The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-07-04

G0vEknoR sEYMOUn,s sPRscn,
Govsrner Seymour, Il seems, bas nsds
another lpesch, In which Chicago dsily has
made the inpostasl disoovsBy shsG eey-
INQUIRE doctrine ard Perdleton's p1yn@E %
the National dsbt 70 grsssbseks, ass sab
sssntially one and the sans. .Ths eGutral
idsk Of both eentlsnsn, sAys our csieppo.
rsry, with regard 20 our national finances,
vas, that the credit Of the government
should be improved" Very we'll, gentle
msn-thsre 10 no doubt upon that subject,
In the mind of any honest man. Every
Republican demsgogne, Wall street broker,
and wildcat tinker sserts that but how
does that prove that Seymour and Psudissou
agree in their financial problemsf and boo
has Mr.. Seymour, in his late spesch, bsttersd
what he said 10 his former one 2 or what
light has he thrown upon The subjectf Let
his speech answer. Lie said, "The whole
question 10 brought down 20 this clear point
Shall We use our money TO pay our debts,
relieve the taxpayer, make cur money good
in the. banda Of the lsborer and pensioner,
and help the bondholder or shall we use il
to keep up . military despolsm. feed idle
negroes, break down the Judiciary, shackls
the executive. and destroy al constitutional
rightsf Ihave said nothing In behalf Of or
against the views OF any one who 10 spoken
Of as csnuidate for the presidency on the
Democratic side. ! have only said what
each one agrees to, and is in favor Of. No
man has been named who is not in favor Of
reducing expenses, and then making our
paper as good as gold. No man hes been
named who Is not 10 favor Of cutting down
military expenses. No man has been named
who is not IN favor Of Ising the money
drawn from the taxpayers to pay the public
debt. No man has been namsd who ia not
IN favor Of general amnesty to the people
Of the South. No man has been named who
is not an upholder Of constitutional rights.
No man has been named by the Demo
cratic party whose election would not help
the taxpayer, the pensionsr, the laborer and
the bondholder. On the other hand, the
candidates Of the Republican party are
pledged to their past policy, which has sunk
the vslue Of our currency more than eight
per cent. in the past two years. The discount
upon our paper was 20 per cent. 10 April,
1866, it is now about 20 per cent" II our
contemporary can find anything In this speech
that will show that Seymour is in favor Of
any measure which will do justice to the
people upon this bond question, he win
find something that is not in the speech.
Suppose We do pay all We can upon the
debt-tbat does not show that under Mr..
Seymoar's mode Of beneftting bondhold-
ers, that he does not intend to take it in
solid flesh out Of the body Of toe people.
This talk Of benefittng everybody "a all
bosh, Mr. Seymour. We want some plain,
common sense talk, without any circumlOcu.
tion-what we desire to know is, are you in
favor Of paying oil that portion Of the pub
lie debt in greenbacks, which il not express
ly made payable in gold BY the terms Of the
contractf II you are, say so. The people
do not want any more, in these times, to
serve those who have graduated 10 circum-
locution Office ! they want plain, direct,
straightforward talk, saying that thedebt
stall be paid in greenbscks, and that here
after no national or state wildcat or stump
.ail shall ever burden their pocket or obscure
the vision Of their servants. They are long
suffering and slow to anger, but woe to the
man or party who shall continue to deceive
them-his and their days are numbered.