Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-09
Gold for OnicehOld ers~%-Green
backs for Soldiers. =

The present Republican Administration
already pays portion os its officials, in.
GLIDING Norman B. Judd, Gustavus Keo-
ner, GASEOUS NJ. ClIy, and others who rep
resent this country abroad, in gold, or
what is the same thing the d'scount on the
paper in which they are paid over and
above their salaries, and an effort is soon
to be made 10 Congress to authorize the
Presidents and other officers salaries to be
paid in gold.
AT the same time these Lincoln oficia Is
are being paid in gold or its equivalent, tho
brave soldiers who peril their lives in be-
half of their country receive but Sl3 per
month in greenbacks, which is equivalent
to but 81 so in gold or real money.
Hence these Lincoln ENJOYS or repro
sentatives abroad receive from $4,000 to
SIS GOO per aDnum from the Government,
while the soldier who fight our battles
receive but 800 year. Such is the patriot
ism and generosity of Abolitionism.
We ore glad to notice that the Democrats
in Congress have deolsrad against this tn
just discrimination between GficehoIders
and soldiers and citizens. Democrat, are
in favor of placing all that serve the Cow
erument. whether in the capacity of for
eign minister at ten thousand a year or
that Of a soldier for ore tenth that amount,
on the Same footing as regards the kind
ofcurreucy received for pay. Already
a move has been made by leading Demo
cratic members to increase the pay Of our
soldiers,in the same ratio that gold bears a
premium over green backs. This would
be fair, bu. the Abolition oficeholders and
LincClu coTmcrsnts will. doubtless vote
! down any such proposition.
The ray Of cur soldiers, considering the
depreciation of the currency in which they
are paid, is entirely insufficient. Many OF
our soldiers have families, and the great
advances of all necessary articles for con-
sumption in view of theinsOlvsncy of the
money in circulation, renders thirteen d l.
lars 10 greerbacks. worth but 60 CENTS on
/ the dDllsT, insufficient to support th en-
And the consequence is, hundreds and
| thousands Of soldiers wives and children
have been compelled to seek public chart
ty, or to apply for aid as paupers.
This is no istiUn. 1t is plain, truthful
statement of facts and it behooves the
people to apply such remedy as the exigen'
ces of the circumstances demand Let
them appeal to the ballot box, the only
true corrective of abuses.
When the Democracy were in power, the
specie policy was carried out and paper
money entirely discarded il Government
transactions. The object was to secure i
gold currency for the people, and it wal
successful. The opponents of Democracy
it is true, raised the cry of gold for Office
holders-rags for the people, but the Sc
quail proved the wisdom Of the hard money
policy.
The difference between the Democratic
and Republican parties in reference Il
finances is well understood. Democrat
J are in favor Of a gold and siiEar- nirnElA attn:
medium, while the Republicans go in fol-
all descriptions of rag money.
! We insist upon it, that if Lincoln anG
his party cannot pay our soldiers in gold
or increase their pay so that they can live
and support their families, let them be Sc
aside next fall This flooding the country
with deprecated paper money and ther
compelling the soldiers to receive it at par
is an outrage that should Consigu its per,
petrators to political oblivion.