Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-10-22
An Irishman's View Of the Bond
Question.

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reports the following conversation
that occurred between a prominen
Democrat and an 1rishman of tina
z eitNa recently. For convenienc,
it designates the persons as Jacl
and Pat. -
Jack-How do you like the Dem
ocratic platformH
Pat--I can't understand it woe
you be after explaining 1t to me-
all about the bond question:
Jack-Oa, yes, with pleasure
I, You see the rich men own all thc
bonds, and the poor men have tO
pay for the bonds.
aaPat--The devil, ye say; is thai
the way ?
Jack-Yes; and now the Demo
cratic party proposes to pay off the
bonds with greenbacks, and thus
everybodywill be treated equally,
PATHS that our platform ? ~
Jack-Not in so many words
but that is what il means; and
now, Pat, Iiwaht yog to do all you
can for our party-bring out the
boys to the meetings, and
Pat-Hould on, Jack; will yer
paying the, bonds off in greenbacks
make the poor man as rich as the
bondbolder?
Jack-Not exactly; the bond
holder will have his greenbacks
where VIC can tax them.
Pat-then there will be all green
backs and money will be plenty,
and we'll git gould for our green
backs, if we elect SEYMOUR
Jack-Not exactly there is not.
gold enough in the country.
Pat-Then we are not to have
gopld at ALL sHow in the divil are
We goin' to pay off the groenbacks?
Jack-A part of It will be paid
off by taxation, the money we take
from the people for revenue and
strmps, &c. and as the greenbscks
get worn by constant handling, we
will print new ones.
Pat-I see you propose TO take
the debt now carried by the rich
bondholders and divide it among
the people, rich and poor alike, by
forcing the bondhoIder to spend his
money foroproperty.
" Enthusiastically. You are learn
ing fast, and you see
Pat-Hould on-an idee strikes !
me. Ifthe government debt is all !
in greenbacks, and thin in circula- |
ton, how many cords 6foem willit /
take to buy a cord Of wood |
Jack-I cannot exactly say what
they would be worth-that will lreg- |,
nlate itself. But, by the by, Pat,
could you pay me that little note
pou owe me? 1t was due yester-
day, and / need the money very
much, aasaI184 h7o'
Pat-Yes, 1 know the note is
1ue, and I'll pay you according to
,he dimmercratie platform,
Jack Whatsdo you mean ?
Pat-I name I'll give you a fresh
lote for the one ye have.
Jack There'snothi about Civ T.
ng fresh notes in the Democratic
-Pat-Yis, ye said we pay the.
,onds in gree1brcks, and both Of
ham are Promises tofpay. of the J
anne Government. Yes give one {
'romise to pay for another one, and |
II give you fresh promise toJpaY I
or the one We havenow. The note |
e have now says tin per cint in c
crest the new one will say without !.
lterestt and no time set for itspay- 7
Jack " But this is all Individual 9
latter and the other Is d Govern 9
rent matter. You honestly owe Ct
le and promised to pay me yester-
ay. Your proposition is to cheat t
lie out of my money. v
Pat-And it's, chatin'a I'VE ontiofl T
oarmoney, is it2 An Haven't I d
8 good right to cbate ye as the p
government has to chate the wild n
les an orphans whose money lis ;
lhiRgOyerhment b9ndsl2. I'lipay /
4 ON The dimmefcratic platform! u