The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-05-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
RESUMPTION VS.. eREExnAcKs.

| Mr.. EDTroR:- Having read your commc nts on INV
last communication, and y6ur remarks on .Resump-
tion, permit Inc to say, they to q full endorse
ment Of and prove the necessity of our orcanizaton
for If you-a professed Greenbacker-are willing to
give up the contest because gold is now at par with
greenbacks, and you think resumption is an accom-
plished fact-what dependence we place in these
Old party leaders who have been working to this end
alone for ten years more! This move of the bond
holders is fine stroke of policy. But it is wonderful
to me that you should be deceived by for you have
done some noble work for the Greenback cause But
this is another proof to that party lines are hard
to cross and yet cannot think that YOU regard
resumption us panacea for all our financial evils
Can you not that if those money changers of Wall
Street in earnest, and resumption be an accom-
plished fact-which deny, for equality is not re-
sumpon-then, sir, there would he no reason to en-
force this resumption by lac for why should they
disregard public sentiment, and demand this law If
its effect has been anticipatedi Bah the thing is a
humbug. The resumption they desire is a run on the
public treasury, compelling the Government to pay
gold to ring thieves and gold gamblers then, how
long would it take these men to get up corner on
gold and bring about another "Blaek Friday in
finance, after this act goes into effect All! Gould
or Vanderbilt can tell-we can only guess But of one
thing be assured-we will never make pet of this
serpent until We have drawn its fanss.
The Greenback party has neither love nor fear of
shoddy resumption Our mission is suppress banks
of ISSUE and the circulation to the Govern
ment, where the creation of all money belongs; and
this we would do to the people $4,000 per an
mum on every hundred millions Of money issued
Is it not rghti
We demand that the Government create this money
"a full legal tender-and exchange it for bank ma
per- and at redeem the bonds deposited with the
Government, SO that the goldmonger desiring to ere
ate stringency in the money Market shall do SO at
his own expense, and not receive stipend from the
Government for robbing the people. Right, again
We demand that our Government furnish all the
money necessary to the of trade and commerce
as does the Government of France. We have coun-
try fifty times as large France and larger popu-
iation; and yet they have circulation of S64 per
capita and we, under shoddy rule driven to put
up with sl2-and even this is to be reduced to forty
millions We want money and remember
we demand, above ALL and over all, that class leg
slation shall cease We want more legislation for
the rch at the expense of the poor Change the pro
gramme-burn the bonds-issne the greenbacks-pay
them to the bondhoder-pay him in FULL just as it is
In the bond; and then, if he shall refuse
10 use them, or suffer others to them let him keep
hn"- We shall make no complaint, but suffer on
oil on to the end, making brick without straw But
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ify millions of dollars per annum for destroying our
substance, by destroying our money-never, never
Pay these men in greenbacks and then you will see
hem sowing it in Kansas, where it will take root
md grow, and yield its legitimate fruits in season.
We demand equal and exact Justice to all men, |
an We get it in either of the old partiesi No. sir
Iou and have been sold out by our respective par
les in times past, and, ''by the eternal Cod they
hall never do 80 with me again. You may risk Re
but shall not risk Democracy under
Is present leaders. These men may sing their siren
ons, but it has no charms for me- l. as Democrat
D the manor born cannot be changed from the faith
our fathers by any such twaddle. And would
ave all men TO know that we want NO money from
,e Government, without giving its full equivalent
demand nothing Of her hut justice and equality
'e want the Government TO create this money and
~ 1t to her erediforsher bondhoIders contractors
'ldiers seamen, and ofice-holders- When this is T
Dne, will toll and work for our share in the as
'red hope Of full return; and when this day shall
me- as come il will, then, sir, we will feel that We
c no longer "hewers of wood and drawers of water
the house Of our fathers, and working without re-
ard and bound to support this pauper class outside on
the poor-house. Also m,
You say that when all this comes to pass viii have
do something else besides speaking and writing ON tp
eenhacks Yes, sir this is true and will do 1t,