The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-03-18
.,Why Have we Hard Times

aid by "B. .. N" The writer, evil
IDENTIFY, thinks he has solved the
great riddle which has been puz-
cling the minds of our statesman for
the past few years, and be has Civ
en- expression to his discoveries on
this subject in near two columns of
the Herald, and promises to contin-
ue in his great and good work for
an indefa lite period. We suggest
before he proceeds further, that he
has his writings cOpy-wrlghted, so
that some aspiring. but LnprlncI-
pied political hack will not have
the opportunity of stealing his
ideas, and thereby deprive BON
of the Immortality that awaits
MIN.
/ The sum and substance Of "B. o.
Ms" discoveries are
FIRsT-That some men are rich,
and some men are poor.
SECoND-Thut the hard times are
more oppressive to the poor man
than to the rich.
THIRD-That something mutt be
done to alleviate the pressure II
Justly placed on the shoulders Of
the poor man.
FoURTH-That the only way to
accomplish this is to divide the
wealth of the country equally a
mongst the citizens thereof.
We freely publish the above con-
densed statement of "B. o. Ms"
two column article, and recommend
tina: Hon. Z. Ii. Moore, our Repre-
sentative in Congress, take the
matter in hand at once, and pro.
eced TO urge upon COngress'the me-
, cessiiy of prompt and appropriate
legislation carrying out "B. o. Ms"
views. Had we space, we would
draft a bill, embodying the dIscov-
cries of"B. o. NJ" and incorporate
it in this article, so that Moore's
mental faculties would not be
strained in properly presenting the
question. For Mr.. Moore's benefit
and assistance, however, we suggest
that it be presented IN the form of
a XVI Amendment 10 the Consti>
tuition of the United States"
We know there is one great inn
pedlment in the way of Mr.. Moore's
taking this matter IN hand and,
being fearful that it might be ali;
powerful. and thereby jeoPard'zs
the prospect of II. o. Ms" discov-
cries becoming the ruling ideas OF
the Nation, we Will endeavor TO re-
move this stumbling block.
1t is well known that Represent
ative Moore not only is a very
wealthy man himself, but he is also
given to support the rich bankers
and bondhoiders IN all matters OF
legislation in which he, ex-officio.
participates. Now, in adopting and
advocating the discoveries of "B. o.
N" it viii be apparent that he,
(Moore), will have TO abandon the
%tencts he, so far, has so persistent
ly elung to. The question, there
fore, arises, "Can Mr. Moore consist
tcntlv do this p We answer that
he a by planting himself firmly
on one of the most solid planks IN
the Radical platform, lo-wIt: ITO
be consistent, is always to be on the
winning SIDE" Now, "B. o. Ms
views will, undoubtedly, become
the popular views OF the Radical
party of this District /; and, conse-
quentIy, the nominee of the coming
Radical Congressional Conventional
tho 18th District, must be a man
who is wiling to urge on the Ma
tional Legislature the adoption Of
B. o. Ms" plan for alternating the
~distresses hard times is ~subjectiag
the people to. Consequently, if Mr..
Moore desires to come before that
Convention with eclat, he will see
the importance of his evidencing
his conviction 10 "B. o. Ms"
plan. Mr.. Moore could not do this
better than by drafting an Amend
ment to the Constitution. 10 be call
ed the XVIth, and immediately in-
Producing j. into Congress.
1t is highly probable, that If Mr..
Moore does not make some such
advance movement as above men,
toned, that "B. o. N" himself, will
be a candidate in the Radical Com
gressional Convention, above spok-
en- of, and will receive the nomina~
ton
We will close by giving the fol-
lowing quotation from "B. D. Ms"
article /:
at strikes me that if fifty men
were to give two dollars each for
church purposes, it would be much
better than for one man to give fifty
dollars"
Undoubtedly, 1t would be about
fifty dollars better for the church.
LETTER FROM WINDSOR.