The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-14
IT is STILL ALIVE
VAs Goldbug Party Cannon NJ" -
Free silver Movement Win
Their Bombsst.

.The silver craze is dead" is the oft
repeated cry OF the magpies ana ehat-
terboxes of the goldbug party, says
l.. +. Ewing. in the SILVER hnlght
Waterman. Wait and see. The silver
men are intelligent thinkers. lhey
have read and studied the silver cues
tion and understand the magnitude
and influence the free coinage Of silver
would have for the good OF the pnsi-
mes. of the country. They are not
.tanding around in groups talking
neither are the gold or the tariff advo-
cates found in that position. The
money question is 10 be more the issue
IN the future than ever in the past. In
fact. there is no other prominent ques-
ton before the American people to-
day on which party lines are SO clearly
drawn. ana silver must occupy the fore
front of the question in opposition 10
the gold craze. The gold craze Is as
much of a craze to-day as the worship
~ Baal had become among the Jews
when Elijah Knocked the idols priests,
telling them TO call louder, that maybe
he was asleep or on journey. But
their frantic screams and rending OF
garments did not bring rain or nre
down from Heaven TO kindle wood I'M
der the burnt offering; and neither
do the promises Of prosperity by the
priest of mammon, sound money and
gold standard bring prosperity. Their
gold idol like Baal must be asleep or
on a Journey and hears not. however
much the worshipers OF the calf rend
their garments and cry I'VE are on the
edge OF prosperity. The greatest
boom is about TO start ever known;
silver is dead."
The new relations which the war
with Spain has created in the east and
the extension OF our power and gov
eminent over the most important
J islands of the West Indies call foi
more money, and they call loudly FOL
more silver money than for any Other
kind. As our territory and business
expands our money must be increased
TO supply that business with TIT
sinews of trade, and silver of al othel
moneys is the money Of the Asiati'
people. With the silver which ou
mines produce coined into American
1 money we can control almost the en-
! tire trade OF the east in short tim
and force the whole of Europe TO acop
/. our money policy in self-preservatio
!. of their foreign trade.
Cuba and Puerto Rico will have I
!. be supplied with American money. A
!. for Cuba becoming an independent na
: tion with an army and navy TO supper
d, Is the veriest moonshine. The islam
: will be filed with American capita
! and dominated by American enter
nrises which will demand the proteS
ton OF n strong nation tina. VIII a.
sumo the expense of national govern
: ment. and guarantee domestic trai
cuillity, free and stable governmer
and defense against imposition o
strong nations Of Europe. II Is po
= sible that Cuba may monkey awhil
= at independent government, but II
) hardly probable.
= With Manila and the island on which
: Is located. and the principal city, islam
" and seaport of the Ladrone group
l. our possession the whole Of the'
CT Islands is bound TO be dominated /
IS American influence, and America
: money to control the trade will be
X necessary as the American navy an
le rarrisons to protect the inhabitant
H. insure domestic tranquility and spre;
,e' American institutions. And for Il
ie' fulfillment of these beneficient ob1ec
,. American silver dollars are fully as ne
IS. essary as the protecting angels
ok American law and the United Stat
ne navy.
American silver is destined TO b
come the greatest power In the 0
J. east that has ever been exercised
thewest twill work fructifying al
zen reiuvenating influence greater thu
British cannon and western trade h
ever exerted. Even the star OF e.
pire IS fighting against the gold stan
'eu ard. No nation Of people are ber
m flied BY IL except the jew bankers
o'- Great Britain and their relatives W
er- manage the gold BANKS in the capi'
'en Of this continent. The rank and ME
ors the people Of every nation ana en-
ur- under the sun are afflicted by the g
OF standard. and only the few VINO o
the bonds and debts have an interest,"
lily keeping up the gold standard.
cir they because that monetary POI
re- makes all property, labor ana n
in cheap and money dear. =,
fol. American influence. American ST
IN. and American institutions must
10 hand in hand into the old east TO
on The dust covered dead from the TO
ent TITO which gold and tyranny laid IN
18th thousands of years ago. and join b
nm 70 bone. as it were, breathe life
the dead, and change the groans
despair into a hymn Of hope and