The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-12

AASSosS >Ass.f "At
Yesterday Mr.. Kelly .old YOU of the
wretchedncss in his State from lnissov-
eminent. He told you of Il hard win
ter and the suffering of the people, aud
yet he did not tell you half the truth.
All he said showed that II gloomy pail
was towering over tho Northern States,
and yet it was moderately stated. He
did not tell you what was true-who
planted this crop: lie was one of the
gardeners. Ii the people of the North
crn States stand up to their chiDs in
misery, it is because of the system of
finance taught by MIR. Kelly. 1t is
manly to say, 81 was mistaken" 1t
| this gardener had come before you and
| said, =" come to tell you that 1 was
wrong-that l have made mistalzcs,'
the greater would have been his mag
nanimity. But when he repeats the
offense over and says, 8. my methods
were all right" 1 beg you as II friend,
for your own sakcs, not to heed his
cOunsels; not to put your fortunes in
the grave where he has buried those of
his own people.
The condition of the people of the
North is sad and depressed-thot OF
Pennsylvania terrible and depressed.
Things exist there to-day which, il
they existed in Georgia, would, l fear,
invoke the presence of Federal author
ity. 1t is this picture-thc offspring OF
human misery and unhappincss, worse
than existed here when you were
gOatled on by the Federal Government
and the presence of !, race of spies in
your midst. The poor man fears for
the absence of food for wife and chill
dren; the rich man fears the dcspern-
ton of the suffering poor. Hence |
appreciate tho value of money and the
necessity of placing our system vi
finance upon such Il basis ms not to
wrong any.
Money was the subject of debate yes
tertlny-its use-its moral. The con-
StitutiOn provides that Congress shall
have the power to borrow money upon
the credit of the United States. When
it borrows it must pay. 1t also gives
Congress the power to coin money and
fix the standard of weights and
measures. Bits of paper stained with
green or lampbac,> cannot have amy
value. 10 fix the standard OF weights
and measures was necessary for an
honest people. suppose our weights
| and measures should DC abolished,
| rogucs would thrive while honest men
| would he depressed. If it be an ollrnsc
to destroy the standard os weights and
measures, what shall be said of him
who takes from the people their stand
ard OF value: Is not the measure OF
value the measure OF all values. or all
! the crrors-of all the plumbers Congress
has committed, the greatest WAS when
it took from the people their standard
of value, and substituted bonds and
more bonds, the interest paid in gold,
possibly to benefit those who get the
gold. Ir l wanted to injure you, !
would iniiict upon you an irrcdccnlahlc
paper currency.
The Trainers of the Constitution had
suffered through their worthless CONT
mental paper money. il would have
been strange if men who had SO suffered
had not guarded against il in future.
Our fOrefathcrs did intend to mako this
Il government for honest people, hence
the measure of values. Congress has
no power to issue money or to compel
you to take Il piece OF paper for your
farm or home. BY means of steam
and telegraph the world is brought into
close business relations. When we
deal with the world we must use the
money of the world-in money that is
the currency of other men not Il
| money Of credit, but II money of value.
Gold is the standard is indcStructabfc.
| You may sink it in the sea and it is as
| valuable as ever; burn il and you d"
not destroy its value chop it in pieces
and it is still valuable as ever. You
have right to have the same dollar
for every debt in tho United States.
Never rest till you have an honest dol
lar for honest wOrk-an honest dollar
for honest men.
The New York Herald prOnOunccs
the Moody and Sankey meetings q
phenomenon, and acknowledges its in
ability to account for the attractions
which draw immense crowds. MOody's
sermons and Sankey's songs arc not
different from the sermons and the
songs to be heard in hundreds of chur-
ches in New York and brooklyn,
while the sermons arc far inferior to
those of the average New York
preacher. They contain nothing new,
the Herald says, while they arc dcsti-
tute of polish, show no Theological
training, and arc in no sense learned or
able discourscs, such as Hall, Storrs,
Beecher and many others produce. But
still the people crowd to hear the
preacher, and there is an awak ening in