Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-20
DOES 1T Paw?
An Emglish Bondhoider's View

To the Editor OF the Dispdtch'
Ino,ice In the Index-Appeai OF the 18th
instant letter OF an English bondholder to
the Dispatch, In which he says: -.
"The account, therefore, stands win
each taxpayer thus: His taxes Tor tne
wear 1886 are paid and he has the states
receipt for them; he has back the money
the Indemnity Board unlawfully extoried
from bin; he has the horse or COW which
they attempted to sell; and he has his coa.
mons. with which be will again pay his
taxes for 1856; and lastly, he has not been
nut 10 dollar OF expense"
Note, please, that he says the taxpayer
% has the horse or COW" which they Qhe
officers OF the state) had attempted TO sell:
II seems TO me that any six-year.oid chiio
who had attended free school Tor year
would see bow ridiculous was the statement
Of Mr.. Cooper that the taxpayer "had MS
horse or cow" II Judge Bond has made
any such childish decision as that the pur-
chaser OF the horse or cow should return
the same to the Taxpayer for whom either
had been sold, 80 as TO compel the
latter to pay his taxes in money! then such
decision has not been made pubic. Dir.
Cooper seems TO want 10 know II certain
things "pay." Perhaps he doesn't k1ow the
fact that his fellow English bondhoiders re-
Gently "put up" money to carry on the
fight against thu State. That would indi-
cate that the game they are playing GER
iainly did not "pay them" The presump--
ton Is they are not getting from sales oil
the few coupons they find purchasers for
enough TO pay the expenses attending the
fight waged to compel the people OF Nir-
GINA 10 execute most outrageous decision
OF the Supreme Court OF the United States.
v hich decision is in direct conflict with a
plain provision OF the Constitution OF the
United States. OF course the people OF
Virginia can readily see from MIR. Coopers
publication that they have drawn "the
first blood in the fight between
them and the English bondholders. The
great bulk of our people have, think, too
much sense TO now call for "suspen-
sionv of hostilities. There is not, that
can see, a glimmer oi a hope that so long rs
the English bOndhOiders make their night
on the "decisinns" referred to the people
Of Virginia viii ever listen to any proposal
TO pay one farthipg more than the Riddle
berger bill calls for. Mr.. Cooper. II he Is
posted In the political affairs OF this coun-
try. ought 10 know that at the time VIZ
ginia borrowed the money she justly owes
It was well known by the parties VINO
loaned IL TO her that there was no power on
earth to compel her TO pay 1t. Inc preseI-
wilton Of our form OF government demands
that no stone should be left unturned
TO make worthless the unjust decision re-
ferred 70, and as the people are not by any
law compelled TO execute such decision ny
buying coupons to pay their taxes u the
State), Mr.. Cooper and his friends, II they
choose 10 do so, can continue TO eXpenu
more money to carry on the fight than IL
appears they receive from the sales OF Their
coupons. Just as soon as one or more OF
the Republican partisan judges now on the
Suprrme Court bench die or retire. the
people not only OF Virginia, but OF other
States, expect TO see the late decisions OF
that court completely reversed, and when
that is done what then will become OF the
hores OF the English bOndholders to COM
pei a sovereign State TO pay more money
to them than it thinks it justly owesS
Thousands Of the best men in the State,
and who time after time fought for such
settlement of the debt question as would
have pleased the English hOndhOlders, are
now Just as determined to resist by all
lawful means the execution OF decision
so utterly repuguant 10 our form OF gov
eminent, and which form is guaranteed to
all the States in written Constitution. Let
the people continue TO let severely
alone" the English bondholders' coupons
a little longer, and IL that is done it will
not he very long before such bondhOlderS
(even II 10 change should take place on
the Supreme. Court bench) will find that
they ere playing badly-losing game, and so
will come forward and exchange their oil
bonds fer new ones. 1t is 10 their interest
10 DO that now, no matter how prettily
different course can be clphered out on
{" tie horse or cow line, as was done 10y
Mr.. Cooper. q" JUST So