Show the mexican dollar lewistown Lewis town news the mexican dollar containing a little more bullion than our silver dollar is worth but alf ty seven cents in the united states money some shallow individuals deem this positive proof that the free coinage of silver by the united stat states es would be disastrous measured by our cent gold dollar our silver dollar is worth but 53 cents the mexican dollar is worth more than our silver dollar it ts is not a flat fiat dollar it is not a dishonest dollar it only passes current with us for what it Is actually worth it is not redeemable in gold but it is redeemable in itself it Is hot not by the greenback process convertible into gold it does not drain our treasury of the reserve it does not make necessary the issuing of bonds it Is an ideal silver dollar the free coinage of such dollars would be a blessed thing tor for this country thimble brained demagogues will not scare many people by threatening to mead canice our currency |