The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-25

Shylocks? And why should they not
suffer? Is it not time the Judgment OF
that most Righteous Judge should DO
exected I? Have they not cut out the
pound of flesh nearest the heart OF the
nation? Has not the blood been flowing
therefrom long, long years, and now IS
not their victim actually approaching the
agonies of dissolution p a
"And are they not now deluding thes
nation with the pretence of returning to
specie basis, when they know it is I'M
possible to return to specie basis IN
any other way than the one aforemen-
toned .,p
"But that way they will oppose with
all the cunning Of their craft ! For when
that act is passed they know they lose
their hold upon the vitals of the nation
Full we'll they know, when freed rom
their grasp, its wounds will heal-lts
health, strength and vigor will be restor-
ed and thereafter be independents them
through all time. ..,,o.,. N
Can America endure its sutferings
much longer, without discovering the
cause, and applying the remedy. Is ~
not time that it should realize it on the
road to ruin; aye, and going as railroad
speed? Are not itsindustnes and pusl7
ness interests melting away like snow IN
the sunshine T? Are not hundreds OF its
business men daily becoming bankrupt 7
Under its present momentum, who can
tell how long before it becomes a nation
of paupers, of hewers ofwood, and draw
ers of water? .rEl i9s ngi hgIln2- .''
f"Will not the nation open its eyes TO
its own IL past twelve years experience,
and see that that experience has praetlq-
ally demonstrated that when the Inter-
convertible Bill is passed, with green,
backs a full legal tender, it frees itself
thenceforth and forever from the tangs
of the Shylocks2 ? I glUeT Ca1 la9i
"But Mr.. Dawes, who has beenin Com
gress during those l2 years, now pro-
claims that the greenbacks, il made COM
vertible into 3.65 bonds at the option OF
the holders, will be deprecated, and yet
he says with equal emphasis that bonds
will rush in for conversion into those
same 'depreciated' greenbacks. ; :.
"What contradiction blind abb
surdityl But why so blindly absurd Z
Has be been furnished with golden
reasons for being both blind and ab-
| surd u..F vH.H9- sob. Hn, ,a.W
t"Do not the Treasury Reports show
that over a hundred millions in. certlh-
Gates were issued, virtually convertible
into greenbacks at the option Of tie ,hol-
der2 And did they all rush in Tor con-
version into greenbacks? No, never;
and with the exception Of a telC convert,
ed duringa panic, which it stopped, al
remained out until, at the dictation ofthe
Shylocks, they were called in by the
Secretary of fthe Treasury. And do not
subsequent Treasury Reports show that
over seventy millions in ertifcates were
issued, drawing three per cent. interest
convertible at the option of the holders?
Did they all rush in, for conversion INTO
greenbacks? No-and with the eXcep-
ton of few, also converted to allay a
panic. all remained out until, by the un-
seen influence of the Shylocks, they
we're required to be called in and can
celed. ..... ........, ..r.u.. ...I. =,
Again, were not the first sixty mil,
lions ofnotes issued, when receivable for
duties on imports, always nearly on a
par with gold? Was not that proof posi-
tive that had all Treasury notes, as q jul
Iegal tender, been received for duties on
imports, they would always have kept on
a par with gold ....... ..,,,'.u
"Mr Dawes says, My colleague, Gen,
Butler, says that his argument in favor
OF this measure has never been answered
and cannot be ansN ered'-and adds, 4
am not going to enter the lists with him
in an argument; thus confessing that
he has no argument, and conceding
the generals position to be impregna-
Bile. -.r,..,.t..,a.....,..
"Does Mr. Garfield, who comes to his
aid, adduce any valid argument? NO;
he only expresses opinions, makes asser-
tions. and protests. Do they not both
feel and know that their cause is bad =?
And vet they put themselves forward as
the champions of the Shylocks. Do they
mean through their political power to
keep down Young America, bind him
hand and foot, until each member of the
fraternity cuts his pound Of flesh. and
until the last drop of blood has left his
body, when death ends his career? Death
death to the Republican Government
death to the liberties of the people
when the wealth of the nation will be alb
sorbed by the few, and masses becomes
their slaves.
"Can any member Of Congress truth
fully deny that the passage of the afore-
said Interconvert bill, now before the
House of Representatives with the pro-
posed addition, will Immediately restore
the specie standard, and that the nation
will recover from its deathly prostration,
reviveit its dormant energies, and become
the most prosperous on this Globe? Then
how can he excuse himself to his country
to his conscience, to his God, for not en-
acting it into a law '.,'''l p. =. Us. ,''.i0'
.oD IN .dHl "AMER1cAN CITIZEN.
l''NEw YORK, January 1, 1875" i '
N. Y Mercantile Journal. q
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