The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-12

hict between capital aud labor ~ an. haze sHi
pose for there is no such ,tahral cenaiet betrfel
them Ii is i'm possible, indeed in tbc very bafoI'
/ If things that there should be a., - santIrfA
theie is an absolute correlation not only ietssn -
meuts Of labor itscf regulated when ief, asne Nitn
uisiiible Justice and precision by law a. inaeaoi'
IN their nature and as exhct in their ,,ersfoh a.
those which bind the planets in their yi.,,ls,. Thr
OF inpei the seethn= fiOuds OF your mighty river
EVER onward 10 the sea. lou may Hssurvl ..
capital uninfueneed by partial legislation 9,I
disturbing cause will Naturally md eefiaiDH
md certainly distribute itself anon, All vnrieies o.
useful enterprise that popular necessity ar the a."
vance Of civilization may demand .ssy.,rt. a. "
ward or water seeks Is level. and = fofelie W
-rDnlormeut will Just A. certainly bs lsd 18th
out the ali OF legislative boutes or SAB
sdies while labor, free't ON all arbitrary budenr
and artificial distractions will as naturally sk ih
various channels adapted 10 its own cguaetss, ana
where ample and satisfactory wages will bc hgnN'
Left thus to seek their natut Al .oii;,iun they
will 90 forward in the production aud dr. bgeu q
eslth ba nd IA hand, ns hArmonously as tbs si'H'
stars tread their eternal rounds Violate the ltNs
Hpon " hirh that h"-rnonv d"rcud. and social DIS
aster vii us cert.i result AS a suspa,,sou q the
laws of grA'itatIun would Lu4l the uni,erss back
into it, primeval chaos
You who have read with admiration snd
delight Buckles snperlatiyelv BEAM iinl and
graphic description Of the brazilian ioFesL
will forever remember the sin gularly silk
ing and ingenious hypothesis upor which
he accounts for the marvellous tu--urisnce
I vi IT. growth; but YOU will remember, slso,
that 10 supply the redundant moisture ihai
p. clothes the banks Of the Amazon with a
ureternatural eNuberanCe Of veaeta9on,
there was left Az the he; T; Of Africa q rast
and arid desert, parched and desolate. md
forbdding as the Stygi; II shore. 80 il II
precisely in the sociadpsystem. Foster the
/ interest and stimui9te<N prosperity Of any
: particular section, class, - industry to an
abnormal extent by means of inconsi5Hate
or partial legislation, Government bumlies,
OF otherwise, and all others must suer Ii
+ corresponding depression and blight dli
iiOnaires will be found on the one band
Srringing up with the rapidity Of Jmh's
gourd. and reyeling in wealth thev ha uo
earthly hand in producing, while thetoil
stained millions who drag that wealihbom
the bowels ii the earth, AID give il saFe
at the furnace and the factoyvy 81 J, lie
gradually and constantly imPoye- 80 am
I'll fin.lly they sink helplezsly and hope
( lessly in the mire OF poverty Degradation,
and misery.
Believe me, this is no mere idle theory
no vain. visionary speculation. 1t Is sol
einn and, awful fact. verified b. the unlver-
val experience OF mankind in every cline
and IN every age. from the earliest dawn oi
social organization among men TO the pres
cnt hour.
II | were asked therefore, why We are
confronted bv the appalling spectacle to
which have called yosSat;eution, should
answer il is because he natural eqnliuu-
um between the great economic forces Of
civilization, which it Is the highest Object
If every just Government to maintain, has
been recllessly, perhaps fatally disturbed
disturbed by IA great variety OF causes per
hapS, apparently independent of each other,
vet all OF them tending inevitably and d.
rectiv TO the same disastrous end. Many OF
these causes il might he difficult 20 trace.
and many Of them may lie beyond the
range OF municipal regulation, yet there
are others and By lar the most active and
mischievous OF them all-not only directly
within the domain ol legislative control,
but patent upon the pages OF our statute
books. SO palpable indeed that the wavtar-
ing man though a iooi need not overlook
them.
Conspicuous among these l may men
ton onr marvellous financial system.
say marvellous because IL is s0-marvel-
Gus in tie hidcous harmony Of AL its mis-
chievous details, and marvellous in It's
satanic :, mmetry as = whole marvellous
for the diaholic skill with which 10 l.
adapted in all its parts, 20 The perniclous
purposes for which il was contrlved, and
for the promptuess and precI-
sion with which it has produced lis dis
lstrous results, and marvellous beyond F..
oppression a. test of the patience aud I
ong suffering of an outraged people
Ii mi ght possibly be an unjust ImpUiatiou .
upon their integrity aud patriotism &c 4
suppose that the sagaciOus architects OF .
his wonderful system coolly and DELHI
,rately coutrived il for The express pur-
rose vi building up the fortunes Of one
lass, while ruiuiug the prosperity Of
thers equally entitled 10 the cOusiiera-
ION OF the goverument-that il was care
uliv and ski.Ifu!ly designed for the one
ole object of making the rich man rich
7, and the poor man poorer; and it
-ouid, perhaps, b. equally as uucomp.i-
leutary to their pcrspicaciiy TO Insiuu-
ie that they did not know, or c5nld not
oresee that it would have precisely hat
feet. Il would, probably. be r"---. -.
0 the repnsatjous OF those distinguished
saiesmen TO suppose that there vas "a
over behind the throne which was
lighter than the throne: or that their
liant intell,cts were 80 totally preoccu
led with other and more important mat
RS that they unconsciously became
ere lot Of legislative jumping jacks,
auipulatcd ty a lobby full of money
iwks for their own private interests
cen, shre%d, snarp-s GIFTED fellows who
III see fse cent piece further with
e naked eye than an ordinary mortal .
10 d see the full moon through 70 teie
ope But however that may be- u i
rt;.in that we're an Internal inEeuuity \
xed to its utmost capacity 10 concocl :
hene for panniug money by the million Z
to the Golfers Of a few, while r0buiug ;
ii impoverishing the great mass of the d
.uple. II would aud il Impossible 10 sus- a
st the slightest possible Improvement n
q single detail OF this nefariuus sys- ,
VI, from the act of February =, leG2, n
hich manned and mangled the much de- .
ded Rag Baby at lis birth, down Ia
at which provides for laying IL ia IT'S Il
tie grave on the lst day Of Jan. 1879 =,
l, is no part of my intention 10 weary i,
II with tedious dissertation upon the n
stract principles OF fiscal science, but !,
NIB Your permission l desire 20 make
upIe statement Of historical facts-trIte :,
most of you perhaps-iu proof OF The :
solute truth of v nat | have just said. b
tie act of February ., 1872, the Five /,
-enty Bond" ami the "Green back Dol :,
+ were brought into existencc-not !,
actly Two lions Uttered in one day, .
rhups-yet twin bantlings, spawned a
"a single effort Of rarturition. One OF =
It
. other to drudge Ia the highways amt i
ways of b, sines.. One was destined
r the Golfers Of the foreign money
ng and the domestic capitalist who J
ID "ducats' TO spare, and would not !.
sitate ITO TAKE load OF barren metal :,
en- from he best government the world :
er saw. The other inle(T4ed to pay the
erchant for his wares, tl1e7 mechanic for 5
$ Landicraft, the farmer for his pro ;.
lcts, the lawyer for his tee, the labJrer "
+ his toll. One was guaranteed an ah. =
lutte immunity from taxation Of every ;,
nd and description wh5.t.ver, As well as :,
annual increase of six per cent. pay :.
lie every six months in cvin, while be =
incredible as it may seem =
though intended to be the busy servant =
commerce in all its varied avenues, and :
{ active agent OF every variety OF bvs
ess, was nutilated, MANNED, and emas-
lated at its birth-sent forth into tHe "
orld TO take the place aud do the work =
money yet robbed OF the power OF :
.rformiug its most essential functions .
I'd with the badge of its impoteuey aud u
.gradation branded upon its back. ANY .
you may happen to have 4 legal-teuder y
abou you may read it--"fnis note :, !,
gal tender AT it's face value for all .
10 public and rriv .te-ezccPt dues on Il
iports and mir. 81 on Tie ri e debt F"
In that apparently Inslguitcant and
exception here lay, concealed L
it'll devilisb ingenuity, the aim osf MI z
germ of the most mischievous y
God oil pernieious effects that ever mar y
ID the prosperity OF patriotic and en-. u
rprisiup leOule the minnie Dr. u