The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-03-12
from the Toledo Blade.
MASSEY.
The PendIetOn Theory In Kens
1ucky-BascOIn's Trouble and
how ne got ODD oft.
PosT 0FFIs, CoNFEDRIT n ROADs,
(wich il In the Stait NV Kentucky.)


the biznis NV the Yoonited States Nv
a smokin a cigar and drinkin
hot punch out NV a tin dipper in which
l compound the article, and remarkt
that he thought it wuz about time the
Corners spoke.
"Onto wat pertikelcr subjeck wood
yoo hev the Corners speek, my cher
ub?" sed /. "The Corners hez exer-
cised her throat onto almost everything
up to date"
"Troo," sed G. W, "but there's one
subieck onto wich the Corners hezn't
sed her say, namely, the crushin waite
NV taxashen, and the question Nv payin
the bonds in greenbax."
"That's probably becoz," remarked l,
"the Corners pays nary tax; and becoz,
also, not hevin any bonds nor any
greenbax, she don't care, to speak al
ter the manner NV men, snap about
it. Isn't that the case?"
"Probably it is, but at the same time,
we ought to extend helpin hand to
our brethren North, who are maxim a
galyent fite on this thing Parson, we
must hold a meetin en- this question,
and resolve"
Willin to accommodate Bascom, /
called the meetin, and last mite it took
place. 1t wuz an enthusiastic gather
in, ez the meetins at the Corners, wich
l report, alluz are. Skasely he'd the
horn footed afore the church wuz filled.
1t wuz curiosity wich brot EN-. None
NV EN- but Bascom, Capt. McPelter and
myself, knowd wat a bond wuz, and
they wanted to find out. wuz called
upon to state the objeck NV the gather
in. opened with movin appeal to
the people who wuz groanin under a
load NV taxashen, for the benefit NV the
lordly bond-holders Nv the country
whose very life-blood wuz bein suck
ed out NV EN- by the bond-aristocrats
NV the country.
At this pint Joe Bigler, who wuz
Nv course in the auience, commest weep
in perfoosely, but disgustinly loud. He
fairly bellered, and displayed altogeth'
or too much emoshun.
"Mr. Bigler," sed l, "wodent little
less violent sorrer anser?"
"Parson." scd he, "never heEin paid
cussid cent Nv taxes in my life, | new
er knowd afore, how much wuz beir
oppressed. But I'll contane myself i
l kin. I'll cork up my woes if they
bust me-"
then went on to explane the Pen
dleton lice. First,the Government owes
about four hundred thousand millions
NV dollars, more or less, wich it borrer,
ed. The Ablishen lice is to pay thit
off ez fast ez it falls due, in gold, ant
in the meantime to pay interest onto
the bonds ez per agreement on the tac'
NV EN-. But this is oppressive. Thi'
payin interest is watts eatin us up
Therefore Pendleton proposes to pa!
these bonds by ishooin four hundred
thousand million NV greenbaxs WheT
these greenbax wear out so that the.
amt passable no more--sO that Bascon
won't take them for drinks, for instanc,
why, then we'll print more greenbal
and give EN- new ones. l don't SCI
that the debt is paid off any, but we gi
out NV the interest. We ishoo non
bearin interest note wich the greenbacl
is. for an interest BERN note wich tn
present bond is, and compel the bond
holders to take EN-, thus ruin US, tn
: tax payers, by the waite Nv taxashen W
are now compelled to carry. This ys
, is not however original with Pendle
, ton. He's bin stealth my thunder.
: he'd subsisted many years in Moo Jer
, sey and elsewhere by the same expedl
, ent. Whenever l owed man | CAV
him my note and felt that great loa
wuz off my mind. When it becam
: doc, eff it made the creditor any easie
; in his mind, took it up by givin hir
4 another, and so on, pervided be WI
a willin and he'd faith enuff to pay for th
i. stamps. 1t wuz an easy and simpl
: method NV gittin on in the world will
4 out onpleasantnis.
Capt. McPelter late Nv the Confedr
|. army, wanted to know ef the greenbaC
: wuz good enuff for the sojer, eft wuzn
GOOD enuff for the bond-holder?
Bascom endorsed all that he'd bi
sed, and demanded resolooshens, moo
in ones, wich he presentid, and they WI
It passed. E.
" At this pint, occurred suthin vic
4 wuzn't down in the bills. Skasely he
# the resolooshens passed, when Joe BIZ
- Ter stepped forward and remarkt th
he he'd votid for them resolooshens b.
4 COZ he believed in EN-, But he wantC
the ice carried forerd to its logical col
y slooshen. He owed Bascom eigh
~ odd dollars, wich wuz bearin interet
( and he'd bin for some time, and WOO
m ,s probably, for some time to com
& Now, what's iustis in governmental ma
Of Of ters, is ekally SO in privit life. He d
No manded Nv Bascom that note, and tn
az he accept in its stead one wich bore
interest. He he'd borne this burden t
- y long, and it was high time that he
in relieved.
~ - Deekin Pogram felt that he mi
,s agree with Mr.. Bigler. BascOm he
!, his note for $4O0, wich he'd bin rum
i on interest for long time, and he t
al that he cooden't stand it no
re- "Why, blarst yer eyes," sez b
oop, al lent 700 that money to So