, 1875-09-28

VttN fortune OF every C1Slxbu III I'm
piesaurc-nay, in this face Of tho efforts Of 9TH
ora 10 strip shn Government Of h atHeresinH ~
dospotc, Jou tnsist thAt thai power shall ee OF
erclsod BY WHIST You euphonionnly call making
and teoping the currsncy e9utl TO Tho wansa uf
trade" BY tho lut6Tfersnce OF HoFefnmon1;
And you still csl' youtreircs Democrats, & ant'
claim tho confidence OF the people by yonf nne,.
ity 10 tho great principle that popuisE llbertT
and free institutions must 10 aocatea .! '''''
limitation OF the povsrs or Kovotnhohtt
When President Grant lritied With TIC Whs-
making power In tho fAp Domingo case, with
others denounced his aotion ~ transEfeshlon
Of biz eonst,eutonal enthosy, sna d sou sTIuu
an Aek OF uburphtton e"tt,nE au 40 4!eRa! aoS.
erument In LouisiAnA wna cou1tonanced anu
aided By tho ADMINISTRATION, when tllo Federal
military invaded tho Legislative Hall OF that
Bate, uAs smong those who protested agnr"'
such Unconstitutional! Assnrnotson os auth"
Nten by atop We fought Bg Alnst what sppeh
"a sds.nee ot dangerous eontrsl'z"slon' -
but now declare, those nnoonstitutto;
eumptlons and tboee ocntrAlzing Attempa~
pear hs mere tsaata compared With the
ARntr1lAny. pEsPoT1u c1lAHAc1HH
of that power 10 kick tho fortune Of every cit1-
xen about az tho football OF ita whitnb, which
you. Democrats OF Ohio, according to your plat
form, not only recognize A. belonging to tho
Government, bot nescups to tx upon the
Government As \ permanent systern. bv making
ita abolition simply impossible. Nay. you iusiat
that E,lrll power shall be actively a1ercised II
tbst ia Democracy, thon. entreht VOC. tritic II"
longer With the intelliEence nl the peo{le hy
pretending that etrict Limitation Of the powets
or Gorernment as thesin1isponSable safeguard Ut
popular lborty and republican institutions IL an
arnclo OF your crcol. II the grcat men Of tho
past, whom you delight in calling tho founders
and apostles Of your party, tho mea whose TO-
corded opinions on this rotuentols sltestloa aEo
plainly before you. II JeircIson. Jscks1u, btlaH
Wright. Benton, could riso from their Erasfs
Nnd hear the Ohio platform called true e4posl-
Non OF Democratic faith, all, hoW theIr ewes
would Aindlo with scorn at the barof"cod lm7osa-
ton. aud how they would spuin with thor heclH
tho bastard offspring So much Tor imitation VI
sbe source Ut an A1bitrary, despotio poWars !n-
compatiblo with froc gnvernuout. 30 much fur
sbe betrayal q tue c.Edtna! pr1nslr'o % Deo0-
Now word about inhatlon ~ the source OF
corruption and rtoAlgaoy. You, my Democratic
trlenHs, nrotesa to CONTEND for frugal, tcononi'
nal, houos. pure gosesnnlent. 80 10 w.. i: . IS
serely believes thA: frughlty, econosny, hunestF.
purity ot government ear b. pronlut'd by All
e1ranslop of our irrcdsrmAple currency, or IL
evon ia any way compatible whit
question. It haa frequently been anAcd: How
arc you going 10 ............. ...-.......
oEr YouR ADDITIONAL oREEAEAcKs AFLoAT
Tho quoty seemH 10 lave caused some onbar-
Essau1ent, and tho answer has usually bcen OH,
wo shall got II out somehow. But thers ia no
noad of tpd1,inileness. Tho matter ia cnuabln OF
pseclso staso,nent Obviously, tloro nre two
Ways 10 get additional currency alcat. Ono IL
ia The market OF by huying gold " pay OF honds
a. they tAll due. z...
only In . very limited meastte, for tins elmra
reason: As you put out new gFesnbacks, cen WITH
will rapldly depreciate as to gold and ~ the
bonds are payable, principal aud interest IN Kol.
they Will maintain their gold value and Aaeir
pliea In paper money will thofoby oeromn %
high thst the lnc,hod Of putting out gzoonbacls
bJ purchasing bonds will soon become rtry nm
popular aud ba dropped. Or. II yuu n,eas to ro-
pud,ALo tho bonds, of which, a. understand
l1sro ID At preseut no declared purpose, tben ~
courpe, YOU will Hmply repudalo them, and not
kuy them Mp A. all. .
But thero ia another WAY to put afoat now Is
sues Of greeubAcAs; It ie by carrying tho c1-
penses Of the 1o,e1nuent beyond its revenues.
aud this, have no doubt, will Ia resortod 10 ns
the favorie method. Do you know what sbAt
meausa Imag,ue = Congress lnnAiug appruprsa-
tiaus OF money for the avowed purposo OF got
ting ont, putting hhoat, apeudnE Us mitch mono7
aB ponnibie adopting systematic extravaganza In
expenditures ~ ueeosaary moAs,,re OF financial
policy 10 the oud Of 'msAing and keeplng tie
Volume OF CURRENCY equsl 10 tue wants OF trade" A."
What day Of jubilee shere will ho among
the T.ilEyra AND nAsoALs,
who think they can gain not oply weslth, but re-
erecabi1ty, By stealing ~ much as possible "
tie public money. Lot It ha Known that dittAes
must bo dug, that embah kmeuts must be throNn
up, that mountans nuet bs tunne]ed, that Iall-
roads and steamhoas lines mtst be aubaldlzed
for the very purpose Of spendiu4 monoy that
.'tho volume Of the cu1reuoy bo made aud Aept
equal to tho mAuts OF trade, what harvest OF
Jobs, what crop Of iingB this blessed country
will benrl What a glorious tlHio for ontctprlHnE
contractors, what = seductive heason for Con-
grsssmen to hslp friend for ltttlo 8hsro IN tle
profits, what = carnival Of fraud, what hyng
about Of stray m.llionsI For, mind you. money
will be 90 object; on The contrary, 1t 'nut' bo
g1cenbaeks uusL be got out. iu obedience to the
mandate. ''mAke and keep the volume OF the
currency equal to the wants Of trAds."
No, fe!low-citizens. this ia no jcst. Thss Il no
e1ng0srslon. You adopt financial policy max
ing II the duty Of the National Government to
put cut nav issuss Of currency IN any way that
will eelve tie object quickest, aud unlimited OK
tIayaRauce will be tue necessary. the inevitable
consequences There never wns State ever 30
we'll AdmInlatsssd, there nevor was people over
30 frugal there uevor was government ever 50
careful, which did bot. by the emirsun OF large
quantities Of Iredesnabe paper money, ruin in
the vortex OF
rnoYL1oACY AND CORRUPTION.
It has mover beau. IT will ueyur be. otherwise. It
IL In the very nature Of things Whon you man.
ufaoturc thla so-cAllca tnoneY bv merely rrlutin 4
few words Qua slip Of t!aper, It sppAseutly coHsa
nothing. You 40 deludsng yourselves With the
Idea thatJou are creating xsalth, without stopping
to think Of che Ultimate day al reckupin8 which
demands the settlement OF accounts. W6on you
eperd such money for the vury purposs Of Rotting
1t out, tns Widest extrAya9Ance ls unavoidable,
and tho sxttavagance Of government always Is
tho very hos-bsd OF pecuiAtion md corruption
The rlnEs will thrive, and tho loaost mon Wid
pay tha coat. Hut not only tbs Government and
It's oflcsrs dncs it corrupt still moro Rr!evousiy
will It denoraIixe the people. Whom by tha
fluctuations OF 40 vicious monetary HyeteIn tho
possessons Of everybody become unco.tsin IRON
dsy 70 day, eycry man OF business will. by the
vory force OF oitcumstanees ba made gambler.
What IL wolth something TO-DAY And may ho
worth nothing tomorrow, ,a lightly la4ao the
football OF chance. aud whom everybody, 10 save
himself, seea himself forced to oserreseh every
body else. tho priucipies Of houea1y ats e.ail,
forgotten. The sting OF nsoesAty stln,nlAtta
INSCRIPTIONS greed. and the genera! e1snio!e si
leuoes tho voice OF oonsoience, Houest laDo
appears ~ iruisess drudRery. and to !ire upot
one's wits becomes the order OF the tisy. Th
history Of nations Is full Of pertinent whln!ngA
American society can escape ouch = fAto Just a
little as suy other, II we Hood this country wit
that kind u money which. iu iss very nature
CARLOS tho
poIBoN OF yALsB rnxrsNBs AND SEDUCTION.
My DEM noc1ato friends we hAvo Been 10 III
6AvG r1,xn ntHrtl IN M RTHtZH1AmhH