The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-27
Modern Brlsanaass. Continued.

Inc delaware iuOuuthlll, AFTER lue
elforto OF placing his aunts,
Incies. nephews and nieces In office,
hos labored and brought forth not u
m ouse, but chestnut" and very {
stale one that has eeen cracked often,
honest dollar" The Honorable
Senator Gray" says ''he is not an az mt I
for Wall street, nor bond holder NOR
the son of bond holder" but failed
10 tell that he is the retained attorney
Of railroad corporations. He desires
to increase tho purchasing power Of
the dollar.
Now, how can you increase the pur-
chasing power of money, but by de-
the value of that that money
the farmers, some of whom voted d.
rectly for him, II the purchasing pow
ers OF tho present dollar is not power.
full enough in buying their products,
especially wheat, when thny have to
give one bushel and q half of II TO get
one dollar.
Now. how much mora power do
they wish the dollar to have, and how
much wheat does the Senator wish tho
dollar to buy? But enough OF his
subterfIges at present ON the one |
hand appeared tho bristling steel OF |
the enemy; on tho other. disguised as |
"a friend and urging on the war, stood |
Shylock, ciutchlng his gold and de- |
manding therefor a rate OF interest |
that would drain the life blood of
the nation more eifectually than the |
lhulleGs of u Southern foe. But what
was Shylock TODD? The gold and silver
OF the country were in his possession,
and they would not serve his purposes
unless he could loan them to the gov
ernment Mt eXorbitant rates u inter.
Il. fl,.., nit las ~ N
government.
These Shylocks determined to persist
lin their demands, for they had planned
through tho misfortune OF the govern
ment TO enrich and aRgranlizi them-
selves. This was why they rejoiced
while others wapt; this was why the
tidings of war brought gladness TO
} their hearts. BY boarding the gold
and silver OF the country they thought
to compel the government TO acccds
to their demands, and while the sol
E dier was giving his life OH the battle.
field they would gather to themselves
! riches and power. But the great lead
er LincOln, was not to be hailled; lie
loved the people better than Shylock,
lnnd Justice hetter than oppression.
From the constitution he read. Con
: gress shall havo power to coin money"
. Then to the world he declared. that
!. Congress void coin money, and that
i the government, at whose head stood
. the fearless Lincoln, would not sub.
+ init to the Infamous demands OF Shy
lock. Following this declaf alton
. came the euactmrnts Of July II. 1861,
. aud February IL. 1862. authorizing the
: Issue of $50. CO. 900 treasury notes. not
4 bearing interest and payable for all
& debts, public and private. These first
! issues of greenbauks cons lutte the
4 demand notes which. unlike all sub.
}. sequont Issues. did not contain the ex-
Il certion clause, consequently they
!. have always been at par with gold,
, and established the fact, that had it
/ not been for the exception clause oil
: the treasury notes, they would have
: always remained at par with gold.
| Wherever gold went these demand
: notes could 30. even into tho golfers
} OF tho bond holders. They paid his
: interest. paid dulles OH imports, the
| millionaire took of his hat 30 them
s and the banker made obc5ance to
4 them. The issuance OF this money at
g once brought relief to the country.
i With IL the soldier was paid for his
services anu his equipments fur
N nished. Light began to break through
u the darkness that spread over tho
b. country, the destiLutlOu OF tho sol,
r dier's family gave way to moderate
Ie comfort. and although the pail OF
10 denth was frequently spread az nus
J. door, It's terror was felleTed ny the
= assurance tliat tae government mad
Is made provision Tor MS ilnI'y'
u with an abuuuance OF money. not
- even tho nliEht OF war couId check
n the prosperity of the country. save IN
those sections desolated by the linmc'
date ravnges. Commercs' industry
and education received II new i'm p6lus
Is and llourlsheu as ilsfer before IN the
4 history OF the country but olyIpcR
III was sutlen ahd hlecoh7oiatoi having
L. Jailed IN Ills scheme TO ROB mo people
through eAorHliaht rates OF interest,
81 be I'm mhdiAteiy ehter3u upon another
~ scheme OF briEamnge which even tile
.. iiroit Linco!h seemed unable " tatli
~ ON HAVING boarded Inc solA ana
L. Silt OF the country, II was titoHSl
70 tnl5 Channel II al ali no mast AnspOI