay on 100 cent
they are going TO vote for Bryan"
Fine OBJECT Lesson.
Nothing will better illustrate the
character Of the money Of ultimate pay
ment now demanded by the advocates
Of q gold standard than these same
Mexican dollars unless they should
turn out to be oounterfeit) brought to
Rockville for the purpose Of discredit-
ing American silver dollars. There 10
MOT . 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 AL other specie,
after the war. it would buy just a. much
Of the farm ~ IL docs today. Twenty
years ago . Mexican dollar would pay
for exactly the same number Of months
subscription to this county paper a. IL
does today. Ny predecessor then printed
: smaller paper with much less expense
1t q = year than am now printing for
81. Am I repudiator when I ask to
pay In money Of the same purchasing
power Or il 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 a. would return to the credi.
tor after long term Of years money Of
the same purchasing power a. was
loaned. Fit would buy le@ it would
be an injustice to the creditor. II IL
would buy more the debtor must suffer.
In nv case the Mexican silver dollar, q
IL now u. without any legal tender pow.
er-with only it, bullion value-will re-
turn to the creditor value for value. Let
me prove it: The house and lot in Rock.
Vile owned BY me cost. in 1885. e5,OOO
There il IN acre and . half Of ground
one acre Of which IL sometimes in
wheat. This year il is in horse weeds, :"
- the return from no cereal would psy
for blowing and seed. Back Of the
premises u farming land. 10 that my
property will fairly illustrate what the
gold standard has done for all town and
farm property. have kept the house
In good repair. added At least 81 900 to
the original cost. and today could not
sell IL for half its cost.
4 Kaock- Down By Streass.
There has been no improved meth.
DDS" Of building houses, no improved