Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-11-06

digging hole that he couldn't SELL
lie couldn't even cut It UP into post
holes, Q.aughter,) That Is not To-
,elligent labor, Labor measures the
worth Of every article, The yard
stick IL not a measure Of value, but Of
quantity. That, you can see, Ia al
instrumentality to facilitate trade
There Ia nothing no taking, in this
world as q short statement with u
mistake in il, Now, they say, Con
grsss can make money, II cant make
a bit The government Is perpelu'
al everlasting pauper and We have to
support tit cant support us Zap
plause,) The government can stamp
bills. and make me take lhom for
debts, II u man owes mo Tor wheat
he make me take those bills for pay
ment. II he does not owe me, ] can
say what kind Of money will take,
lie cant make mo take those bills I'M
less Congress fixes the price OF articles
and Congress is not wise enough tor
that this year. Neither is it wise en-
ough to determine when there is too
much or too little money. II amt that
smart yet. daughter and applause
Lot us suppose there was no gold or
silver what is n dollari Now what is
III can't imagine, Can any body q
If Congress can make money why
should it collect taxes ? Why should
the sovereign borrow candle why
shouldn't we say to the government
"If you want any money, make it.
There's your machines. Stamp al
800 or $500 note" | sometimes
think it u waste Of sovereignty
to stamp a 81 bill. A thousand dol ,
lar note wouldn't cost any more only
the three naughts I! Naughter)
The government must keep its prom
ises.
HONEST MONEY.
The American people can't offord
to smirch their honor. ] want to see
an initiation of brains, Of houses, OF
good money. I waut our money to
be perfectly good all over the world,
If our money is below par we are.
The greenback now has reached that
point when it is just shaking hands
with Mr. Gold. We are coming into
port. Our sails are rent, bat we have
crossed tho barber bar. Some gentle.
men say 'go to sea again" but | don't
believe in it. We can't make money
out of nothing. don't think thai
nothing, as a raw material amounts to
much prolonged applause.) When
you can palm off bill fare on man
tor dinner when man can read Il
cook book until he isn't hungry, then
I'll believe that money can be made ont
of nothing. We've been doing busl-
ness onIlllusion. Suppose man buys
a dinner ticket. When he isn't hun
cry he don't care anything about the
dinner When he begins to feel hun
cry, he begins to inquire what's be-
hind the ticket, and ifreports are con-
flicting, he will sell out at discount!
Naughter) You can't fill one promise
by making another that you swear
you won't keep.
The government should keep its
contract with bond holders. The real
labor and sweat of the world has gone
into those bonds. I tell you, should
our debts be repudiated in the least,
it will give trightful blow to liberal
institutions.
THE FUTURE.
In the past eight or nine years, 49,
100000 new acres have been cultiyat.
el. Let that 60 on and we are pros
porous. Already We are sending
$2O6,OoO,OoO annually to Europe
more than we buy. We need little
vim. My motto is, there's only air
enough to this continent to float one
flag and that's ours. (Applause.) Let
every fellow take care of himself if he
can. Id ratherhave pop corn stand OF
my own than be anybody's clerk.
want to be able to shut up shop when
l want to and 60 out without asking
leave! Get piece of land and go
into partnership with Nature. I'd
rather live in a hut Of my own with
the woman l love, with my children
playing around my door, and work
and raise something for them to eat
than to clerk for anybody.
Young man, don't board For
Gods sake don't board! Laughter)
Who ever heard OF such a thing as
taking arms to defend a boarding
housel Laughter.) Have home of
your own.
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