The advocate., 1890-07-30


binding, tho declaration OF bOndholders tO the
contrary Notwithstanding
The general government has the right under
the constitution % coin ana create money ana
II h the duty Of the government lO exercise the
right by issuing the money direct from the
treasury, and not by delegatng the authority ~
national BANKS When this Is done, and the
present financial policy reversed, the specie re-
sumption law ana tne national banking aCt fe-
pealed government bonds contracted, and green
backs expanded, gold, silver and greenbrck
placed on an equality before the law free coinage
and circulation Of silver, the same ~ gold ana
the volume OF both Increased as rapidly as the
bullion rs produced by our mines or can be- pur-
chased 10 advantage with money! the volume VI
grecnbaCks Increased until the whole volume OF
money aggregates the amount per CdpHd IN CIR
CulatiOn from 1895 % 1850 Increased II necessary,
and the bonds paid on ln lawful money accord
ing ~ the letter and spirit " the law underwhch
they were Issued then will business cOnidenCe
be restored the Industries Of the country revived;
fires In the furnaces roklndled workshops re-.
opened, the army Of tnmpS mustered out or
service, and the resources " the country de'
yeOped.
The above are the true teachings Of an
ex-governor Of Kansas. But he fell from
grace and into a fat government Office
about the same time; and he cannot now
find language too strong with which TO
condemn :he men, who, year in apd year
out, ever since the seventies, have been
teaching the same Christian truths he
once knew TO be true Like dog he
'returneth to his yommit," and, like "the
SOW that was washed TO her wallowing
in the mire" Like Benedict Arnold, he
can desolato the farmers hresides which
he once defended, as no Christian or
honorable enemy would have the heart
to dol This is the legitimate mark Of the
apostate and the traitor who has deserted
"the Lords side" as Mr.. Crawford him
self styles it! .
Mr.. Crawford says the Alliance is rob
bng the farmers, because Alliance seals
cost 1926. Wonder what the national
banks are doing? Senator Plumb says
by the contraction Of the currency they
are robbing the country at the rate of IA
billion dollars per annuml The railroad
kings are doing about as muchl Mr..
Crawford's party holds the hands Of the
people while the kings Of finance and
transportation rob them to bankruptcy
and serfdom.
Mr.. j. X. Hudson, before his apostacy,
put the case as follows:
The grand old republican party with is yIcto-
rles, los histories, los glorious martyrs has be.
come place OF refuge for thieves, railroad anu
salary gTabbers, whisky and Indian rings, and
must fan to pieces OF itS rOttenneSs.
What we want Is the farmers and peoples
ant-m0n0pOly party" with q platform that Is
opposed 10 railroad steals tariff steals, salary
grab Steals and every other form Of thieylng by
which the labOring classes are robbed OF the
legitimate fruits OF their labor.
Mr.. Crawford pretends to fear that If
the Democrats should get into power the
Union soldiers would not be properly
pensioned Does he not know that
Union soldiers living in doubtful states,
which sometimes go Democratic, receive
more favors from the government than
soldiers do who live in Republican states,
with no fear Of the Democracy. And,
under the contraction law of 1866, were
not more than twelve hundred millions
Of dollars of good currency burned up by
the Republican party rather than pay it,
or It's equivalent in new notes, to the old
soldiers Twelve hundred millions of
good money snatched from the people,
from the soldiers, their widows their
orphans, and burned to ashes that the
money lords might clip coupons from the
hands that bought i'll The assumed
friendship of the Republican party for
the old soldier Is all bosh! Mr.. Blaine