The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-09
BY the issue Of $3.50, ,O0o.o 900 Of Z $40

tions. Well. If that was the last
and who will dispute the declaration
every debt was paid at that date. Is
that open to dispute. Then what more
was required? But was there too much
money in circulation? No, sir! Not q
single dollar! In fact not near enough;
for the Southern States were entirely
destitute and greatly needing money to
help them recuperate from their fear
full exhaustion. Allowing that there
was too much, which no sensible man
ever would, is that any justification for
calling it in by heavy taxation, and re-
place the money with interest-bearing,
non-taxable bonds? It is shown by the
reports. not only Of the ..villain,
McCulloch. but BY other Secretaries of
the Treasury, that the last Of the war
debts were paid with the $3.50, 900, 900
seven thirty notes. as We have just
stated. Then there was only one hon.
est way to reduce the volume of money,
j. e.. call it in by taxation or customs
dues cancel it. But ..honesty"
was wholly out Of the question in this.
carse. 1t was not the bankers
programme. No, sir! Farthest
possible from this. The sbest
interests Of the people, were not
considered for q moment. It was q
"game Of grab 1t was the peoples
necessity, Shylock's opportunity" rs is
clearly the money lenders rule Of
action in all cases. Hence. instead Of
permitting Congress to provide full
legal tender paper money to pay the
cost of war and save the Union, as
honest, patriotic citizens would, the
bankers combined their devilish arts
and influence in their ..leisure of
wealth to. corrupt, mislead and mis-
direct Congress that they might profit
by the most extensive system Of rob
berry ever known on earth. Thousands
of millions Of hard earned dollars have
already been drawn from honest in
dustry without one single cent Of cqui-
valent or advantage to the taxpayers.
For such deliberate and stupcndous
villiany, no possible punishment would
be too severe; The enormity Of the
crime once fairly realized, the people
would sweep every Shylock from the
face of the earth. It is vexing beyond
measure to see industrial reform
editors referring to the so-called debt
as "a legal obligation.
With the same prOpriety they could
declare that the thief has legal title
to the horse he has stolen. The differ
ence in the two cases is one Of degree
only. One has taken hundred dollars,
the other thousands OF millions, and
will yet steal as much more. Yes, and
the people-stupid fools that they are
stand by and see it done, without pro-
test. Yes, again, and boast of their
ability for '.self-goyernment." the
poor, simple. willing slaves Of Shylock.
Bah! it is disgusting.
..Mind, now. that the soldiers, all
army contractors. and ALL debts caused
by the war. had been paid in full. II it
had been otherwise; If the government
was still OWING the soldiers, contrac-
tors and others. it would have used the
money received for the bonds to pay the
debt. But every obligation, to the last
penny, HAVING BEEN PAID, as the
chief government officers have dis
tinctly declared, there was no call for
the money, no use for it. only to BURN
Ur, leaving the people destitute Of 4
tool of trade which they had PAID
FULL VALUE FOR, and was theirs, just
as much and as surely as mans COW.
horse or plow are his when he buys and
pays for them. We repeat, all war
obligations were paid AS THEY WERE
INCURRED. hence there was no war
debt to pay in 1865, or later; hence
again. there was absolutely no occasion
for the sale of single bond. Never:
Never: No! no! it was all deliber-
ate, cunningly contrived, hellish, devil
ish, DAMNABLE scheme Of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and English Shy
locks. and the Jew Rothschilds. to
swindle and rob the people forever.
Great God! is it not possible for tho
people to ever comprehend these facts?
Will they continue such STUPID SLAVES
ETENALLr?'-Our Country, Oct. 29th.
1887.