Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-12-23
Deprec intiOn Of Greenbacks b!
senator Bsyard


For tho Republican.
MgssRs. EDrrols We have been
looking around for some time since our
Senator offered his resolutions to take
from the Greenbacks their legal tender,
or face value, trying to find out his OBJ
isct or reasons for 80 doing. We have
stated one or two points that he is try
ing 10 make.
Let US see II We have not another
point that can be given to show cause
why LIE is not to be considered the
mouth peice OF the monied class, or the
aristocratic portion Of the country.
Some few years ago city official, OF
the same party as the Senator himself,
in conversation with Senator Bayard
on finance, brought this remark forth
from him. Ever since the christian
era, capital and labor have been at
war, and in every case capital has won,
and 1t is my intention to keep the democ-
racy OF delaware on the winning
side" -,
The Senator is on the winning side
now, that Is, on the side Of capital to
the detriment of his constituency who
are tillers of the soil, and laborers In
general. BY divesting gresnbacks OF
their legal tender value, into VIII oss
hands can the Senator be playing 7
The greenbacks or treasury notes are
in good condition, they are received ny
all who handle money in preference 10
silver; (go,d We have none) no one
loses anything, no one refuses to take
them for their face value, and every
body who tolls and labors for liveli-
hood are satisfied with them. why
then, are they to be disturbed Sim
ply from the Senator's reasons III the
past, to be on the side of capital, or
the "winning side.'
Labor all over christendom Is IN the
throes and meshes of capital 20 day,
here and there we find one or two good
men who are contending for the beneht
of the laboring masses, but IN nearly
all cases those in power are working Tor
the "winning side of capita"
The present Senator comes to US from
a long line of ancestral greatness To- his
present position the Barons from Eng
land claim to inherit from divine right
and to pass to posterity the same rights
and power they possess but The day
and generation we hope have passed by
for apy one, OF class Of men to expect
to return to it, or to continue II. YET
the language of the Senator inc!ines US
to think that as he has risen to emil
nence through ancestry thai he must be
true to his heritage, discard labor and
legislate for capital as the "winning
side"
Some wears ago the President Of France,
a good soldier, crowned with fame'
dictated to the people; he was irnme.
diately invited to private life; and not
requiring the second hint, he stepped
down and out of office; and now when
wa have our Senator acting against
labor for the benefit Of capital ana the
money power Of the nation, iorgetiui
Of the rights of his constituency, ne
should be invited by his State through
the people to follow President Mona
hon.
Secretary Sherman in the Ohio cam
paiep. said that "the present improve
ment Of the times was owing to the IN
nux Of gold, and the coming OF silver
in our mints, having inflated the curren-
cy." Now the times are getting 700
good for Senator Bayard, and he de-
sires to destroy 100000 900 dollars in
the pockets Of the people, and cause
the return to depression and to power
Money in the pockets Of the people
make them somewhat independent, but
poverty brushes the very life and spirit
out of them SO those who come to high
office through ancestry, desire to keep
the people poor, and subordinate to
capital while said capital, now repre-,
sented in Wall street, New York, Will
secure to said persons the continuance
in Office, and ii possible, advancement:
Ia this the tombstone of our SENATOR
Let us wait and watch, and in a Short
time We will have the answer.
Yours truly, U.