The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-25

course ;the silver certificates that
were To be issued on the bullion
purchased were to be redeemed in.
silver, but instead of reading silver
il was SO managed rs to read coin.
Why WAS this done? Because the
distinguished Senator and his fol-
lowers knew TO change the word
silver 10 coin meant gold, the effect
OF which would raise storm and
repeal the bill or bankrupt the
Treasury. These"gold- brick 'schem-
ers knew they could obtain enough
OF these silver certificates by de-
manding payment or redemption
Ia gold (which they had the right
10 do as the word coin meant either
gold or silver t. drain the public
treasury of gold and force the re-
peal OF the sherman law and force
the treasurer to sell them bonds to
replace the gold. The distinguish
ed Senators and his "gold-brick"
associates knew how this would
work Just as wei! as we do when TO
plow our corn. just how much
profit was in these "gold, brick
schemes to the distinguished Sena-
tor will likely never be known TO
the public.
Lets now see what some OF our
public men say OF this demoletiza-
| ton scheme senator Beck, OF Ky.
( In a speech July 10th 1878, said !:
Tx (the bill demonetizlng silverl
never was understood by either
/ House OF Congress.
4 Gen. Garfield IN a speech made at
Springfield Ohio, during the fall OF
iIS77, said: 1t was put through as
dozens OF bills are, as my friend
and | know in Congress, on the
faith Of the reporto OF the chairman
of the committee; therefore ! tell
you, because it is the truth, that !
have no knowledge about it.
i Senator Conkling in the Senate,
on March 30th 1876, addressing
I Senator Bogy, said viii the Sem
ator allow me to ask him or some
other Senator a question? Is ittrue
that there is now by law no Ameri-
can dollar?
Senator Allison on Feb. 18th
1878, said the bill afterwards was
dOctored.
Senator w. ID. Kelley Of Pensyl
q vania, March ., 1878, said IN con
\ nection with the charge that ! ad
vocated the bin which demone
tized the standard silver dollar,
8 say that though the chairman o
: the committee ON coinage. wa
i ignorant of the fact. May 10th
A 1879 he said and scanned (meaniHI
/ the committee) its pr0visionsolose
= ly; that as their organ ! reportet
p it; that il contained provisions 70
p both the standard silver dollar AM
4 the trade dollar. Never havin
q heard until a long time after its en-
aetment into law OF the substliu
/ ton in the Senate Of the sectio
v which dropped the standard dolla
i ! profess TO know nothing Of It
q history; but / am prepared to sa
that in all the legislation OF thi
country there is no mystery equ'
&c to the demonstration of the stand
Ie ard silver dollar OF the Unite
,r States.
President Grant was also lgno
ant of the fact for eight months q
y terward, and said he would M
81 have signed the bill had he know
; it.
r. Now my friends, you clearly 81
how the "gold-brick' scheme hi
y been played upon the unsuspectit
n. farmers Of the country. We kno
to how TO manage orr farms, but v
70 have been unable to keep up vii
!. the villainous legislation that h
10 brought us farmers TO destruction
ID thata favored few might hoal
~ wealth. My friends, let us co
" tinue to be patients right will pr
80 vail. If there is a man who can e
- his bread at peace with God a
IL man, it is that man who h
le brought that bread out OF the sc
ne by his own honest toll. tits cam
q cred by no fraud-it Is wet by !
- tear-it is stained by no bloc
~ But for the distinguished Senat
T. Of Ohio and the enormous taxes, Il
to country to-day would have plen
of money.
al Hewho takes a bribo will str
" the dead,
al Will rob the orphan Of his cru
re Of bread;
n So lost TO justice, equity ar
no right,
:. That man will steal the ag'
~ widows mite,
ne Pillage the palace of the King
20 Kings,
OF And clip the gliding from
no Angels wings"
ay Cough leads to Consumption, Ken
Ell Balsam stops the Cough at once.
'sc into Africa.