Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-14
A STORY OF CRIME.
DEMONS OF MISCHIEF WHO
HAVE ROBBED UNCLE SAM.
John Sherman and Hugh Nc Culloch
the Imps Who Called in Money and
Burned 1t Election Returns are Signifi-
cart-General Reform Notes.


In 1865 and the years Immediately
following, Uncle Sam was in sound
physical health He was also getting
along nicely in a business way His
bank account was considerable and lis
credit at home and abroad was good.
He had plenty of money-greenbacks,
gold, silver and fractional currency,
and as it paid debts, made him pros
porous, and scattered the blessings of
plenty throughout his dominion, he
thought it was good money.
He had little debt on his hands,
resulting from the war, but that was
being paid off rapidly. Every branch
of industry throughout the country
was fiourishing. Furnaces were hot,
factories humming and mills grinding.
All of his people were contented and
happy, loyal and patriotic, ready at q
word of command to take up arms in
defence of his dominion.
There were no flee soup houses III
the cities and towns of his empire.
There were no unemployed calling up
on organized charity, for tramps beg
ging from door to door, Everybody
had employment at living wages, and
towns and cities were springlng up
like magic all over the Republic. The
land was land OF bounty. When
Moses the leader of the Israelites,
stood on the mountain aud cast his
eyes over Canaan's fair and land, he
did not see more bounties of harvest
and ripening fruits, or greater flow
of milk and honey than did Uncle
A. I,
ed out over that great country outlin-
ell by the flag stats from which Old
Glory tioated.
But there came unto Uncle Sam
evil ADVISORS, false prophets, and
devils incarnate, and told him that his
prosperity and the rosperiiy of his
people was all based on false prom
ises; that the money that was produc-
ing all this bounty and contentment
was unsound They told him that he
must call in this unsound money and
consume it with fire, and give his peO-
pie sound money-gold, and paper
money redeemable in gold. They said :
Get back to specie payments, sell
bonds, create debt, in order that you
may get gold to replace this fiat
money. You must have dollar that
passes current in Europe. Sell bonds
to European capitalists; let the gold
gamblers of Lombard Street and their
agent In Wall Street dictate your
financial policy, and you will be great
among foreign nations"
In an evil hour Uncle Sam hearken
ed to these enemies and demons Oi
mischief. He said, let it be done
There were two of these imps of per-
dition going abroad ON the earth.
One of them was named Hugh McCul-
louch, and the other John Sherman.
The evil advisors of Uncle Sam told
him to let these two materialized
devils take charge of the finances.
Good-natured Uncle Sam obeyed.
The first thing these two imps did
was to call in this money that had
made Uncle Sans people so happy
and prosperous, and burn it. In or
der 20 do this they issued bonds, and
placed Uncle Sans name on them, to
make them good, and sold the bonds
to English gold gamblers. These two
devils incarliate called in and de.
stroyed over one billion dollars of the
peoples money, and sold gold interest
bonds to that amount.
Then Uncle Sans comforters came
to him again and said, you must have
banking system to meet this cry that
is coming up all over your land foi
more money. Uncle Sam said so may
it be. And law was passed to issue
all the bank money the combine might
ask for, and charge them only pei
cent. for the issue of it. These bank
combines chuckled over the folly OF
Uncle Sam, but took the money and
loaned it out to the people for II and
10 per cent, and they waxed rich and
ously every day.
All tie while the people were be
coming poorer and the factories and
mills were closing down, business fail
ing and discomfort began to exist
among the masses.
Soon these first bonds began to be-
come due. They were made payable
IN coin. Silver was coin, and the bond
holders did not want silver. They
wanted gold, because as the two ma
terialized devils burned up the green.
backs, gold steadily appreciated ano
doubled in purchasing power. To aiG
the bondholders the gold gambler.
called on one of the imps by the name
of John Sherman to destroy silver
He was equal to the task. He snug
gled law through Congress droppipp
the silver dollar from the mintage, an(
none of the wise men in Congress knew
of the act until it was done.
All agreed that it was a grave ont
rage, but none of them were homes
enough to demand the restoration o
silver, and it never has been restored
to this day.
Every day the people became poore
and poorer. Prices declined. TIL,
country was full of tramps, as Their,
was no employment. The money wa
accumulate ed in the hands of the few
who became millionaires. Poverty an,
distress filled the land. The plent,
and contentment that prevailed il
1865 passed away and poverty an,
want stalked abroad. Had q pesti
lence spread over Uncle Sans domin
ion his people could not have beef
p,ora eOralv PurspU