Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-28
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For the cIforl Democrat.
The Currency Question.

The Currency Question.
I, would seem that the fall election.
had definitely settled the imitation question
and placed i, beyond the need Of further
discussion; bu, living in a community the
I people Of which support a Journal devoted
almost exclusively,;o this subject, deem
1t may lot be Inappropriate to offer 4 few
remarks Tor ,heir practical consideration.
From this journal comes continual
buzz Ike tha, Of q bumblebee's nest in a
hay Ge.d-s sort Of an accompaniment TO
The Punch and Judy exhibitions. in which
I the POOR poor man. the bOndholders and
/ gTeenbacks dance before our eyes in end
less confusion. First comes tho blOated
I bOuGholder. who knocks and cuffs poor
man about uufeehngy till greenbacks
rushcS in and chokes bondholder and
Aicks him on, and then pats poor man on
Tie baCS. whereupon the latter looks up
and smiles and lives happily ever after
wards IKE the oppressed hero O, blood
/ and thunder novel.
The poor man.is.in Grea. want, while
his neighbor has bonds. Something N Us
! be done or tue poor man will 20 under.
He wsnts better clothes and q thousand
comforts thst he cannot now sfford: Now
I the Great paaacea o, All his troubles is
/ greenbacEs So we continually hear:
"Give Us more GreenbaVks.'
Now le. us look at this matter in the
/ lish. Of sober reason aud political ecouo-
my. From all that has been said aud
I written in favor of inGttion no logical
argument can be addUced; but it needs
no sharp vision to detect two prominent
,i.tereSts Ike the cat under the meal. One
OF these controlling interests is political
( influence, which works s., the dictates OF
policy in caucus legislation. and assumes
4 sudden tenderness for the laboring man
and. while il riveis his attention by hold
ing before bis face mirage OF bright,
ne,g greenbacks in one hand, it reaches
over bis head with the other and modesuy
taxes the leias OF the Government aad
mouOpolizes the Offices OF the country
rue second prominent interest for lnua'
ton is not that OF poor people, but OF
spectators aud stock gamblers. who are
beggars 10 day and millionaires to-
morrow, who control thousands Of miles
Of railroad 8, their will. who make cor
Eers in this stock and ,ha. stock and ruin
thousands in a single day. These men
will be glad to see another issue of green
backs hood the country. They are the
ones who will be benefited. They will
eobble up the greenbacks. while the poor
n.sn will toll on jus: as hard and receive
less pay.
Aad vet we are told that the poor man
is going to be greatly benefited By another
issue Of grceubacks. How? Is the gov
ernment going to give it to him directly.
or how in the name Of reason can he get
NJ? Is the Treasurer Of the United States
magician. who. with wave Of his wand
can transfer it TO the pockets OF the most
seedy'
Ia order 10 reach the labOrer Il must 60
through the natural and legitimate chan
pels. The laborer must receive it at the
hands Of MS employer for services rem
dered; and it is not for want OF green
backs that he receives less than formerly
but i, is the result of the present pros
tra,ion of business, and this prostration
is The natural consequent OF q decade OF
war and foyelish speculation
Here is where, naturally enough, many
make q mistake. They shape their con
clusiops from surrounding associations
During the war the people were for most
nart prosperous. Everything was III
bpovsut condition. Horses, cattle ana
everything farmer had, brought a large
mice. and mechanics had plenty OF work
Money came easy, and people forgot tnA'
,his condition would not alwaYs last
T,ey did not stop to realize that gold at
ss Oh was fictitious statement 10 place
of oreepbacks at SO.S3 8, and taat when
our currency reached its true basis they
must come down from their high horse;
and so they contracted extravagan'
habits, and INDUCED 10 Injuries they can