The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-23

They did use money, and linen posted bills
on the walls and fences. offered one hun
bred dollars, and tine banner for the larg- /
est Republican clubs at their turnouts.
These posters are still to be seen on the /
fences Of Ohio, and any party that will ID
that, will buy votes privately, or steal. |
This fight, friend Cameron, is the first ]
out-spoken fight on the question Of wheth-
err the people shall issue their own money,
or whether they must be the slaves Of
the banking power, as they always have
been
/ saw the money power Of every State
arrayed against the greenback platform Of
Ohio, as well as that the monied Democrats
of Ohio. and at no time in the history Of this
or any other country did the public press
use their power to assist IN robbing the la
borers as in this campaign, IN Ohio. The
National and State Democratic press all
, over this land with but few exceptions
have proved themselves the hireling tools
} Of the most corrupt financial system that
| ever cursed an outraged upon the people.
c But the fight has begun and viii not stop
/ until money becomes the servant N the
! people. ana that it will become. The
t slave power Of the South thought as the
! money power does now, that it would
! control the destinies Of this great people,
but il failed, and 20 will he blind money
; lords Of to-day 1t Is only question OF
n time, money will become the servant Of
e the people, either by the ballot or by the
b bullet, and God forbid that Il should come
by war. but come it will and this Is the
r way II will come by rendering unto
4 Ceasar the things that are Ccaser's The
money must be issued by the Government
" for the people, aud that money made 4
full legal tender for all debts, public aud
le private, including duties on imports
, Then all losses by its use will accrue % IA,
whole people. and that To the banks TIN
y loss il equal ID one and a half Der cent
A. per year, If all money in use. Thu
Ia amount viii pay the Government for 10
~. management: then let the Government
have enough money % take the place p
Z all three, SIX ana nine months note
~ that are nON used iu ulAcr of money, an,
a. bearing interest al the rate of : and \
%. per cent. The money Of the Government
j, would be much better than the note q
N its citizens. This would take from three q
fur billions VIZ dollars The amount a
four billions loaned At per cent noul
give us two hundred aud thirty million
Of dollars per year. and stop taxation ~
the support of Government. This can y
done Ii VA dome by Friedrich The Great
iu l17U. ana by RUSSIA, m l76S; ana agai
by Nicholas, ~ RUSSIA ia $40, and b
az France. Ia 400. 10 Is known Iu Eurpp
as AT the Credit Fuucitr Under this systel
la loans when made, in France, after rh
VI. Prusslans we're un the lands, amount
:, ing TO one billion, SIX hundred millions ,
" dollars. THIS plan gave the French pc.
en- pie all the money they wanted empluyu
he AID the people the surplus products uf tl
i, French people enabled France tu DAY u
one billion one hundred million dDllal
Il" of debt In four years, and keep her none
- at par. our system Of national bank
AT and thu -reenba.ks not being received
VI bar hy the Government, leaves ul
4 money " below par after 10 years
''e peace and only five hundred millions
'm dollars 90 national debt paid. and u
in- State. railroad ana other debts more th,
VI. doubIrd, leaving a. I'D deht tu Europ
over fur billions uf dollars. ana Dur
''' borers almost starving at home. Hurr,
Use tor the Republican party Do OHIO.
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