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

business; here is the law as l have read 1t. |
and you have only to sail in, and as Shake: |
speare says, put money. youl purse.''
"Now understaad,' says I, "that the |
may be that the people will not take our
money" "Ah, - said he, with smile,
''you have not read the law: And when
said bank notes are properly signed SO that
banks may issue such as money!" "Here,"
said, i, 81 thought nothing was money but
gold and silverf' "Oh," says he, 1--WE only
say that to catch gudgeons. ''Then,'
but calling it money don't make it money"
"Ah," says he. "that is because you have
not read far enough in the law" He
reads: "And such bank notes shall be re-
ceived at par for all debts, public or pri-
yate, except interest on the public debt"
"What." says /, 'make our notes legal ten
der in time of peace. I thought we could
make nothing legal tender but gold and sill
yer in time Of peace" ''There is trick in
that. The Government cannot make its
Government make its soldiers take our notes
ut parY' sYes.' "And Government
cierksp' "Yes." "And Congressmens''
"Yes." And bondholdersf" Gentle
men, don't ask too much" said he, 'be
content to know that it is the best system the
world ever saw" Laughter.l
How many soldiers are there here! Let
them hold up their hands. la show of
hands In different parts of the house.1 Yes
l see there are plenty here. God bless you:
/ was down there with you in the jaws Of
hell and death, and those are the laws that
place you in the grasp OF rich men who
speculated on the misfortunes Of both armies
the laws Of our degradation. A voice.
4" Three cheers for General Weaverw They
were given with will. The speaker con-
tinued: And you vote to keep it on the
statute booksl Gentlemen, how do you
like the Third National Bank of Spring.
field: l will ask you one more question.
do you think tine banks should be run ac-
cording to the business interests Of the
couatry? Mr.. James Garfield, good Re-
publican, said in a discussion with me on
the floor of Congress: "Instead of banks
being controlled by the interests Of the
country, they are controlled by the bond
Now you see the necessity for third par.
ty. Wewant three kinds of money-g0ld,
silver and paper-and all issued by the Gov
eminent, and not by the National Banks.
We want bank notes taken up and Green
backs put In place Of them. We want to
put gags in the Jaws of the railroad monop.
olies and compel them by law to carry you
and your products for fair remuneration.
We do not want, after having fought to lib
| crate millions of slaves, to turn around and
| enslave forty million of freemen. We want
| every man to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
How are YOU going at itI First-Govern:
| ment to call in all National Bank notes and
\ lsSuC oIttuDdChS III tuclT tiaCos OCC-
| ond-Pay off the bonds in legal-tender
Government notes, and If they won't
have it, then God Almighty has hid
away in the bowels of the earth enough
silver to pay the balance in coin if
they want it. If they insist on coin, let
them back up their cart and take 1t. No
Greenbacker want to issue Greenbacks in
an unlimited amount. 1t Is an old re-
yamped lie to say we do, but we do say that
the Executive and the Representatives oi
the people know their wants better than q
| few favored individuals working tor theil
own interests. why" said Garfield,
'that would be to make the Treasury greai
big bank of issue and concentrating toe
much power in the Government" said
to him: '"Tbere is no sense in such objec.
tions. Who issues bonds to-day? The
Treasury. Who issues the Greenbacks!
The Treasury. Who issued the National.
Bank notes in the first place, and then gave
them to the rich men? The Treasury. The
Treasury issues every dollar, and then give.
away every dollar of it to the rich men o
the country"