The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-02-14

report, says, "some Eve hundred and fifteen
millions OF 6ve.twsnty bonds are now re-.
deemable according to their tenor"
The Democratic party OF Indiana propose
10 redsem them according 10 their ,enor.-
II proposes 10 give me for my 100000 in
gold. loaned in 1864. $l9s 600 in legal
endsr notes. which cen 10. dsy convert into
e14O 4e0 in gold; or IL ! prefer 10 hold the
legal tenders, ] can use :hem in oil the bust
M as relations of life. In addition TO the
Sl40. $50 in gold, which could be ob,sined
for NY 500 600 loaned. I have received the
i ie,est semi annually, in gold. and have
been exempt from ali taxes upon my bonds.
Now The question 10 ssked me. am | will
Iins: to receive the 1913 O0O IN legsl tender
notes! ! anyver,I am. is there sry rsa-
son why I should be paid $l9S 600 in gold!
Whist taxpayer 10 willing TO be taxed to
pay me this cum in gold? But it may be
s.ked, Why pay me suy thing st this time!
Why, change my relation TO the Govern
ment a. one Of it's bondholders! II my In.
,erest only were 10 be consulted, no pay
meRt would be necessary, for must bs
very nrcssonsble not to be satisfied wah
The semi annual interest in gold on my
Sl9e 600. end the entire exemption n thai,
cum from tsxstion, with the assurance thai
this condition OF things 10 TO continue Tor
twenty years. 81 least, snd nv bonds 10 be
silthe time equivalent TO god. But there
are other interests in the nsnoD 10 be watch.
ed over and protected, end the 'sx-psy-
ers, Who have the dest to pay propose TO
consult their Interests and pay il now. ss
they have the right to do; and hence they
ssy to me, You can accept psymeut or not;
we do not propose 10 pay you in,eres, any
longer, nordo we propose to pay you $l9S
OC0 10 gold.
L propose 10 sccept the greenb,cks.
| Pie Secretary OF the Treasury asks.
"fIow would the Government Of The Unit
ed States stand before the world--how
would IL sisnd in the estimation OF ito own
people-if il should decline TO pay. sccor
ding TO agreement. ,hs money it borrowed
when lie very existence was in peril, and
without which il could not have prosecuted
TIE wsr. on the ground that the lenders
took advantage OF ils necessities and pur
chased its securities st less thu the II
lue."
II will not bs denied that during all the
war there was . combination OF moneyed
|men-money lenders-persislent 10 their
efforts to depreciate the Government secu
fities for the purpose OF purchasing at less
'hsn their value. and yet our Government,
unlike any other on eerth, in . time Of war ;,
permitted these combinations to exist and its
securities TO be deprecated, and dare not
exercise the high prerogs,ive Of q govern
men, TO take the morey Of these loyal citi-
gems when il was dsily. by force, taking the
lives Of stousand. In nothing did the Lin.
coin administration exhibit i've weakness
more than in shis. Now. these 10y yal. got
sxsctiog money lenders propose to take the
property left by those whose lives were sac.
rifced for their country.
To the lender OF money TO the Govern.
ment when i,s existence wss In peril. no one
hiss ever proposed 10 do less than 10 return
TO him the money borrowed. !" and i's in.
,erest, according TO agreement. To lin
~ho ",ook advantage Of the necessities Of
his Government and purchased ito securities
a, less than their vslne." we propose, 10 dc
the sems thing: pay according to Law.
Now - every psn wants his invessmenis
60 be cure. undis'urbed s0d paying. woald il
not be wisdom 10 the holder Of s 2Or, ma :.
,ured sndmsturics. 10 sccep, psy ment while
he csn make money byso doing, - have
demons,rs,ed, instesd Of endeavoring 10
torce The people, 20 scquiescs In an unjus'
s.d illegal demandt leiseas M rsf
H"vne snswered the question asked BY
'he Journal. from the position Of bond.
holder, which Il had assigned me, I will add
10 few words more: 'NnimNe.trs
The clsss Of money lenders, 10 which The
ISecre,sry Of the Treasury refers, who t-ke
advantage Of the necessities Of their govern.
meot. sni purchase iis securities a. lea.
Than their vslne,' are. OF an others. The
mos, elsmtroos' fot gold. Ind The lou 1c.f