The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-11-07
FROM KANSAS.
CEDARvALk, Oct. L., 1874.

CRpAkvALk, Oct IL, 1874.
To ths Editor u tie wokkISosU>S's ADyoC,FE
Seeing tina; there is a proposition 20 holc
Greenbach Convention. to form green
back clubs all over the country, 1 send IL
my hearty second IL The motion.
= The circulating MEDIUM is to the body
poiltic what the blood is 10 the individual.
II this is healthy wound IS on heal, and al
evils arv easily cured but if this is soanty,
vitiated, Or depraved, disease will reign
rampant. The currency " order 10 .,
healthy must be on a sound basis and as
tic, So a. to expand ur contract according
10 the business Of the country aud no. be
controlled by the selfish interests ot amy
1T 81 men. But they tell is that greeu-
OAchs are not sound un!e.s they are upon a
The greenbacks are founded upon the
whole resources NJ this great nation, and
that IS good enough 1t is not gold or sill
yer that people want, but II is the necessi
ties and comforts Of life, and these the
treasury notes viii buy. There is no dan
ger that the greenback viii materially de-
preClate IN value 50 long as the business Ot
the country is good, and the government
able u collect its revenues and pay ia
needful articles Gold Is not the basis, but
1t is What the gold will BUY. Then the
only way TO revive the business Of the
country is to be put sum .ltnt currency IutO
the hands Of the people, and the business
men to do the business II the country.
Nothing can be done without this Every
where the cry CONES We cannot pay,
Tor Sc have no money " We cannot sell,
fornO oLe has money to pay Is, ana "we
cannot work. Tor there Is no money to en-
ploy us But 40 not consider that n
increase IN currency is any cure for the
evils that We lie under IL is only a pal
uatlve, only temporary rrlef. Let as issue
as much currency as We may, and the mon
upOilsts viii soon gather II up and cry Tor
more. The only permanent cure for our
disease Is thorough cooperation among
the labOrlng class, 50 as To do away entire
ly with the castles # capitalists and lahurer,
employers aud employees The working
men must hni out that their work u the
source u caplal, and 80 unite their efforts
as to hold then productions ia their own
Misunderstanding Tor themselves and not |
others. Until thcy do this they Nil al |
ways be oppresseI and downtrodd,u.
An increase OF currency paid directly /
into the hands otthe people wtll enable |
them 70 starr hGsIncS fur themselves They /
cannot do TINS nov b'cause they are down.
and the capitalists are,etermined to hoid
them down for fear thrS may not get them
$" again. Therefore the monopolists will
fight to the bitter end hlt if We will only
stick to our posts We stall,,in. Never fear
And when We 40 gel up once do not let us
be such fools a. "a let TEN take Is down
again Neither l.t "a be hase ana mean
as to attempt I" escape,sud desert our
-orklng brethren e. IpIu t,t ranks of the
capitalists. D. not let rs 4 disgrace our
selves Ia the eyes u all nobs minded per
sons as TO try t. use the tSeuts a good
Creator has gwen us. So AS e. tpress those
weaker than ourselves by Jolukg enc mics
The true road to happiness Is IN work
Only he who is tired knows hogAruud rest
is, and only the hungry relish fAd Let
US then be willing q earn our bred ~ the
sweat Of our brow, but let rs deAand the
whole Of that bread when Ne havIearned
It. Your trlt
}. &. TRUAS