The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-25
A PEEP IN 0 HISTORY.
How the Farmers and Labor
ers have been Faxed.
oar RIDGE, Ky,

erS have been Faxed.
CAT RIDGE, Ky,
En-. NEWS; The question of
what is the cause? Who Is respon-
siclee for the present condition Of
the times, has been on the lips OF
all Cor months pa t. Take man
of any station or condition in life
deprive him OF his wealth aud
money through some "gold-brick'
scheme and other methods of
roguery, such as have been prac-
ticed on the people Of this country
twenty years pas,-what could 9th
erwise be his condition, but desti-
tuition.
Now, lets take a little peep
through past history and records
and see how the "gold-brick'
scheme has been practiced upon
the farmers and laborers of this
country. Those silly lads who
framed and signed the constitution
Of the United states, provided that
the United States byan act of Con-
gress, should @coin moneyn-gold
aud silver money. They further
provided that the states "should
not coin money" nor make any
thing but goldahd silver coin a ten
der in payment of debts. This
coinage law stood in full force and
effect up to Sept, 5, 1928, when sill
yer was demonetized. (Webster
dcfues demonetized as "to deprive
of value, or to withdraw from use
as currencyn)
SHOULD you IN some Of your gold
brick schemes happen on to a
genuine block you could carry it
up to Philadelphia to the United
states mint, and there have it run
into dollars, pay the United States
for the alloy and work, put your
gold money into your pocket and
come home to Betsy, and the chill
dren a happy man, That is if you
have a Betsy, and If you have not
YOU have cash, which is willingly
shared by the best ladies OF the
land. Well as / have described to
you how gold coin is now made the
same was true Of silver, prior to the
demonetizingof silver, Sept. ., 1878:
To fully exemplify how we have
been dwarfted and defrauded
in finances, led as a horse
by the halter, until we have
at leased reached the awful preci-
pice over which thousands OF good
men have tumbled to destination,
and vet hundreds through blind
simplicity bow TO "this political
gold brickn swindler as though he
were "golden calf or the "God Of
all creation ! refer TO the distin-
guished Senator Of Ohio, Mr.. John
sherman. But it is to be hoped
that the honest farmers OF this
country, who read but little anc
studies politics less, will have full!
comprehemded the awful situation
and clench their fists against sucl
hypocrits aud defrauders of homes
toll. Now lets take a peep at thi
political subject, When he enter
ed public life he owned a small
planning mill in Ohio, suppose,
5 value about $1,000. We are toll
he was a poor man and has bee
D CO ntinuously in public life since
We are also given to understan
that public man cannot NOR
than support himselfupoR the sal
! airy fixed by law. Win you nov
q trouble yourself with short math
: emdtical problem ANA compute tn
money he has drawn for his dis
tinguished services as publ
: servant. You need not go TO tn
trouble of deducting one cent fC
living expenses. Not a cent, a
3 though it would have taken ever
{ dollar of his salary. Now jus
! please compare this with his pre-
ent worth, which is said to be owe
ten millions. That little pIanin
mill has proven veritable bonal
"a sure. 1t has been the wonder
d me that every man has not tried
3 own planning mill. Much hi
u been said about this distinguish
" Senator and his banking compan
i in New York, and the sale Of go
; eminent bonds, while Secretary
4 the Treasury, Why should con
i mission have been paid to hand
] government securities, when Il
y people pay aman for that bushes
% There was no commission allow.
= In the bonds recently sold by Sec
e Carlisle. Mr.. sherman was paid
Il do this, why did he not do it?
re In 1861 or s this distinguish
It. senetor made a trip to Paris al
q London. During this stay the
~ was a very earnest monetary &C
ference held in Paris in which Il
distinguished Senator was &c
trad character. AT the proper tin
Hfter his return there was init
uced in congress a bill the title
iich read rs follows :--"Revisil