The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-05
MORE FACTS FOR THEPEOPLE.

PREVIOUS to the late civil war the
single city of Boston had more ton
mage than Venice ever had in her pal
miest days. The United States pos
sessed more tonnage than Great
Britain, the queen of the seas; the
sails of American merchantmen
whitened every ocean; our ships did
the carrying trade for nearly the
whole civilized world What do we
now see under the rule of the Radical
party? American Sips find no en-
ployment. The line of steamers has
been withdrawn from the city of
Boston to Europe, whilst the carrying
trade of the American Republic is
done by foreigners almost altogether.
Again: The radical party have dis
criminated against the poor and in
favor of the rich, by enacting that
the bondholder shall be free from all
burdens of taxes-free from every
thing in the form of the duty of citi-
zens to support the Government,
while at the same time the interest
upon these rich mems money shall
be paid by poor men; who, in order
to pay it, must toll night and day.
Again: The radicals have decided
that the rich man shall have gold for
his pay, whilst the poor man shall
take greenbacks or rags. On the first
of last July, the government paid over
SSO,OoO,ooo in gold, principal and in
terest. We claim to have no privi-
legged classes; but what do we see?
Here, on the Pacific coast, our chief
circulating medium is gold; but the
great mass of the people of the Uni
ted States can get nothing but legal
tenders for their debts. The farmer
takes them for his produce; the labor
er for his work; the merchant for his
goods; the soldier for his pension.
For debts contracted even in gold,
between individuals, legal tenders are
a full satisfaction; and mahy a gold
debt has been liquidated with green
backs worth not more than fifty cents
on the dollar. But there are people
who will not take legal tenders. They
must have gold; the people must be
taxed to buy them gold. Like Shy
lock, they claim that it is :" so nomi-
mated in the bond" Gold they are
entitled to for their interest, and gold
they must have. Happy class fortu-
nate bondholders! Their bonds. bought
with legal tenders at fifty cents on
the dollar, must be paid in better cur
rency than the farmer gets for his
wheat or the laborer for his toll.
Again: The Radical party flch
from the pockets of the people $780,
100000 annually to pay for negro
body-guard in order to maintain the
barbarian supremacy of the lowest
race known to science over vastly
superior raee-the most highly cult
waited people the world has eyer
known. One hundred million dol
lars annually are taken to maintain
this handsome negro body-guard!
Not only SO, but this radical party
have taken at least $2O, 200, 900 annu-
ally to feed, clothe, educate, and main
tain in idleness the lazy negroes of the
south; while poor whites, who require
aid, are allowed to die because their
skins are white, and because they
were so unfortunate as to be born on
the wrong side of Mason and Dixon's
line.
Reader, remember that Grant has
pledged himself to carry out this rad
ical policy. Grant says it is right to
discriminate against the poor in favor
of the rich; in other words, that it is
right that the bondholder shall be
free from taxation. Seymour says
this is all wrong. Grant says that
the bondholder shall have his princi-
pal, as well as interest, in gold; Sey-
mour says no-let us have one cur
rency. fgreenbacks are good enough
for the laborer, the farmer, and the