Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

Is 'faoing at an honest profit apo
while tho banker is making fair ex.
changes, there are other men
"rIngs" OF men, cliqnes" Of mon
conspirators, who lay plans by
which.t get possession of the wealth
created and wrought by others. The
rebel war gave to these great har.
vest. They watched and followed
the army to collect it's wastes. They
Kept their hawkish eyes upon thu
money sent home by the soldiers
When the army disbanded hundreds
OF thousands OF soldiers brough,
money home, or at home waited the
convenience of the Government to
pay them-wages, bounty and pen.
sions. This money was never los,
sight Of by the conspirators who dc
not work. 1t was in the hands Of
those who had earned it rs a million
fountains flowing into their pools
making them happy good times
and while II lasted there was no CRY
of hard times. But the fountains
have become dry. Yet under our
hills there are still springs of water.
The sharpers are craving possession
of the bills and p-airies. They want
the farmers to give them their DOS.
sessions. Can you not see reader
that the propositions of the "Na.
tionals" are only schemes 10 cut
channels through which your wealth
may flow to them ? Let us see.
They (" demand" yes, that is the
word, they demand the free coinage
OF silver. As dollars are now coined
who would profit by the free coin.
age? By free coinage is meant tina,
the Government, the people, shall pay
100 cents for the silver that is pu,
into dollar, though that silver il
worth only 88 cents. Who, we AGAR
ask, will be benefited !? Would il
help any farmer, any mechanic, any
laborer, any merchant, any hones
or industrious man in the State O
Wisconsin, Not ono. The silver
mines are owned by few, a very
law wealthy men. Free coinage woult
benefit them. 1t would give them .
profit OF IL cents on every dolla
coined, and that IL cents would com,
out OF the people. You demand tina
Government shall, if possible, coil
100000 per month--in year $48,
600, 900. Twelve cents on every dol
lar would make $4,000 which
the Nationals" demand in all thei
platforms shall be given by the PEG
pie to the few Bonar "a kings VIII,
have come into possession of our sill
yer mountains. Reader, are you fo
them-are you for the Nationals
or are you for yourself?
They demand the abolition of tn
national banks. What for? VII
the change benefit the people, or vii
it put money into the pockets of tn
rich bankers? The change woul
substitute greenbacks for the cur
rency they now have outstanding
These banks are paying taxes |.
the United States to the amount O
about s7,5O0,OOO per year. Thei
State and local taxes amount to
larger sum than this. Altogethe
these rich bankers pay not less tha
s15, 100000 annually of the people
taxes. Substitute green backs 70
their circulation and what the result
The United States Supreme Cour
has decided that it is not consttu
tional TO AK greenbacks. Woul,
this change demanded by the "Na
tionals" be for the benefit of the pee
pie or for the rich bankers Which
are you for? For which will vo,
vote +?
They demand that Governmen
bonds shall be taxed the same a
other property. At present the PEG
pie have to pay only 4 per cent. in
terest on Government bonds. If tn
reader gives his bond or note he viii
have TO pay eight, ten or twelve Der
cent. interest-becauSe 1T is subject t
taTation. If the Government is OF
the same footing as the individual i
will have to pay the same rate of in
terest. Then the Government woulc
have the additional expense Of col
Letting this tax and of paying tn
larger amount of interest. Wher
the Government--the people-noy
, pays but four per cent, it would thel
have to pay twelve per cent. to tn
"bloated bondholders. Reader, ar,
you for this change? Are you tn,
willing fly TO walk into the spider
parlor?
They demand that we shall go bacl
to the currency we had in the GOOD
times they talk about. In thos,
times what they call currency
was in part compound interest note
and bonds or notes drawing seve,
and three-tenths per cent. interest
The Republican party has been cut
ting off all such burdensome interest
and they demand that we shall q,
back to those times. Will your
They demand that Sherman fore
the silver out into the country. Ifh
does this, and next January tn
bloated bondholders" go to him 70
resumption, as the Nationals ga,
. they will, he would not have the sil
Der, which they do not want, to pa,
) them with. Is it better for YOU
reader. TO. the people, tia. you los
the difference between the astua
: value of these silver dollars and COL
. dollars, than that the capitalists an
/ money changers shall lose it? If sc
then vote with the party of thei
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