The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-07
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The New York Tirus of Sunday morn
ing has 8 dispatch from Boston giving a
copy of letter from Wendell Phillips, in
which that gentleman announces himself
for General Butler. He denounces both
the old parties, and says he cannot vote for
Miner, the Prohibition candidate, because
the temperance men deliberately betray
their associates on election day, remember
ing only the old parties, and stand the
laughing-stock of the politicians, but shall
vote for Gen. Bntler, because he represents
the determination Of the people to take the
currency out Of the control OF money
kings, the "cannibals of Change-alley," as
Lord Chatham called them, and keep pos
session of il themselves. He says:
The first question in an industrial nation
is where ought the control of the currency TO
nipotent power to be trusted? Every writer
on olitical economy, from Aristotle 10 Adam
smith, from Ricardo to Calhoun, allows that
a cnange OF the currency alters the price Of
every ounce and yard of merchandise and
every foot of land. " hom can we trust with
this de-potisme AT present the banks and
the IN Jney kings WELD this power. They
own the yard-stick, and can make IL shorter
| or longer as they please and when they will
| heavier or lighter as they choose. This ex-
plains the ridd SO mysterious TO common
men, why those who trade in money always
grow rich, even while those who trade
IN other things go into bankruptcy
This is the issue of to-day. Who shall
make the yard-sticke Mr.. Schurz, my
| friend Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Secretary sherman,
/ fancy We are discussing what the money
shall be made of, whether paper OF metal.
| Not yet, gentlemen. The question Is not
what the money shall be mace of. The
question to-day is, who shall make the mon
| ey-banks or the Government? money kings
| or the people? To-day we are fighting 10 Sc
sure what Jefferson in isis advised. that .'the
| circulation be restored to the nation, TO whom
| IL belongs" England. according 10 her
promise " hen Peel remodled her bank in
| 1874, is discussing the same point, with a
| strong leaning, as every free country must
| have, to break the yoke of wealth and re-
store the people to their rights, This is the
reason why the banks and money kings
hate this movement SO bitterly and pour out
their money like water TO kill IL. They feel
and know il is a hand-to-hand fight between
themselves and the people, one OF the last
battles between aristOcracy and democracy.
The most cunning weapon they use Is that
| Of confusing the question. They fool their
| dupes and instruct their agents to drag in
the questions OF paper money, lnilallon,
bonds, and a score of Others, in order tnlhide
| the real ISSUE, which is simply, Shall the ma
| tion make its own currency, or put itself un-
| der the guardianship OF capital, sheep In the
keeping of wolves.
.As the French courtier said to Louis NVI,
| Sire, this is not a riot; il il a revolution
50 say TO SchurZ, Blair and Sherman. This
Is no rotten party falling To pieces; no dlscon-
| tented class clamoring in the dark; this Is a
| step in the ages; a revolution deeper thah
that which was sealed at AppOmattoX. IL
began when Congress declared all men equal :.
IL will never end till ii is settled that the peo-
pie are the source of all power, and safely TO
| be trusted with its exercise over every inter.
est, and in every direction. ON one side
stand the Tory and the coward, those who
hate the people, and those who honestly
| doubt their capacity and discretion. On the
other side We see the men who still believe
in the Declaration of Independence, and are
willing and resolved that this shall be, as
Lincoln said, "A government OF the people,
for the people, and by the people, / vote for
Gen. Butler because he repsesents this move
ment. Ten years ago he had the sagacity TO
anticipate its appearance, and the patriotism,
courage and msgnanimity 10 range himself
on its side To-day he is the only prominent
political servant Of the Commonwealth who
accepts IL, and throws his influence IN Its
support. The treatment of Gen Butler by
the press of Massachusetts is foul disgrace
TO the State. Men not worthy TO unloOse the
latchet OF his shoes are cheered, while they
load him with all manner of abuse"
In conclusion, Mr.. Phillips says: 81 be-
| lieye in the people, in universal suffrage, as
fitted to secure the best results human ma
ture leaves possible. II corruption seems
rolling over US like flood. mari, ii is not
the conception Of the humber classss; IL is
milliOnaires who steal banks, mills, and rail-
ways. 1t is defaulters who live In palaces
and make way with millions. IL is money
kings who buy up Congress. II is dema-
gogues and editors, in purple and fine linen,
who bid SO, 900 for the Presidency itself. IL
is greedy wealth which invests its THOUSAND
millions in rum TO coin money out of the
| weakness of its neighbors. These are spots
| where corruption nestles and gaDgrenes the
| State. IL humble men are corrupted, these
furnish the overwhelming temptations. II
| is not the common people in the streets, but
the money-changers who Rave intruded in
TO the temple that we mos. SOrely need some
one to scourge. II the hills will cease to
send down rottenness, the streams will run
clean over the plains"