The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-10-26

Bear in mind that the foregoing figures are from
the official United States census reports for 1890,
and that while thev do not include municipal or
other public debts, nor any private uarecorded
debt, yet the aggregate amount equals FIVE
eighths of the full value of all the gold coin in
the world; and remember they only include
thirteen of the forty odd states in this union.
Now we approach an absolute single gold
standard the financial yard-stisk is heightened
by which all farm and and labor products are
measured and thus make the creditor reg
ular .hylock, demanding mis- pound of flesh of
an already overburdened aud outraged debtor.
GRINDING DOWN rHE PEOPLE.
During all the years that this consciencelsss
policy has been tightening its grip upon the
masses, the people, under the deceptive guise Of
protection, have been heavily taxed to build
mansions on the hIlltops, while labor has been
poorly clad and fed in dug in the valley
And now il is proposed to further oppress and
impoverish the debtor class by completely de.
monetzing silver and TINS closing the slle
mines of this, the greatest silver producisg
country on earth, and doing away with class Of
money that served our people faithfully and
we'll, and stood on nm equality with gold for all
debt paying purposes, for at least eighty years
prior to tho outragcoss act of 1875 and in this
way reduce the volume of money and increase
the power of Wall street to ruls and ruin.
complete demonstration Of silver coupled
with the establishment Of a single gold standard,
will bring to the debtor class of this nation the
darkest and saddest hour that ever hovered over
the homes OF our people, and will be the worst
kind Of anarchy, backed up by law.
vi l.. "a. ia
Of tenants. governed by few money kings.
In 1850, in ten average counties in Ohio, there
we're but twenty five tenant farmers cut of one
hundred, bat the number had grown to thirty.
seven in 1890.
In an equal number Of average counties In
Kansas, during the same period the ratio o.
tenant farmers increased from thirteen /,
thriy-'hree.
, And let MS not forget that this occurs In
country yet in its infancy, the natural resources
of which are unequalled. and having n populr
tion averaging only eighteen To the squnr
mile
FEW IDENTIFIED.
9 But you ask Have we not increased in wealth
F.. answer Yes; and the increase has been enor
\ nous In fact without parallel; but few men
less Ian 5000, have been enabled under OF
present system TO absorb more than onohalf O
j II all, while millions who helped TO produce hi
4 wealth are on our streats today penniltss 1n
, breAdlcss.
Don't stop to worry about parity betwee
. silver and gold" Restore silver 10 the roatio
u It occupied under the law for one hundred rear
d In this country. and the question Of parity b
n tween tho two metals will adjust itsclf. Just q
we'll talk about maintaining phyricsl paril
= between Sullivan and Corbett. by giving on
plenty Of beefsteak fresh air and free sIerci.
and shutting the other in a close room and fsod
ing him on bread aud water as 10 think {
maintaining parity bctwcon gold and silver .
q long a. the Law Discriminate, g.It now does, /
favor of one and against the 9TH.
u Nor should any mors agents be cent 10 Eurot
= TO consult ne to what We shall do With silve
?, What We do with silver IL none of Europe
(. business. England did not consult our goveri
meat when she demonetizcd silver Ia Indi
Ours s tho greatest country on earth. and '
can live Independently Of any government ih
?, don't want our silver. Lot II be undertt toc
q that We are Americans. aud don't propose TO 1
h the gold kim. Al home OF sbrosl, dictate pu
financial policy.
Ny brother. swing thc old Witness fairly sf
squsrely on the side of humfnlty in this strug<
!, bstwecn the opproasor aud the Oppressed.
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