The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-25
PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
Second Article By An Observer

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What is a dollar in America? ZJS grains
OF gold. All discussions can only proceed
clearly and successfully when the words
| and terms in dispute are accurately oo'
| fined. All sales. exchanges, trades iran. %
| actions are carried Oh in me name Oh oo.-
| lars. and everything that is exchanged,
| including services ass vel as lsAua ana
| merchandise, j. referred Tor CONF arson
! OK value 10 this 25S grains oil sole' ana
/ when this IS "a fixed and simple some
| thing there can be uO doubt about the
! comparative value. and, therefore tho
] basis OF exchange. Hence, we are slle ID.
Eaylng that "a foil dollar is dollar about
which there De- no doubt. TX sometimes
the word dollar means Z5.s grains or gold,
and sometimes 90 means 81 grains Oh sil-
! yer. tn6n confusion arises at once ln mo
minds of people and there IS hesitation
about trades, transactions, exchange ana
! Gales. How much better 10 is 20 nave the
word dollar mean one thing ana leler
other matters lO this one thing just -
we refer measures 90 one yard stick or
/ one busheL TO have two Things mean
Ing a dollar is the same as having two
/ yard sticks. ono of thirty-siX inches and
ono of thirty-tw0 inches. or 10 have two
bushels one o. four pecks and ono OF
three pechs We could do business in
this c0ui try with the word dollar mean
ing nothing but 31i grains or silver. All
the people want 10 know is what the
word dollar is, and then they VIII make
their trades, slIes transactions, ana ex-
changes accordingly. therefore let US
have a dollar upon which there is no
cloud one good dollar viii do cen times
more business than ten doubtful dollars
viii do. A good dollar IS like an cleo
trio current that can cirdie tho world and
be back again az your desk with che
speed NJ thought itself. I know no bet
ter illustration of "a good dollar than 20
call it the electric current of business.
The trouble is not So much with the num-
hor ~ dollars as 20 have dollars that viii
move hke electricity. flowing throush the
channels Of trade
what is the matter with s'ivor2 rs not
every ounce OF silver in the world to-day
being put to some good use2 Has any
man any silver lying about h.s house
that be is not using? Does ANYBODY know
OF any silver that has been "str4cA down
bv the crime ol '-}" 1he world IS using
every ounce O. silver that the bowels of
the earth can give forth. True, compared
with gold, 81 may not Dos as valuable as
10 once Vas, lut -ull i- Us valuable
thing 20 have. ana " "a man owes CD hun-
drcd dollars and has eiNty-hto dollars
worth OF silver about the house De us very
apt 90 at least re. that much good QUO of
h silver. "Oh." you say. "let ne pay
an on my hundred dollars OF debt with
THIS sixty-fve dollars worth of silver
There. now is the old cry of novac to-
bulac." which was SO popular with the
Romans. which being translated into orr
modern days means give us ue" dcaI..
This cry has always been popular with
tho people. When people nave le-h exc
taFasant. when they nave mace MIS-
taxes Oh Juatm. ni as lney org lI .''- u'
ire'alul Doom na. l.41 9"tp- ~. D-'
''""t-sf VINE. t.' .'-'~
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CTS OF N"R'''- anu -'''
Democrats should not lose sight ole Iney
b.,.o teo, told chat under the gold stand
sr5 ,p. ,sf,o of n dollar has enhanced
unt1 DO win bur twice as much oi the
fsrrno-.s land. and of Dis products as So
on,, would and every little stump
sroalt.r M evary school house and CROSS
roads h, Tho static of VIRGINIA has grown
olocr,rt or.. tho enhancement of the
5oIf.r ana t+. ir.ro..a1 purchasing pow
rr And n he farmers win make note
~ 60 ttlv ,.ur rr4 ffaf treao speakers
ars cb.or, tlo of..ebol3ers of the state
MI ,-t~,.,i. f-or, Governor lieutenant
e,,..r., ..+.,,.-.-rrrrral down TO sue