Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1884 — Crime Against Commerce. [ARTICLE]

Crime Against Commerce.

The Ur ited Htates Treasury proved by its June Statement, now out, that since the first of Deceraoer, 1883, there has been a decrease of the currency of the country that amounts to $32, f| OO,OOO. The scarcity of currency caused by the decrease of Nat.onai bunk circulation has induced people to bring forward within seven months $ 2.249,u2C of gold in coin or bullion, deposit the s me with the Governpic-nt. and take out gold certificates there**!, which they use temporari’y as i urrency. Within a year •he exportation of gold from this country has exceeded the im portation of gold by $33,404.32®, and the production of gold from the mines of this country has fallen off >12,000,000 within a year, consequent upon inability of miners—such has been the scarcity <»f money—to op< n new mines or supply woiks with machinery after they bad parted with their previously <> tained gold for other property. This shortening in volumne of money is one result of Republican legislation.