The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-19
LET THE LABoRING MEN CON.
SiDER,

&G6 1&4G ASaoSAb4ANG G4GAN WIN
SIDER.
Why is it that the bond-holders
and moneyed rings throughout the
nation are so opposed to the finan-
cial platform ofOhio? Why is every
money loaner so DESTROYS to an i'm
mediate return to a specie basis?
Why vas it that the bond-holders
and brokers recently met in Conven-
ton at Saratoga, New York, and re-
solved that an immediate return to
specie payments was in the interest
of productive labor, and the Repub-
lican Ohio platform favored capital
lists and those who deal in money?
The answer is obvious. The tight
er you render money matters, the
larger interest can be exacted and
the more valuable capital becomes.
AS the bond-holders now, through
the National Banking scheme, have
the exclusive control of the curren-
cy, their object is to fund the nation
al debt, retire the legal tenders, and
plant themselves upon this immuni-
ty without paying an equivalent for
its value. This odious monopoly
now costs the people over thirty mil
lions, and at best the nationol cur
rency is only redeemable in legal
tenders, which the bond-holders and
their Republican adherents call rags
and confederate scrip. The very
money in which their notes are re-
deemable is thus discredited, and
for what purpose? Evidently to af-
ford capitalists the power to further
PROSTATE labor, and enhance the val
ne of their own investment, for
which they pay no taxes. Why are
they so frightened at the financial
platform of Ohio? The plain reason
is, that if Endorsed by the people it
endangers their trade and business.
This scare caused them to meen in
Convention at Saratoga, under the
hypocritical guise of converting in
the interest of the laboring masses,
and adjourning over to meet in Gin
cinnati on the 25th day of Sept.
next, to enlighten the people of Ohio
how to vote at the Fall election. Jay
Gould and other Wall Street brokers
have manipulated all the prominent
Journals East to labor in the wake o.
hard money and contraction, and the
same influence has touched many
prominent journalists in Ohio. Il
these bond-holders, bankers and
brokers were not interested in grind,
ing an AK for themselves, how does
it come that they take so deep an in
terest in the result of the coming
election in Ohio? Without distinc
ton, or irrespective of. party antece
dents, the bullionists are all on the
other side and for contraction. In the
present condition of the nation a re
turn to a specie basis is utterly i'm
possible. There is not sufficient coir
in the nation to supply the place O
the fractional currency, but to raise
it, the Republican party propose tt
sell gold bearing bonds and thereby
further increase the national debt.
In conclusion, we say to Democrat!
and Liberals, stand by the fnancia
platform of Ohio, and fear not. T,
the laboring masses we say, do no
be misled by party fealty, but vot
in your own interest and let thes
monied sharks howl on, for their in
terest is not yours. Remember
WILLIAM ALLEN is the standard bea1
er of the laboring NAM interest, an
therefore the bond-holders, banker
and brokers have interfered in tn
Ohio election, the result of whic
they know has a natural sequienct