The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-20
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5, 1862.

70 tile No, = Of TIE WoEkIsoMAN's ADvJ'Arn.
"A lunatic asylum Tor persons Crazy solv
ing the United States Financial problem, is
proposed '-"Ledger."
a House of Correction for r09aeS anxious
TO dictate The solution in the interest Of
Vail and Third Streets, should sirst be erect
ed with the financial editor Of the Ledger
as the FIRST commitment. Ills right nand
man Of Mr.. Drexel is not crazy. but q sly
old coon making capital OF the craziness Of
those poor men who demand or rather &C
quiesce in the payment Of our national in
debtedness in coin. Although be has time
and again expressed his entire confidence "a
an ultimate coin payment, uneasiness il
plainly visible in every line be indites upon
the question. For the past two Or three
days, admODished by the approximGting ad-
journment, he has been diligently and ear
nestly imploring Congress to pass Senator
Edmunds resolution declaring the faith Of
the Government pledged to coin payments.
A failure 10 pass this resolution, he contends
will epgender an inference that Congression-
al "purposes are very unreliable as to re-
SUMPTION" This fear on the part of one
who is, or ought to be veil posted az to the
complexion Of the two houses on this ques-
ton, IL an encourag ing sign and leads as to
infer that we car at least stay any legisla-
ton on the subject until we have had time
TO expose the fallacies of the "Bullionists"
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out TO the working man the injustice of
their demands. Daring the week be took
occasion to applaud resolution lately in
PRODUCED into our State Legislature, legaliz-
ing ang rate Of interest below 10 PER cent.
that may be agreed upon between borrower
and lender, and advocates repeal Of all
laws fixing price for the use of money.
We are glad to see the enemy taking up in
advocacy such propositions as this, for the
wider apart we get In our demands, the
greater will De the likelihood Of II success.
This proposition should have an editorial
leap. There seems to be no end to the num-
Der or hagrancy of the schemes devised at
our State Capital for fleeing the tax pay
ers.
A bill passed the lower branch " the Leg
islature during the week, reimbursing certain
parties for damages alleged TO have been
done by soldiers encamped on add near their
properly while waiting TO be transferred 20
the field II this bill receives the assent Of
the upper branch il will be made preee-
dent for the payment Of millions OF dollars,
with bus dubious claim to justice 20 draw
IL mildly. Like other schemes Of the kind
the Press merely refers to its passage with
out comment, and most likely 40 out OF ev-
cry so who read it fail to comprehend it.
importance, which calls 20 mind really
geoc joke. The Republican State Central
Committee met I'm the early part on the week,
and AZ an overture 70 their political pas dc
desSr, adopted resolution setting forth that
vigorous economy" has ever made scar
dinal principle,n d.. &c. ssVigorous coon
omy" VIII the reports Of the doings Of our
State Legislature within call Is deaced rich
Mach lobby pressure ID being brought 20
bear at Harrisburg 20 secure the passage 81
= Metropolitan Police Ball. Two have hssna
draftsd. That meeting with most favsr,
vests ths appoiptment and control Of chs