Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-08-18

that TO lessen the tariff on such manufac-
tured articles as their mills were turning
out would ruin them, and deplete the public
treasury, carrying financial disaster to the
country. This kind of sophistry may go
down with the Republican party, but we
need some able and influential Democrats
in Congress and before the people TO show
up Its fallacies and to secure such legislation,
independent of all monoplies, that will give
relief TO the burthened masses whose hard
earned taxes that have been gathered into
the treasury are being squandered by mil,
lions upon these rowing commissions ana
pretended Improvements of rivers, harbors,
| creeks, coves, frog ponds, &c, &c.
Now, my dear sir, how are the masses OF
the people TO be benefited by the removal
of the Two cents tax on each bank check,
when not one in hundred of the laboring
masses ever deposit dollar in bank 10 be
checked out? II the Republican party really
| desired to relieve the masses Of the burthen OF
taxation, why did they not reduce the tax
on salt, matches, leather, wollen and cotton
goods, something which entered into their
daily consumption? But it is not my pur-
pose to discuss these subjects now.
There is another and important ques-
ton to be considered and disposed of dur
ing the Forty Eighth Congress, ! moan the
/
publican party is TO destroy the value of
silver as part of our monetary system and
TO establish gold or single standard, thus
driving silver out of the country and in its
stead encourage the circulation of National
bank notes-a mere promise TO pay-and
which are not redeemable in coin OF any
kind, thus driving both gold and silver out
of circulation as the money OF the people
and compelling the poor man to take these
promises to pay, while the rich man and the
bond-holder will receive the interest upon
his bonds in gold which is again at heavy
premium in exchange for these mere prom
ises to pay.
Now, to avoid this demonstration of sill
yer, and TO keep afloat the money OF the
poor man, silver, that the rich and the poor
may have but one currency based upon both
gold and silver, we must have men in Con-
gress pledged in advance: First, 10 support
bill in Congress to remove all restrictions
on silver coinage-make standard silver dol
lars not only for the United States, but in
case of a surplus supply from our vast silver
fields of the Western States and Territories,
to coin them for the silver using nations OF
the globe. And, second, to issue silver and
gold certificates against both bullion and
coin in the vaults of the treasury for all
sums of five dollars and upwards. Gold
and silver of less denomination should con-
stitute the change OF the country.
The supply Of our mines west of the Mis-
sissppi river and along the Rocky Noun
tain ranges is ample to insure the future
basis of such currency as the Democracy
are in favor Of With paper currency
based upon gold and silver, dollar for dol
lar. and no financial panic or political con-
vulsion could undermine it, Hence the ne
cessty of your people in the Sixth Congress
sonaI District of Maryland sending tried
and true Democrat to the Forty Eghth Con
gress in place of a Republican, which now
misrepresents the people oil the district.
There is not district in the State of Ma
ryland to-day, if truly represented, that
would not be represented by Democrat
The people Of Maryland are Democratic tc
the core. There is but one thing lacking to
secure this representation. That one thing
is unity Of action in the party. Democratic
unity always secures Democratic success
And a strict observance of this unity cannot
be too earnestly urged upon the attention Of
every man in the district old and young
who claims to belong TO and desires the sue
cess of the Democratic party and its prin
cipes.
G. Z, CULVER.
Washington, ID, G., Aug. 8, 1882.