Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17

sue-they want just enough and not
too much, and they want to pay up
Just rs soon as possible, and they
want 1884, 900, 900 more. Are they
consistent? DO they mean what
they say when they say that they
are in favor OF resumption of specie
payment at the earliest possible day!
democrats and Republicans are in
favor oft, and every body else. You
can read it in almost every Demo
cratic platform, and in all the re-
publican platforms throughout the
country.
Well now how is it? We have
outstanding three hundred and
eighty millions Of legal tenders.
They are in favor of paying them off
AS soon as possible, but right in the
next breath what are they in favor
Of? Times are hard, it may not Sc
cure the appreciation OF the people
Times are very hard-it Is so much
easier to promise than to pay--and
we will pass a resolution, and instead
of paying as we promised, we will
issue promises to pay for three hun
bred and fifuy-four millions more,
making seven hundred and thirty
four millions instead of three humid
red and eighty millions. Now can
the United States resume specie pay
ment and go on issuing legal tenders
from time to time? Can you ever
reach specie payment thus? Never.
Now there is not that plea Of neces-
sity to issue these promises. We
must raise money at one time to pro-
tect the nation, but no,o we have pro-
found peace; and the Democrats
called it standing lie to promise to
pay and never pay! Now what
would they do OH the other hand
This Anti Monopoly party Of Iowa
would have the government contract
II new debt and not pay the old one,
and issue promises TO pay for three
hundred and fifty-four millions
more! NoW there is the resunaptiOn!!
My Democratic friends, if that
policy is pursued how long will it
he before you hear the clink of gold
and silver in your pockets? Never !!
aeUeT! If the country does not come
around and pay up these legal ten
ders as the understanding was they
would at the earliest practicable mo-
was the understanding
when they were issued-if to-day il
was understood that they were to
issue three hundred and fifty-four
more, gold would go up as
it did in the days when they were
first issued, and instead Of sailing on
prosperously this i'll wind would blow
resumption years and years away. l
say every honest man in the United
States believes that the debt ought to
be paid. These legal tenders ought
to be taken up and we ought to get
back to specie payment as rapidly as
possible. And take the platforms in
the other States; they generally APP
prove that doctrine; but here the
Anti MOnops-they call themselves
but they are Demo
crats--they take this dodge to catch
votes. / believe it was gotten up for
the purpose Of taking in all the
votes possible. The resolution
starts in one way and comes out
another.
But this is said to be a fight be-
tween the people aud the politicians.
Now, gentlemen, this is very singu-
lar. Who got up their platform, and
who runs the Anti Monopoly party ::
Who talks about corruption? Fell
low citizens, j was somewhat sur
prised to find my friend here refer
ring to the general appropriation, or
rather the abstract of it--Jhat item
styled i" miscellaneous" -he takes
it for granted that that money is sto-
len, every dollar. | have no doubt
but he believes that item was every
dollar stolen by members Of Con-
gress and Office-hulders. But does
he bring one item Of proof? We
hear it announced every day from
the bench that every man shall be
presumed innocent until the contrary
Is proved; but we will have to
change the rule of law and say every
man is presumed innocent until the
contrary Is proved or he becomes q
politician. | have not as poor an
opinion Of human nature as my
friend has. | think the human
heart is nobler and better, and / be-
lieve it is the true doctrine that every
man is to be presumed honest until
the contrary is proved, and for aught
you know and for aught l know, ev-
cry dollar OF that item has gone for
the most righteous purposes.
Now he is getting up here and tell
ing you that it was all stolen, and
that it was for .fim. What does he
know about it?
Very little need be said on the tar
if question. The opposition claim
that they are in favor Of a tariff for
revenue purposes only, and / judge
from a remark made here this after
noon, they wish to arrange the tariff
in such way that it should not pro-
tect any manufacturer, they want
no protection.
Now suppose you adjust that tariff
50 rs to apply only to articles that
are not manufactured in this coun-
try, and what Is the result? In the
first place, you could not raise the
revenue required to run the govern
ment, and you would prohibit arti-
cles, for instance tea and coffee,
and articles on the
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