The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-08-28

FhAli get "a INV passed That The figc-fyrnty
bonds shall be paid in gold and ha, they
shall never be sntject 10 toxa'ion, then an
a re2udistor lTfeme endious sod prolonged
applause.
i DO not want 10 be Misunderstood am
in favor, Of Psyibg the pablo debt 10 the
last lssihiDg according to HE law. There
ere Sl9S 0UnQ 900 OF the ten.ioriy bonds
These are payable in gold, prncipsl md
interest. These are the five par cent. bonds
] say pay il to the last iartbing, if it lakes
the lasi sh't IF my back. Yes. i know
that The workingmen are 10 favor OF preserv.
ing the honor and integrity OF this Republic,
just as they preserved with zeal The fiag oi
oor country; just as ihey iuughi on the bat
lie field when The interest Of the country
demanded it. They are ready to poy the
debt. but are demanding aha, the msn who
has The wealth viii pvy his share OF the bill
! My coun'rymen, have been looking 10.
TO his subject lille. Ihsve spen, good
deal Of time in its investigation, and / say
here az my deliberate Judgment. that the
industry o: this country can never pay-ihr
productive interests Of this country can
never pay this debt. principal and intetesr
IN gold without your being slaves, you and
your children forever.
4 How is business prostrated now. Every.
4 inn Ao.A Il.
beirg bui'; no public enterprises engaged
IN, no houses beng bull, fer poor men IL
i've in. Nhyi Bscsu.e Government i,
paying greater interest than YOU car
afford TO pay for The losn OF money. Be
sides that II you get iii,le money tBe
inves' il 10 bonds, u exempis you from al
,sxs'Dn.
(. VINO rays the taxes! The landlord No
q comes from he productive Industry oi th,
couniry.
Y No, | want TO show you what in,eree
you con pay. The productive interests o.
his country, during period OF seventy
years, have added to me weath 9i the Ma
,on three per cent. and no more. I wsn
you 10 understand u. ihai al that The mil
,cns OF msn working at iha snvri. and il
he shops snd elsewhere, hSve tddsJ 10 III,
wealth ri tie Nation, haa ose1 hut lhre.
per cent. per anadm for seventy yesrs.-
!: Ny@ suppose ne weaiih cf lae N,uol
wac S1JLCc Co0C0O- lnst .s what Il ssi
; es'im a'ec at--7.ttTee per cent 90 tAat !,
@6CO cp9,to9 That Il wnai.nh gen Herk
li.s mea % me N.lYn snd II. lby U,sfA.ns
~omeI hive s1qel % the wes.tn 81. IL,
Npsi9n Now, iel u iooA al il. The fy,
PER Cent ui TIE people ho own all the
ilgroeafiy ed nulh'ng. They esi ene.hai
9i Tie earn4Hgs, they 1--we upon ,he nleres
'lol "a. land, and, wrh others " ho add no, b
ing To The productive Interests OF the coun
TRY, e. $500 Oo0 COO. rhen the working
IN iions have $4,000 900 iefl don't ihs,
The nIne,y-tive per cent. have $500 600
coo lett. The interest Oh the pueic de b.,
che expenses OF the General Government
the interest OF our Stale deb,s. the expenses
Of our Staie government, The expenses OF
our city government, amount 70 over $500
900 OoO; 80 that you bsve $500, ,OOu, 900
10 psy 5000 600 COO with VIVA, is the
resuI! Wh,. you have few Lundred mil
lions getting richer all The iim1, and few
housand Of the midJlirg clssses getting
,oorr aud coming down TO be c.mpelilors
10 the laboring rehks, and millions oil pau
pers.
II you are paying on, more than you arc
earning. you are reducing The whole loai.-
There is nothing clearer Than that. II is
with nations as il is with indivicusls. Welt,
are we NOT paying gold Interest nos, Yss
hut how are We dongii Selling bonds and
buying dry goods at gold prices; and when
you have no more bond, in Europe. you
will have TO sepd gold 10 pay The interest
and to pay for fCreIgn produce.
Where are you going 10 ge,your gold 10
pay on this interest and princips!
| What do propose in my bill! 1 will
you my ccuntrymen, in . lew words, aud
will take time in the future TO discuss IL
more fully | would cal IL The circulation
of the banks. The Gcvernmen is paying
interest on thsi. Wy should we have The
pational hanks u,,b e2nn 100 oa,,, y