Judge — June 9, 1888 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK. Praidet 5 ++ W J, Ament Art Department Braxnano Gictast Editor - + 1M. Gencony TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. copy, one year, of 52 numbers, f¢ copy, six months, of 26 numbers, One copy, f ks, : Single copies, to cents each FOREIGN SUBSCKIC TIONS To all foreign conntrics in the pos 4 Tue Jupce PustisHine Company (Vorree Buivi Park Row, New York 2r Wer The 3 is for sale at Brentano's, 17 Avenue de L’Opera, Pari ntce advertisers a larger circulation at cheaper rat (Ce AND AND HILL—When such men fall out James G. Blaine SHOULD BE HANGED and quartered—The MeGinnis pig of the New York custom-house. THERE IS PLENTY of Democratic material for the first position; but nobody but Grover is willing to take the risk, and Ae isn’t anxious. TIS RIGHT that, as somebody says she does, the fair presidentess should win all hearts; and as long as the other side of the politicial house wins its fair share of votes nobody will complain, / EVARTS would have a new hat as often as anybody, but the truth is that the public hat-rack seldom has one of his size. PAPER says the mugwumps don’t know what they want. Did anybody ever know of a mugwump refusing an offic OD. 1. He—Dear sir, if you find it dif- ficult to retire this year we are quite ure G.C. will be very glad to assist you. IEADING in the World reads “All true Democrats still.” Well, their silence becomes them—they are at least entitled to that compliment. HE, SCHOOL of journalism at Cornell re- futes the idea that anybody can edit a newspaper, merely claiming that anybody ean he educated to do it, HE INCLEMENCY of the weather has apparently postponed the ante-clection civil-service order to federal officials untl the middle of November. Crotwy—" Bat i 0 & would begin, do-youno? I'm just, HERE 1S a great deal of Republican presidential timber; but there is only 250 pounds of it on the other side. This may Oscan— Wouldn't it be just, be, however, because presidential ambition on the Democratic side is equiva- lent tu high treason and is punishable by political death. : LETPERS REACH US that it is difficult for subseribers to get the JUnGE, and two or three of them tell of finding JUDGE wrappers along the lines of come western roads which are largely patronized by mail-coaches. Should this paragraph happen to reach the eye of the offending parties will they kindly prepare for investigation and removal IS THERE A SURPLUS? FAN INDIVIDUAL had a mortgage on his estate for $150,000, fifty thousand dollars due in three years, and notes out for thirty-five thousand dollars on I, with ne thousand dollars on deposit to meet the demand, and only that amonnt in available cash, would the one thousand dollars be re- garded as a surplus? Add the necessary ciphers and that is the bu position of the firm of Unele Sam & Company. If the creditors holding the demand notes willingly carry them and have faith in the solvency of the firm, <¢ of another note in place of the one returned release the debtor? Does the renewal of a note pay adebt? is the tirm any the less in debt? Does the gi Is not its reissue in every sense a banking process, the essence and spirit of which is to use other people's money without paying interest? It isa foolish TRAMPS OF THE BETTER CLASS. T wish, ah, the seavon at Long Bwanch brought about by the Republican policy of financial infatuation that a people or a man can grow rich by filling his pox ke: with notes given to himself. It is true that our national income is a little larger than our outlay must remember, however, we owe in greenbacks, payable on demand, thre: hundred and fifty million dollars. We have on hand to meet the possible ex ‘one hundred millions, leaving two hundred and fifty millions to be met cif intended to be redeemed) by our possible incom: Would it not be wise, if the surplus is a burden, to retire grcenbs cnough, by paying them, toabsorb it? Convert the first one hundred mill into certificates of cash instead of promises to pay, and turn t wo hundred millions into the same as fast as the surplus of funds would Or it may be wise to retire these evidences of indebtedness into two per « bonds for banking security; or certificates could be issued for the amount tired, representing without additional inflation the aggregation of silver It should be remembered that in 1891 a large amount of the four and a half per cent, bonds will begin to be due and payable. ‘The surplus will then take care of itself, The fifteen hundred millions of indebtedness then con mencing to be payable will prevent any disturbing ‘umulation, It is for,and have we not the three years of financial spanning we have to pre gold and silver enough for the abutments of 22 honest bridging ? It is conceded that the issuance of the greenback was a forced war loan It is believed by good and careful financiers that the continuance of forced loan in times of peace is a political menace, liable to be abused by its contrui by legislative elasticity to dangerous purposes and ends, A gold certitieat a silver certificate based on bullion held by the government as a security, is better than a promissory note. No legislation can create bullion, Legislative enactments, however, can se promises to pay. Would not this go far toward setiling the silver muddle, and by the absorption of this metal as a basis of redemption of its certificates so diminish ‘ny abundance and enhance its compet- s against gold? In other words, metal (like the white race) would assert itself as superior to its yellow Mongo- lian kin. The people of the United States have more dollars per head than any other. ‘The purchasing power of a dollar isin proportion to its scarcity and the abundance of the ma- terial to be purchased. ‘The purchasing power of a European equivalent of a dollar depends upon its comparative scantiness to the popu- lation, Where dollars are scarce and plenty a few dollars command a large amount of work. Where labor is scarce it takes more dollars to command its service. The present surplus, the first ever accu mulated in the history of the world, and ah, dying fowh, ah, dip in the sawit paying a debt if you owe one, is, so far as a menace to public security, a political bug-a- boo and a financial ghost to {1 the superstitious. There can be no surplus when you owe more than you have and your debt is due. i THE PRECISE DIFFERENCE. UOTH Frankie to Grover, one evening of late, As they sat in their parlor s0 cool, * Dear Grover, I pray you the difference explain Twiat free trade and tariff on wool.” h, too chawming, old fetlah !* Says Grover to Frankie, “The difference is this,” And he swelled to exorbitant size he tariff puts wool oa the workingman’s back, Free trade pulls it over his eyes.” HE MAN who catches his own fish is greater than the man who buys them and lies about it. P.S.—But he’s dead. HE STUDENT who killed himself with opium said he wanted to “s life.” Well, he has seen death too, and in that particular has beater all the rest of us, 66 \YJHAT IS A BLUFF 2" asks somebody who writes a yood hand and spells well, Dear boy, unless we are mistaken the inquiry is and a pretty good bluff too. comicbooks.com