The Hickman courier., 1878-07-12
HOW NEAR THE PRECEPEqr
Trimbie ana Turner POIittca1
EnCeUdiarteS.
or, selG-sacr,nclns Patriots

: upon The people. The oppres,i
times, the utter staguation of lrae
: the ruinous depreciation in the val
Of lands, horses, stock, produce. AZ
everything else. forces the people in
that frame Of mind, 10 listen to a,
suggestions and 10 eagerly grab at a,
possible remedy that promises relief
The condition Of affairs is dcplor
bic, business ruin siares every me
chant 10 tho face, and the bouu if
D earth 20 longer yields to the stror
0 arm of husbandry legitimate prof
The people want and deserve a rem
dy for these oppressive and burael
some ills. In the midst Of this eot
2 diliou of affairs, COL Turner Al
Judge Trimble, pace the rag bah,
before the people as The political Me
siah that Is to work deIiyerance to II
people.
The position of Turner aud the p,
si,iou of Trimble are Identical ana ii
same, albeit tbey may dress the babe
in different colors of oratory.
They, each. advocate the g5grag "a.
Of all National bonds 0S''' o'iae
greeubaek mouex-~~-efefor; they, each
believe in Irfp1ng ont all National
banks Ami substituting greeuback
mop>y for ;heir circulating notes
/ Tey, neither, can know any stop
ping point in this wholesale work.
Leaving aside the morality or legal
ity Of their programme, there can be
40 question, but that it would give in
slant relief to the people. There can
be no question but that the whirr Of
Industry would strike lite aud fire into
every department. of trade, that the
values of land AMI produce would at
once double itself, and that the thou
sands Of now idle aud unemployed
mechanics aud working people would
at once find active and profitable work;
and that new manufactures, and new
railroads, and every kind Of material
and necessary improvements would
spring forward with bound The
and millions Of dollars now
sleeping in United States bonds would
be compelled to dnd employment il
home industries and home improve
nents and Developments This is true
Ali the money now invested 10 United
States bonds, profling no one but the
'wuer, being converted into money,
would be bound to dud employment,
hat would pay some interest Hence
he country would be flooded with
money, and we doubt no, that great
evival Of trade and prosperity would
esult as pictured by these erceubaek-
ra, at least temporarily. This l. one
ide-aud ttclr side of the picture.
The other side of this question is
he honor Of the United States Is
ledged to pay fhase bonds and the
lterest named. Citizens. and foreign
s. relying upen this hol,es. INFESTED
l1eir rnorTey rtifeso 5onr's r ii'Ers-c
lement of our people believe the
nuse in which they we're created The
ar-makes these bouds 4 sucre,I debt
Ie, in the South. may not attach 50
uch to This point, but they of the
Orih, DO. This IS Que point against
le rag money idea.
Again, the substitution of green
aek money for ali the outstanding
nited States bonds, might give the
,ople too much money, aud make /;
! bad quality. We know the
'uthern Confederaey tried this, and
inted and issued their money until
wasn't worth ihe paper it was print
on. We know that the value oil
erythiug went up and up, unIil a
mmou straw hat sold for 500 We
low that the people had iheir pockets
Il of this Confederate money, but il q
Is worthless. We know the same d
lue will attach to United States
ecnbacks il issued to this immense
tent
But Judge Trimble and Col Turner
=, that they propose to stop with the
ue Of s500,O0 or $500 000 more
oney than now is IN circulation. II, G
'wcver, il IS morally and legally !!
,ht to take up this amount, it is i
orally and legally right to take up G
e whole debt. Men won't agree
lere to stop, aud hence when the .
oplc demand their plan or principle
ey must 90 clear through, aud wipe
i all United States bonds.
Judge Trimble sounds the true key
tic TO The movement. when At Cayces )
alton last Saturday he exclaimed, q
1''c trcaM Of tie Aa,ericap Peoplc e
n ,cpe these bonds from c.cisisnce
his means repsiiat.oa We doubt
II, but that at heart, both Trimble !
ID Turner, are in favor Of rrpadiat- !
g the Whole national debt.
BE this as it may. the ideas being
ssenliuaiet, are taking root 10 the c
inds OF the people. The people L
nnt relief-they need relief-they
asf have relief. Ia this temper they c
rab at The glitter Of even a teuipora-
pro- periry, aud trust the probabili /
of retcfion to the fates. The PEG 6
e are ground down-they are going
burst loose--ihey don't want to
,sisonor the pledge OF their Govern. ).
eut-butth they want to free themselves
burden and impending bankruptcy .
hey see all their property, Of every f,
scripiion going down, down, down;
ID only toasts going up in value. a
hey see all their property taxed aud l
xed, aud only boads exempt from 81
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