The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-24

Yure paper yure for Silver Muuy; yure
on the rong side. Yure fare men, Z
meme wei anut, and yure trine to help
the pepel OF Texas amt u of Korse U
B; but sunny, L bene an edecated per
sun, Z OF for to edicate uthers.
Mabe U haven't any bonds, an cant
jest see the thing nte, but il U had a
hui lot, yude fel difrent; but it ante tn
late to cum round, an git on the rlte
side, awl U nede, is fur to go to prechen
gold; jist flop over gradooaly.
line for gold, l own a hui bank down
1est wlch is a rizen institushen; L bet
1t rood b more 50, If depositeIs all
wanted there muny at onsl; ime the
president of it. It's a CRATE blessin TO
our part of the kuntry; its leRt muny
rite along thro these hard times on
good collatrels.
Muny ainte tite or skuTse, its siur-
sity of collatrels whats the matter ;
there's very few collatrels now but wat
the instetushens hav, an wele hav the
rest of EN- afore long, il congres don't
pas that O'otTdges bland Silcer 5a.
o sc were goin for evIy galloot that's
got 3 legid stool left, were cleanln
out Evry body now; its square fife
between Capitol & labur; wcle tech um
yule see, wele make week stumiko role.
L no 1t Ante fur the Intrest of the
Banks to let up yet, we've got the Bonds
We get intrest on tbem-weve got the
Nathnul bills We gil intrest on them.
we've got the pepels muny on deposit,
Hg,-r o. rags IN - srtf IN aNrl
the offices iu the kun;ry, that is our
poor relushuns is, an wele soon h6v d
full hand; then we wont stele any
more, kause wele hav anuf, wele be
like a hen with % chickens or SOW
with Il pigs-or woman with 13
children an a baby, ndy hdr dh'I an
don't want sny more.
L see afore the war sold out my
pawn store, an found had scraped to-
gather 40 thousand gold; the work Of
forfits, aucshuDs, an ekonemy; wen j
got it i iist berried it, an KEEP 1t.
During the war wen 40 thouzend
gold wood by merely 100 thouzend
gresnbaks swappcd; i will never forgit
that day, the SWEET rolled out of me with
fere; was frade never wood see my
gold again; the luv of kuntry guv me
kurage, the luz OF kuntry sunny; so
sailed in.
Wen got the greenbaks traded EN-
for bonds, 6 per centers, intrest paya-
BILE 1-2 yerely in koin wen i did that,
my terrer was sich, that wen looked
in the glas, dog on me if was ent pale
as deth; my hare stood strate up on
my he'd; an beaten my brest with my
fist asked Uncle Samuel if hede pay
them bonds, he SAID yes in KOin, Evry
sent.
His bruther Jonathen was there, an
sed they wood be pade principle and
intrest in gold. U no who Jonathen is
of Korse, hese the same as had a crien
mach with David an got skinde out
Seooped. now Jonathen goze with the
Banks, and Samuel gose with the pepel
the fust lives in the Vest and the
latter squats in Washington.
l thot as the government got my green
baks, it mite hav pade me intrest on
em for the time / held EN-; but the
Kuntry was bleden at evry pour, an
felt must be genrous, my luv Of Kun
try prevailed agin.
Brother Jonathen was rite, sunny
the pepel hev pade me intIest on them
Bonds fur IL yeres in gold, an Its only
amounted to merely the sumo as the 40
thouzed gold and wat the intrest on
that wood hev bin eff Ide KEEP it; so U
see i've only maid my hut bank cLere that's
aUl.
Now / want to put it to U as fare
men, eff, after the poor pepel hav dun
the fare thing an pade the intrest for
13 yeres in gold line to B swindeld
its stelin, its rObry, its frawd, its EN-.
beZlement; after the sackrefise I've
made, an runin the risk of that war,
and gittin no reward for my patrutism
sept them Bonds wich meDes the hui
Bank, to Try for 10 Ta me in silrer, its
dog on meme.
Spose ide fed U or good vltels for 1S
yeres-and then nok off suddin the
vitcls yude got used to; an fed L on
vitels L coOdent stunik, woodent L
howl-woOdent L git up & dust; watts
this kuntry comm to anyhow mabe L
fele the poor pepel haven't got rites
enuf.
Haven't the poor repel alwase pade
most ewl the tax; that's WIT tina are for
amt II! to work an ga tax, an to keep
the kuntry boomin; Isent it pol kal
ekonomy for the Bondholders TO git
the taxes tha pal side gifts EN- and
tother side pays EN-, its an even balance.
L mite as well .gIt up an dust Oui
of this subiinsry siere as to blasfeme
the Bondholders-thayse savIn the
muny that the poor pepel git rid OF, iti
awl rite.
Now ef this silver gifts into circula.
sbum It'al do CRATE damage, the pooi
pepel vii gIt it an hold onto it-ii
wood git oil over the kuntIy, wimmeu
wood hav ", evry n,gger wood save
some, the lplers wood go to work, chi
dren wood put u string in a silver dol
Ter and hang 1t round babys neck, a.
cut its teeth with; the Banks coodeni
corner II, AMI lock such hevy stuff IN
there safes, then wuotIent be so many
poor pepel; you no the Savyor sed,
''the poor We hev with yc alwase" I
don't meme TO go bak on him do VI
You cant, for dident he tel ye, "Thai
to HIM that hathit shal he given, and
to him that hath not it shall be taken
away, even that wich he hath"
Then agin how do the Banks no, but
the poor pepel wood be so unruly that
tha coodent be managed, or that some
law mite be passed to tax Bondholderi
or to reduce Bank pepel down on 9
level with other foxes, SO tha cOodenl
do business without bein individooaly
liAble-wby wood be liable to evry
lofer and evry nigger-and evry old
woman that had muDy in my Bank
that wood 3 a 0UlgiH state of thing
now wood ent III
Ny g-d-egc,t me far usin cus
seord lit makes me sick TO hev sicl
cDmmuneizm git around among tht
laberin elases ats jist ggravatin-apC
il the pepel hey there way the Bank
coodent git intrcst or 8 times on th,
same muny; the foundashuns Of sosiet,
wood be rutted up
PETRoLUA JoSNY, JuS.
The New Tax BuI.