Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-28

them In money. aud We give them
| the monopoly Of that right"
! Thatis what the republican, party
meant. That 10 Whist thev bavo
always meant, to strike down the
green ack circulation. to strike down
the government paper, aud let the
national baaks Of this country have .
monopoly of the currency. aud. - the
secretary Of the treasury says, 'ts.
sne all tho money the country
needs"
"We are about to withdraw from
circulation the greenbacks Of TIE
country"
Aud they would have been with.
drawn it the democratic party In the
providence of God had not come In
aud stopped that little game Of the
senator from Ohio aud his compeers.
They commenced TO retire them
they commenced to destroy them and
they did destroy them down to $780,
O00, 900, aud then the democratic con.
gress seut here by the people put their
voto on it a"d said, "rhus Tar shall
thou go. aud no farther aud hsrs
shall your destruction OF tho green.
backs Of the country STOP" E1rthers
| I'VE are about TO retire aud CANCEL
our notes by the provisions Of this
act. We, are about to give them the
monopoly Of the circulation sf this
country, the sole and exclusive priv.
,leys Of issuing paper money. We
have destroyed the state banks. And
now what do we require in returnl
That they shall joiu "a la reducing the
burdens Of the public debt; that they
shall bear some little of their sharo
of tile loss Of income which every
tolder OF the public securities must
suffer-"
| '.Sir, national banks would be-
very unwtse indeed to make issue on :
the question. II any man here is,s
friend of the Mational-bamk svstem.
| can claim 10 be. was here at hIe
cradle, introduced the otlgimal bank
ing bill and advocated II, aud aleos
Introduced the amendment to II. and
saw IL passed. But IL | believed no0
that the banks OF the United Stasoo
we're unwilling 70 aid ~ III fsd6ctug
the rate Of interest on the public do6e
to the extent of the limited sacrinoo6
they are called upon by this bill -
msk-, should certainly chan9o vSfy
much my opinion, Of them and Of ~!
Whole systcm." J" s
want the senator nov to ckanGo
his Opiliion. They defoAfed hlo 6sIls
a. he xfterward said; ttey csune f6tS
the halls OF congress, aecordine q
the senator' from Ohio, took tke ~
resentatives OF The people BY efo
throat, and defeated this very 1aGtos
lstiOn. Has he changed his Qnl1t66S
about the systemf ls he Wf1ll5f e
day to make good what ho then I'D
they would not tome In aud 4ok8:
lms nmitsa secrince 20 heip - ~
dfminish The fMIeresE 10 raid ~
wouid ehsnge bic oplnion of 49,
Wn9is system. nnd iortRsr +
o0 :, 10y oelieve tnese = egx
..ost' uiMcuisy ~ snSs Ays9 ~ ~ s.
tney lose py y y nve peroonte 49,
W0ftn par u goid. what - e9Qy
1850 oy taxing one.thiro ~ 49,
oouos ~ per cents AnotDor0olIdet ~
~ per ceus,. and another third ~
per oent.e they p0ssloly toee neno
nsti OF per cont. ol the tnteeeet eAls
the ponds that 10 al" q 81 ssss3s'
Attorward vote vas takan, a9e
tnis Dill WAS defeated IN the A14ee ~;
representatives. The senat6t t1Iel
ONO deilvered Wall q lamentetl09 ~
~ regard 20 this Action IA the toWee
nouse OF c0neress. aud - ssetse0 III
notice and put up0n;reoOrd shie ~
lou Of the national bapks = of k4e oeolls
ry ana their iailure to cone y 49,
rescue OF tho people IL dimt1tehl
inc luterest on the public bonds.
ssld after the bill had failed
=! wish now TO record my i1e1Ib66s
ate Judgment that in thisseonelnele1:
70 which We have been compealsd ~
arrise ny the action Of the houee -
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