Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-04-08
ruK FrxAxcraL JUDAS.

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On the 18th Of March. atths city Of Can
ton TO- there vas . great protective tsra
meeting. Anons the assembled guests
Vas one John Sherman. the be-
trsysr Of the people. Who, While
in power and with the help Of his
party, delivered the Uaised States,
boaad hand and foot. into the clutches Of
the money kings Of Wall street. As .
matter Of course, whsa il became his
tarn 10 address the meeting. and "a
might Rave been expected. his theme
was 6a.ncs. His statement thss what
was needed WA an honest currency.
ne one will foe one moment ecnsradies.
and further. that national bank notes,
secured By A equal or greater amount
Of Uaised States bonds. was the best
earrsncy thai had been 30 far devised,
viii not be dispassd generally. especially
in the East where currency is the gen
ersl circulating medium and coin is
scarce. Jas wien be goes On further
and states thai s'ths notes Of the United
States carefully limited in amount and
backed BY the credit Of our whole peo-
pie. Supported With ample reserves IN
coin and With clear authority in case OF
necessity 10 redeem them in coin BY the
sale Of bonds. have been proved BY our
experiences since the 6rss day Of Janu-
AIRY. 1879, 30 be . wise and safe eur-
rsney, the profits Of which enars en-
tirely 10 the bensis Of the whole peo-
pie" be states . dAstardly, malicious
lie. knowing in his very heart that he
wa lying when making shas statement.
Al the time Of the commencement Of
the paper currency redemption BY the
Issue Of United States bonds, the
amount Of such paper issue amounted TO
nearly two bilious Of dollars. the actual
vslae Of which a. that time was less
thAa City per cent and bearing no in
ssrsss. A currency THAI was deemed
good enough 10 pay the defenders Of the
Union for shsir services and for the sup
port Of their families. A currency
which although taken by contractors and
farnishsrs Of supplies TO the Govern
mens was ample rsmunsrasion because Of
the sxorhisans prices charged for sup
plies furnished 10 the Government. Yet.
when the bulk Of said currency had sc-
eumuiAsed in the hands Of the money
kings and comparatively q small portion
land thas in small amognts) remaining
among the mass of the people. and IN
der the leadership Of John sherman and
his eo-conspirasors, Congress was in
duced TO pass the bond scheme by which
every aoliax IN currency, worth a. that
time only thirsy-6vs cents. and bearing
no interest. wss redeemed by issuing
bonds to the whole amount Of the face
value Of said currency, said bonds draw
ing interest," payable sem~i-annnally in
gold. thus doubling the amount Of the
national dsbs and paying interest on
double the mount OF the Governments
debt that was paying no interest.
Are not the people tAxsd 20 pay this
enormous increase while she very bene-
~iciAriss Of this bond scheme are exempt
from the burden Of taxatlcn because
those bonds are not taxable, And yes
this John sherman. the betrsysr Of the
American peopls. this Judas Of modern
times, compared 10 whom Arnold was
only . noviee in national crime. has the
gall and shs impudsncs TO assert before
thu people who nave honored him and
whom he has 30 shamefully deceived and
betrayed. that the pro6ss which result
from THAI most damnahle bonding
scheme snurs entirely TO the benefit Of
the whole people.
When viii the people Of this country
Try and inform themselves as to the
actual state Of facss. instead Of being
lad BY glib tongues p~ronouneing the
moss barefaeed lies. TO ssill further de-
Jude ths masses and permit the collar Of
slavery 10 the money power to be drawn
until they lay helpless. strangled vic
tina TO the syrAass whom they permitted
John Sherman and his satellites 10
create,