The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-10

depress the great body or American freemcn, the bone sinew of the re- public.
 The National bank leagues in threatening to close mp their circula- ton and issue, imagined that they could create such panic that the wheels of government would be brought to a stand still, and that Congress would be forced to recon. sideration, or that the Executive would be forced to come to their re lief and interpose his veto to save them. One or two days, however, ot this strategy convinced Congress and the people of their impotency to effect the destruction of our conner cial and business relations, and that we were likely to survive the panic they were contemplating, and when just as we had surmounted all the imaginary or apparent disaster like ly to ensue, and the crisis was over and likely to have resulted in great good and the saving of millions of dollars to the government and peo. pie, Mir. Hayes appears upon the seens,-he whom all fair minded and impartial men were bound to regard as an usurrer of the office and name and title of President of the United States for four years, by fraud and in opposition to the solemnly expressed verdict at the ballot box by the sov sreign people and to perpetuate and add to his infamy as one of the last acts of his administration, inserposes the prerogative invested in hlm and vetoed the bill, thus lending and rendering aid aud assistance to the monisd ring whose influence he could not resist or overcome, and with whom in all probability he was in league as speeulator in stocks and an interested holder in tho D or 6 per cent. bonds in his own lndi- vidual interest, while exercising the functions of an offics in which It be- came his duty that he should guard and protect the public interest and the welfare of the people, but which he has so outrageouslv, violently and premeditatedly abused by this un- warranted display of his fraudulent ly assumed prerogativs.
 We are not alone in our views and belief as to his supposed complicity and interest in the banks and the 5 and 6 per cent per cent. bonds. These ideas are current everywhere, and the suggestion and remark was make to us by worthy and intelligent citizen of our place, That if President Hayes drew his salary MONTHLY in advance he doubt less invested the same in the and 6 per cent. bonds and was realizing interest in advance on his salary and was no doubt deeply interested in the national banks himself" This supposition, at least, was natural, when we consider that salary of $50, ,000 per year drawn monthly, ID advance, and thus invested would prove very handsome and profita ble transaction in speculating in government bonds and playing Into the hands of thls monster power, which now threatens the destruction of the dearest rights and liberties of the people.
 His approval would have reduced the outstanding interest from 5 and 6 to 3 per cent and have saved hun dreds of tn ,usands of dollars to the government.
 This last imperious decree of MT. Hayes deserves the execration and condemnation of an enlightened pub lie, and will not be forgotten by the toiling millions so completely ground under by this monster power. We greatly fear that the influence which money exerts over our legislation, not only National but State, will soon render our people ssrfs to the monied aristocracies and political demagogues of the land who now boast publicly over the control and purchase of Congress and State leg islatures in their interest.