The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-08-28
NO. 80.

%I'h The Government. on which they draw
gold interest. and nave $4,000 10 speculate
opon. Now. propose to clean out Iheee
national bsnks, md put greenbscks in their
place. Cfies Of 'Bnllsn snd applause l.
That would gave 10 the people at once $685.
coo 900 in ,exes.
Again, propose TO psy of the S5l5 OOO..
coo Of Gye-,wenly bords that are now re-.
deemsble, with legal tender currency
Voice; 'Buiy.'I Then whist have you
when you get away your s3c0 900 O0O OF
the nations; banks and issue s5i5 Oo0COOt
Ony $54 coo COO more IN the mark ihen
there was after McCulloch became Secre.
tory.
We need more money; al the interests Of
ihe Syulh are prosirated; their cotton fields
are lying in waste; they have no plows. no
mules, no horses. no implements of hos
bsndry. They want a lille money 10 pu,
them on their legs again, and they will psy
their 's.es. [Cres Of Bully and cheers. !
We want forty millions OF dollars more
But they Tell us money W III be too abundant.
Did you ever know money to be TOO sbund.
ant Lsughter] Those u ho fear money
will become TOO plenty, are those who have
il 10 lend at two per cent a month
Why, we have need of more money than
any other people. We are vide in extent
lot territory, vast in resources, are building
railroads, engaged 10 oil; kinds of enterprises
Idensnding money. snd yet to.dsy, with oil
our National Bank currency, with oil our
lgreenbsck circulation. and all our gold, we
have only Sl3 tor each inbnhitant, while
England has s25 TO each, and France bss
336. We wan; more mohet. I,is only
these scsmps that hsve what money there
(, s. ard who are grinding lbe people. that
: want no more. Applause. and voice, 90
for the tondbolders Yes. I shall 90 Tor
them during this csmpaign. fRenewed sp.
7 lPlpuse.l intend 10 ley the whole truth be.
fore you.
! said We only eerned three per cent. on
'he wealth Of the county by The productive
Industry qf the county. Said unn TO me
n he other day. Don't The crnsus statistics
-how that from 1850 10 1S6O-ten yeors-
nat we bsve addeI 10 the wealth of the
nalion one hundred aud forty per cert !'-
Yes they tell us SO; but how did they make
t ou'i will tell you:
10 1860 they tell us The number OF horses
Iaui mulss md horned cattle md sheen. The
loumeer Of bushels Of grsn, the number Of
acres Of cleared land ard 10 1850 t.'cy pive
u he seine: 5u' in 1850, those ho 90, ~
ne censns statistics put down horses al 9 81,
and n 1850 al $50. and ia 1850 they pu,
down hotned cattle at Sl2. and in 1850 a.
Sl!' and SO on. IN doubling their value
they would double She amount Of wealth.
~culdn't 'hevl Now, The rroduc'ise power
Iof The horses wac just ns much in one wear
90 The o'her- pound OF beef would sop-
port person as long one vea- ~ the other.
I Where. ihcn. is the actual gro with in wen ith,
4 Let me Illustrate. Suppos our revolu.
iionsry forefs hers. in order 10 nav ~, er.
penses incurred in gaining the liberties Of
HE country. had issued bonds payable in
nine'y-'wo years, at z per rent. in'eres,,-
" they had i-sueo national bonds 10 The
smoun, Of 100000 900 and msde psy.b,e
on tfe Alb of July. 1865 whist do YOU sup
pose u would b We amounted ,o? Over
Sl4o coo 600 0co or seven timee the, entire
wealth OF the nation. Tha, shows iha, you
can not pay any such thing. Whenever Won
tax The productive interest Of the county,
or tax anything else at a greater rate OF ir-
'eres' than the natural growth OF produc.
tion. il can not be paid