, 1877-12-25
TIE CURRENCY.

"DoN'T BOTHER THE SYNDICATE"
To tts Editor ot The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2i.-Au item similar to tho
following short time ago appeared In the ra-
ptrs: ~ UnIsss there 10 less silver talk In Con-
trcas and alnong the people, tho Syndicate dc.
clare 1t will be Impossible to dispose Of tho now
per cent lnn" And tho bu'to,,fst press COM
mcntcti upcm 1t in this style: Dont these
silver lunastes SEQ what they nrc dolnga Durt
they sec that this silver talk bothcrs tho synd[-
cate, who. by l1sposinR of loat, at low Inter-
est and taking up bonds that arc drawing q
high rate. are Saving tho country millions an
nunlry, and thereby reducing the public debit"
Yet the people groWt md say they arc starving
Tho Iltotic foolsl How can that bo when tho
synillcate Il paying OIL the debt by saving IN
trrcsti II tho Syndicate mud tho Government
is lot alonc In this mattcr great results nre sure
10 follow. For In few years after tho gold
"bniis" " hayc unioadcd their gold. as they
hare unio9dcl silver lately. tho basis viii get
unsettled; then the Rothscl'if1s an,l n
dozen or so Of The big guns Of finance
will buy up all tho existant lrst-water slta-
tao1tls; lhen matters will he In good Shape for
more demonstration all rountl The Govern.
mcnt will then bo ab1e to fund THO dobt Into a
newer 1oan at ~ per cent on diamond basta'
Look nt that saving Of fntcrcAtl H1ft IN hcu-
7on's nan1c ''ton't bother the Syndicate while
they arc negotiating, this diamond loau, for II
you do, sec the millions tic country Will 90
losing annualyt In few years 1h!rc the basls
Will get unsettled agaln. anu ono o. tho t noths.
and plrcr diamond ttlan tho ether "a kind OF
nkahluoor" ail,oug its fellows), wll get ali tho
other diamonds .lcrnonctlzcd. Then The gov.
crumcnt ran fund thc debt Into soi!ta!ro :, :,
diamond loan at perhaps no interest ut all. All
that ta neeessaryts to put purchasing power
OF two billions or such a mstter Into that
ono diamond Of his, and tho generous
ctlss Will furnish the hasis without requiring
annually. II tho Government md the syndl;;
cato are sbothorcd" with this ''silycrt" and
tl,cn "goltl," and then dozen diamond ntalk,
thoY can't 10 this mighty. work q gett!nR tho
drawing mo Interest so :'don't bother thc
Syndicate" And how foolish II Is, when II is
oil for the peoples good mud the salvation OF
the couutry they are labor!nE. Nov there. was
scrvctus; u did not like tho fdca of being burn
|. OF hts and otl,ers' sptils! number Of years
ngu in spain they usc1 to put thltMb.scrcws on
men md put them Into naclltuca called rucks
Tho lnqu(sitoEs did not do this for revenge, Of
% get tha advantage Of their nscbbors o no nc.
| Get them down to tho "haril 'pan +" o
correct tneolegy, 90 that they might be happ!
hereafter. a tew ycars agd In America taol
tte% pae Tito Ut ,Rnacnos called "bankruptey." Tht
bondhollcfs lid not do this for revenge, or t
| not the advantage ot their nc!gh1ors d no
It yas to get them on tho right track, get then
ttovn to tic " hard pm " Of corroct money, 81
that they might be happy and prosperous who,
ti,ey rot tt,cre. Then tho select :" that hoit
"bon,ls and through tickets to the joyful AM
prospective eternity Of blss can alng songs, an'
walk tue gold and diamond st1ccts, whllc I'll
damned (poor) arc toarn1iu engaged ellovelln
and ''tt3gin0 dasky diamonds underneath II
rroundH but "tloil't bother tho Syndicate ~
II you do you will delay this glorious "mlllen
| MINI JOHN X. fA1H.