The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19

that The people may learn how the war debts
have been paid, and the civil service debts
have been paid, and how many times these
vouchers have been duplicated ard even trip.
Heated and payment made of them. This
must be known. The people, IN looking over
the history of the country for the last decade,
are at a loss TO know how such immense for
tunes have been accumulated by politicians
The people are at a loss to know how Blaine,
Logan, Butler and Grant have become SO
suddenly rich, when, excepting Butler, they
were SO poor at the commencement of the
late war The people arc oppressed with tax.
es and are justly anxious to learn, if possible,
how these burdens may be removed. The
people are on the ANXIOUS seat enqYirlng
earnestly what they must do to be saved.
They were taught when the republican party
was formed, that they could look for no
reformation in the old party to which they
belonged. They believed then these croak
lngs, They now apply the same principles
and say they cannot look or hope for any
reformation in the republican party to which
they now belong. They have left 1t, there.
fore, and burned the bridges behind them and
will never return. Among the many things
which the late election means, this is, then
the first and more desirable, namely: the dis
misSal OF the republican party.
2. The people are owing and desire to
know how to pay their honest debts. They
want to know whether they can pay in paper
or in paper money. Before and during
the late war the people had large
sums of money due and owing to them for
their labor ana produce, and these sums of
money were due in gold and silver, the only
money known to our country at that time.
The capitalists Of the country repudlated
money and substituted therefor paper prom
ises to pay worth then from so to so cts. on the
dollar Pressure was then brought TO bear
upon the republican party to legallze this re-
pudlation. The party at once increased the
number of Supreme judges in the United
States, and the president acting with the re.
pudiators, packed the supreme court with two
judges of easy virtue-Strong and Bradley,
and the reputation was legalized. The peo.
pie were compelled to accept these paper
promises to pay for and instead of money due
them, and in consequence were reduced
from comparative wealth to comparative
poverty. The people could not pay their
debts and are today borrowers of money.
These repudiating capitalists were ready to
loan these paper promises TO pay on long
time at ten and twenty per cent These pa.
per promises have appreciated TO 90cts. on
the dollar The repudiating capitalists are
now in favor of regulating these paper
promises to pay, and compel them to pay
them in money--gold and silvcr-thoreby
getting so to 60 cts. on the dollar, in apprcci.
alton ofpromises loaned, besides the ten and
twenty per cent. interest on the same The
people are ready and willing to pay these re.
pudiators all they owe them, in the same kind
Of paper promises they received, and they
will do no better. The regulating capital
lists Of the country are now asking the repub-
ican party TO legalizo this second reputation,
and this republican party is promising TO do
It, and Grant is recommending it in his late
message. Can the reader guess why the late
elections went as they did? Can the reader
ruesS what the late election means? Let ne
give the reader an illustration based on facts
within my own personal knowledge ,
In the city of Ottawa, there resided an hon
st and steady old democratic friend Of mine,
oy the name of Fisher. 4 mutual friend of
ours resided there also, by the name Of A.,
Wy friend A needed money. Mr.. Fisher
Oaned hin $4,000 in money, on long time, at
en- per cent interest, My friend A. gave his
tote and secured the same by mortgage on
| brick block in Ottawa. The security was
.mpc The note in due time became due, /
md by mutual agreement between Mr. Fish
II and our mutual friend 4. the mortgage
vas torcclosed, and the equity of redemption
lad nearly expired. Two active and loyal
epuDlicans bought in the equity of redemp-
ion for a song, and at once rendered 10 Mr.
'isher $4,000 IN paper promises to pay
which paper promises to pay were accepted
" Mr.. Fisher in lieu Of the money loaned. .
,Ir. Fisher stepped to the bank where one of
hcsc loyal republicans was acting as cashier
md sold him the paper promises to pay for
$1,000 instead of $4,000, the amount loaned.
Hr. Fisher loaned the $4,000 paper promises
o pay on l0Hg time, at ten and twenty pen
.ent. per annum. They will soon become
Tue. The paper promises have since the time
If loaning, appreciated from 80 cents to 80
ents on dollar. These two loyal rcpubli.
ans are both earnest for immediate rcsump-
ion Of specie payment. They haye reaped
he rich fruits of their first reputation, and
low are overzealous for second reputation.
they are unwilling Ia receive paper promises
o pay, worth now 90 cts. on dollar for the
,aper promises to pay which they sold to the
,oor farmers, when these paper promises to
,o,. ,-oro oplv worth m nm n dollar