The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-02

auxiIiarcs were cs.ablished, and all who
did not iolIl tlls onion League with them
were branded traitors.
Inventor until il became Hike the handle on
q jug, Allononeside. Theplans Of our Gener-
ais were inteE8ered with which prolonged
the war two years. Our soldiers, who had
been taken prisoners, were refused to be
exchanged, and left in prison To die. One
million of the young men OF our country,
oursons and brothers, were thus killed in was.
(The worst traitors we ever knew were
those who run down greenbacks.) But not
one Of the banking fraternity that we ever
heard Of. The war was ended, and the
union of the States and the free represen-
tative government was also ended. Ten
States were kept out of the Union. Where
did they get the authority to do it The
rebels, out of Congress, did it for four
years and the rebels, in Congress, did it
the balance Of the time for six years. Let
us see Did they ever try JEFF Davis o,
prison who starved and killed as many Of
our union soldiers As he could, was then
made Governor Brown Of Georgia. BY
whom his associates. General Alderman
who held commission and received pay
in the rebel army four years, was made At
torney General Of the United States but
all the while soldiers were disfranchised.
Why We're the people Of the North
afraid to trust them 10 vote for free gov
eminent No But the tyrants in Con-
gress were
The Union soldiers are not afraid 10 trust
every Confederate soldier to vote. Would
they not rather do that than trust such men
as Governor Brown and Major Alderman
rule over us y They fought and whipped
them, but whenever they meet they are the
very best Of friends We all have great
deal more to fear from those bankers who
cept every mans gold which was on deposit
before the war in bank, until they cried
down greenbacks-no one but them did
do it-mtil one gold dollar would buy three
dollars in greenbacks, and then took the
one greenback dollar and paid their deposi-
tors, and kept the other two dollars which
cost them nothing, and by 80 doing cheat
cd every soldier out Of two-thirds Of his
whole pay. Then with that they bought
two dollars Of gold interest bonds, which
cost them not one cent. Who else ever dl9
run down treasury notes No one They
are the men i'll Congress who want To dis
franchise the white men Of the ten South
ern States, SO that they can carry those
States by military rule in their interest,
and thereby pull the wool over the eyes of
the North, and keep in power one term
longer; and by that time they never can be
removed.
Here was what this war was lnaugurated
and carried on for. Here is what ten States
have been kept out of the Union for Will
the people Of this country be ruled by
these 1891 banking companies /! Will they
submit. and let Congress he run to pass
special laws to make them richer and the
people poorer to make one thousand seven
hundred and ninety one Jew banking in
situations IL tyFanize and rule over these
thirty-five millions Of people, who were
once free hut now in bondage.
If the people are going to rule this Gov
ernment-one thing has to be done, and
that soon, too, to-wit Abolish this Ma
tional Banking system entirely, for in real
i.y it is only national bondage slavery
worse than the old Jewish bondage ever
was and it will grow worse as long as it
exists. Let the people unite from all par
ties, and throw their party prejudices to
the dogs. There are to-day but two parties
one rules by usurpation, the other are
slaves. am Democrat, but am ready
to unite with Republicans for our rights to
rule this Government for our equal rights,
but no special favorites.
/ ask not whether our candidates have
been Republicans or Democrats. But We
all will require pledge from them if they
will 60 in to repeal the National Bank law,
and institute purely treasury note cur
rency. The people would save in ten years
in interest, alone, 1854, l84, $50 Who
can object Show me the man There is
but one side for the people. The people
will find their Washington or their jackson
to carry out these principles for them.
In good faith,
CHARLES PARKER