The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-10

can't bring prosperity to my family" lGreat |
Now is not that a beautiful law to be |
passed In the midst of the sufferings Of fifty |
millions Of people? And under that law |
they took out Of circulation thirty two |
millions of National Bank currency during |
out Of circulation thirty-two millions of |
Greenbacks and issued tnterest-bearing |
bonds In their place. Now, what effect did
that have on the price OF your property?
Did it not go down, down, Just when you
called on you. Did not these lenders spec
ulate upon YOU thenf / do not say they did
wrong. They had to come and take your
property to save 1t. Laughter. L don't
make war on the rich men, but on the sys-
tenn. Now, after they got your properly
they wanted to sell it again. They say, 81 am
property poor, and cannot get anything for
it.' But q thought strikes them. Con-
gress! Congress! II Congress gives me
would sell at an advance.n Sothese fellows
came on again. 'Be it enacted"-llaugh-
terl-"that all limitations upon the issue of
is hereby repealed; and the said banks may
ISSUE" etc. And Grant signed" [Hisses.
GENERAL Wesver-"I do not understand
the meaning Of these Kisses. II did,
would know how to reply IA voice
"Hissed because Grant signed the BILL
When was boy about ten years old we
lived about forty miles from a store across a
prairie. Now we had no railroads in those
days, and we were frequently without
matches, so father used to keep punk and a
piece Of steel to start fire. Well, we were
very fond of honey, and sometimes mother
would tell us to 60 out and see what we
could find. "Then father would say,
"James, we are out Of honey and must see
He would take his gun and 1 the punk,
matches and ak. and we would find big
tree with o swarm Of bees in it, and the old
man would cut it down and let it fall on
| tie one and let both fall without too great a
crash, and then We would both go for the
gum. Father would cut q hole near where
| The honey was In greatest abundance, and
then he would cut smaller one below.
punk, and he soon has smoke raised.
!" Now, James," he would say, 81 want
you to watch how do this % you can do 1t
wass afye
them away altogether, but just to smoke
them out till We can get the honey and let
them come back and make more, so We can
get 1t some other time" kLanghter.1 Now
thing against you; they only want to get
can smoke you out every ten
years. Laughter Now, in the name
Of common sense where did they ever get
| q few favored individuals. 1t is not Amer
ican, or Democratic and Republican in the
philosophic sense, but 1t is both Democrat
ic and Republican In a modern sense. 1t
takes the substance and lesvse the toiler and
tiller Of the soil the shadow to starve ON.
Is there an Irishman In the audience
[Cries Of "Yes."l ..What country have I
hall, England, Engiand."l Yes, in En-
gland originated the luxury Of, l. A Nation
aI debt; 2. British bonds are exempt from
taxation; 8. The Bank of England is
clothed with power to issue money or take
The British artist ocracy, their lords, dukes
and earls, roll in luxury, and the honest
toiiing millions are on the verge of starva-
tion. Now how many Of you are in favor OF
the English system? (Cries Of sNot one.")
! Now what Is our system? /. We have q
large National debt and it draws higher
rate OF interest than you can raise by labor;
2. We have National Banks with power to
issue money; 3. Under the two laws quoted
they are clothed with power to contract OF
expand the currency at pleasure. Now
, how do you like it? IA voice, "Don't like
. 1t at all.") Then in the name OF heaven
why don't you come out Of the parties that
maze sucn wrongs terrible reality and
, come into the one organized to correct the
, evil: E--. .-s ..tsr -.s-l..--
Now want to show you Greenbackers
. how you may make money easier than rails
, ing corn. How many National Banks have
you in Springfield "a voice. "Two.",
,, Well, in Greene County two are not enough
,, will give you another. in allegory. 1t shal
be strictly under the law, not adding one
.. . jot or title. Now am an attorney and
! como up town one day. MY clients are
but am eating up what had the year be.
, fore. So meet . farmer by the name oi
, Smith and 1 say. Hello, what is making
you look so bluew WHY he says. "th,
! my crop, and l don't know how I am to pa!
my taxes" Just then up steps a doctor
. and ask him the same question. "Oh,
says he, "people are 30 healthy and time
e pay his fee." Now a hog drover come
!. along and joins in the wall, the chinch bug.
|, |, had taken all the grain and there was moth
: ing TO feed to stock. A school teacher 1oinet
= = our group. Said he II cannot pet employ
9 taxes high" SWELL" I say, "there ar
Y i've Of us here and If you listen to me, vii
show you how to take the tax on you
: shoulders. Go andl sell all you hsve'1
: Laughter land convert it into money.
. w ell, they meet me IN q few Gays and te
!. me bv hook and by crook they have raise
= twenty thousand dollars apiece, maxim
o $1OO,O Snow l say )" don't be afraid {
!. go to the bank and get check and i al
y soon dropped at the Sixth street depot il
a Washington. ask policeman the way
I, the Treasury building. He, in pompou
!. "You mean the Treasury Department! !!
- He directs me to walk down Pennsylvan
:. avenue to the long white building. / SOC
y find 1t, and, going in, inquire for the ofh'
:. go in he looks up under the corner Of h
v eye, and asks in gruff voice, "What {
Y, you want?" hand out my 500, 900 checl
J. ~ He glances over il. "Ah! take seat, tai
~ ~ seat, sir! what can I do Tor you th
40 40 for that" "RegisteredY 1 say. "Ye
ie ie how much interest does it drawn, He Al
ae cent. payable in?n ''Gold." Well, Itel
s.srs e. asss f0ss snd dsDo to meet
as 9s my bond and say, ''There is enough mon
e e taxes, either" "what! !" says the fsfme
q mo taxes !' surely you are Joking. II th
ad Said the hog drover: .'who cares i0r b
9. cholera now; bonds don't take that disease
q, The doctor was equally Indifferent wheth
70 the people got sick or remained health
m cried: 'Hurrah! don't care whether scho
y, y keeps or not!" Well, ] next tell my fo
N associates to tell their wives We have bus
~ ~ ness at Washington. and won't be back
l.s . week. SO we are soon ON the lightning e.
no no press with frss pass, for we are supporti
ne the Government now. We arrive in Was
ny ington ami make our way to the same d
~ pertinent. Having f und the prop
No officer we exhibit eur bond. 4" Well,o sa
~ /, "we live out in Missouri. and there q
- ! Of crazy Greenbackers there who say t
e present system Is not honest. They ha
'M already elected four members of Congrs,
Now what we want to know Is whether 1t
~ true. II 1t Is we won't have anything to
,ic with 1t, but II not. we will start bank
ne ns why. my dear sir" said he, 'don't mi
~ ~ them; It is the best system In the world
ION ION NOW, how much National Bank mon
,he .h will you give us ON this?" Said he, "N Min
the Iii hovs nr,v san tho,,ssnsi Grovin, ;n,t.
" estP' He looks Mt us to see II we are Graz
lgsy "Wby, my dear sir, you are mistaken
"a the law. 1t all draws interest right alon
lic, sav to the others: ..WiII Won 90 in with
at IN thts ttjnow Thav saw 7sYou Rot