The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-09-25
A CARD.
To the Voters Of the second Congress
tonaI District.

Ft'lo,r Cif,snS:
| announce myself an Independent
candidate for Congress OF this, the Sec
ond District, at the ensuing November
election feel it my duty to say few
words in regard to the past and also to
the future: First place it seems to me
that the people have forgotten that they
have ANY Constitution at all. You cant
hear anything but party, and there are
a number of persons ready TO help cover
up the wrongs the two Old parties have
done. will just say to you, gentle
reader, that if you ever expect 10 get
right any more, you will have TO 90 back
to the Constitution OF the United States
of America, which was given YOU 10y
your iOreiathers General George
Washington crossed so many icy rivers
aud frozen mountains for your protect
ion. SO il will protect you still, II you
will orly think So aud claim 1t as your
guide, instead of party and it, OF itself,
will sctIle all of these troubles, If you
viii only send men to Congress that
wont submit to any ursurpotion of power.
General Washington said in his fare
well address to the people OF the United
States Of America in the House OF Con-
gress, that this usurpntion Of power was
the customary weapon by which free
government was destroyed. SO | say
that they usurped the power when they
sold your bonds as they did, that you
stand good for now. SO | say that 1t Is
n usurpa,ion Of power for you to pay taxes
and the bondholder to go free. Further
more, that il was n usurpstion of power
when the Congressman voted double
salary on their own heads. So il
you will let them still go on they
viii soou usurp your land and freedom
Who il to blame for il? Why, srs,
those that vote them back into power
agaiu-one party is no better than the
other for they will make you tlowery
speeC h. then they will go back and do the
same thing over again. One party, | say,
is as guilty az the other, and why should
Won look to them for reconstruction for
they have lost all honor, law, truth and
virtue TO the people Of this General Gov
eminent.
40 now ! shall give Won my platform
LIST. | stand upon the Constitution OF the
United States. and where they have alter.
ed it by usurpaIiOn OF power, reinstate II
again, aud TO have a fair settlement with
the bond holders 10y the old Constitution,
I TO allow them dollar for dollar instead OF
drawing interest from date and no more
for the law plainly saws that you shall
not have something for nothing, so il this
is not something for nothing | do not
understand what something for nothing
is, though do understand that this is a
usurpation of power So make him pay
taxes from the time he ceased paying
taxes, the same as you had to pay them,
with compound interest and to have fair
straight ont settlement with him, and if
We owe him anything make him take such
/ money as you have TO take, and if he
will not settle on those terms, rePudlate
! the debt and protect our families, tor the
bond holders don't need any protection
only 10y the law. Equal taxation and
representation, and then strike suili~
cient quantity of Sreenback or Govern
Iaent money 10 release the people from
the present crisis, and make it equal with
gold, pay all debts, public and private,
never redeemable; for if we want it to-
day we will need it tomorrow and as
bong time may last so what's the use OF
any redemption? Gives the gold gambler
another chance for bolder game on you
| So il this is made equal with gold it does
/ not need any more redemption than gold
4 itself, though il the Government gees
proper in time to redeem, let her redeem
/ at pleasure, if not, never redeemable and
/ Tor the Government to have the census
taken and let every county draw its por-
ton and distribute it to the people. By
| this way this money can commence cir
culalion, and it can reach the doors oil
the sufferer and needy. On any other
terms don't see any relief Some say
they are for the Government, so do |. So
far as the people Of the Government
! freeing themselves from the bonded debt
there ~ no use of il il you can only
| believe it. SO let our Government affairs
run along smooth and level as long as
time may last, and virtue, peace and har-
mony once more rule our nation and
country, and live in peace and quietude
the balance OF our days So | stand
steadfast and immovabe upon this plat
form. Sink or swim, survive or perish
these are my living sentiments, and by
the power of God they shall be my dying
sentiments. Equal taxation and free rep
resentation now and forever.
Aud now word to the officers of the
poll books please put my name on them
as a candidate for Congress.
BSSIAMIN Shows
Beach Grove, Mclean Co Ky.
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