The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-15

Greenbacks should be printed and the national
debt paid, when payable, in money of the same
kind as that which was borrowed, whether
gold or psper-the sum paid to each creditor
should have the same purchasing power as that
which was borrowed; and where government
has done otherwise, restitution should be
made both as to principal and Understanding
upon the belief that the amount of circula.
ting medium at the commencement of the
war was about twenty dollars to the person. and
that shortly afterwards it was increased to per.
haps fifty or sixty dollars to the person. The
Sreenbacks to be redeemed as indicated above.
The Legislative department of government, State
and National, should be in the hands of laborers.
exclusively.
All legislative acts, deemed of special impor.
lance by very small minority of the members
Congress or the State Legislature, respectively.
should, like a constitution, be referred to the
people.
Some of the reasons for this national policy are
briefly these: Mankind subsist by toll: never.
theless many do not toll, but get their subsis-
tence out ef those who do. Some of them get it
by having and using more powerful arm, while
Others of them get it by having and using more
powerful brain. The first class are consigned to
the penitentiary, when caught, but the second
class are called smart, or good business men,
To take the proceeds of labor from the laborer,
without having given him the fair equivalent,
by stronger arm or by stronger brain, has in
both cases the same amount of moral turpitude.
The rich are becoming richer, and the laborers
poorer.
Illustrations OF the devices, BY which laborers
are feeced or robbed by law could be given
without end. The most recent and atrocious is
seen in the present management of the National
Debt and in the institution of National Banks,
by beth the present political parties Laborers
are to be forced to pay the debt, while property
is to pay nothing The declaration that property
should pay the debt-meaning that the next
generation would be under an obligation TO pay
it, because the property now ON hand will then
have come into their possesion-is most shock
ingly void of candor. II it was honestly meant
that there was any obligation or lien upon pro-
perty to pay the debt, there would be an assess
ment upon the property to pay it. The
amount of property now on hand is about 20
thousand millions of dollars, and the debt is
about 2Ia. A one-eighth of the property trans
fered from the debtor. to the creditors would pay
the debt.
There is plainly no purpose. on the part OF
those who have the property, to let any portion
OF it so towards the payment fthe debt. Labor
must pay tit must be paid out of labor yet to
be performed, it seems 50 at least. Therefore,
let al the supplies products of labor be converted
TO that oblect-business sharpers, and all classes
OF human leeches, should be allowed to appro-
pirate to themselves but little OF the earnings OF
others, until the debt shall have been paid-take
the heeces from the shearers, the spells from tho
spoilers and pay tie debt.
Protection ought to extend to all, whether
their weakness existed in their arms or their
brains. To afford this protection, 20 prevent the
rich from becoming richer and the poor poorer,
and at the same time pay the national debt, it is
proposed to make universal application Of a
principle, which has heretofore been applied to
authors and inventors only, to-wit:
When a person has recetcM ample remuneration
for expenses, and pay for laJor IF lady and mtad,
lie IS entitled 10 nothing more.
If it is asked why authors and inventors are
not protected perpetually, like other persons, but
are protected for limited term of years only,
the only ineligible answer, is in reference 70
the above cited principle
Presidential electors will be nominated.
1t is intended also to nominate a candidate for
Congress for this 9th Congressional District, or
arrangements will be made for nominating one,
and members of the Legislature.
Inquiries may be addressed 10 Martin Allen,
Mendoza, H.
Jesse 4. Wixom, o. a Andrews, Asa BOWL.
ing, George johnson, William Price, S. j. Knight,
c. ID. Stevens, I. J. Davis, G.. 2. Eastman, David
Westgate, Daniel Car Freeman Austin, II. C.
Doan, Uriah Franks, James Adair, Martin Allen,
Richard II. Switzer, II. II. Worsey. Ben. Edge
comb, J. T. Worsey, II. Setchel.
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