The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-20
has bis voice not been heard except in tones

!, has bis voice not been heard except in tones
| OF cerisien against itf
Other bills were introduced at irregular in.
tervals, but without success. until 1878. Ths
work was done so sneakingly that 8 Senator
declared that the enactment was as com.
pletely unknown 10 the people, and to four
| hfths OF Congiess itself, as the presencs of a
| burglar IN the house at midnight to its
| sleeping inmates.
| When the people compelled its restors.
| ton, these men of cuisines brains" set up
/ the howl of "huzzsrd dollar" and conc) cted
schemes to disgrace ii, and drive IL from ex-
| istence.
The law required its coinage and made it
legal tender. The bonds we're payable in
coiD-gold and silver. The psopie had q
bad been IGNORED by high trusts, would exc
cute the law in good faith, but instead of
| paying ont the silver coin they evaded the
plain letter OF the law, that they might re-
tain the favor OF the wealthy public cred
itors. S. B. Ohittender, on the floor OF the
House of Representatives. May 1879.
boosted, as boudholder, that "the
United States never offered its cretitors a
dollar in silver in payment OF one OF its
bonds or the interest thereon In the same
speech he affirmed that majority OF the
American people were knayes or fools.
MIR. Chittenden expressed the sentiments
and divulged the grounds OF action of tue
authors OF all the Infamous financial legisla-
ton OF the past twenty years. These men
OF "business" believed the American people
knaves and fools; that the knaves could be
used by them to hoodwink and control the
fools. They acted on this belief Though
the law and every principle of justice de
manGed that the silver money should be
used in The payment of the public debt, We
are denounced as kDaves and fools By q
purse-proud bigot, and informed that our
fiicials, appointed to execute the will OF the
people as expressed By their laws. never Of
tered silver dollar to a bondholder Yet
these same officials have continually howled
that more room must be provided to stow
avsy the "bOzzard dollar" as it was imp0s-
sible to put them into circulation. Though
elevated to honorable positions and receiv-
ing generous salaries from the peoples treas.
ury, their conduct warrants the conclusion
that they were the tools Of those who were
doing al they could, through vicious legjs.
lation and official corruption, to rob the psO-
pie of their just dues. This effort to adopt
the single gold standard emsnaied, prima-
rily, from the same source, and In the inter
est OF the same class and the purpose is to
fich from the many to give to the few. This
people, though not so watchful as they should
be. are neither knaves TO be bought nor fools
TO be gulled by the soDhistries OF Shylocks.
That some good men, like my honorable OPP
poneDf, Mir. Reeve will be led sstray for q
time is 10 proof that the whole Nation will
again fall asleep while this work OF spoia-
ton goes On. "Eterns, vigilance is the price
of liberty" It is no less essential in secnr-
inc justice in tbs management OF our finances.
My friend Will learn that the people are
awake, and will see to it that no further ad
vantage be taken of thsr interests by any
scheme to reduce our metallic basis Of
money. JONATHAN OLD STYLE