Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-27
Cha ging Indlscrimiaate Robbery.

| You have kept still Til thieves in Congress have
stolen more thsn 81, 900 600 from the people, til
Engan has absorbed our shipping. aud the mon
ey brokers and gamblers Of New York have
robbed The people OF their greenback money, and
have taken looI-red bonds on whicn no taxes are
paid but gold interest drawn. Editors have
robbed journalism of It's honor and power for
good. Ministers have robbed God of time aud
strength, aud used that which they have stolen to
mhet carnal desires, or to help build 40 thu man
mon of uuri. hteousness Railroad rings have,
by credit mobilier systems robbed railroad stock
holiers Of all their investments. They have or
gained Blae Lines. Red Liaes, Star Lines, Mcr-
chants Dispatch Lines, and all sorts Of wheels
within wheel, to eat out the cheese and leave the
rnds for creditors to peck at. The owners of
these inside grinders have grown to be million
aires, while the roads they have robbed have gone
ito bankruptcy. Government agents, co lector,
aud po,lmsster- have robbed the people of tens
of nil ious. Wives of Cabinet officers have been
political prostitutes 10 rob the Treasury for the
benefit OF pluLderDg pumps # power. he law
has been robbed Of lis dignity, as the Constitution
has OF its substantial abihty to tr,rect Labor
has been robbed of neatly 5000 900 900, taken
fom it direct to pay the interest on bonds that
were issued on purpose TO ROB the people.
Hot Drops. No y" is small post
err with an illustration at the top OF the
employees OF The United States Treasury
department throwing bundles OF green
backs in o furnace. Below this picture
is the demand Burn the bonds" and Paw
the bonds in greenbacks," and the charge
tn the q eenback money has been burned
md bonds issued to take its place. OF
course there j. not one word OF truth in
his charge. but it has been so often made
aud repeated, that many hone,t people
have been convinced that it is a very nm.
Just policy on the p TT Of the Govern
| rnrut
Hot Drops, No ?, is l6 page tract.
The fist page an Illustration representing
poor worklngman with both his hands
fastened in vice. which President II ives
IS screwlng up. The ,st page has a stone
cutter at work with n ring n his nose, and
chained to the wall while August Belmont
is represented AS standing over him with
whip. The document is tull of lies AZ
t. what the laws are, and how they have
peen administered, accompanied with the
usual threats Of reputation and insurrec-
ION. The following is from page 3 OF
Hot Drops, No ~
Repudiaie or smash the G ,yernment.
"Now we vain you, you cosardly, sneaking
iishones', tIcAcherou-, false hearted, avaricous
mercepary lire iiDgs Of an Eastern None, Power
that We, the people of the Western and Souhert
state, Including Penny lvauia and all of New
York Wet from the mouth of the Hudson river
do intend To rake 10 ,ses, GA Of the Government OF
he Unit States, hurl you and your bJndh lding
elem tro'n power and create fer you enough
lel al tender grc, nback morey to LEV, the Gen.
eral G"veinueut ON It's embairas.ments. We
VIA on tbs money 70 you, because it will h.
what N law IN lis power declares to be leyaI
tender IN The pay ment OF a debt And this We,
home robbers, murd r,r., pferer. and den;.rs
the rights Of industry 10 1--we In land Of lih rtv
YOU can tahe this gretnhack money and put il Ia
Csc a,irg your debt, Gu al hire It when Won
have II 10 ahuudsi ce TO those Of US in the West
efn aud Soulhorn court y Who are in debt and
who negoiitt oar lands aud our labor for this Ia
gal tender money that We can pay our debts with
or you msy know that the next move wlll he a,
your expense. The G vernment shall Issue thi,
gr.enback moley. Marx what we say IN behsl