Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-04
NATloNALlSM.

!. 1t is dishonest, because it de-
clines to discharge the national debt
according to the terms OF the contract
=. 1t is treacherous, because IL propo-
ses to violate the plighted faith of the
nation. B. 1t is unjust, because cred
itors cannot force their rights in equi-
ty against the government. 4. 1t is
oppressive, because it would compel
the people to accept deprecated
currency at par. 5, 1t is unequal,
because it would introduce fluctuations
In values, and so enrich the spectators
at the expense of the poor. 6. 1t is
foolish, because it assumes that the
government can impart value to q
piece of paper by calling it money,
u. 1t is thievish, because it means re.
pudiation. 8. 1t is unpatriotic, be.
cause it would dishonOr the American
people before the civilized world. g.
1t is atheistic, because it aims at doing
what God alone can perform; that is
to create intrinsic values. 10. 1t is
wicked, because all the foregoing in.
dictments are true.
Whenevera any Greenbacker lays be.
fore us a refutation of all the above ar
ticles, we will reconsider the subject
Till then, we are set against Green.
backism as firmly as honesty is sci
against rascality.
The above from the Cedar Rapids
Times is a true bill. There is not 9
man now living, who has any consid
cradle intelligence that will not soon
er or later admit the correctness oftht
Indictment. To-day here in Ottumws
we have started upon career of pros
perity in the way of making this &
manufacturing point, a city Of pros.
perity, such as was snever before prom
ised. What is the reason? Ask any
one of those who are investing theil
means in these improvements, why
and what induces them to entrus
their means in these enterprises, ant
they will tell you, ofcourse, that thi.
is a good point; that the facilities ar.
here to make their investment profit
able, but they will add and emphasiz.
it: we believe we have reached {
solid financial basis; we have got owe
the fever, uncertainty and fiuctatioI
of an irredeemable currency, and nov
as prudent men we feel that we car
engage in business with safety. Fl
nancial health they will say is virtu
ally restored to the country, and ther'
is safety to the man of business. Ev
cry one of these men be he republican
or democrat, knows that this hue ant
cry for a return to an irredeemabl,
currency is the craziest of all projects
and if it We're to be accomplished
would be annihilation Of all hopes o
prosperity SO long as it pertained il
the country.
Here, for instance, we have nov
established an immense pork hous
the capital to run which is il
Liverpool, England. In other words
the bulk of the capital is owned b.
residents of Liverpool that have estab
lished here place of business to Gu
and cure for the European marke
from two to three hundred thousan,
hogs annually, and also to engage il
the beef traffic.
A firm of our own business mel
have built an oat meal mill, and ar
nearly ready to set it running.
corn starch mill is under way also
Doubtless other enterprises will sool
be started if the times continue t
promise well. Our great prime maj
ket for our pork, our beef, our Ga
meal, our starch, our oil meal cake
every man can see is among the mi
lions Of the old countries. Our broa
and fertile prairies, rich and produt
tive without manure, with little Ia
Dor, cheap in acreage, owned by tn
people and not not by landed an
tilted aristocracy-enable us as nj
ton, as a people, to produce all thes
needed articles cheaply and to hav
remunerative returns, and yet tran,
port them to Europe. You, farmer
of WapellO, come by these mean
these improvements at your ow
doors, into intimate business relation
with Europe. Your products put il
to convenient and transportabIe shar
for the European market are being e,
ported from away out here where le.
than half acentury ago was an India
wild. Deluged with a traitors terr
BILE war, we we. 2 obliged for bri
period to suspend specie payments,
say that for a time Ne suspended Il
, use Of the worlds basis, of money, gol
land silver: but we said ALWAYS that q