He Would Not Trade

A populistlc democrat who carne into tliis office the ni ie" lay gave us a Uttlo shot on politics, and was asked why he was o much in favor of the silver standard ? His reply iu substance was : "Take a gold dollar now, what's it good for ? Who wants it. ? What we want is something that aniouuts to something. A plece of.money like this (puiling out a silver dollar) for instance, so when we have one in our pocket and put our hand down after it, we can find it. Those llttle peslty gold dollars ain't good for nothing." "Well, what about the value ?" was asked. "Does it not make some difference to you whether that silver dollar is worth a dollar or not ?" "Oh, you can't fooi me by that kind of talk. Do you suppose the government would put its stamp on It and say it was a dollar if it wasn't a lar ?" "les." said a bystander. "This goverbment can not malee silver dollars iu unlimited quantities and uphold their valué. Here, my íriend, if you think so. trade pieces with ine. Here is a piece of money containlng more silver thnn is In your dollar, and the government of Mexico has stamped on it, 'tliis is a dollar.' WW you Sive me y our American dollar for it ?" "No, I don't wan't to trade." ''Of course you don't. But you see the point, don't you ?" The silverite went away with the point etlcklng in him, but evidently not enough to penétrate to the core of the free silver boil and let the puss out.