Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1876 — The Greenback vs. Gold. [ARTICLE]

The Greenback vs. Gold.

The Cincinnati Enquirer makes this assertion; 8o far as the greenback has been allowed fair play with gold it has been equal in value to it. In all internal trade a greenback dollar would buy as much as a gold dollar would if wc had it in its place. The writer of this assertion is either trying to get oft' a stupid joke or he is a donkey. There is no State, county, city, town, or township in the whole American Union where a greenback dollar will buy as much as a gold dollar, eithej of commodities or services, for the simple and sufficient reason that eighty-six or eighty-seven cents will not . purchase as much of anything as 100 cents. In order to demonstrate the purchasing power of gold and greenbacks to the complete satisfaction of the Enquirer man, let him get a gold coin (borrow it from a broker), and with a greenback of the same denomination enter any grocery store in Cincinnati and see which will buy the greatest weight of soap, candles, butter, lard, potatoes, meal, sugar, tea, coffee, spice, salt, oil, rice, fruit—in short, anything for sale. If not satisfied with the experiment in the groceries, let him try a butcher, a baker, or an oysterman; let him go into any dry goods, hardware, or jeweler’s store and he will discover which will purchase the most goods, by about 15 per cent. But we agree with the Enquirer on one point, that “the greenbacks have not been allowed fair play” by the “man” that issued them, viz.: Uncle Sam. On their face they are promises of the Government to be redeemed by constitutional money, but the Government does not perform its promise, and redeems them in nothing except taxes. They are, therefore, “broken promises,” and “have not been allowed fair play,” nnd consequently, in* stead of being worth their face, and buying as much as gold, they are only worth what the brokers will give for them, and do not buy within 15 per cent, as much as gold will purchase, and all because'the Government—under the influence of such sheets as the Enquirer —has not redeemed its promise.— Chicago Tribune.

“Charlie,” said little Annie, looking at a picture of Santa Claus, “ I shouldn’t think lie could waddle in so many clothes.” “And then you know, Annie, every time he goes down a chimney he gets a fresh soot.”— Cincinnati Times. §[Jotce pathetically appeals to the prisoß authorities to be allowed newspapers and other matter to read.