The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-23
Hunhus Political Eeonsnists.

MunbuS Political EeoDonlSto.
: The student vi History must n
mark the feet that there IL scarcel
, . change 10 tho mode suggested Z
alleviate hard times by the none
thorists Of today and their breth
. rem OF the days Of William and Ma
. nv. Of glorious memory. or tn
French Republican 6naDciers Of tn
} revolution. We cite these instance
J because the theorists Of those time
had even Q better basis for tbei
money issue" than those Of to-day
CHANTING that tho want OF none!
he's produced the present and lon(
contioued depression OF American
industries, which 10 not . fact, wha,
remedy 70 proposed BY the fnsncis
doctors who swarm our uewspapel
o@ees, our streets and highWsys
that 10 not - ridiculous % tho thee.
~ OF corporation credit suggested IN
1854. which was to DO made current
by common consent, and was claim.
ed that 1t would be more safe and
useful than money. Do not the
present breed Of political projectors
suggest with AZ vehement animation
that % Issue ofgreenbscks will work
. miracle, suoh a. 1sreal never 90.
joyed even when tho Lord cent them
heaps Of qusils and . daily shower
OF mama. Hugh Chamberlsyne In
the 18th century, proposed the
same joyous result for bis Land
Bank scheme. There would b no
taxes. yet the exchequer would be
overaowing," ssys Nscauley Ia pill.
lorying this pinchbeck political
economist, ''There would DO no DOOR.
The income Of every land owner
would b. doubled. The profits Of
every merchant would ne Increased.
Tho only losers would be the mon.
led men, those worst enemies of the
nation, who had done more injury
to the gentry aud yoemsnry than an
army" IL there any diff.
ference In this logic than that now
used BY the modern cure-alls?
And did not France in tho 18th
century try this same land scheme
OF Chamberlayne, and With what
result? +t.
Let the student Of history turn to
Theirs French Revolution and he
will coon learn what value there u in
paper money secured by tho faith
Of q nation" the lands conflscated
from church and gentry. backed,
even by the severest penal laws !
against ito depreciation, when there |
ls not . coined cent for cent" in
bank for Ito redemption against the
Jay It Il demanded.
The truth IL, these fellows are all
luacks: Quacks unworthy Of con.
whose ideas are 40 old 40
government and have been explod.
ID . hundred times. or whom put in
'ractice bsnkrupted tho nation that
Eas 20 idiotic % to do It.
Money does not alone constitute
wealth. These people think 1t dos
.hile ten chances to one they are
Wing In . better house. to-day than
hey ever lived In before, srs better
edand better cloeAsd. while yet thew
and whine Of poverty, and
'hen pressed to tell wherein thew
70 poor complain that they cannot
et enough money. or that money IL ,
ct a. plenty a. It once was. +,
Who will deny that Nstchitocbes ,
artsh is richer to-day than che wss ,
'hen the var closed. than in 1870 or ,
s7A. 10 all that constitutes perms. +,
ent wealth to . people and couo I
y. Our fsrmhouses are better. our
fook and fencing IL better, we are
lore free from debt, We have more
md 10 cultivation than at any time ,
nee tho VA, and yet there wss 3
'ore money. aye. i've to ono and I
erbaps much more. In 1854 than :
oW. i
We know It to be = fact that perm.. a
ent improvements have been going Z
. In proportion % money became y
and will come Of these learn.
Doctors tell us whys
We ore not wanting any tinkeripe !,
'th the money affairs Of America o
~. beyond the full retaliation Of
'ver coin. and tho repeal Of the RI
Z on State Bank iesue. A season Il Il
John 6bermsn'S power 10 con. Ii
lct b quite enough to warn 10 q
atnse . Brick Pomroy's en- Of IN. Ut
ton. stt ii
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