The farmers' union., 1894-11-15
TT IS LIKE FORGERY.
THE INFAMOUS ACTS OF FlNAN-
ClAL LEGISLATION.
A Crime Of Far Greater Magnitude Than
Changing Figures ON - Gherk--ls There
M security for the People: Must They
Submit.


has been committed b. tlcir represents
ativcs. lie crime Of raising !. nOte'
has alwar:, hcen considered II states
prison oifrrae when committed by the
sharper. VIA, Is it. or what onght it
to be "lieu committed by the law
maker: 81 E,i tine people III any nation
ever con&ent to sucli Il thing III adj
vance of leG GisintiOn: OF cOurse. never.
Would either political party IN this
country ever have dared 70 hint such
IL purpose Il. ctrIrin% III election? OF
course uot. IL it no,slbie ihcn for our
legislators ~ escape the charge of un-
unt .oriHeI aud criminal Legislation!
See what pains the bankers cielk
takes to render the cneck unaltcrabie! !!
Havc the people no means Of perfOrat-
ing their notes and protecting the
debtor? IT, it allowable for the legis-
latOr. on his own mo ion. to do what
the in'Ii% .I,i,l is forbidden to do. in
the inat,eI of debt and credit?
To r.tt,.o.. tnc volume of money in
circ;iai iot is TO raise he face Of the
peopi. i:o,es. 70 make the dollar
mentioned in the bond worth twice
the value ndcl and existing ut the
time the not" is drawn is to multiply
the face oi the note by two.
Bu; something worse than domestic
criminulitv ~ chargable upon our
Legislators They have sold the coun-
try ont to .nreign creditors. and made
alliance WI the historic enemies OF
orr hcl,uhi!c. TO submit to England's
dictates III this Altering the debtor
no;es OF the world is To surrender the
Democracy OF the world to the meanest
OF all ,s;s',pt!1lns lie htspo.is.n of /.
false dollar, !, contracted currency,
and its ruucomi ant curse usury.
| do most hcartiiy wish for a peace
abb" ISOLATION nt tie problem that IS to
he laid ,upou the shoulders of our
grown-up r;:ildrcn. Hnt il the pulpit
Il am u rl"aciler) and the people are
afraid OF the rcyiiiug OF the press and
the dcA /. ma would rather sleep on
than be called calamity huwlers.' the
Almighty viii thlnder in their ears
the anthem OF II new emancipation. If
the present distress continues under
the nrrt,c,t OF military necessity"
the right Of the people 10 bear arms
will he denied, or 1t viii avail them
nothing wAcn they have no arms to
bear and Il merrenary army OF Hes
SLAMS lands again or our shores to assist
the anarchy OF wealth created ut our
national capital.
We should not sell bonds to non
residents, Better Yet. us IL nation We
should not sell bonds to anybody.
borrowing money by the nation should
be prohibited by ;sn amendment to
the coustination Of every nation that
y 1,,, L
secured. =
When the adequacy of justice of ma
tioual moucytis understood the people
Oi the csrth Will enter tn" year of their
Jubilee Tie silver issue" serves to
educate; but it is not the ultimate.
When the people get thoroughly ut
work coming ideas. all the gingling
dollars will become relics. But ut
present the silver battle is our battle.
On with it.
The ncw dollar will bo ,hc end of
WAL. All hail the day when the
"Christi.u nations of the earth shall
cease to .Hlt tlp the territory of the
weaker powers with bloody knives
ground ou the Grin,stoncS OF the
RothsrhilJS and their blood relations.
Either the new dollar or worluw ide
Repatriation. Gentlemen. take Your
choice. We advise you to take the
former: vua would suffer no injus
tice: and other people could live and
move atid have Il being on the earth.
CAe rllaraons. mai ANA mighty.
TaeIe al m;htl I Til II It
Wno h..,h soNn>ivd forth tne order
N~nat this nations shall tie Tree,
He - h-frinG up III" waters
fNr the cross II. tf / he stI.
Then forward. E!tIl. march on:
The time has come to call oUr leg
i.lators t. account. Ii they have be
come fat and stupid and indifferent t,
their responsibilities. let ii be known
The people are the high court: anu
they are able to make their rerre
sentaiives 10 their duty. They have
not wA,,nistd 1t. There has been nc
mode OF compelling ii. save by retir-
ing them from office. But what cares
man for that when he can carr,
home liI-cotten gains anj retire into 4
lucrative retsiner's office in the ser
vice OF the corporations What doe:
President care for tie peoples III
diSnation " lien he Is fortified bv tn,
practice of the average legislator and
can retire with twice $4,000 multi
sonal and official influence?
What else, of any great i'm, ortance
has been done during the last twenty
five or thirty years by the Congress O.
the United States but to clandestinel,
alter the obligations of the people t,
their creditors? 1t ought to be callet
the thirty Years of crime. Now til.
danger is this: Ii the people procee,
to make their private and nationa
bonds resleemable by res s,oring tn,
money that belongs to them. th'
wealth of the country will cry, Law
lessness y Anarchy" Communism !.
Criminal legislation!'
A. J. CHITrENDEN.
Moticrn Buccaneers.
The system of banking proposed b.
the recent meeting of the Bankers
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