, 1877-07-21
sHYLoCKa AND THEIR sHAcKLEn PRESS
There Ii much said OF m opposition Of in5

III oo1u hectloilh, antl Rfo atteils1cd "ttu INC
satuo disastrous effects. Tho financial pol
Icy OF contraction urged through tho press
OF tho Eastern states no more represents the
Interests Of The people OF that section than It
does thosoo the people of The Western stateH.
The inonoy-lenders however. In tho Eastern
Seatos arc peculiar class. They have their
claws extended IN every dfrcetlon. Wherever
there is a farm, Or dwelling, Or ware
ho'sss, or mill, or furnace, or etoam en-
gsne aud boiler; whorever thoEe Ia stea'1a-
boat, Or sal[-resset, OF RAILWAY; wherever
there is coal.rit or an iron mine; wherever
there Is a city, county, town, village, Or
school tlistrict, there these people have a
lien and mortgage boring tho largest pos
sible ratio Of interest. They represent them-
sel7ss 10 lie "tGe people Of the East, whom
In fact they ore hut comparatively snall
population Of relentless Shyiotts, without
n sentiment In common with the rest If The
hu,naa family, and intent on ihortliaato gain
by whatever menus possible. Throughout
the Eastern Statca they claim 10 rule. They
stitle public opinion OF tho ono hant, n1,tl,
through tho press, which they hold in al,ack-
leHs they present tAalE own cut-kAroat t,ogicy
and dccinro 1t 10 be TINT Of the roopla.
Never in my agc or country WA thcfo
kceaer scent for plumber, never fiereer pur.
pose'to grasp ths wealth Of tho whole conn-
try. nor more selfish determination to FORE
close every lien they hold. These tIv|0tlx
hold tho Eastern and so1no Of the Westn.a
.,..a. l.. a.. ~ IT,. a.. -t....,.
lseS 80 |'s s"F ''a' o5 e'"'eH
nna control them' aaa 1855 them 10 ufBfnde,
and enslave, md inpoveriBh the business md
industrial MASSES OF the peorte. whoso fnkv
u ia inv ~. sha,tia., ,xo.a ~ ,,ofar,,
m 49, -. ~.
1uo !aleS1 appc8l u Tue 1osefnMent i8 10
forcssall tho action OF Cpngrehs. Tho Sec.
retary OF the Treasury l,as sold ;aH5. .0e}e, 600
of ! ncr rcut },or7s far oc,,, at nar anl t},o
,.,..a.. !. =, l., 80, =. t,.r. 49,.
:" ~ w t''''" >" De1oto oetoDots 1uu
tho GoSefnment ID urged by the Shytoc&8 to
tako this gold aud will, II buy ND gzeentackg
anil burn ttesn. nnt1 Tins nj nt,cs },ec,r, t,,a
,.,a.,, ,.t,,...-...:... ae ~ ~,
wa =. No">.'@.' .''A ~ .''u e"'1onos "nh aa7
estabnshment OF M EXCLUSIVE gold currcney.
such q proposition requires 10 comment to
erpla,t II. Il hetrnvs. housyer- rho wh,lc
,,,rroso ~ .,n ,,,o.,a,,. ;..n...t 49,,
:, ~ *""s. .o''' ''"u
lna1 IL ~ pIec'p1talo general foreclosure Oh
Indebtedness ell over tho land.
That tho reader NAV not think wo oxau.
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s,;,sI., ~ ~ ts,-:t' . - 's''ts''g
eNns'f" - IT.. - = eno He" 1o1& 3''o"ae, o"'ea
" me VIVA street specnla.or' JAY aooIn'
a'''! "s'aaeu VI "fas'en " nins
A. ln'e.se. men nc nave zen tnss l,fae popular
Treasury md ,he spun.rT to ~ r,a,e aanrer. hr ,hc
United States has now bound itsstf 10 withdraw
from tho market. In payment for tho now bonds
ana "n .,. aast nas' so'. w. wv n so'd, of IN
ner % cent bonds mu, to wha.csc. - " ,s,rnt % y ~ Iii.
in per cen, bon., moro than l.a,s Ut .hcn, u,u.s
come from Europe. znd. II lta calls exceed thu
amount ~ o. row venus take" aesoaa' must b. patd
~ n,cn, 10 n.or. ,hs. nm .e a.. ~,
q sham, a. h,s opponents baye rslico Il. hs vii,
take particular care not to corner the ro'a market
"a osseoes, and turn tao drat hals Of that month
'"sv ~ t.,ssss saeess''oo m u s,.ac~ st'ussa'
n,nlstra.,un to consider that tae safcst road ..,.
war;, resumption Ia to withdraw fsou tho market
,he sanesnuoa4 lssat. leaders AZ tass a. possible
~. - ~ 'rsns s. sas I'm e 70 aYoid
Europo or Into tao T,e.,ury. which sbs sa1.s ,f u i
per cent bonds compel us to cxpec. In October. Il
viii not DO to cascr 10 any mistaken 'wcsses,,
10 ede ,a%s S"ss o. @ % Of Al
DECENTRALIZATION 10 iose ohio tban 70 io ~
its efforts fot resumption, an.i to bare ,hs natiou
aifgraeed hy non Performance Of st@r'edges.
JAx GouLp aud hia gang caro- nothing, Of
course, for the :" loss OF Ohio 10 the Aduiuis-
tration as against their DESIRE to grab mill
tons; hence their cry ia "On to Resump-
tion " by the Dull-nua rond OF contraction.