The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-20

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, grteubscks into bonds, knowing, as the.
do, that these Rreenbacks stand as sodu Q
fire bet,ceen their designs ana me peopse
What is their purposer Simply to enslav'
the peopIe 20 their rule and extortion
Let them be "dnathsnid rndrdndmd!'
They are scheming TO stop the coinage o
silver and the issuing OF silver-certlncate
for the same purpose. Should they sue
iceed. II would be death-blow to the pre-
sent rapId development OF the South ant
West and Of the whole country, and pu
them at the mercy Of the great money cen
tres and ~ the factories, &C.. Of the East
Again: The Treasury is overfiowing
and this same class OF people, with thu
bankers for Spokesman, combining viii
the mercantile and manufacturing monopo
lists OF the East. are demanding deple
ton OF the Treasury under the "Cheap
John +" cry Of economy, and with them arr
also combining the eastern railroad inter
ests. What Is their purpose Why, for
sooth, to stop the Improvement OF oui
rivers and the construction OF railroads IL
the South, and from the West to
southern ports, for this will divert trade
from Its present centres to more southern
ports, and shut up factories, foundries, &c,
In the East, while starting them up in the
South and West. The fact is, the eastern
people are making war on all other sec
tons. Win they allow me TO remind them
OF Hercules and the shaker The Yankee
Is smart and more tricky than the FOX. Inc
South and West, when they come 10 nnder'
stand their true interests and the game that
,s pIayinp upon them-with seven Jacks In
the Yankees sleeve-may take notion 10
throw him I'D in blanket and practice on
him with their revolvers, and the sooner
the better.
We must unite and secure surplus OF
at least 500, 900, 900 yearly in the Treasury
for the improvement OF our rivers and
harbors and the construction OF navy
strong enough TO protect our commerce
and TO command the respect OF the world.
We want Cuba. We mean to have It,.
We will have to fight for IL, OF course. Let
us now prepare a navy TO meet that con-
tingency. Interested knaves will OF course
chop moral logic. Let them chop away.
We can't stop to hear their nonsense.
Again: The prosperity Of each and every
section, when not the result OF unjust par
tial legislation, is the prosperity Of every
other, aud vet the laws may be so shaped
as 10 enrich particular section by plum
dering every other; and this the East has
been doing from the foundation OF this
Government. Under negro rule the South
was going to ruin; under the rule OF man
It is progressing rapidly. The negro is
an indispensable factor in the progress,
civilization, and wealth OF the whole
nr
office.holder. For this he is wholly in
capac,tated by the fat OF his mental
and moral organization. AS voter he Is
the mere tool Of mulsttoes and low dema-
gogues, Of bis so called preachers or medi-
cine-men. Three hundred years OF train
ing has not materially changed his pecu-
liarities. When governed by laws made
by men aud under their control, he Is the
happiest and best.to-do laborer in the
world. and 1t will not be long before, by
his aid, the bulk Of the manufacturing will
be done In the South. A free ballot and
fair count may DO very well for casuists
and dreamers, but 1t adds nothing to the
physical or moral good Of the negro, while
it demoralizes political society and puts
many localities under the control OF charls-
tans and thieves.
Let us devote more time 10 these practi-
cal truths. and less TO nOnsensical theories
Of politicians and mawkish philanthropists.
How long are our people to be Don Quix-
otesY They would do much better by
listening to Sancho PanZo. Let us accept
the fact OF the apparent and wonderful
progress OF America, and make slow and
cautious changes. Let us let well enough
alone. and not experiment with tree that
S growing rapidly, loaded with fruit and
shining with beauty.
4 great people need great revenue, for
/ great revenue Is essential to the great
work before US. We use il not for arms
and armies, not for conquests and the glory
Of slaughter, not to Cypress and burden the
weaker nations. MOI America needs no
money for this. We need it and use it to
,nnoble man. to help the weak, to give
homes and peace to the million. TO make
fruitful the Masterpieces, to feed Europe
With healthy food.
And now a word about the new pro-
posed bankrupt law. Who is asking for
~ Not the honest debtor; not farmers,
lor lawyers, nor doctors; not the people
engaged in the common run OF business;
not the honest merchants, miners, or manu-
acturers. No; none or these. The de-
nand comes from the East--from the same
lsurious class and the great merchants
rom those nests OF sharpers called Boards
Of Trade, whose whole study is to plumber
he people. What is their purposes 1t is
obvious. They generally have prior liens.
Their object is TO speedily sell out their
debtors, secure their own prior liens, and
sacrifice the junior creditors and their
debtors. Now, a bankrupt law giving the
debtor the right at any time TO surrender |
his property to his creditors might be wise
md Just. But law empowering the |
creditor to force his debtor into bankrupt |
y ought not to be enacted. 1t Is ruin to |
he larger portion OF a mans creditors and |
/ whip in the hands OF the d-n usurers.
JOHN 5. SWAMI.
Charleston, W. Va, December 4. 1888
[Mr. Swami speaks for himseHl