The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-09

tias | have made the same statemoh'
twice on, the floor of Congress ana no in"u
has questioned its accuracy, r4
Nav consider, fellow-citizens, the erect
of adding 90 per cent. to the burden Oh a''
tba debts and taxes in the United STATES
7 have shown in speech made IN congress
On the 2od of February last, that the pupho
ava private debts of tho United states
T,bicb have been carried over since 1874
anJ still remain unpaid, amount TO niue
lass than $40, O00, 100000. ms denohe'
tigot;on of silver and consequent enhance
',ant ~ GOLD has added therefore IN inc
na; lYhborSood of $1,000, 900, 900 to the dept
burdens of the people; and, MS our taxes
Cow national and local governments amount
70 about $500, 900, 900 a year, it has also
oddad S4OO. 900, 900 year, in practical OF
foot 10 the tax burden of the people. 10
Won wonder that every man VINO IL III ueo.
at ali and every man who pays taxes, groans
nndar the weight Of these obligations,
When You sell your pork at ~, 20 huloreu,
vonr labor at ninety cents day, ana otne,
things in like proportion to pay depts ana
taxas YOU are enjoying the blessings OF sii,
ver characterization. Republicans OF ohlo,
debtors and taxpayers, employers ana
worxinpmen, farmers and tradesmen, now
throw up your hats if you VIII fof onermen'
Foster and gold prices Vote TOR the I've
publican party. Vote against the reStoru'
lion Of the old metallic level OF prices
tLrough the unlimited coinage OF SILVER,
Int dc not growl at hard times, unprontapie
bns;ness. low wages, lack OF employment
,,r,,oonre Of debts and taxes, because tnae
F. That you vote for; and because 80 voting
Won declare your willingness to bankrupt
yourselves and impoverish your taihiiles,
merely TO keep the officeholders OF your
marty fattening at the public CRIB. lngse
are the financial achievements OF tne NC,
nnblicans for which they demand renewal
IF their already unparalleled lease OF power,
Thev claim endorsement for economy WnoI
tbe Teduotions of expenses actually enecteu
hy tbe democratic House show that tney
,,0,,, wasted at least $21 10000 year.
Tbev ask credit for reducing the pupIic
AM when thew have for seven years past
Io u inorea0ed it. They boast OF re-
Finding accomplished by squandering thlr-
teen millions of the public treasure IN COM
missions and double interest, by largely IN
creaino the principal of the debt, and by a
,,oreraI nossacre of business through con,
Fraction of values to reach the gold lever Oh
nyices abnormally sunk by the destrucson
IF half of the metallic money. Ihey oe>
mand the grateful approval OF the people
for having accomplished gold resumption
reoardless of the fact that all their pledges,
of renewed prosperity are ta!sineo, anu
that the four years. march to II Is strewn
with more wrecks of the fortunes, hopes
and happiness of the people than markeu
thn four wears of our tremendous civil war;
ppp1,R1ICAN MoNo-METALIsM VS.. DEMooNAI-
&c BI-METALISM'
Finally. the Republicans claim popular
;rdorsemeut. because of their avoWeo pur
nose To have no further change III the
ffnorca LEGISLATION of the country IheS
taIl NO to let the finance alone; that agita'
tion will only produce mischief, and ina
avarvtb;no is lovely as the laws now stand
FelIow. citizens, it is idle to talk anou'
eitber party letting the finance question
alone The Republican party does not IN
tnnd 10 do it. Did it favor the present law
nrov;dinq for even very limited coinage
IF fla Old silver dollar? No; the grea'
n,oss of the party resisted 1t to the utmost
Tbeir President vetoed it, and 1t was oni.
carried through persistent popular aqua
tion Inv the Western and Southern Democ
racv and the Nationals, before which por
tion of the Republican party weakened AM
voted for the bill. Mr.. Sherman says, IL
his last annual report, that the present Ia"
1rov;dino for the coinage of two mllhonS
NINTH cannot stand without IN time over
throwing the exclusive gold standard IL
hns rrevonted that result heretofore b.
boordino the coined silver as Resumption
f,,rd. hn knows there is limit to the amour
ofmonev which the people will suHeT TO re
main piled in the Treasury, and that IN
dav will come when they will demand ina
a yerv large proportion Of that boarded sll
YER shall be applied to the extlngulshmeih
of the bonded debt and in that way, I'll
country will be forced from the gold ieVe
Of nricss to bi,metallic level. Therefore
bo saws that the time will soon come Whe
this coinage of the old silver dollar mus
cease Neither he nor his party has any IL
tontion tn hermit values to rise above tn
low cold level. Hence, the question mus
,,at ,o sattlad whether we are to have an
maintain the gold standard only, or restor
+be hi.metallic standard by the nnllmlte
coinage OF silver u,,o.o,,,
The two great parties are Sc s9uafeiy -,
issue on this question. Inc "arnei Va.
1 which gave the whole prohts OF cohl9se
the Government, but provided 1of piaclh
5 silver exactly on par with 9oiu III Iospe'
, s,,,1;,,,;to5 COINAGE. and of the issue c
+ cartifcates for silver bullion, passed IL
House after an lntenGe and protracte
, struggle, every Democrat but seven totln
z for the bill and every RepuDiloan,, puv 10y ~.
voting against it. That Dill VIII pass "
Senate next December in spite oil tne opp
! sition of a half a dozen National oani
t and gold-standard Democrats; Inc almo
t complete unity of the Repuohcan parry
q the Senate and House against the DAl' wa
f Mr.. Sherman's know hostility 10 H. aSSu III,
t a veto of that great measure OF relel'
!. contemptibe cowardice OF the hepupiioo
: party Of Ohio in failing to say woln
d this great question is at once an oVlS1e ~
: that the people demand the rellet anu u
4 the Republican party are Determined no'
Q grant it. If that measure were P&sao
is almost all the products of our SILVER mn
n will at once be poured into the channels
q circulation. Certificates of denomlhatio
Il of ten dollars and upwards, redeemaoie
!. coin and represented by the silver deposlte
}, will enlarge our circulating medium a.
n eouse a wholesome rise of prices, stlmui !,
/. ting industry, increasing production li8t
re- ening the burden OF deots anu taHo :"
d giving us prompt and generous lmpu!
le toward removed prosperity.
Ar DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT MONEY vs.. kEPU
N L1cAN MONEY.
I'd The other great finance issue not &C
sidered settled by eiter party is the gu
An ton. Who shall make and issue the pap
L. money-the Government or the Nauol
y banlSsY The Democratic party in Congr'
ld has always favored the Substitution
y Treasury notes for Bank notes The OF
er Democracy this year, true to its p
it, avowals. declares for the gradual vii
IT. dtawal of National bank notes and the ST
ot stitution therefor of Treasury notes; Whit
he in the language of the platform, shall
to receivable for all debts and legal ten'
Dr. Government issues to be regulated up
ial principles established, by legislation
he organic law, SO as to secure the great
he possible stability of values. The Rep
cy Ecan marty intended by the Resumpt