The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-27


Conaidering tho utter want of organizs-
tion Of our forces, the strong feeling and
predjudice OF the old parties, who regard
party more than the true interests of the
country, the enormous and corrupt infu-
ence Of money and liquor that were free
ly used by the enemies against US, and the
false and slanderous charges Of commu-
nism and socialism so freely circulated by
O venal press, we made glorious fight for
the rights Of labor, not only in this dis
trict, but throughout the whole country.
We hold the balance OF power in the dis
trict, State and Nation. increasing our
vote from less than two hundred thousand
to over one million in one year. This was
great achievement in one campaign. An
other such victory will bring relief to our
beloved and suffering country.
II il vain to look for relief from either
Of the old parties. They are both con.
trolled and operated in the interest OF the
money powe-, which has its grip on the
throat Of labor, and will strangle or enslave
IT, Labor in all its forms is moi tagged to
the money power is over eight billions of
public and private debts, which must de
paid out Of the proceeds Of labor. The en-
ormous interests paid out on these debts
10 taken directly from the productions of
labor, and very large proportion of this
grinding wealth in the hands Of the money
power, Is entirely exempted from bearing
its shere Of the expenses OF the State or
Nation. Is il any wonder that labor is op-
pressed, ragged and hungry?
Why is all our property reduced in VAL
ne to reduce the perchsising power Of mon
ey and bonds? Why are war taxes, salar.
les and expenses Of all kinds accumulated,
when your means of-payina them are al
most wiped out? Why is IL that, now re-
sumption has taken place your circulating
greenbacks are being contracted, by con-
version into Eve and ten thousand dollar
bills, to be boarded up with the gold and
silver in the Treasury? 1t is to oppress Ia
Dor and enrich the money power. Why
did the late Congress vote the reservation
Of land with supply Of food and clothing
to a tribe Of savage Indians, and refuse to
aid the intelligent farmer and loboring
man In the same way, TO settle on home.
steads. 1t is because the phyocritical
leaders Of both the old parties are in the
ring with the money power and disregard
the interests of the people. With hones
ofice-holders and just laws, these thing
would not take place.
You will remember that as the green
back currency was contracted, valu
shrunk, business becomes improbable, la
borers were thrown out of employment
and children commenced crying for bread
This was not the result Of an accident, O.
caused by any rule Of trade. II was .,ths
legitimate result Of a well-arranged plar
by the united money power of this countr
and Europe 10 reduce the value of prope,
ty and wages, thereby increasing the pun
chasing power Of money and bonds. Tw
hundred Democratic and Republican bar
kers in Congress, elected by the votes c
the people they betrayed, helped to carr
out this plan. which was little less tina
Wholesale robbery. This was done unds
the plea OF honest money! simply to dive
public attention from the fraudulent tarn
action in oppressive bonds.
If the usuers wanted honest money
why not make it honest by law? VIII
make three or four qualities of money
circulate among our people. and all
different value by law-gold a full leg
tender for bondholders only the doll
Of four daddies' demonetized, the trade dc
lar to cheat the laborer, and the greenba,
only 4 partial legal tender? This W
done TO aid the money power to shave Il
people-to make the rich man richer al
the poor man poorer. To force the mo
ey, which was made unequal in law,
become equal in fact by the contraction
its volume, the money power shrunk I
value fall the property ofthe country OF
half, or fifteen billions Of dollars and spre
ruin and bankruptcy all over the land.
The money power does not want bc
est money honest bonds, or any thi
honest; II would spoil their way of maxi
aliving. They do not like green backs,
cause they bear no interest and cost lal
nothing. They do like bonds because Il
oppress labor and exempt she holder fr
paying his honest share Of the public
psnses and taxes. They do not like
yer, ard therefore demonetized it, beca
the Redeemptionists upset their ia
and split silver, and place his Almig
FIAT on their profession; hence they
use 70 take it in payment for their Dor
The faith Of the nation is pledged to
payment OF the bonds-a refusal to pay
reputation. No lover of the country
be a repudiator. II the representatives
labor controlled Congress, and would T
an act reducing the value of the bonds
per cent, II would injurs the bondhol
but little, and yet 1t would be to that
tent repudiation, and be condemned by
right minded men. The faith Of the
tion is pledged to protect your title
your farm under your patent, and any
made by Congress reducing the value
your farm is just as much repudiation
to reduce the value Of my bond.
Your 81 900 farm or homestead is
as much entitled 10 the protection Of
law a. my thousand dollar bond. If
why not? Is the money or bonds Of
drone more sacred than any other kin
property Of equal value?
Iii be right 70 brand the party
would bylaw srink the value Of the b
ss repudiationists or communist, whit
admitted, IL is certainly right and pr,
to brand the party who did by law 81
the value of the farm or homestead, ,
tho same disQrnceful name of rem