Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-18
Apple Ridge, Mo. July 8.
JOSEPH COOPER'S ADDRESS,
TO THE PEOPLE OF HOWARD.


My OLD FRIENDS OF Howard Being can.
didate to represent you in the Senate Of this State,
is the cause Of my addressing you at this time;
and having no disposition TO conceal my princi-
ples but believing it The duty Of every candidate
to lay them before those he offers TO represent, |
will proceed, in very brief MANNER 10 state such
OF mine as | am told are interesting the minds
OF the people.
Ofthe manner in which will fulfil the follow.
ing pledges, if elected, and stand by the interests
OF my county in all other respects, you will have
to Judge from my conduct in private liLe--having
been citizen, farmer, and trader among you for
near thirty years.
am in favour Of the election OF General Har-
rson, as President, for single term Of four
years, he standing pledged to the people not to be
a candidate for reelection, and to set the impor-
tant example Of one term. consider the cstab.
lshment Of this principle Of the utmost import
ance, as it will do away all eectioneering among
the office holders, and tend to the promotion and
advancement of honesty and virtue in the admin
isration of our public affairs.
entertain no doubt of the necessity and pro.
priety Of National Bank and think there is
wisdom enough in this great nation SO to arrange
Is details as to greatly advance the interest OF hei
farmer, trader, and merchant. We all know how
signally the State Banks have failed in supplying
the place Of the Old Bank, having in few years
broken up all trade and commerce. Formerly
the trader could pay you fair price for your ar
tcles, take them to market, procure United States
paper in payment, and come home and pay his
debts, 10 the general satisfaction of those with
whom he traded but now all are afraid to trade,
as there is scarcely any who are judges Of the
different kinds OF money, and the trader would
surely be broken down by the greatdscount-the
different little banks being from five to fifty per
cent. under par We may continue to try one
experiment after another, but in my judgment
the farmers will be the sufferers, and as one OF
that class would prefer return to former times.
believe the ub,treasury, as the Office holders
call II, will only make matters worse, as lecol.
lect when the specie circular was issued it was
promised 10 nuke silver more plenty among the
farmers, and think we all know it has been the
cause OF taking all our silver from among US,
until it is now almost impossible TO procure
change for five dollar note know, too, that
all the promises in our Presidents messages, and
speeches Of our Congressman on the subject OF
& Id and silver, have resulted in disappointment
and for one feel unwilling 10 trust them any
longer.
Ii is coneuded by some that the State Bank oil
Missouri is good, and that if other state banks had
acted as she has, they would be good also.
know our bank continues good, and if any OF US
had credit enough 10 borrow few thousand dol
lals in silver and were then to lock it up and
hire twenty or thirty men, at from five hundred to
twenty, five hundred dollars year, 10 match H.
we could be good as long as it lasted;--but il
reports are true, the people are not out Of all
danger OF paying taxes to stop some OF the leaks
which have lately been discovered in its vaults
Particular men are said TO have been iavoured
with as much as Thirty thousand dollars OF thi.
money. much of which is npw doubtful, and il
am elected, pledge myself to try and have 4
committee appointed who will honestly examine
into this matter, and report the truth to the
people. l(any thing is wrong, and it turns gu