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clothlug. aud everything lac Ou!s; and, iu
word. exactly as it is in poll-iax, where
the poar pay the most of it. because
more in number than the rich, 50. too,
in usury. the whole bpr,hen falls upon labor.
il is a fiery furnace in which all its earnings are
melted into gold. for he insaliaie mammon o'
usury. Let the people once see that srch are
tie efccts II usmy apOn them, aud that u Is
the true aud only cause OF their destltitutiof
aud poverty, and ignorance, and helplessne's,
and my word Tor it that, without any red tape,
or roundabout 65 bond compromise, with
their plunderers, they will, by the simple plan
Of making ususy felony. wipe II Out OF ex-
istepce and forever. ] am aware that many
think such law may he evaded. hut leta
iury. with such an "auimus" against nsuTg 90
The Knowledge Of its nature will create decide
unon the evasion and whether it was means
10 violate the policy of the law and a very
few trials will soon put an end to all NE erd-
Sions.
Now. in the conclusion Of this letter. one
word on the snli-ct of imitation. You will
understand. know. Mr.. Eiitor, the nature ~
this .'stop thi,fcry" The very men whcnse
il are the authors Of imitation and, they give
tie ..sore blow" while they make the lpud
outcry. In Mr.. Buchanan's time the igfa-
,ion of these money. mnug'rs and bankers was
serea paper dollars for ereyy gold dollar. 10
is. now, about the same thing, tor there Is 10,
more than 100 millions of gold in the country.
ard the currency. all told, a little over 100
millions Such being the facts, as these IN
Hators eomyiain Of initiation. let us see tho
effect and consequences Of their isvoriie pro-
cess and remedy of contraction, as between
creditors aud debtors; Aye I! and between
creditor states and debtor states, too!
4 borrows Of BIN hfS ewreacy--Ss00,
Now. remember. only 500 is in gold; all TIE
other parts Of the loan is in paper; rs fgfd-
fion As soon as the loan is completed ani
A gets B's bond for $500, he goes, forthwith,
10 Congress. and asks, aud insists on specie
nayment in 1879. In other words, he demands
that his otrn ipfafed debto 500 in paper
ana by lis own fraudulent Get in changing Tho
currcacy--shall be. out Of all u owns M the
world. cosreried into gold Aye! A, tho
creditor. assumes that r, the debtor. has no
rights that he is bound Ia respect, aud. that TO
may initiate aud contract, t'o. at his Will aud
Measure! Now. | ask, wha, Is jnsticc Ia such
nrcn,ises? insist that II the igfdhon 81
500 is thrown % the currency. the same M
faiion of 500 should he thrown of the bond
a.d debt Of $500 And, then the deb, brought
down 10 gold. woull, in justice: bc
oaly 500 There was only SiUo
of eol at stCke in the loan, AID II a wants g'la
let him have what he had at stake, aud not a
rrain over. If like Midas he would turn all
he touches into gold. let him share The iate ot
Midas II like Shylock he world have his
"pound Of flesh next the heart" 'let him draw
bio d" at his peril
| will only ADJ that the same reasoning ap-.
plies between Debtor and Creditor States aud
will ask the biz Dailies only instead OF their
bribed and pensioned brawling aud clamor, to
take up fair argument, and rc{ute the posi-
tions if they can. JSo. A. TnoMs n.