The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-12-25
ANOTHER BULLION BLIND.

Some writer has been going over the
modern sentimentalism that all our suffer
ing is due " to the dishonesty of officials,
and our " extravaganza, in the columns
of st. Louis rvbber organ. If the writer
believes the statement made, it is through
ignorance of facts, because the economic
effect of the dishonesty of officials is to
leave the stolen plumber in the hands Of
individuals, instead Of transferring it to
the Treasury and its only effect has been
beneficial 70 the people. Had the govern
ment been compelled to borrow money in
consequence Of these steallngs, then the
people would have suffered; but the gov
eminent has had a surplus, notwithstand-
ing these losses from dishonesty, and as a
large proportion Of this surplus is locked
up and draws no interest, it operates to
lnJure private individuals by being prac-
teal contraction Of the currency. For
these reasons, It is perfectly absurd to con
tend that suffering is due to the dishon-
esty Of officials, in the sense IN which the
writer has applied 1t, however natural the
application may appear to the superficial
observers at st LOUIS.
The doctrine Of extravaganza" is even
more absurd. II any people on earth
have Stunned extravaganza since 1873. il
Is the American people. 1t is the want Of
extravaganza which has shut up our fac
! tories and closed our mills, thrown labor
ers out Of employment by thousands, and
brought untold misery and distress upor
the productive class. A certain degree d
extravaganza 4 absolutely necessary t,
keep labor pratitably employed. NV,
produce To consume, and if consumption
is checked from any cause whatever, ther
production must Ice checked also. Labo
~ill tina less employment, and must suffer
Economy within certain bounds is com
meudahle. bat a JudIcIous Spreading on tn,
part of those Who have money to spare. i
no less commendable, however the matte
may appear to skin-deep economists, VIII,
simply write to hI space.
We suffer. as a people, from one cause
That cause is criminal, selfish and devilish
All Of our trouble Is due to the graspini
ayarice If that class OF the community VII,
have resolved to obtain and WIeld an abso
Lutte control over our monetary affairs
These ROBBERS have lobbItd bill through
Congress. which. ii carried out, woul,
gve them all they desire. Tins bill j
called Sherman's K sumption Law. Grant
. the Cabinet nearly all Of the prominen
party leaders Ia the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties are under the control .
these robbers, and nearly all Of the cit
newspapers are also as completely unde
SUI elton. This Is the only reason VIII
We suffer. All industry in the countr
could be set hummin. in thirty days tim
II certain wise financial laws could b
passed; but the robbers say no, and ever
day turn the financial screws tighter IN
dustry is paraly zed, the value Is squeeze,
out OF every kind of property. labor has I
accept starvation wages or get no wages a
all, and addle- Drained nncompoops writ
. leamedly' about extravaganza, an,
the " dishonesty Of internal reyenu
officials as the cause If all our suffering
for the sole reason that il is necessary I
blind the people. and mlsIead the sufferer
BY such sentimental nonsense The peopl
should understand that these robbers mus
be fought down. or We are all slaves to
set 81 petty financial tyrants.