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strength. to the astonishmsat Of the world.
And how can they be accomplished in a
more republican mode, than by an ascot
alton OF persons each Of limited means.
tonder the sanction Of Q charter, and the
control Of your government A bsak.-
wha, isit but an association Of individuals.
by which the mAn or the woman, who has
acquired little surplus capital, can, with
out interruption 10 their regular business,
keep 1t IN profitable use. both for them
selves and the community. say nothing
OF II, ss . means whereby the community
can reap the benefit Of the wealth
OF the larger capitalists. for il is a
fact, that vast proportion Of the stock in
those institutions is owned in small sums,
by this same middling interest.
Here again. however. you are met by
these same modern democrats. There is
a story, from the dark ages Of monopolies
and soulless corporations. This is ano-
Their most convenient weapon OF attack
Seeking, as before, TO arouse jealousy and
embiiter prejudice against YOU. they find
you committing the unpardCnable sin of
uniting together IN the manner and for the
purposes | have described. Down in
some secret council hall, the leaders Of
reform .-msny OF them engaged all the
while. in these same anti democratic asso.
Citations, gather together the lean and
hungry band. BY their ineanta,ions they
raise up the ghost of an antiquated abuse.
and placingit atthe head Of the marshall
ed troops. command them TO shout with
one voice. Of monopolies aud soulless cor.
porations. The mandate is obeyed.-
And
AT once there rose so wild yell,
| Within Ihat dark and narrow dell.
As all the tend- from heaven that fell,
Had pealed the banner cry of he'll"
Forth rush the democratic hosts. IL seems
as II every bank must disappear before
this clamerous encounter. Surely, where
yer these sincere friends OF democracy
and reform prevail, every one OF these
despotc institutions will be levelled with
the ground. But not a, all The leaders
have only availed themselves Of the up
roar. 10 take possession Of your govern.
ment, and Of the nominal object OF attack,
the banks. not one is found IN runs,
excepting those, whose exclusive business
it had been, TO furnish supplies for the in-
vading army.
farmer. You started in life with no in-
heriiance bu. kind providence. and the
lessons Of a faithful mother. You have
ioiled on from youth TO man hood. By
industry and economy aud thrift, you
have become the owner Of the farm YOU
cultivate. Your children are growing up
around you. Your labors have been suc-
cessful. You have gathered a little capi-
tai beyond the wants Of your occupation,
and in order that there may be something
Tor them, more than you had, al liie's hard
entrance, you seek q safe investment and
lawful income in 4 neighboung bank
You know at the same time, that YOU are
a citizen of republic; you would see
honest men only in office; you dare to
call your tongue your own; you resist the
urprIncipled' in whatever disguise they
may attic mpt to delude you. And straight
way your are denounced as q bankbought
arisiOcrat. And by whom' By a man
who either never had a trade or an oecu.
patton, or having started with one, has
failed and broken down. through idleness
or vices, and who. by shouting for par
ty. or party leader, is now living upon
salary from that treasury which your
toll and earnings have contributed 10 fill.
And this is a modern democrat.
You are a mechanic or trader. Prov
idence has smiled upon your labors, too,
and a. the safest inheritance which you
can leave 20 your sons. you determine. in
your honest old fashioned republieanism
to give them the bes. education which
the best colleges can supply. As they
go out from the paternal roof, and are
striving to make the most OF the advanta.
ges which ycu kindly furnish to them.
though you never enjoyed them yourself,
your ears and theirs are Gssailed by the
hosrse cry Of ariStocracy, uttered perhaps
ov one, who having himself passed through
the aTIstOcratic hot-bed, is now promoting
the cause, and securing 10 himself The no.
nors OF modern democracy, by basely
denouncing the kind mother, that taught
him all that ever he knew. would lain
know, how such q denuncislion would
sound IN the ears Of those early republi.
cans, "our wise and piouB ancestors. "
who. IN the words OF the Constitution Of
Massachusetts,, 80 early as the year 1896
laid the foundation Of Harvard College, /"
because. amongst other things, The en-
coursgement Of arts and sciences, and all
good literature tends to the honor Of God
the advantage Of the christian religion.
and the great benefit Of this and the other
United States OF America"
But ] cannot dwell longer upon the
disirusiful story Of fraud and imposition.
And yet these are the means and the only
means. by which our disasters have been
caused. Read the documents .ollo the
Lecturers, listen to the Conversation Of
modern democrats. Frequent and yolu.
mInous As they are, have yet gone over
the entire raw material. Perpetual chsn.
ges are but rung upon the same crafty,
devised words and phrases .-prejud ices
are excited, passions aroused. and the
real interests, aud true honor of the State
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