The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12


on this side of the street. For the
rest bile EN-, fry 'em, roast 'em, cook
'em, any way you are a mind to till
they're tender.
The farmers amt caring the snap of
a finger any more about your demon
citation and legal tender rot. What
they want is prescription for hot
winds and drouths SO they can produce
more and have more to exchange for
money. If you can furnish that you're
their dandy. Otherwise not.
The Journal says there is no differ
ence between bond and a greenback,
that they are both promises to pay.
Very well have it SO for the present
Add them to the money that Sec
Foster enumcrates as such and we
have a per apita of SAT. What are you
kicking about?
A mortgage is promise to pay so
by the Journals reasoning mortgage
is money and the farmers have the
same right to issue money that the
banks have and they are using the
right.
If a bond is money and you really
want lots of 1t issued, why have you
continually abused the party for issu-
ing them, and especially since they
were all issued during and before the
close of the war? Are you abusing
those patriots and statesmen that
created those bonds by which the
greatest and most devi,ish rebellion OF
modern times was ciushed out, men
whose names will be more and more
regarded as time advances? Are you
abusing the almost sacred name of
Abraham Lincoln who affixed his name
to every enactment that authorized
those bonds? Are you doing all this
just because you became disgruntled
at the Republican party'
Again the total assessed value of
property at the beginning of the re-
bellion was but ten billions and this
included the entire rebelllous South
with its human cha ttels valued in
dollars But the total cost and de-
struction OF the war was fully eight
billions, sum of money more
than equal to the assessed values in
all the loyal States at the time, so
those wise and patriotic statesmen,
with Uncle Abe at their head resorted
To those bonds that the Journal is
engaged in vilifyiug-a method by
which the necessities of the time drew
upon the future, drew on the present
time without which no one can de.
scribe the ruin that would have follow
ed. Had the Journals Editor been
'of the midnight clans of the Golden
ss-.ble instead of target for rebel
k,s, as he was, he could not mis-
.-ent the Statesmen and means of
,Heriod more perslstently and
i'ously than he is now doing.
ere is not country in the world |
can fully supply its people
Ere agricultural products bring as
good prices as they do in the United |
States. This is the reason why a
protective duty is needed and Is the
reason why the Mckinley bill increas.
ed the duties on nearly all the agri-
cultural products.
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The producers Of raw material are
not themselves raw. They appreciated
the benefits of the Mckinley bill that
protects their interests and showed it
by electing Bill Mckinley Governor of
Ohio.
The Mckinley bill protects the pro-
ducers of wool and tobacco. Is it
robbery therefore, to protect the man
ufacturer of wooden cloths and cigars.
The United States Treasurer's report
for Dec. lst, 1891, shows the total
money ofthe country to be 81 > 76, ,364,-
500 or per capita of s33.64. The
amount in circulation is 81 ,577 ,262,-
O7o, or per capita OF s243s. This
is the highest per capita yet attained
in the Nations history. The average