The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-15
lie MORALITY PARTY.
Tricks and schemes OF the uepub-
lean Method Of Eisan-
ciering.


II has come TO light that ths God and
morality party is not in perfect accord
with itself on a question Of high finan-
cial morality. There j. agreement upon
the general proposition that there can
be no real financial morality without the
gold standard. but after that there Is
divergence. The nature 81 the differ
ence can best be understood from a
statement Of facts
In accordance with the general prin-
cipi. that the honor II the nation, it's
credit and its financial well being de
maEd that all obligations 81 the United
States shall be PAID ID gold unless other
wise expressly stipulated in The con
tract. and that all possible doub, upon
tha; point shall b. removed, the house
caucus committee has framed 2 bin de-
clar-rg plainly that gold j. the sole
standard OF value IN this country arl
that al bonds and other Esecuniary obi
cations. except a. above stated. are pay
able ii gold
Al that looks very direct and straight
forward Upon the general principle
laid down there should Le no objection
10 ID. But we hear that The thrifty re.
putlicanS ~ the senate 90 object vcr-
strtuuously. They say that il they
sho1ld concur III the passage of a house
bill containing radical gold standard
provision '-they would destroy one 81
the best means OF refurdiug the deb
At lower rates Therefore they PRO
pose TO apply the gold standard 10 IA
turc issues and provide Al once for rev
ruli bonds at q low interest rate whicl
cou q readily b. exchanged for thepres
ert Lich-rate. shrTt-time coin bonds
50 the house Will virtually pass the rad
lea, gold standard bill. but the scnat
wil. prudenily modify il in such wis
that the holder OF existing bonds wi
think ii prudent to exchange them 70
new ones expires zly payablein gold
That j. 10 say. II is very immoral an
! dishonorable TO pretend that existin
. bonds may be paid in silver, aud IN orce
TO establish the national credit and r.
move all suspicion Of disposition TO n
puC-ate the just obligations Of the n;
tor il is necessary TO pass bill ceclai
ing that all the bonds are payable
gold. AT the same time il Is eDtirel
! moral so TO frame the bill as TO mai
bolders OF those bonds think they al
liaf,e TO be paid in silver. and therefor
thai the best thing they can DO is TO e
change them for new ones which are e
pressly payable in gold
Ia other words. the republican pc:
tior is that tie existing bonds were
tended 10 be payable Il gold and tn
Tho is so certain that il is grossly u
moral so much a. to suggest that tn
can he paid in silscr without cishono
set ii is entirely moral 10 scare holce
into surrerderirr them in exchange I
Others belring : lower rate ~ interN
but expressly payable in gold by pla
ing on their fears that the old ones "
be paid in silver.
Itwould seem that in taking this 10
ton the republicans give away th'
cas- as a matter q morals altcgetl
ane take their stand on the lower le
OF policy. If existing bonds are unlu
tio!ablv payable in gold il j. mora
wrong 10 pretend that they are not
order 10 frivhten holders into givi
them up for less than bonds 50 paya
are wor7 h. ard 30 they are not - paya
all The republican cutlery against tn
Nh have proposed 70 pay them IN sil
has been mere lily pocrisy. II the SEN
sch.rne is 10 h. adopted j; viii be in
der for the republicans 70 descend fr
thei-hirh moral Chicago Chr
icie