The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-25

on winch the welfare OF the people so much de-
ponds, can call together snch an assemblage as the
Que before me. The government itself Is to-day
the great example Of dishonesty and OF useless ana
vicious insolvency; hence it Is no wonder that its
agents, It's spies, its informers attempt to cast
o0loquy upon those except for whom the utter
anarchy oil mutual dlstrust would prevail. We're
he she nd the tae people lar
nave made Tor them the nation itself would cease
to exist AT the door OF those misguided or de-
PRAYED legislators who have enacted base Statutes
lies the responsibility Of most OF the real FRAUDS
that exist, as wei as OF the disgrace OF ialse
charges made against honest men. The employ
tlon OF its affairs, Is always an evidence OF weak
ness and t1e degree OF their employment always
measures that OF It's lmbecllity and rotteness.
The ignorant, the depraved and the incompetent
men VINO nave tailed in these past years to dedi-
cate the abundant revenues that the people have
poured so avishlshly into their hands to the hon.
est, prompt, and true payment OF the demand
debt represented by the greenbacks, have dis
graced and dsnonOred the great men by whose
acts the nation was saved and have converted
this legal tender promise into a lie ana cheat.
BY It's continued and enforced use they pick the
pockets OF the people and steal from the laborer
portion OF the ruit OF his labor making him no
return These men who have put back the green
backs into use that had been paid and withdrawn
have converted the righteous weapons or the war
into the implements OF robbery and oppression.
When even an honest but hopelessly incapable
Secretary OF the Treasury seems to be only the
dice box with which your Buffers, Sanborns and
to which false and dIshonored currency and
bad revenue system have brought all
our commerce Ii IL time, indeed, to hold
meetings OF the people to tell Congress- Take no
actlon unless you take right action, condOne
no fraud, tolerate no tampering with the cur
rency. Tell Congress at least TO re-enact the
limit of the currency To take from the secretary OF
the Treasury the power to play fast and loose with
the great exchanges OF the country, measured as
they are III thousands OF millions. AS the people
slowly but surely learned that freedom was ma
t1ona and slavery sectional so Will they as surely
find out that q dishOnored promise Is bad money,
and they VIII hold those legislators to a stern ac-
count VINO nave JAILED In their duty in this ener-
gency because they dared not trust and wait, firm
IN the conviction that truth is mghtier than lalse-
hood. Make the greenback OF to-day only the
same as the first lssued-no even quite as good,
because our credit Is better; make truly the same
implement OF war that first saved the nation. II
any legal tender note did that; make 1t CONVEX
tible as the greenbacks when first issued were-at
the will OF the hOlder-nOt into six, but only into
a five per cent bond, and then Tx the date in the
not distant future when IL shall cease to be ega
tender, then you will have Kept the promised
pledge.
The whole secret Of finance, the simple mystery
is TINS Let the nation keep It's promise as III ha
the ability ana be true 10 the dead and the living
This, and this alone, Will make the country
Good great and Joyous beautiful and free
This is alone-lifc JOY, empire ana victory
The vote OF the House OF Representatives ha
passed. by which we shall become a laughing STOCK
or worse among nations-equally with Engian'
and Germany, who have sense enough to know