The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-01

that the government rad rendered i'm
possible law which the constitution
distinctly stated the state must rom-
ply with? For the state having silver
which the government has refused TO
coin into money. the state declares that
Il has not gold and silver coin as legal
tender, according TO the requirements
Of the constitution. Or p cebtor re.
pudiate his debt for the same reason,
/. e., that bis state did not comply with
| the mandate 81 the constitution? That
the government has issued certain
amount Of silver coins, and has de-
clared these silver coins a legal tender,
does not seem to answer the question
satisfactorily, for 10 one will contend
that the silver in the silver coin has the
same power that the gold ia the gold
coin hiss; for In ease Of effacemcnt or
accident the gold coin can be rccoined
at the will Of the holder, but the silver
cannot. The fact alone that the issue
Of the legal tender silver coin is lin.
tied may be offered, but dors the state
comply with the mandate Of the con.
stitutioE, which says 1t must have gold
und silver coin as tender. when II can
have gold coined into money and car.
not have silver coined into money?
Now, II this is legal, aud congress has
I the powcrto takr the power 10 bU money
away from silver, and tho issuc Of some
silver legal tender coin by government
satisfies the mandate of the coustitu-
ton as far gs the states are concerned,
has no: congress the right to take the
I power TO be money away from gold
10 demoucila- colo? IL its power over
one metal any greater than over the
lotLer-ovcr either than over both to-
IgcthrF2 So that should government
see IN TO drmonctiZg both metals. and
no stop coinage (imaUHe us having
paper money only. would not the debit
or, IL his obligation said coin, be re-
lieved from paying his debt; and would
I not the government Doc relieved from
paying any Of it, obligations by the
same line Of reasoning that Is used now
to show II must not NOW pay them In
silver? Would not the states find Il
impossible 10 comply with that funda.
mental law OF the constitution? II has
been repeatedly said that II we restore
the power 20 be money to silver that our
gold would leave the country. Under
n paper currency would not, by the
same line OF reasoning, both metals
leave MS? To call this reasoning non.
sense, and to say that such state Of
/ things rs having no coinage. Is not at
I all likely to occur, etc, only bcgs the
question. affirm positively that JOG
years ago people thought then that
the decentralization Of silver was us nm.
likely 10 happen, as many may think
[ to-day that this country will never stop
coinage altogether. For surely II The
government has the power to stop coin.
[ ing one md De made 10 pay It's debts IN
the other, why can IL nor stop coming
both. and 70 hc relieved from paying
at alt?
would like TO have some OF our
statesmen, who differ from the priu.
ciplcs Of This coinage question ~ laid
down hy Hamilton, jefferson. jackson.
/ Webster, H.airr. and once upon n time
/ by "a certain William Mckinley. explain
| thiS-uut mere assertions. but line Of
reasoning such as they would use be.
fore "a cDurt.--Gcorgc Barnes, IN Ma.
I tional Waterman.