The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-27

ing gold bonds. This is not a bone thrown
to the moneyed aristocracy of this and other
countries, who hold our national bonds; it is
the pure meat, which, should Grants sug-
gestIon be carried ont, this money will glad
ly snatch.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SLAVES
MY family and frisnds most belong TO the
political party that fought to free the south
ern slaves from slavery, because they be-
lieved the principle of holding human be-
ings in slavery was greatly wrong We
have found, TO our regret that one form OF
slavery has simply been changed for another
form. They have now enslaved the entire
working people, both black and white. In
nearly every session of congress, il not in all,
since the close of the war there has been
more or less class legislation, in favor OF
the rich, the cunning and crafty against the
poor and less cultivated, and scheming which
has placed the masses in a condition in
which they suffer far worse than did the
average southern slave. IL was formerly for
the financial interest of the slave master to
see that his slaves were comfortably fed.
clothed and housed; now it is matter OF
indifference to him, for if one of the labor
slaves die now from overwork or starvation
resulting from enforced idleness, when the
master does not see fit to supply him,
there are thousands standing ready and
anxious to take his place in the ranks of
employ his capital in productive industry.
Labor has produced all the wealth OF the
world save natural or God given wealth.
and this natural veal tn is not of much value
or use to any one till labor is applied to it.
Labor of hands and brain is the productive
power that brings us all the physical and
most of the mental comforts we enjoy. lis
the real" capital OF civilization, and when
the laborer is not robbed of the benefit of his
toll by the introduction of new and better
system OF doing bu iness, founded upon the
divine law of justice (which fully believe
will be introduced in the not far distant flu
ture), then the lahOrer will be the wealthy
man. and all will then be laborers In the
use of the word laborer include all who
give useful service of any kind, or in any
place. No one will need 10 labor but a small
portion of the time to obtain both the COM
forts and Injuries of life, as our present
method OF doing business. based on profit
making or gain getting, on other peoples
labor, will then have been abolished.
THE EQUITABLE EXCHANGE OF LABOR,
or labor products, will render it necessary
for the introduction of an equitable none
tary system, such as civilization has never yet
had. When the people are sufficiently inform
ed as to the causes of the present hard times,
the world over, they will find that cheap
money and plenty of it is indispensable to
duct the business of civilization. They then
may get sense enough to pause and inquire
as to what is the real Office or function of
money. / believe they will answer this by
coming to the conclusion that the only true
office of money is TO effect the exchanges OF
labor and service, and that il should never
be used to make money with or TO speculate
INCREASE OF INTEREST.
Interest is the god Jupiter of our present
profit making system of driving business
around which all the lesser gods of this vii
famous system of sin cluster.
LIFE WORK.
l have for some years made the subjects
referred to in this special study, with refer
ence to devoting my time to their presenta-
ton, publicly, on the platform and other
wise. My time is at my own disposal to do
with as to me seems best, and the salvation
of the people from privation and want, and
the ignorance, vice, crime and suffering al
ways more or less attending upon poverty,
is my chosen employment for life work.
My work has been retarded, owing
to poor health for the last two years. am
now rapidly recovering, and hone in few
months, at the farthest, to carry out some of
my formed plans in this direction. Do you
see that all persons who are willing to give
useful service can be wealthy as well as
few, or sufficiently so to enjoy every comfort
and MANY of the luxuries of life?
/ inferred that you see much farther
than you dared state in your speech. To tell
the whole truth is to be looked upon as ex-
tremely radical and fanatical even, and
would not be well received a state docu-
ment. To Introduce much of truth or JUS
tice into matters of state would be, at the
present time, quite too great an innovation
of time honOred.
Pardon the freedom with which / have
written and the length of my letter, and be-
lieve me, Most respectfully,
OLIVE n PRESTON