The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-30
The Democratic Party Did IL.

Inc bciuocrasfc Party Did IL.
With all the legislation OF HE Rrpnb.
lican nariv from The close or The rebellion
~ Io65, up 20 The pcriod when the De-
1"ori"ev oh'ained majority il The Ma
'lonal House Of Representatives. cover
ing 4 period Of about len wears. tha,
party did not succeed III bringing the
nalionai currency the grccnback 10 a
par with gold Or silver During all That
period gold fluctualel at d premium OF
rom ten 10 twenty per cent, aud The
charlottesville money sharks or lie
country : continued 10 reap a rich mar
vest or The honest toll Of the farmer he
hianuiacturcr and the commercial classes.
The gains Of this class, who received
Their interest in gold. have. since the
passagc Of the act in lse2, been paid len
told on their original investment. while
The industrial classes have suffered in
proportion TO the gains OF Tie bond
holder.
Now. we ask any candid man to an
-swer IL this question:: Had not the
hepnblican party the power. during the
period j remained ~ full possession Of
ne government since The close Of The
rebellion. 70 50 lcgislaie a. To bring the
grc"nhack to tile standard OF gold?
of course the Republican marty ms
'sessed The power, but lis legislators were
tied hand and foot by the bondholder
whose interest u was 10 keep The green
hack a. large discount below gold. III
order that he might continue 10 receive
enormous interest on his original in
ycstmcnt.
The n'onied power in the Cover nmcn,
waS thus. for long series Of wears. con-
siantly stealing from The MANY 10 he
few; I and the industry Of the countr,
was paralyzed By The effort 10 weld 10
me few the enormous demands made
upon II. and which. OF course. Il could
not long withstand.
One of The last important acts or ne
Republican Congress was TO sci a dav
ior ne resumption Of specie payments.
anu 'hat act was passed while green
BACKS were II heavy discount. This
was relief with a vengeance,
Whom the gods intend 10 destroy
'hcy iirst make mad The rcsump,ion
no was passed unaccompanied b. Al,
measure Of relief, and fell upon the busi-
ness Interests Of the country with crush :
ing effect, bringing further disaster and {
ruin in is train.
me crushed interests Of the country
rallied SO far as to cast on he mon i,
'nc popular branch Of Congress who
Were tied hand and foot 10 the bond.
hoidcr, and elected Democrats IIousel !.
81 Representatives. Hardly had meas. Il
''res ~ relief been brought before tha, y
body ere gold began to dccl.nc and q. ?
''ay we see the grecnback about eoual \.
with gold.
mus has Democratic influence been
'ell ~ The government: and Just As soon
n y comes into possession Of every de
parlment, we will have return Of cn,;,e
confidence. and. as consequence. prcs. =
'crisy in every branch Of com erce and
ief no side issues stand in the wav nj =,
complete Democratic victory in IN =
ntnre. For sixty years that good Old |
'o"cst party governed the country. and
turing that period i prospercd as no
ountry ever prospered before. IL 4 M
apable Of again bringing prosperity
~ 4 trusted BY the people, will again r.
ring i 70 the door or every man cana.
~ q enjoying Il, Or who may deserve ~
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o""g 'aay who fitted on our streets /,
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