The examiner., 1881-12-03
Have the People Cause to Complain
[Continued from last week. l

[Continued from last week.
 Twenty years ago party came into power, which for years had buffeted the waves of prejudice and selfishness, with small beginnings of here and there little band of honest, sincere and determined men. poor, despised and rendered odious by the sneers of the seIf-styled aristocracy, yet nobly and manfully they struggled onward, bearing aloft the banner of hu- manity and freedom ; step by step truth and right advanced on the strongholds of error and might, until they had the satis- faction of seeing their banner unfurled to the breeze above the capitol dome, and their leader, Abraham Lincoln, placed in the presidential chair. No sooner, how ever, had they gained control of the gov ernment than they found their opponents were not willing to abide the result of the ballot. The defeated partisans now wild with passion and prejudice, were deter mined to plunge the country into 8 civil war; But man, conscious of the right eousness of his cause, was at the helm. He called for men to man the ship, and the answer came from the hills of New England and Western plains, from the farm, factory and the work bench in the shape of thousands of gallant boys who sprang into the ranks, fired with their zeal for the cause of humanity and free dom. Slavery was a wrong they could see and appreciate it was an exhibition of mere physical strength, compelling those who were their physical interiors to be their servants. But what shall these men say if we point them to the dearest evidence of plots and schemes entered into by their professed friends and leaders to forge anew the chains they broke, and place on the necks of the people, 8 yoke that for years and years should compel them all to be the mere hewers of wood and drawers of water Of their intellectual superiors.
 Listen, again the Captain calls, not this time for men but money to arm, equip, feed and clothe those who have placed their lives at the disposal of the country, when To, suddenly, as if by magic, the gold, silver, and even the coppers, have disappeared and the call of the govern ment is met by the bankers and brokers making terms it was impossible for it to comply with. They had foreseen the ne- cessity of the government and had count ed on being able to take advantage of the situation to rob and plunder the people. But liberty was not to be overcome. In her struggles with the slave aristocracy on the one hand, and the bank aristocracy on the other, he gave birth to an infant deliverer, which. when she held in her arms was hailed by acclamations of joy from the people. Like Hercules of old, it showed signs of it's mighty strength in it's cradle. It armed, equipped and paid the soldiers. Sent by them to their several homes, it fed and clothed their families. It passed readily from merchant to man. ufacturer, thence to the laborer, to the farmer, to the doctor, to the lawyer, to the minister, to the milliner who sent it to the New York importing mero hant, and he in turn, to discharge his taxes, handed it back to the government, from whence it was sent, where, having performed It's mission, it could turn to the bankers and ask them if their gold could have done any better.
 
 founded. They saw their victim, the gov ernment slipping from their clutches. The government now had no need of their gold. They could keep it locked up in their vaults, and gloat over it as much as they pleased, for by the aid of it's deliverer the government could draw upon the re- sources of the country, and prosecute the war with the utmost vigor.
 The bankers game was up they could not face the young Samson that had ap- peared to confront them. But wait, says some one, more bold and villainous than the rest let us see if this Samson has not 8 Delilah in his household whom we can bribe to betray him. A plan is agreed upon. Trace the result. Congress is sur- rounded by their hirelings, and the tinkle, tinkle of their potent metal answers con- brought against their proposed measure. There scheme becomes law, and the fatal words are placed on the back of the lyoung giant, Receivable for all debts public aud private, except duties on i'm ports and interest on the public debt. " Now mark what follows. The young Hero agaln goes forth, unconscious that his locks have been shorn. He travels the same road unloading the debts of the peo- pie on his way, and gladdening the hearts of all with whom he comes in contact. Again his footsteps are turned homeward /; but To !! the door of his own home is closed in his face, and the nation he has come to deliver is the first to cause his dishonor. The merchant, who now brings him to pay his taxes, is told to read the inscription on his back. He reads, then asks those in authority what he must have to discharge the debt he must pay to the government. The answer is, gold. But where shall get the gold? ?" Of those who have it to dispose of, of course. The banker sees him coming and laughs in his sleeve, and chuckling, says to himself, 1" the trap is 6 good one, how charmingly it works, there