Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29

10y. s.d psupsr w.ses for the Wellington SIR.
lhsss ~ vsrd Il menace to utter on this Aocr has
va-o rssr.sssi I van Ill such - value their in
V~xaaa0 thai when these dsotriDee Of despodsm are
ss>gAs - ~ sn1urosa this fair land win again be
go aEain, n tbsy did hnndred years ago. in de-
- - rs nstaral rights of man.
tn arrs declaration of this extract is lie 90
hrsad, hold. notorious, and preposterous that
= rusny ranks the highest achievement OF
kr. Voerhres's experienced genius.
SAMPLE OF HIS ARGUMENTS
Hero is specimen Of his arguments in his
South Bend speech:
fshas been estimated that the loan associations of
- Eass hold MORTGAGES on Western farlus To the
sssssnt II over $500 600 600. believe this to be
under instead Of an over estimate, and on this
Of borrowed money the rate OF interest Is
ies@ than 10 per cent making an annual drain on
Issr Ave States in the Mississi ri valley of over
$50 600 COO Der s-num The mind recoils from the
kscTnaio results which must follow this condition OF
kAxxrx. Ten .@r cent interest VII rs certay bank
rz.,l q Earpor, \ merchant a business man OF any
x-s- rs fire will burn the dry stubble of the fields
n viii suck their life blood to the last drop and
Dstve them tenants. paying rent "a distant land
snrsiz, where they are now owners in ice simple.
s.rnstiy beiere and nope that these great and awful
f.sss sinking deep In every intelligent nind In
t,z~ tssssL-
Western states of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sss AIM seota WISCONSIN and Michigan the value
ct hssms s.. $50. 267. 326, and tho value OF
fxE1 implements ant machinery was $l3I. 1918
esatse tse vsue of arm products Tor the year was
$S67 U3O 81 /, making a value of farm proper
= mcl.d,ng the years produc. no less than -,
et<6. 44S GAS Assuming that there has beer no IN
Il the value " farm property during the eghl
yuss 1870, which is not true, and further as
ssming that all the indebtedness TO which MI Voar-
h.ss refers Is confined to the States named the in
assssdress Is only about per cent OF the value OF
stzr p<ppcrty. and considerably less than per cent
e tho value of tn. farms alone The product of one
in1,eh
svex. and the interest for more than twenty eight
ysArA Tho interest would be less than - per
a the value Of farm machinery alone less than
Ga per cont of the annual product, and less than
uzxee so<rshs Of one per cent of the value Of the
fa<ns and imllements, leaving the product wholly
0f tho calculation. Does this look as though the
anars Of the West were about to be left aStenants
tAsing rent to distant landloI'isf Does the
zsd recol from the terrible resniss which must iol
t.ot !. thaa Dan Voorhees, is an unmitgated hum
hss .ss0 'sonagogue."
Extr3- from speeches are not needed now
- prove Mr. Voorheess belief in an imitation OF
the caFrency to that indefinite extent called the
wants OF the people," of his leaning to the ''hat
sssa<y folly. that holds paper or buckeye chips
In BE- as good money * gold or silver, the
government says it shall he, and wants paper
nssaey to be lrreieemable forever; of his trucu-
lsns hatred of national banks, though they are
three times a. heavily taxed as he is, and pay
L. when he doesn't; of his forward lead in ali
tie Wild rant and war against old laws and
nEhts and duties, and in the effort to create q
hsoudy conflict between labor and capital.
Theso views illustrated by his friends and
sosstsurtors ali the tune, when he happens TO be
aalsat himsef. Here is one case worth notice
hkuan his South Bend speech:
The contraction of the currency being the funda-
nuntaI cause general business depression, the
D~~aer.uo House Of Representative during the
- ssssion originated and passed bill prohibiting
sAe 5seretay OF the Treasury from cancelng or re-
nG aoothor dollar Of the srecnback currency, from
vhxover source received into the treasury and COM
ukkins him % reissue the same for circulation"
The currency has not been contracted Of
h1iaI reports show that, it's increased value be-
10 taken into account, it has been expanded
sissot $50 O00 0OO since 1873 and ii contraction
~ the fundamental cause of the general depres-
osA-' Why IL it that now, which currency has
h>a within q half one per cent of gold for
ha, mile opening after long idleness, manu-
fEetuxes growing, crops larger, and employ
nas taking up more and more idIersf