Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-26
The FIRST Thing 10 BE Done.

Inc he0otutt0n, a publication publ1shed
In New York City, and devoted to reform.
In an article discussing 'sthe monetary sys-
tem," says:
The first thing to be done is, to petition
Congress demanding the repeal of the shod-
dy banking system, mis-called National,
and the adoption of a just and true none
tary system that will give to labor its just
reward. 1t the representatives of the peo-
pie have any doubts as to which system
the soldiers and wealth. producing classes
prefer, ask them to submit the question to
the decision OF the people at the ballot box;
this they cannot refuse, it they mean to
represent the people at all. But above all,
we should not fail to demand of Congress
Justice for the soldiers and their families,
widows and orphans. We should positive
ly refuse all bank notes, no matter what
system they are issued under, and insist
upon legal tender Treasury notes (Green-
backs), in payment for services and sup
plies furnished the Government. Protest
against the issue or sale of Government
bonds bearing greater interest than three
per cent. per annum, or payable in any
thing but lawful money of the United
States.
Second. Form your town, county and
State organizations so that intelligent and
united effort may be made throughout the
whole nation. If you cannot find among
the public journals any that will advocate
your rights, discard the whole of them and
establish others that will. Do not fear a
little cost in this matter. Remember that
by supporting the newspapers in the inter-
est and employ of bankers and usurers, you
are paying for your own oppression ana
degradation.
1t appears to us, that the suggestions In
the foregoing are about right. 1t is high
time something were done for the benefit
of the mass of the people. The people,
however, too frequently allow party preju-
dice to warp their judgments to such an ex-
tent that they will vote to continue in pow
er party, that acts on the theory that
Government should take care of the Rich,
mass of the people to get along as best they
can. All that candidates in the interest OF
this party have had to do for a few
years past to insure their success, was to
charge upon the opposing candidates whose
principles and political views were the ones
calculated to promote the interests of the
masses, that they were Copperheads and
Rebel sympathizers. The result is, that
under such charges the people have voted
into and kept in power the most scoun-
drelly and corrupt party that ever existed !;
and this party have put in nomination Gen
eral GRANT, hoping that bis military repu-
tation will seduce the people into giving
another four years lease to the political
scoundrels that they may rob and plunder
them in the name of "loyalty." If the
people want better times; if they want
Greenbacks; if they want reform in the
abuses of Government; if they want re-
duction in the taxes; it becomes their duty
to vote for the Democratic Presidential
candidate. If, however, they do not want
better times; if they do not want Green
backs; if they want no reform of the
abuses of Government, but would rather
that they should be increased; if they want
no reduction of taxation; all they have got
to do is to vote for General GRANT.