The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

passed out Of sight Greenbacks were redeema-
Bile, and they went down to 80 per cent. Money
Ia par, and could not go below itself, But they
say Congress might issue TOO much money, II II
should, the people can change the Congress- as
elections come every two years / have not as
high an opinion Of Congressman as some; but
think would sooner trust them than would the
foreign bOndhOlder or the Jew banker Of Frank
fort and will tell you why: They can fix the
values Of your property at any time They can
call for $50 100000 Of gold, which Is the basis Of
the S20000 1000 Of bond paper and as soon as 1t is
gone you have panic, because the business OF
the country can not stand a sudden contract n
Then they buy your productions, aud when they
want TO sell they send back the gold and up goes
your prices, and then they sell their foreign pro-
ductions 10 you. But II we control oar own mo-
ney this can not be done. They could not do this
when we had plenty of greenbacks. In 1866 and
6S they had war over there and called on US
for aO0OO,0OO Of gold, and 1t made no financial
disturbance
To-day we have s2OO.OOOOOO In gold locked up
in the Treasury; and how did we get III The
Government bought 1t at premium Of five per
cent, and 1t might as well for all practicable pur
poses be locked up In the Rocky Mountains
where 1t would be much safer, and we are taxed
TO death TO pay The interest ON this money We
are the worst taxed people on earth. Who doesn't
remember the convenient and cheap fractional
currency? 1t cost but little, and of The entire
$50 900 900 issued the Government gained $4,000
600 on that which was destroyed. Why was that
taken from us We were so unfortunate as TO go
over into Kentucky and pick up a Secretary OF
the Treasury and he bought ny S50 10000 of sill.
yer at five per cent to take II up, and then debas-
ed this silver coin for fear those South American
Governments would buy 1t all up; so he had To
coin half-dOllArs with only 43 cents OF silver in
them TO keep them at home. And how did he get
the money TO buy up this coin2 He borrowed 1t
at 80 years. in which time The coin Will be worn
out Now take your pencil and figure what this
change costs you, and you VIII tiud that IN 80
years you will have paid 50 90OO,0OO when you
could Just as well have had the CON.
The currency has been in the hands OF tinkers.
want money issued by the Government for the
people, saying This is dollar" and l want that
stamp on the cheapest material, so that when III
lost the Government will be the gamer; aud l
want IL 80 that it will pay all debts and taxes -
This will give us an American system. But silly
newspapers say "HOw will you get this out OF
the Treasury" All expect to work for 1t. The
Government can pay II out on It's debts, IL can
also call in 5000 900 Of bank currency, and that
will save SO 00ot0O in interest and give us S82,-
100000 more in currency. But these papers point
TO Webster, Je fersOn, franklin and Calhoun, and
say they were opposed TO irredeema' lie money,
aud yet these papers know that these men were
aga nst irredeemable bank money, and not Gov.
erDment money, for they all favored the issue of
Government Treasury notes, and thee lying pa
pers know this This is the same sort of cheat
they tried to spring on the trade dollar, which
was never made as dollar, bat was trick TO
cheat the Chinese. And then they trled t9 cneat
our own people with 1t, aud then said: "See, the
people don't wan tsilVer '-when they knew that
It WAS never stamped as dollar
Paper money will be in the future the money
of the people, and If 1t don't win this year 1t
will next, and II not next, then in 1880. It will
Lweep the country like whirlwnd, aud eau
ton those who have political aspirations to get
Onthe wagon early or they will be left. Gentle
men, thank you.
General Butler was followed by Judge W. F.
Hughes, of Pottsvlle, Pa, and he by DR., LaMatyr
both of whom made good speeches and were tre-
mendously cheered. After the meeting closed
his hotel