The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-10-29
An IrishmaD's Viewofthc Bond
Question.

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The Decatur Illinois) Gazette
reports the following conversation,
that occurred betwoen a prominent
Demoorae and an Irishman Of that
city recently. For convenience it
desigpates the persons as Jack al d
Pat. sui 44i..l bns ..iI 8,qI
Jack: How do YOU like the
Democratic platform z 3 %
Put: l can't understand. % il;
would you be after explaining it 20
mo-aIl abouLthe bond quession
Jack; Oh, yes, with pleasure
You SEQ the rich men own all tho
bonds, ard the poor n.en have to
pay for the bonds. t. I.la4J d
Pat: The devil, yc. sayj is ulat
the woy?aJ aaI3. auIA lyad
| Jack: Yes; and now thcDemo-
cratic party proposes 10 pay soff
the bprds with greenbauks, and
thus everybody will be treated
equally. Jql2 li.ge99d u
Pat: Is that ourplatlorm?
Jack; Not in 80, many words
but that is whatit means; and now,
Pat, | want youito' do all you Gu a
lforeur paEty--bring out The boys
\ TO alltbe meetings, and aogui q
| Pat Hould on, Jack: will yer
paying the bonds otfin greenbacks
make a poor man us rich AZ. the
bondholderA ss.alagriu isary.9
Jack: Not eSaclly; the. bond
holderqwill have bis grconbacks
where wo can tax them. 9la,r
! Pat: Then there will be all
gleenbseks and money will be
! plenty, and we'llgit gould for our
greenbaekF, five eject Seymour?
Jack: Not eXactlJG there is not
gold enoagh in the conntry. 9y4
Pat: Thep we are not TO have
gould at all. How in tho divil are
ye go;n' to pay off the grcenbacks?
jack A part of it will be paid
off by taxation, theamoney we take
from the people for revenue and
stamps, &c; &c, and as the green
backs. get wor" by constant hand
ling We will print now!Oucs.
Pat: | sec; you propose To- take
the debt now carried by the rich
bondholdevs and divide it among
tho people, rich and poor alike, by
forcing the bopdhoIder to spend
his money for property. 3.
Jack; Exactly,l9lYou are learn
ing fast and YOU see7-, a5i cd
/ Pat; Hold oman idce strikes mo
If the government. debt is all in
greeubacks, and thin in circula
tion, how many cords of EN- will
it take to buy accord of wood?
Jack: Icannot exactly say what
they would be worth-that will
regulate itself. But by the by,
Pat. could you pay me that little
note you owo me? 1t was due yes
terday, and | need the money very
much. ~ H ...t .a.
Pat: Yes; / know the note is
due, and lit pay you according to
the dimmecratic platform.
Jack: What do you mean?
Pat: mane Ill give you a
fire. h notc for the one We have.
! Jack: There's nothing about
giving fresh notes in the Democrat :
ic platfol m. s,.ri ..-..
Pat: Yes, yo said we pay the
bonds in greenbacks, and both OF
them arc promises to pay of the
same Government. Yes give one
promise to pay for another one,
and III give you fresh promise to
pay for the one ye have now. The
note ye have now says ten per cint,
interest; the now ono will say
without interest, and no timc SET
for its payment.
Jack: But this is an individual
matter, aud the other is Il Govern
mcnt matter. You honestly owe
me and promised to pay me ycstcr'
day. Your proposition is to cheat
mo out Of my money.
Pat: An it's chalin' 20 out roi
your money, is it2 An haven't l
as good right TO chato ye as the
Government has to cheat the wild, =,
dies an orphans whose money is all
in government bonds? III pay yo