The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-10-10
STUDY THE DIFFERENCE.
Gray VI. Cook.

mere of the vital interest OF the people than
anv other candidate to be voted for in Octo-
Der. Congressman make and unmake law.
Congressman decrease or increase the bur-
ems CT the people. Congressman fix the
| time and determine the mode for the pay
| ment of our enormous national debt. The
voters of this congressional district have this
question before them. The difference between
the views of Oliver C. Gray, the democratic
| candidate, and MIR. Cook, the radical nominee,
is so distinct that they cannot be misunder-
stood.
GRAY is in favor of white supremacy all
| over the country. t+,
Cook favors negro equality in the north,
and negro supremacy in the south, and en-
dorses the acts of congress keeping standing
army and Freedmen's Bureau in that section,
to enable the blacks to domineer over the
whites
GRAY is in favor of paying the bonds in
grsenbaeks.
Cook is in favor of paying the bonds in
goM
GRAY is in favor Of making the bondholder
pay his share of state, county, school and road
tax.
Cook is for exempting the holders oft,centy-
.fce hundred million dollars worth of bonds
or one-sixth of the wealth of the country
from taxation.
GRAY is in favor Of the same kind of money
for the farmer, the mechanic, the merchant,
the laborer, and the bondholders.
Cook is IN favor of a law forcing the peo-
pie to take paper money and forcing the peo-
pie to pay the bondholders gold.
GRAY is in favor Of substituting greenbacks
for National Bank Notes, and with them pay
off $500, Oes,O Of the national debt, thus
saving to the taxpayers $20,OOO,OoO in gold
each year.
Cook favors the present bank monopoly,
which allows the banks to hold the peoples
bonds, and use the peoples notes, receiving
per cent IN gold. on the bonds and as much
more on the notes. ALL of which is paid by
the taxpayers.
GRAY favors the payment of the national
debt in greenbacks--or, in other words, pay
the debt with taeenty-sir hundred million dolLars
of the currency the people take, and fair in.
terest, until paid.
Cook favors the payment of the debt,
$4,000, 600, 0OO in gold, which will cost the
people at the present price Of gold, almost
flour Mousand million dollars.
GRAY commenced life q mechanic, and by
industry, perseverance and talent, has become
prominent lawyer, and although poor man.
pays heavy tax.
/ Cook is lawyer, and during the war $50
called" soldier in the home guards carrying a
Colonel's commission in his pocket, and while
serving at the rear in the home guards and
keeping his relatives in the best offices, accu-
mulated handsome fortune which he invest
ed in government bonds and upon uhich he
poys no taxes. Among his warlike exploits,
the most signal was his being at the battle of
Bulls Run in the capacity of spectator, and it
is said that on the retreat he made the best
time ever known.
GRAY is in favor Of reducing the expenses
OF congress-incuding the reduction of con.
gressmens salaries from $4,000 to eight dol.
lars per day-thus saving the taxpayers of
this county from $1,000 to $4,000, and the
district $4,000 to 100000.
Cook is with his party in favor of making
the "poor poorer and the rich richer fat
tening the bondholdcr and fleeing tho peo-
pie.
GRAY represents the liberal sentiment of the
country, which allows every nationality to
follow their own customs in such manner as
they see fit, so that they do not injurc their
neighbors, leaving every person to the free ex-
ercises OF his own conscience in respect to
moral and religious matters,-that sentiment
of the country which insists that the only
province of the law is to protect every person
in the free exercises Of his opinions
| Cook represents the opposite--the bigotry
and intolerance of the country, which insists
that it is the province of the law to de.
termine what and how much every person
shall eat and drink, what he shall wear, that
he shall attend church, and what church he
shall attend, and insists that the legislature
shall pass such laws as viii carry into effect
their bigotted and intolerant principles.