Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-01
perativelv commands.
Nearly two hundred millions are
in the Treasury now.

III Tue lrbdsury now.
HOW SHALL WE GET AT THEM !?
Appropriate them ? Why we have
appropriated from year to year al
we thought the country could afford,
and still it is said we are dying for
want of money. Bat you may say
appropriate greenbacks and pay of
the bonded debt but suppose we
were not so fortunate as to own az
immeDs debit If it is the duty OF
government to supply it's subjects
with abundant money, it is equally
the duty Of all governments at all
times, and wretched governments
free from debt, must supply the
money equally with fortunate gov
ernments, loaded with debts Is 1T
not manifest that from such gov
eminent ABUNDANT money can be
obtained, not by profuse manufac-
ture, but only by profligate appro-
priatious L. might be pleasant to
legislate for such a government. 1t
must be delight ul to be charged with
the duty of complying with every
demand made upon the Treasury. In
these times which Mr.. AlIis regard
as barbaric, the conscientious legis-
lator feels called upon daily to resist
those demands but when we once
comprehend that debt is money, and
money only the tool by which to
earn wealth, it will be so easy to say
to the hungry swarm which be-
seiges Congress year by year, urg-
ing claims upon the Treasury: Ger
tainly, we are only too happy to al
low your claim we shall be glad 60
acknowledge your indebtedness if
you will accept in payment our
promissory notes. We want to dis
tribute more tools with which to
earn wealth"
To every state capital wanting a
court house, to every seaport want
ing q custom house, we would say,
''to be sure
TAKE YOUR APPROPRIATION,
and be good enough to make your
building as costly as possible; the
community has urgent need for more
of the tools with which to earn
wealth"
How gratifying it would DO to the
patrons of the North Pacific and the
Texas Pacific Railroads, if tho pres
ent Congress could embrace the
greenback gospel.
Hitherto, these missionaries have
met with rather a ,surly reception,
as they have annually approached
the capitol What a sweet surprise
it would be to them to receive q call
from the railroad committees Of the
two Houses on the very evening of
their arrival at their Washington
hotel, and should be addressed SUBJ
stantialIy as follows
GENTLEMEN: We haye found to our great
modification that sour constituents are suffer-
ing for the want of the tools with which to earn
wealth; that money Is the mos efficient tool
for that purpose; that national debt makes the
best money; will you not be good enough TO
accept subsidies for each of your roads to the
amount OF say $4,000 per mile, and in order
that ;he public relief may be as great as pos
sible, will you not take a little pains to make
your roads as long as practicable. Laughter.
STILL MORE DELICIOUS
must be my own experiences. Sup
pose during the last days of this
present Congress, finding myself
about TO retire from the public SER
vice, | should unite with other
worthless in the same predicament.t to
raise the pay of members from five
to ten thousand dollars per annum,
to commence from the 4th of March
last ? Could anything be more de-
ligatful or more unexpected, than to
meet upon my arrival in Milwaukee
with $4,000 in Greenbacks in my
pockets, delegation Of my constitu-
ents headed by Governor Allis in
viting me to accept public dinner
at the Plankinton House, and ten
dering me the thanks of my great
and grateful constituents for adding
that generous addition to Tho tools
with which to earn wealth.