The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-20
noxDuOLDER AND TAXPAYER.

The government made greenbacks money
legal tenders for ell debts due the people,
but not for all debts due the government.
The greenbacks were good enough for sol
diers, who were barring their breasts TO
storms of iron and leaden hail, who were
facing death in ten thousand different forms,
bat custom duties must be paid in gold.
Under this infamous radical legislation
greenbacks declined in value as compared
with gold Down they went with terrible
momentum, and Shylocks helped on the
down hill rush; and when they were at the
lowest point, say 50 to 40 cents on the dollar,
they were able 10 coin them into government
bonds When this ives accomplished,
when millions had been invested, a
movement was made to abrogate the
original contract which was successful.
Bonds purchased h.greenbacks and pay
able in greenbacks, were made payable in
coin at the expense of the taxpayers of the
country. Shylocks were exalted and tax
payers oppressed. There was great joy in
gilded palaces, there were lamentations in
the homes of the toiling millions The
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poverty laid its crushing paw upon the
people. But even this was not enough to
satisfy the Unsuitable greed of the bond
holders. They wanted more, and radicals
concededit. The demand was for gold-only
gold-in payment of principal and interest
of bonds purchased with greenbacks at prices
ranging from 80 to 20 cents on the dollar.
This was an extreme-demand. The ShylOcks
and their pimps dareed not present the pro-
position to the consideration of the American
people They dareed not discuss thequestion
of the demonstration of the silver dollar;
hence the radicals in congress resorted to
swindhng strategem, and without law, and
in defiance of law, dropped OUT the silver
dollar as one of the coins of the country.
more infamous act was never recorded. II
was blow at the taxpayers Of the country.
Its purpose was in all regards to impoverish
the people and make them the bond slaves
of the Shylocks. The people, the taxpayers,
revolted, and Hayes tried the veto power to
bring them into submission. The preslden-
tial fraud failed in his scheme. The people
for once were more powerful than a crime.
stained and crime cursed radical president.
The Indebtedness of the country will have to
be paid by the people, the tax payers, and
they demand hearing. They believe their
interests are as important as those of the
bondholder. III the country ever gets out OF
debt the people, the tax payers, will have to
do the work; make the money and pay the
bills, and from this time forward will be
heard in the councils of the government.
Radical frauds and conspirators may as we'll
make up their minds 10 submit to the voice
and will of the tax payers; they have been
forced into the background long enough
They will no longer remain silent. They hayea
case before the high tribunal of public
opinion. They understand Hayes and John
Sherman; they are advised as to the pur-
pose Of the Shylock policy; they will no
longer listen with voices hushed to the
demands of the Shylocks; they will not be
forced into bankruptcy and ruin without a
protest. The radical Shylock policy VIII