, 1875-09-28

rail- loaded dice the honest mans chance a7atnst
q sharper. It ~ the must iusjtous agency to

| rail- loaded dice the hnucAt tnkns chance aTatnsk
q sharper. II II the must iustjlous agency to
| msko $3.50.
| THE R1cH RICHER AND rlfE rnnn ronnER.
No nta told that aM e1ransf II " lllo currency
and itB consequent doprecl4tton Will bono!it tho
| pnor, tnasmnch q, 1t Hilt bcnollt tho tabtar "a
| rhv on his dehts In lc~a ,hlno than TINT In
| which they Gro contracted. Ihe moratitv Of
! TINT argument wilI not di"cuaH rr1fcr 10
| leave 1t to ll,e conasienoo Of tho puoplo. !iit
lat ua Ioox ut 10 Et tetsbtled Acts upon which II
| Ia based. .-....-
7 Ia,t truo then, tl,e poor mon Arc tl,o debtors
Of tho conUtry' 10 contract = dchs requires
credit, md credit III hns .lrnn nsoa1Iu with
| which to raY. Mnn OF yer, small means aSo sci.
dom IN debt, because thny l1vvo no Uppnttlinltv
| for being 10 II We lad lilo Htatintus Of rrivato
iulebtetness in tho l'nito,l Htntea beforo Us thcy
| would Internationally show that mara thhh ID
| per cont OF It ts owing by rnrn commanding
ctun),arat,vely largo mca',s. mud Tint sha lap't-
ora for wngea arc tin l5net indebted class III 60
| ciatv, oyou in proportion to thsir saTltu4s aMl
savings aid hoXt TO thesn tho fnrufrH Anu slhH
I bunnprs men. but tho 1&Gotng rooplo are,
to n very hshvy ameunt, atnehG tho orodtt.ts
Of the country vent:trc to say lila, thoro Ia
ncstl1"r a 1nalufaoturor, nor merchant, nur
professional mail Of nle1ns IN Ellis ae.enbiy WHO
| n not debtor. a1'd among his creditors no., IN
! ur bis 6arvAnts. to whom h0 owes WA5ea Tor
pnrt Of week or nuuth. It has beon caIru-
lated by good An:hnrty that tho Hsges this coi,-
st"ntlJ owing fur an average of ha't fnontia
service Or work amount III the vhols country,
TO 4i21 1.0[n,o ,ooo. And nho IA u that oNas tlio
| deposits in tho sayIpgs banks. amounting 10
about f760, 000, 0oo7 Not tho rich, but tho To-
boring pcoptc and people md persons OF small
mosn1. who put their sur,''ns enru,nGs ihoro for
| nafo kcoplng: II is estimated that shc Sane
| class hae, III NATIONAL and private banks aud in
trust comnaniaR. smother soy. .0oo: 0ao, aud thai
noarly eiNl.' 10000 |" owing thctn n oths. ktnda
uf lobt. Thoro If. tlon sim Of about III ,20f.-
OuU, un0 owing to tho latoil,g poopIo aud mon Of
small r,oana. constituting, thor savings. To that
| amoun: shat clAEs aro cielitots And you pro-
tond that for their bouoiit sou wilt eSiand tho
currency. Gold being nj 15 nor cent premium.
t.ass savings have yaluo Of a1,020,u inc, ,0Do in
| gold. Expand tho currency until the gold pre-
nium IL ~, and sou hava
] nonnED Tlt,aE rIor[E
OF $780, 0O0 Quo Of tbolr BaynHA; GxrhNtl It until
tho gold premium IL 80, and you Luyo stripped
| them OF 442J, 1000 0ny Ut harl-carned monoy.
Thoro nre tho t,ensaoncrs Of tho Uniled Btatns,-
tho disabled aoltllcrs OF tho War and tho widows
md orphans Of those who dpd for ali Of ue.
| They recciro thirty miilious yenr. ut present
| representing a gold value OF SIG, ,500.00o. Ex-
rRnd tho currency utItil tho gold premium is 10,
and you have tilchcd away 81 5oO, 600 ynar from.
what tho Republic conal;ters DEBT Ut honor. md
| robbed tho wounded mud tho widows md orpnnns
OF 20 much Of thals austanauco. rrocious friends
OF tho poo; Ia shosc nrc who, Under psetenae OF
protecting tho debtor against tue creditor rotl
tho Iaborors Of hurdgodH 0f millions OF thoir
|
havo suffered for their country.
But is not largo purtou Of the middle class,
| em2ll buasness-nen anu farmers, tn debt. and
| WoulI thny not bc relieved by Oil o1Vnns'ou aud
nrn many Of that ciAss burtoned sith liabilities.
| although tho number Of naottgago1 farms ia
much smaller than gonora!ly supposed. l find
that he.o ln Ohio scarcely ono 1arm uut OF ton
hAs any iucumbrance. But llosevor thnt may
bo, would that expansion Of tho currency bcnc!lt
those debtors? / Say, Mol for very Bitnt 10
reason. No sooner will oxpnaAioil become tho
declared policy Of tho Qovelnrnent than cap'tal-
lsta. monoy-landcrB, and businoBs-men having
! money due theal. will bo upon their guard.
krowing that tho expansion Of tile currency will
| aub1oct their ontstandings TO pr1gresdye depTe-
ciaton, they will at ouea Bcek TO antlclphto TINT
evont. They will uDo eyerT nseana III t!l+lr pawct
| to gct bold Of their money, or, without merry,
closures, e1ecntions. a0eriffs nalea, will be the
| order Of the dA,. The creditor, to sayo hinaelf,
will appear In his mosl reeatIesa sempsf, md N
| thousands OF caaes the dobtur. thus getting rid
Of hls 1ndobtedness, together with his property.
| in the m.n0er most disastrous to hin, will have
| reason 10
cuRsE THosE WHO PRETENDED 10 RELIEVE H1M
by making md keepluR the vo'ul!io Of the cur
| roncy equal 10 tho wants OF trade"
but am sure that it 10 not from TINT class ol
| hpuost debtors TINT tho cty OF imitation comoa,
1t ts another sct Of men, OF 0t1sront chAractar.
know sham. for have neeu thnn haunting the
|
tai when tho financial question WA nnder dis
cussion, and l am suro you haYe sssn tlcln here
among tLo most c'nmoFons advocates OF lnaa-
tion. do not pnnt to thu political domBgogna
alone, who BeokB to msko sunse capital for him.
self by jolplnE what he be!icros d popular CRY.
Dat mean tho disappointed speculat oFs. who,
instead OF following tue path OF fr'lgal and
steady industry. tried quickly to get rich on
their wills by getting Up largo iluaoe'al o.'er"-
| rpaol money, aud who. hiding themselves
! baf1ed by an unfayotable turn OF things, and IL.
voiveh III heavy liabilities, now wAut the
peoples money" to hulp tlom out of tho iurch
| aud To pay their bills. lluse it IL 4 speculation
ia city lots there paper town At rivsg
mouth or . railroad Junction; then again a large
operation in coal innds, or Hlfsur lnIncs Or fancy
atock or what not. What they desire Is, by =
large cxpanaion of the currency. to plunge the
lati1n. no that they INA. have an opportunity to
palm on tholr elephants upon other people, aud
then. when thoy shornnolvoa have secured their
prize, let "lhe devl tako tho hlndmost." Aud
men OF this class are the most sooifarous apos-
Ties OF "tho peoples money"
| suppose they succeed III their aoheme H'lppOAe,
bY inlAtion. tho sporulating fever be revived,
and they NOS oniy get rid Of Their liabilities, but
nrises, who will lose the millions they gsin I
| Who will pay tho cpstf Not tho Victims atore
who arc foolish enough to take tho spocn1Ating
onterprlaeB Oh theis hauds and thon are caught
ny LHe UuEl GTA61 lHefHADly 10 cQlub. DuCA VIC.
tins would, peshsps, deserve their fase. no,
| tho cost
WOULD BA PAID M THE IAnoRINo-4ES
| Of the COUNTRY, whom ths depreciation Of the
currency would pluodss Of tho d,lersnce bo.
tween tho rise Of tho pricrs Of nooossaries nnt
The rtse Of wages Tho cost would bo paid by
the, Industrious md irnga!, whoss. deposited
asyinKs would bo robbed OF their valuo by thc
! pensioners. tho disabled Notd!e5B, tha widows
and orphans Of tbe slain. shoBa slender ncomou
would be despoilsd OF their power 10 buy bread
BY every honest man Ia ths land. who would
enf1er IN tho game Of oyesseaohna which the
inflated currency would bring with Il. Il in the
"pcople's monoy" they cali It. But tell the
apeculatots, they will not succeed In tleil
scheme. They sra making : very serious mia
take in their calculation. They believe II va
now iptlsts the cutteuoy things viii 80 oa nwim-
mi0gly, ~ thoT did wien. during tue War. tie
logsl-tenders were frat issued and gradually
augmented. They will yoop psrcsiye yory
essential difference. When the legal tenders
were arnt issued, our poop!e had to gain theIr
fist e1pnriencea wlth an irsedesn,Able doyern-
mans currency since The Revolutionary War.
Tho grespbaok appeared, not 90 trick OF echeu,.
lug iuaucls,s, but - the oseatufo OF public no.
| the manila h.d S,,tt rnn NHanox n, ~, .