The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-17
An IFlshman's View Offhe Bond
Question.

An 4FA5nmaU'S View Of the Bond
Question
The Decatur GIlinois) Gazette re-
ports the following conversation that
occurred between a prominent Demo
crat and an IFishmsn of that city, re-
Gently. For convenience it designates
the persons as Jack and Pat.
"Jack-How do you like the Demo-
cratic platform?
"Pat-I can't understand it; would
We be after explaining it to me-all
about the bond question?
"Jaek-Oh, yes, with pleasure. You
see the rich men own all the bonds,
and the poor men have to pay for the
bonds.
"Pat-The diviI, ye say; is that the
way?
Jack-Yes; and now the Democrat
ic party propose to pay OF the bonds
with greenbacks, and thus everybody
will be treated equally.
"Pat-Is that our platform?
''Jack-Not in so many words
but that is what it means; and now,
Pat, want you to do all you can for
our party-bring the boys out to all
meetings, and
"Pst-Rould on, Jack; will yer pay
ing the bonds of in greenbacks make
the poor man as rich as the bOndhOld
er?
"Jack-NOt exactly; the bOndholder
will have his greenbacks where we
can tax them.
"Pat-Then there will be all green
backs and money will be plenty, and
We'll git gould for our greenbacks, if
we elect Seymour?
"Jack-NOt exactly; there is not
gold enough in the country.
''Pat-Thin we are not to have
gould at all. How in the divil are
ye going to pay off the greenbacks?
"Jack-A part of it will be paid off
by taxation. the money we take from
the people for revenue and stamps,
&C., and as the greenbacks get worn
by constant handling We will print
new ones.
"Pat-I see; You propose to take
the debt now carried by the rich bond
holder and divide it among the peO-
pie, rich and poor alike, by forcing the
bOndhOlder to spend his money for
property?
"Jack-Exactly. You are learning
/ fast, and you see
"Pat-HOuld on-an idea strikes
Ime. If the government debt is all in
greenbacks, and thin in circulation,
how many cords of 'em will it take to
buy a cord of wood?
GJack-I cannot exactly say what
they would be wOrth-that will regu-
late itself But, by the by, Pat, could
you pay me that little note you owe
me? 1t was due yesterday, and I
need it very much.
"Pat-Yes, know the note is due,
and I'll pay you according to the Dim
mecratic platform.
"Jack-What do you mean?
"Pat-I name I'll give you fresh
note for the one We have.
Jack-There's nothing about giving
fresh notes in the Democratic plat
form.
"Pat-Yis, We said we pay the
bonds off in greenbaoks, and both of
them are promises to pay of the same
government. Yes give one promise
to pay another one, and I'll give you
a fresh note for the one you have now
The note you have now says ten per
cent. interest; the new one will say
without interest. and no time set
for its payment.
"Jack-But this is an individual
matter, add the other is a government
matter. You honestly owe me, and
promised to pay me yesterday. Your
proposition is to cheat me out of my
money.
"Pat-AR' it's chatin' We out your
money, is it? An haven't I as good
a right to chate ye as the government
has to chate the widders an orphans
whose money is all in government
bonds? I'll ray We on the dimmecrat-
ic platfOrml'