Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-03
the rooa MANS "FRIENps."

party Is now and always has been. that
Il Is the friend to the w~srkiugmsn.
The leaders Of that organization are &C
customed to rally around them q band
Of tranps and hoOdlums. who never did
o days work in their life. and never
mean to. and harrangus them upon the
injustice done TO lsborsrs BY the Re
publican party. They point to u i'm
msnss public debt. but forget 10 tell
them that Democracy. pure and simple.
created that debt. They point to the
Resumption Act. and tell their follow
srs that in its honest effort 10 make .
dollar worth a dollar. and 10 sustain the
credit Of the nation. the Republican
party IL holding down the vorkingman.
They forget 10 tell them that but for
the sins OF the Democracy. there would
10 no grsenbacks. and consequently no
need for resumption; that but for the
infamous rebellion. the w~orkingmsn
would be ~ prosperous to-day as he
was before the war. Their professions
for the w~orkingmsn are a. hypocritieal
rs their avowed desire for ''reform."
What they want Is the laborsr's vote.
and after that-the Devil take him.
An instance Of their want Of sincerity
in this matter is furnished by the vote
On the anti. resumption bill. BY the
courtesy OF Mr.. Wren. u Representa-
tive In Congress. We have been furnished
with a copy Of the original bill prepared
by Ewing. and all the amendments
which were voted on. The bill rs
passed was the amendment Of Repre-
sentative Fort Of Illinois. and reads n
follows:
That all that portion Of the Act approved
January II. 1875. entitled An Act toPro-
vide for the resumption Of specie pay
ments.' which reads a. follows. 10 wit:
"And whenever. and 10 often ~ eircu-
lating notes shall be issue1 TO any such
banking association. 80 increasing Ito capt.
tai OF circulating notes. or % newly organ.
ized as Aforesaid. Il shall be the duty %
tho Secretary of tho Treasury 10 redeem
the legal tender United States notes In ex.
cess only Of $500. 600. 900. TO the amour
az 50 per centum Of the sum Of national
bank notes 80 issued 10 any such banking
a.sociaiion ~ aforesaid. and TO continue
such redemption a. such circulating notes
are issued until there shAll be outstanding
the sum Of $500. 900, 900 of such legal
tender United States notes. and no more.
And ON and after the first day Of January.
1873, the Secretary Of tho Treasury shall
redeem. in coin. the United States legal
tender notes then outstanding. on their
presentation for redemption At tho Office
~ the Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States in the city ~ New York. In sums Of
not lee. than fifty dollars. And TO enable
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 prepare
aud provide for the redemption In this Act
authorized or required, he Ia authorized TO
use any surplus from time 10
time. In tho Treasury. not otherwise appro-
priAtel. and W issue. sell. and dispose OF, NJ
not less than par. In coin. either VI the de
scriptions Of bonds Of tho United States
described in the Act Of Congress approved
July 10, 1870. entitled An Act 30 authorize
the refundins Of the national debt with
like qualities. privileges, n exemptions,
a. the extent necessary 10 carry this Act
into full effect. aud TO use the proeceds
thereof for tho purposes aforesaid" be.
and the same IL hereby. repealed.
II this measure were To become law.
which. fortunately. 1t never ear. every
laborrr in the land would continue to
receive payment for his work in q depre.
ciated currency. Mr.. Ward. Of Penn
sylvania-a Republican, not u Democrat
-endeavored to give TO the laborer q
dollar for a dollars worth Of work. by
Offering the following amendment. ~ an
additional section to Forts bill already
passed:
SIC. -. Nothing In this Act contained
shall be construed to Affect the payment %
debts due on said lat day Of January. 1873,
for wages Of labor. or any debts that may
become due after the date Aforesaid for
wages Of labor. But all such debts due on
said date. or 10 become due thereafter. for
wages Of labor a. Aforesaid. shall DO legally
payable only In such coin or notes a. shall
10 by the laws Of the United States sever
ally q legal tender. without Limitation A.
10 amount, for the payment OF all debts,
public and private, including duties on
imports.
The effect OF this would have been to
secure to workingmsn payment for their
labor in legal tender. instead OF dspresi'
aisd currency. from and after the first
day Of January. 1879. Did the repre-
sentstives Of the great Democratic party.
the champions Of the workiucmsn, vote
forit? Not at all. II was defeated by
n vote OF ia to 1873. Following Is the
list OF thos- voting against IL. of the
number los are Democrats. Working
men will do well to study the names
closely. and ask themselves who are
their true friends; the Republicans.
who demand that they shall receive q
dollar for q dollar. or tho Democrats.
who voted to steal nom their earnings
from three to ten cents ON every dollar (:
Nays-Messrs. Atkins. John II. Baker.
tanning. Bayne. Bell. BlAekburn. Bland.
Boone, bragg. Rrogdcn. Browne. Buckner.
butler, Cabsll. John W. Caldwell. W. p.
Caldwell, Calkins. Cannon. Carlisle. Chal-
msrs, John ID. Clarke % kentucky, John
II. Clark. IT,. Of Missouri. Ciymer. Cobb,
Collins, Cook. Cravens. Crit,enden, Cul.
berson. Davidson. Joseph J.. Davis. Di-
brell, Dickey. DouglN. Durham. Ellen.
Elan. Errett. John II. Evins. Ewing. Fell
ton. Finley. forney. Fort. Franklin. Fuller.
Gardner. Garth. Gibson. Giddings. Glover.
Goode. Gunter. Hamilton. Hanna. Henry
Il. Harris. John T. Harris, Harrison.
HArtridge. Hartzell. Haskell. Hatcher,
Hayes. Henkle. Henry. Herbert. Gold
smith W. Hewitt. Hooker. House. Hun
ter. Hunton. James Taylor Jones. John 3.
Jones. Kelley. Kenna. Knapp. Knott.
Lyon, Macksy. Maish. Manning. Marsh.
Martin, Mckenzie. Mcmahon. Mills.
Money. Morgan. Muldrow. Oliver. Phelps.
Phillips. Pridemore. Rea. Reagan. Reilly.
Americas v. Rice. Riddle. Robbins, Rob
erts, Robertson. Milton 3. Robinson, Ryan.
sayIer, Scales. Shelley. singleton. Slem.
ons, william L. Smith. SPARKS, Springer,
Steele, T~hrockmorton. Richard W. Town.
send. Tucker. Turner. Turney. Vance
waideil. Walker. Walsh. Nieharl ID.
White, whitthorns. Jere N. Williams.