The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-13

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will ratify il If an opportunity is Of
fered.
The way in which the dominant party
keeps good faith with the people is
strongly exemplified by the bills and
recommendation before the House
and Senate this winter.
The campaign was fought and won
by them on the "let well enough
alone issue. No disturbance of finan-
ces; no change of any sort in pub
lie affairs, the present status being
"well enough" and Republican can
didate was elected on the strength OF
these asseverations, repeated from ev-
cry rostrum in the country. How do
they mean to carry out this policy?
Let Mr.. Hayes recommendation of
the destruction ofgreenbacks, and the
hot fgh for the passage of the fun
ding bill, speak as to the truth of
their desire to leave the finances of
the country as they are. Mr.. Gar
field, in his letter Of acceptance, con-
graduated the country on its credit
abroad based on the. perpetuity of the
greenback, thus currency which he
glorified as being on a par with the
money of the world; and every one of
his .henchmen repeated in chorus,
''greenbocks are at par, the financial
question is settl,d on this basis" and
Mr.. Garfield was elected. But every
Greenbaeker, from Washington to the
western wilds, and from Chicago to
Mobile, declared that it was a false
pretense, and that warupon the green
back was the first principle in the fall
sifed policy. Swift on the assembling
of Congress came Mr.. Hayes mes
sage with absolute obstruction ot
greenbacks as its one definite desire.
This was leaving finances as they are,
just as they left coin payment of bonds
as it was, when they honeyfuggled the
people with the words, payment in
coin,' until the liabilities were assum.
ed. then changed it to payment il
gold by demonetizing silver. They
now propose to leave finance alone af
ter they have destroyed greenback!
and made silver the slave of the ma
tional banks; money for the purpose o
the rich man, who deals in it as com
modify, but not money for the poo
man who cannot pay his debts with it
and not money for the Government
because it can not liquidate its bond
with it. What a shameless lie hav
these financial steerers put upon de
frauded peoplel
Keeping pace with this movemen
is another to increase the size of tn
silver dollar to the gold Standard
This also in the interest Of banks an
dealers in silver certificates. VIII
mint silver at all when it is demoni
tized? Why pile up in the vaults G
the Treasury stamped bullion whic
cannot pay the debts of the nation @
of the nations taxpayers? 1t is tn
song of the deceivei sung to lull tn
perception of the people while thei
money, the money wet with the
blood and stamped with their achieve
ments, is wrenched from them. 1t wi
vet again be drenched with blood el
that shall be.
One of the first bills come befol
the House was one to repeal the Ia
requiring a stamp on bank checks
This bill also, is wholly for the ric
mans benefit, to remit his tax on tt
money pouring into his hand throul
speculation. 1t. cannot benefit po'
men, nor was it SO designed; poor me
laborers, have no use for bank check
they do not pay with them nor do thu
receive them, they get their pay us
ally in demonitized silver. 1t is Il
man with bank account, the spec
lator, the stock broker, the roilroi
magnate and the politician who u
bank checks, and their servitors
Congress are loyalty trying to relie'
them from this tax upon their ill-gc
ten wealth.
The only movement toward cha
ging the poor mans present tax h
been in the shape of the refundil
bill, which straps his burden to |
shoulders for half a century to com