The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-24


cent. for exemption from taxes, makes
an interest of twelve per eeihit:... and
that sfg & pretty good loan, and one
I would think that with Such an income
I ff6dfh the loan i man ought to be Salts
fed if he was paid back in the same
currency which he paid for it
I {Cheeers-) Did they take risks in ma
king ing this War war y Sid not yonder Wk-id-
.ow take risk when She sent her only
son n to the battlefield t6o fight to, pre-
serve the integrity of The. nation And
does She receive. her pension in gold !?
.fGoud appiause.) Did not the man
who loaned his money to; the Govern
ment perhaps with the same kind of
currency buy substitute for his son ?.
De not he and his son to-day together
remain at home and receive six per
cent. in gold. free from taxation, while
/ the widow whose son lies buried in
southern soil. receive her. pension in
| the Deprecated paper Of the country.
f:(CheersJ Who made the greatest sac
rifictes, and and why. unless, the law; gives
lit and unless the bond gives ii, why
should. You, men of America, insist
iso upon It that The man ian. who. Tent his
/ money should get gold, while the
widow who gave her: son should get
,greenbaeks: I would like to haye
some Radical friend Of mine, here or
7 elsewhere, answer answer that. Ny. friends,
{, Den ,Demidooec1rsaats oe1sat 53m and Republicans, do you
I Il IN this; great Empire Elpii g stat" believe
There is to be one currency for the
/ holder of f. the tliite bond and another for
I tie widow who takes her .pension?+. l
do not t6;t think ! yI66d believe tt it. do not
!. think you 99ui will give Your stiffrages in
the election to Keep in in !. power a party
I here in the State Government or to
+ Send to the 'Gongfess Of the United
States a man WHO would estabIish'for
4 one ~ occttlrrenccy better5thani that which
is paid to, an6fher!e '((Appfaase.I / am
in favor Of one currency for the bond
I holders and the people. ram IN favor
I Of # putting 4 party in power which
/ viii ihtailkstes tsaaqg good CURRENCY foif both,
if there is ii1s9tb to bed distinction Kept up
I between the PAPER dollar Of the Gov
ernment and the. gold dollar | say
I that ali men. en- should fare alike. For
| the Same. necessity Witch made the
Government give to the people green
: backs and declare them to be a legal
tender for all gold debts, that. same
public necessity viii make it necessa-
y that the men who lent the money
to the, Government should be paid in
the same kind Of currency which. they
gave. No man can stand before an
audience of the people Of the State
of New Y ork and hope to have their
approval i, on ny any other platform
l (Cheear.ss..3 a.s.3 But a 4 Radical said to me
the other day, :. I am going to address
meeting to night, and I am going to
talk to the people. upon the subject OF
paying the debt in .greenbacks. I am
going to snow that it is their ruin ]
am m going to tell them that the savings
banks have their money Invested in
Government 6 securities, and the peo-
! pie have their money invested in sa.
Wings, banks. am going to tell them
! that this greenback theory will break
down the Government bonds, and VIII
f therefore break down the savings
Now, if this story was told to mer
who did not understand, this question
, and there was no one to answer if, il
might have its effect; but every, mar
Of sense knows, that if this Govern
ment Can't pay its debts, in. j the none!
it declares to be legal tender for al
debts, IL cannot o5t}isaayF pay them at all, I
Il the savings bank, cannot realize the
fact that they are unsafe But if yor
know T that they are unsafe "a Presi
dent Of a savings bank said to me
9. Ny banks own owns $3O0,0Oo in Govern
iiierlt meent bonds; We paid greehBacksl fol
r them, and we expect greenbaeks ii
pay pay for for them. : 1 am ready to take, m!
! pay in il sg1reenbacks. It is all, 7 want
The, bank wants 4 no more y if any on
| Of You who has a deposit in a savings
\ bank is alarmed alarmed by th,e, threat that th
). savings bank win be in danger, let M
f ask you single question. The bank
8 collect their interest in gold. Do yo1
a deposftors in savings banks get you
= interest in gold?' Not that i know, Of
e 1 should think that the currency, tha
!; is good enough for yop Wopld, be goo
d enough for them The jsFggvrreest way +
e make the, sucurities. of this Govern
d ment valuable in the markets of + tn
v world, is TO let the world undssrstan|'
Il that we mean to pay them in the sam
., currency in which they were incurre
: and we mean to make, that ,eurrenc
inst wbafa q Democratic adrninistratio r.