The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-01-25
JUSTICE.
Senator Voorhees,. OF Indiana,
Makes A Demand Cor II.
Justice for the People ~ Well
m for the Dondholders.
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tsMO,r subject.


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NAOlr subject.
In ilp ssnase, a Tvs days tines, Nlf.
Matthews gave WAY IL Senator w /.
hes. III nssltt shas he mlgit aiilreeA iaHs
inais Iii \ rrt,llun submitted its him
lafufe tlst lnlislAss. declaring u II the
| hie,.ss Importance tiat tie financial
credit ii sif. tsts, rnmeni ~ mAtAiain.i
\ Iii nni / II IA IN, tle Government iiAelt.
\ TIA all IL departments. should. HI ppnA
faith. keep Al IN contracts anal ubliga-
tlcns entered into with its own citinns.
Mr.. Voorhees, sasa the agitation of the
question VI finance will never c,ase nntil
thr people nrr satisfied tint the sast
debt IN Ia process III extinction On pfin.
cip.es II justice 10 taspayinr labor. on
until, on the ether land they are snlpin.
gated into silent submission, hlI the
/ Government Itself h.cumcn "A mpasyrd
nnAtWlncy. Drnunciaiiun " now
the principal wsHpon nretl l,y
those who nrc raaged uu the side
~ graaping wealth. 'l'hpru is no Cpl.
tibet, however base. tut Ii not In duly
nsc against NIL WHO venture "a believe.
aH ,lo, HINT ~ u great extent utlr Who'll.
financial ssatem IL organized crime
against the lnhorlng. ax.paying m.n nna
women If the United States. The great
plra ri the present hour for tle cnnsiii.
iaiinn III wrong anl ii.insticn liz TINT
gool fulfil requires IL. Thop. WHO, insl-
ing ii nipaatruis Evil Embedded lii ths
Laws II their ronnssy, seek ~ eradicate
il hy peueciul legislation. are nj once,
aud viii, Tho utmost fury, assaulted IA
yiolatnfr "a public faitli, tnemies ri tho
national homer, md wnrsr, II purshlc.
than common swinllera. This plpa. ~
loud INV Iii onr Ours. iaH been invoked
In bsialf ri every Niekrincrs that Inns
ever cs,trrd the world. The iisniper IN.
vokes il H. protect tns throne Ii. Ina
stolen ~ ICON ~ liz In seated. Tie W.
rnnt nsukrs |, III shelter Ill., pranfn-
tive, nn.l hi% mobility III iilln invoke II
ia order | live III eHs. aini Arll.I.r 81
the lnhar ef others.
Mr.. Noprlir.f r.isis veal In financial
legislation ainee lst,., and aid expert.
IA
tho bsat money t,al .vpr circulated.
Ever, Government ipnd which dill lot
OH ~ taee ttlrulate payment N foitt was
male rayahla ~ ti1e ssprese M.,iis ~
the law in lrrnli nslel nntes. Il'ia 81.
nctmsnt ptinrailtfnI ~ the American
people ihr risllt ~ u, ihrreioartiH u
the national .eLt III na'iunal currency,
Ii wis tn law ot contract aitn III tie
5-20 bef.ls. amounting 10 over Il .ylp..
,, 0N,h were purchased from tie tiay.
eminent hy hondhplslsis AMI rni.l itr III
thi1 currency ~ paf, wien II WA quoted
~ from III ~ Ia rsf cent. below lar III
coin. Every one understood tie liw II
be- as hive h,nt. II ut the time ii III
|, patnsp.: III laet, tie ni.at struggle thei
was whether wen tn interest uf tile
. bontln Lave mentioned should III laitl
1 ia COIN. NJ une III ,iebat. inaln I'll,
, slightest pi,iVnrs ~ iiiiinHlion that Ill,
principal 81 tie hpn#is was payable III
, coin Daring Tn NIL term ef ttypi
, evcntfnl years ihai followed thfre III mol
/ q platform ~ either political purity Iii
! any Stute iii ilr Union which mikes bncl
I MI assertion.
. Mr.. Voorhees, ALLUDED u ssrr.tnr,
. Sherman's letter Il lAG-, fasnring tho
: payin.ia ri bonds in tile same kilnl ID
money m bought them, nna llis rtihra.
! qnai nriinn tn procuring iii. papaagr III
nj net fer the payment III bombs III euln,
which liz snii VIA alsn reputation ~
q solemu contract, aud fnst.nel nh *.
D tortian II mol less than s.JNl ana, trIl nn
Z the staggering industries ~ the conn
\ try as tlia' speculative Profit. III I'll. nI.r-
. alton. IL thr Whole financial litlnFy u
4 thu civilized world no parallel eal lc
il found IL thin nulaeiuna deed I'll Ersklil
/, faith, deliberate ireneh.ry 10 thu people.
z and nnilahnl dishonesty. II ssailsls nui
4 ~ itself, towering Iiel, above Ill com
] mon frau n, and lvnriinr them ii, com.
I pariso'l with its own sart proportions
!; II will henr the nhmrn III those who IN
il acted IL to distant generations ami.ls'
4 the praul4i,, curses. uild lamentations u
those wilu toll on lani mi I'll nm, MI,
! more deeply cnRrusrn than ANY uthcl
4 name will u. forever found tilat III vi.
q Secretary III tito lfeaanry. IN thu nntlo
|. Of Whit hc himself mil constituted Oh,
]. twofoIl eIim. u population md eAtnr
i ton.
Il Mr. Voorhees,, In support III l,is ppsi
y tion, III ted thn language of Sennto
Il Morton IN 1850. IN follows: ~ epmbi
y nation of stock .jpbbers, ns destitute o
!. conscience ns pirates, nnl inspired Mon
n by greed for money, successfully ihnn
4 slered nj tllrsc doors. nnd finally .lrpv
N this Government into TN mpht It'll
o prn.lous not u hui fnitli aId l.gslizc'
|. robbery ever lf.rticel npon my peopl
~ sincc tho dawn 1T history"
il liz mkt topk mp the Funding net d
n 1870, charging II ~as il,r offspring 81 n
n apprehension TINT liz work oi ~
u pidiatiug thc contrncs for the pa, men
Il Of the t.20 bonds might not liz quit
d complete. Tins II wns provided tina
!. Nh isnle of new coin bonds should h
i, made in place " the original Ones. I'll
ii amount saved IN interest IL trihing wllss
4 compared viii, tie loss Ny the Who'll
IN trMnsaetion.
Mr.. Voorhees, then argued TINT by III
X laws ii March, iss;9. and July. 1916
u bonds outstanding and afterwards 10 y
II issued were payable IN coin, not IN gol
u alone, nor III silver aloN', Int IN cpi,
i. H. 1,iot.l Mr., Bherman IN 1850 ~ II
10 plieiliy fnvcrng this view.
n Nj. Voorhees, commented nj nom
4 length on sllc passage u the Law Of Fal
II ~, ihTJ. which he said doomed the DO
N l1T III .ur fntl..rs aud In enactment WI
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% and JUDGED . fouY.iitths Of Congress Il