The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-13
A STORY OF CRIME.
DEMONS OF MISCHIEF WHO
HAVE ROBBED UNCLE SAM.
John sherman and Hugh McCuiiOch
the Imps Who Called in Money and
Burned it-Election Returns are >ignifi-
cant-Gcner,l Reform Notes.


following, Uncle Sam was In sound
phvsicial health. He was also getting
along nicely in business way. His
bank account was considerable and lis
credit at home and ABROAD was good
He had plenty Of lnoney-yreen backs.
gold. silver and fractional currency,
and as il 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 fro,a the war, but that WAS
being paid OF rapidly. Every branch
OF industry throughout the country
was toUristling. Furnaces We're hot,
factories ilumming and mills grinding.
All Of his people We're contented and
happy, loyal and patriotic, ready at
word OF command TO take up arms III
Gef"nce OF his dominion.
There were 40 fee soup houses IN
the cities and towns of his empire.
There were no unemployed calling up
on organized charity, for tramps beg
clng from door to door. Everybody
had employment at living wages, and
towns and cities were SprlnGlng up
like magic all over the Republic. The
land was ii land of bounty. When
Noses the leader OF the Israelites,
stood on the mountain and east his
eyes over Canaan's fair and land, he
lid not see more hounties of harvest
and rirening fruits. or a greater flow
OF milk and honey than did Uncle
Sam hen, from 1868 to 1868, he look
ed ont over that great country outlln
eel by the tla- stats from which Old
Glory iloatcu.
But there came unto Uncle Sam
evil advisors, false prophets, and
devils Incarnate, unu to!i him that his
prosperity and the prosperity of his
people was all based on false prom
i,es; that tie money tl,at was produc-
ing al! this bounty and c"utentment
was unsonnd. They told him tina, he
must call III this iInsoUnu money and
consume it with fire, and give his peo-
pie sound money gold, and paper
money rclcemablc III gold. They SAID ::
Get back to specie payments, sell
bonds, create debt, in order tlat You
may get gold to replace this fiat
money. You must have a dollar that
passes current III Europe. Sell bonds
10 European capitalists: let tie gold
gamblers of Lombard Street and their
agent in Wall Street dictate YOUR
financial policy, and YOU Will be great
among foreign ma ATOMS.
In an evil hour Uncle Sam hcarhen-
ed to these enemies and demons of
mischief He said, let it be done.
There were two OF these lmps 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 III this money that had
made Uncle Sans people SO happy
! and prosperous, and burn it. In or
der to do this they issued bonds, and
placed Uncle Sans name Oh them. to
make them good. and sold the bonds
to English gold gamblers. These two
devils incarnate called in and de-
stroyel 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. Won must have
banking system to meet this cry tina,
is coming up all over Your land fol
NOR. money. Uncle Sam said SO may
! it be. And law was passed To issue
+ all the bank money the combine Nigh,
ask for. and charge them only pc,
cent. for the issue of it. These bank
combines chuckleu over the folly OF
Uncle Sam, but took the money and
loaned it out to the people for l. and
! - per cent. and they waNeA rich and
dressed in fine llnan and Jared sumptu
! ouslv every day.
All the while the people were be
coming poorer ard the factories ana
mills were closing down. business fail
ing and discomfort began to exis,
among the masses.
Soon these tirs- bonds began to he
come due. They We're made payable
III coin. Silver was coin. and the bond
holders did not want silver. The,
wanted gold because Is the two ma
teriailzed devils burned up the green
backs. gold steadily appreciated anl
doubled IL purchasing power. TO ait
the bonaholders the gold gambler
called Oh one of tie i:llps by the nam,
o: John Sherman t. destroy silver
He was el,.ai 10 the task, He SNUG
glei law through Congress lroppln {
tie silver dollar from the nlintage, ans
none OF h,e wise laen in Congress knew
Of the act until il was done,
All agreed ha: il was Il grave ont
rage, hut uonr Of item Were hones