The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-03


a few days since saw IN leading Republican
paper n your state the following jubi-
liant announcement 1.-The best kepuhli-
can speech Of the campaign thus far
the shooting 81 Dixon In Mississip-
such Republican speeches made In this and
subsequent cam paigns. lie wants more kill
ings 20 take place IN the southern States. II
Killed south ~ the Potomac and the Ohio
rivers every such item will he 80 much party
capital 10 TINT editor; he will make suicide
der der And when actual murder runs short. he
will supply the political market: he will meet
the demand: he will kill them himself: he viii
transform himself into moster Of murder on
paper, for the sake 81 parry success az ne ap-
preaching elections. once heard IL said that
In whatever direction q mans interests lay
there you ought 20 look for bis tracks. This -
certainly safe rule by which 20 Judge poti-
cal party. The Republican party u the only
party on earth whose interests are advanced
by riot. violence. disorder. resistance 10 law,
therefore charge that now. ns heretofore. i'm
the supremacy ~ carpct-bagism. every plan,
scheme, prayer. hope. and purpose Of that
party IL ON the side Of lawlc<sncss and crime
IN the south: on the side OF their own mani
fest gain IL they can thus infinme the Northern
mind Would you believe witness under oath
IN one ~ Your courts on question 81 con-
tract or damages. II he was as much inter-
esfed ON one side ~ the case a. the Republican
leaders and newspapers are IN making you be-
licvc that the people 81 the south are horde
at their fhroatst do not think you would.
But we are now saiuted on all hands by the
Republican leaders with noisy and affected
glcc over what they call a resumption 81 specie
payments and mn imaginary revival Of bush
ness. After driving prosperity out ~ the
country. and blighfing the homes OF millions,
the Secretary Of the Treasury announces that
specie payments Of debts are "A fixed fact and
have come "a stay. DO you think that Is tFlle7
ID you think the debts Of this country, public
snaed Can mr. you T pay , your debts debts IN that
wayf You owe your ncighbor a hum
dred dollars and ON the day n falls
NOTES ~ National hank inst across the street. n
Your neighbor has been 70 hear sherman or
Foster. and he believes specie payments are
here. and he demands specie. You have also
heard that everybody has resumed specie pay
ments. and you 20 AZ once 10 the bank, pre-
sent its notes. and ask for specie across the
counter. With slight grin Of contempt for
In rrrenbacks in redemption of the bank
notes you tender him. That Ii all you will get
there. You commence. then. seriously inquir-
ing where you can get the specie with which
who IL still waiting ! will tell you how YOU
can get IL. There Is place In the city OF
1rh can pae @
mand coin. II you will therefore, take the
cars there, hire somebody 10 show you the
place when you reach there, and policeman
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vicinity Of Wall street, You will be in a fair
way to enjoy the luxury OF making one specie
payment II you live 10 get home. What pre-
cious boon this Is 10 you. How devoutly
thankful you ought 10 be that the currency
has been so contracted that your property has
shrunk nearly one-half in value and the very
torn out in order TO reach such glorious con-
summation. Surely this priceless blessing
will compensate the country for ali ats losses
and suffcringsi Sherman and Foster and their
kind Of people say it will Seriously, do you
agree with fhemf Does not the whole thing
look more like "barlen ideality." as the old
than ,he restv If sp 70 And VET
on this state Of facts. triumphant shout 10
raised that specie payments have been re-
sumed. end Secretary OF the Treasury Il run
more brazen and perfectly .transtare false
hood has not, In my Judgment, been pro-
claimed In the nineteenth century. There II
simply no resumption at ALL and no such thing
as specie payments in existence In this counr
try. There Il a bold and audacious attempt TO
deceive the people on this point, but II win
fail.
will tell You what has been accomplished,
and all that has been accomplished. For many
years the grecnback was quoted below coin i'm
value, solely from the fact that the Govern
mcnf refused 10 receive il for customs. and
authorized the bondhOlder 20 refuse IL in pay
ment OF interest. and, after the act Of March,
1853, in payment also Of the principal Of the
bonds.
II was thus currency sfigmatized from the
beginning by the Government itself rs an in
ferior currency. and its total destruction was
demanded and constantly threatened byavcry
powerful class. In this way II was kept below
par, judged by the coin standard. but within
the last two years an aroused and indignant
public opinion has secured for II a different
treatment NJ the hands OF its enemies Con-
gress has, by law. put stop 70 its further de-
sfruction. and thus declared that II shall re-
main the money Of the country This gave
II place in the estimation Of the world
IL had not before possessed, and the
gold gamblers and jobbcrs In New York
began 10 abatc their sncers. and TO won
der IL what they had 50 long and 80 felic-
ftously STYLED arag baby" had not really be-
come a giant in strength, and made himself
permanently NJ home in the United States
The polite mention OF dishonest money and
"grecnback lunatics'' became less frequent
In certain quarters when the representatives
Of the people declared that the grcenback dol
lar should not he driven out, but should re-
main with the people. And when, In addition
70 this. the agitation Of the subject In Congress-
drove the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 M
nounce that At given time he would receive
the grccnback for customs duties. fits value
rose 20 the equal Of any other money In the
world. II did ~ because the Governments
which created Il gave II fun credit. An eQnne-
ization Of our different kinds Of currency hao
been effected. and this fact, brought about
mainly by Democratic Congress, and In spite
Of Republican opposition, II now seized upon
and declared 20 be specie resumption accom-
plished BY John Shermani
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