The advocate., 1891-09-09


saloons Of the associated banks. Their cashiers
and agents were soon on the ground, and per"
suaded the Senate, with but little deltbeEaEl0n'
to mangle and destroy, what lt had cost the
House months 10 digest, consider and pass. They
fell upon the bill in hot haste and 30 dishgured
and defOrmed 1t that It's very father would not
know It, Instead Of being benencent measure
It Is now positively mischievOus. It has all the
bad qualities which It's enemies charged on the
original bill, and none of It's benetitS. IL now
creates money, and bU its UeTD terms declares "
a appreciated currency ItmGkcs taco cldsses OF
MONOCHROME for the banks and brokers and one
for the peOlle. IL diScrimtnGtes betaCeeD the
rights Of he different classes Of creditors, GltOiC-
ing the rich capitalist 10 demand gold and COM
peninO the ordinary lender Of money on fndt-
Utdual security 10 reCeie notes tOhich the gOUeT-
ment had PURPOSELY deprecated.
But now comes the main clause All classes
OF people shall take these notes at par for every
article Of trade or commerce, unless they have
money enOu N to buy United States bonds, and
then they shall be paid In gold Who is that
favored class? The banks and brokers and no
body else. They have already $25 COO OF state
debt, and their commissioners would soon take
al the rest that might be issued. ButhOw is this
gold to be raised? The duties and the public
lands are to be paid for In United States notes,
and they or bonds are to be put up at auction to
get coin for these very brokers, who would fur
nlsh the coin to pay themselves by getting 20 per
cent discount on the notes thus bought. y
have proposed an amendment to the Senate
amendment upon the principle Of legitimate par
llamentary rules, that you may make as palatable
as you can--an amendment which you do not
hke-before the vote is taken upon 1t. Ny
amendment Is offered for the purpose Of curing
little the evils and hardshlps of the original
amendment Of the Senate. And though 1t may
be adopted l shall vote against the whole as
amended. nv amendment Is to except from the
operation Of the legal tender clause the officers
and soldiers Of the army ana navy, and those
who supply them with provisions, and thus put
them on the same footing with the government
creditors who hold their bonds. I hOpethey will
not be thought less meritOrious than the money
changers. / trust 1t will be adopted as an amend
ment to the Senate amendment, so that II this
pernici0uJ system Is to be adopted, II the beauty
Of the original bill Is to be impaired, those who
arefghting our battles, and the widows and
children Of those who are lying In their graves In
every part Of the country, killed In defense Of
the government, may be placed upon no worse
footing than those who hold the bonds Of the
government and the coin Of the country.
The amendment offered by Mr..
Stevens was rejected. A Republican
Congress thus provided q PUR-
POSELY DEPRECATED currency
in which to pay the soldier, and the
widows and orphans of those who
perished in battle, the paltry pittance
allowed for their services; and q Re-
publican Congress REFUSED to
place the defenders Of the nation
upon an equality with 'those who
held the bonds of the government
and the coin of the country"
This talk of a deprecated currency
as a result of it's increase to CORE
spond with our vast commercial trans
actions is the most insipid bosh. The
credit of our government is practically
without limit and amply sufficient to
sustain a currency adequate to the
needs Of the country; and this is all
that the Peoples party demands.
This question Of more money is the
one above all others in importance
before the American people today;
IL - q, AL Roo, kLok n :roS G1o~o.o1