The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-02
OK TIE DEFENSIVE
ard-Thas Fiftg Gent Dollar
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For the first tine since tie money 4
question became political issue tie 4
rerublican parry has taken = Gear AID i
uIequisooal position II las lodged
and heceec. and eguiyycafel and &C.
MED until now. AL is leaders. from
The president down 10 Tie smallest
iouier, have al one lime or another
given Their s'prori 10 the free coinage 4
of silver. all have on various occasions
-treIuousiy denounced Tie gold stand
ard.
Now, however. Tie party has con-
United itself TO the single gold stand
ard. and The very frst ct.e.of -ntrl
Of the debate on the financial b.-l dis
covers the republicans 10 he on Tie
defensive. This was demonstrated by
The fact that the hard iicks y hich Con
rres sman Maddox. Of Georgia gave the
republican leaders eau e lhfn 10 put
forward their readiesr and most elo-
queut speaker. Mr.. Do.l.Eer. of Iowa
And it IS worthy az note that tbs
man Of nimble wit and tongue made 10
attempt 10 answer the charges q de-
ception and double-dealire which
Judge Maddox brought against the re-
publicans. The r.ust that lie could
say. in response 10 a direct question.
was that he didn't propose 10 II hum
burced any more by talk about inter
national bimefallisn- We think this
is true also of The people: they are
n. 4. a H. -
republicans on this question any more
Indeed. the republicans have placed il
out OF their power 10 deceive tie pco-
pie any further After standing shiT-
erirg on the bank for many years
they have at last taken the final
plunge. and being in they cannot
crawl out and deny that they never
went near the water
They are on the defensive That
which their leaders have cerourcec
most strenuonsly for years they are
cow compelled 20 defend. They ran
not turn TO The people in the next
campaign ard say: I'VE are Just as
good bimetallis-s as the democrats are
but we want 10 make sure about ii:
I we want some Of the other nations
10 Join US in maintaining The parity
OF silver They cannot 90 10 the peo-
ple. 10 the workinrmer OF The cru--
try. ard tell them that an increase il
the volume of circulation does ro-
make higher prices. Tor The wheat
famine abroad last year. ard tie ex-
fraorlinary disbursements made nee
essary hy the Spanish-Anc-ican war
have added enormously 10 the amount
OF money in actual circulation. and 1hs
result has been higher prices fer n
kinds Of products
The republicans cannot 20 10 III
wage-carners and say that hirhe
prices 90 not result in higher wages. Tci
The Increase 81 wages has followed
higher prices as promptly as an ech'
follows sound They ca-Iof 20 4
business men and say than '--o-ctn
dollar ;s thing 70 alarm The public
Tor The extraordinary and purely &C
,cufifious circumstances which we hav'
already noted have created rise il
prices. which. il fact. gives us -
cent dollar as compared With near.
an the products Of human labor "a
have a 5e-ctnt collar a. compared wal
cotton goods. and 50-cf-- dollar :
compared with iron and The product
or iron.
In other words. the value Of the sol
collar. a. the resalt Of accidental CT
COMMUNICATIVE wheat famine abroai
, and The extraordinary disbursement
made necessary by the war-A2s df
preciatec when compared viii The il
creased value of commodities. and III
depreciation has been so sicDihcz1
and 80 far-reachinr thai ore ofihe moe
, pronounced gold-sfanGard organs n
Springfield Republican. has bee
moved 10 ask If this --reprLiasioa- c
deb. values would have been any nlu-
criminal If il had occurred IS The =
suit - the free coinage az silver
4 trreir searching inouir> this an
the republican parry. which. has bee
placed Oh The defensive by SIS indors'
J utrt Of tie rols standard VIII haE
~ answer IL and good many Other
iast a. searching before tie next carl
r1irn Is over. For instance huw W
4 they explain the fact thar this cepr
/, citation Of the dollar Is compared Wi
: commodities has produced pTcsperii.
! unless they aCops The democratic DO
trine that an actual decrease IN 4
I volume ot currency always and ever
: where produces higher prices and ~
r prosperity is the result?
= Is a matter Of fact. we cannot !
: WAYS have n Spanizh-Arnerican Y
. On hand and We Gamer ALWAYS ha'
/, 10 order wheat famine abroad Nsai
while. the republicans viii he put up
the witness stand iu divers ways M
q they viii not have as happy tn
9 n they now look forward 1o--Atlari