The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-07-05
SHARP PRACTICE OF THE NATIONAL
MONEY GAMBLERS.
Heads | win; tails YOU loose!

hcauS VIII, tttllS ou IoooC'
The Gold Ring has revealed it's
knayery. On Saturday Sherman and
the Syndicate close a bargain about
new loan. On the Monday following
leading articles appear in the princi-
pal New York dailies insisting that
this loan shall be repaid to the Syndi-
cate in gold Why do these dailles
talk in this way! Are not the terms
Of the contract down in black and
white1 Yes Is Sherman accused OF
any attempt to overreach the Syndi-
catel No. If the contract calls for
gold gold will be paid. Who de-
MES thisl Who is trying to cheat the
Syndicatel Nobody. What, then,
can these daily papers mean! What $
in the wind! Now readers open the
eyes of your understanding and see
into and through the thin guise by
which it is attempted to conceal the
fraudulent design to rob the nation.
The terms of this Sherman-Syndicate
contract call for coin. Coin IS the
word expressed. What is coin! Coin
il gold or silver. 1t the syndicate
insisted that they should be repaid in
gold they certainly would say SO.
They are not innocent men. They are
keen. calculating, sharp fellows. who
never no business in an unbuslness
life way. But they didn't write down
the word gold The particular
metal is left umeXpressed and Tor
reason we'll known to those keen and
calculating money sharpers. What
is that reason. Here it is: Some few
wears ago when the Money Gamblers
first began to loan their eredlt-not
their gold or silver mind You but their
credit-silver was worth two cents
on the dollar more than gold. The
gamblers then would gladly take pay
ment in silver and were willing (
should be so..nominated i'll the bond.
but Mr.. Chase. then secretary OF the
treasury. acting under instructions
from congress. and deeming it right
and Just that it should be optional
with the government to pay III either
silver or gold. had the word 'coln
inserted. Silver WAS demonetzed.
Down dropped its value. This was
effected by Il trick of the hondholders
and financial gamblers.l And then
rose the clamor for gold. Now
there is talk of recommending silver.
III this be done-and it probably will
he-silver may rise in value again
above gold. and then the clamor ot
the hondholders will be for "Silver.
With this in view they leave the
wording of the contract indefinite.
They won't say .gold. They won
say ..silver." No. But their amanu
enses on the press Will write down
and put forth to the public what does
rot suit the syndicate own conyen
ience- lust ut this particular time
Ia express ON paper. lt Is that Whlei
il scarcest that which is hardest fol
the people TO pay--that to ohtall
which the nation must mortgage ltSel
over again-sell itself To the usuriou:
.Iew-that for which the government
: called on 10 tax and grind and plum
der the lahoring classes--lt is that thu
money gamblers want to clutch
The syndicate SAYS to Uncle sam
Heads | win. tails Won Lose Indees
JAY GoULD'> Tribune has the impu-
dence 20 say this much IN words
Listen to IL:
Until il is absolutely certain tina
the payment III silver Will involve NJ
loss TO public creditors Il. =. until il
Is certain that silver will command
premium over goldl we maintain tina
the government cannot afford 10 tar
tarnish its honor ny proposing snel
payment
Ii is refreshing 10 hear Il gamble
talk OF ..honor.' Further ON the Tri
hume says:
The time may come. perhaps be
fore the PAYMENT Of bonds become
necessary. when silver will he restol
ell TO its former purchasing power
If that time should come ne
body would want TO pay the bonds /