The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-01-29

Shortly after the termination Of
the Eranco-Gernlan war, Germany,
by reason o. the large indemnity ex-
torted from France was il bettDr
financial condition THAI any State Of
Europe. A few years afterwards it
discarded the double standard of
gold and silver and became t mono
metalilst, The effect Of this was
most disastrous upon all industrial
pursuits, and capitalists alone reap
ed the benefit OF this violent change.
The depression IN agriculture Is with
out q parallel in the history OF the
country. Farners' uuions have
been established al sver the empire,
and petitions are pouring in to the
I'm perial Chancellor and the Reich
stag, asking In the interest OF Ger
man agriculture the adoption, by
treaty, Of an international double
standard. The increase OF the corn
duties mas failed TO afford the Meces
sarY relief and the impression is
widespread and general that unless
sumo special Legislation is made in
behalf of the lanG interest that whole
sale destruction will be visited up
on the country. The opinion of the
agricu,turists throughout the Empire
is that no relief can be granted
which will be 80 speedy in its action
and so benefcent IN its results dis a
return to bimetalhsm. They dis
claim the idea of wishing TO do in
Justice to the creditors Of the coun-
try and only ask that silver be re-
stored to its cid historic relations.
Notwithstanding these petitions
are coming in from all parts of Ger
many by the hundreds, the PrLssian
finance Minister, Herr Scholtz, de-
clared in the German Parliament
on last Friday that the Imperial
Government would uphold nono-
metalliam, and although sympathiz-
ing With the distress Of the country
the question was an international
one and must be treated accord
ingly'
There is one thing very peculiar
10 all these efforts to demOnetiae sill
yer. The demand is never L a Ie by
that class Of people VINO buhu up
the industries Of q country. 1t al
ways comes from the retired capital
lists who, nursing their bonds and
stocks, study day and night how
! they may increase the value of the
same, however much it may depress
the general interests Of the country
In thus seeking to increase their
wealth at the expense Of the wsrkin :
classes OF the country. they do moro
to stir up a communicate spirit than
is done by all other causes combIu-
ed, and more than it will be possible
to allay if continued. If the people
of Germany or of the United States
should ever drift into a hopeless
anarchy, it will be produced NOR
by the unjust and imprudant de-
mands ct capitalists than from ali
other causes combined. The silver
| which is used to pay the laborin .
classes is also good enough Tor tn
bondhOlders. Their profits have al
ready been enormous, and the
should not press their unreasonable
demands to such q point as to destroy
conservation. Neither in Germa-
ny nor in the United States will tn
mass Of the people agree 10 endure
pnVations through years, for them
selves and their children in order
swell the gains oi class already Ia
atHuent circUnlster- eos. This cues
tlo4 s fruit'ul Of calamites, and il
kent'n Ag't,'ti"n l4.J prove tn ,
Pandora box from aynicH shall issu-
ali ,h.- evils that atiiict society
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