Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-05

The Grcenback Labor Party in this State
is so thoroughly in earnest that it spent an
entire day in Utica in discussing nice points
of order. This is as it should be, for the
party the rendezvous ofthe army of the dis
contented-those who think the sky should
be made green and the grass blue, and men
should be done over into some other sort Of
animal, all according to act of Congress.
ponds upon starting exactly right. If the
creator of the universe had erred on any
points of order, it might not be done yet ;
but there was only one in the work. We
are informed that the delegates were full of
motions, and all spoke AT once. A like
phenomenon has been observed in grasshop-
per conventions in meadows. And, since
the new absolute money which is 10 bring
the millennium right along is to be made (as
patent specifications put it, ''of any suitable
material, so that it is cheap and green, why
not adopt the grasshopper! Grasshoprcrs
can be easily issued in any volume necessary
To- meet the wants of trade they would full
fill an important function of currency by
"ih Sitat
could more effctually perform the annual
work Of moving the crops it is indisputablc
that their backs are green to hoard them or
lock them up would he almost impoSSsi-
BILE; they would be truly American cur
rency and non-eXpOrtable they would he
based upon the entire resources of the coun-
try they have wings, and so have riches
they would be especially grateful tothe West
as graceful recognition of its financial i'm
portancc being issued on the spot. they
would remove the ill-cffects of the lack of
banks in that section, and would enable it at
once to get even with the pampcred East in
respect TO the volume of money in fact,
legal tender would absolutely
be the best conceivable realization of the
Ohio Idea.
There ought not TO be unreasonable delay,
because the world is shockingly out of re-
pair and the world members are in the voca-
tive mood. They want things. The inter
est bearing debt is to be paid at once. and no
more is to be issued, and Government shall
issue money enough as much as is wanted.
There is full recognition of the Grasshop-
per Idea. There are to be issued by the
Government $50 worth Of hoppers per head,
- or sufficient TO meet all the requirements
of trade" in hoppers. BY the way, that is IA
much handler and less laborious phrase than
- legal tenders" 1t may be objected to
this reconstruction scheme that no provi-
sion is made for catching the hoprcrS
They are fugitive in habit, as money is,
and rs the new world is to he lid of
labor, it is not to he endured that We
must work To get our hoppcrs We
have had enough of that already in getting
money. But those who thus complain are
mere neophytes, not half through the first
lcgrce OF their initiation. The hoppcrs are
not to be caught ut all. Once in action, they
are to circulate freely, until lost or worn
put they are never to he redeemed The
Government is to issue them, and keep ON
ioing it, From the Governments cornuco-
'ia is to issue perpetual stream of clean,
bright, new green hoppers, having las
nearly as possible a uniform purchasing
powcr.' of course, hoppcrs will fuctuaic
n power somewhat, hut in general they will |
'c very uniform, while the eifetc monarchics |
abroad are clinging To variable gold and
liver Anyway, there will he enough, and |
hat is more than ever has been yct.-N y. |