The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-24
SCHEME, TO DEF RACD.
Their Manifest Intent ION l.. to Gre
ate Another EGndcd Debt and Then
Retire Government Paper Money in
Favor of Rau. Paper.
Bold Plan of Robbery.

Bold Plan OF kobtbtry.
That III" bankers ii his country ar"
just now engaged III u bold cnn>pirAr.
Ia rob OF ,lrfruud i'll" government and
the people is evidenced by s!ailE dis
PATCHES from Washington and Ne"
York. coupled with Il chain ri lin;inriai
events occurring during the past TWO
months
Through tn. aid Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury II man OF their selection
and in their interest. despite frequent
REPORTS given utit by them that they are
about to demand his renewal Who con
stIll.S thn word ''rrill' Ia mean only
gold coin. they have been alb" 10 force
III" recent i>>,lr Of >I:'n~ln.M'n of inter
est bnHring bonds |. b. used a. :: basis
Tor bank currency.
They have purchased th,'~" bonds
l1rjn oil.;t!ly with >-n:d lrHNi"HSl} and
rjnp">,.lv drawn FROM I'll" nitcd
State Treasury hy repeatedly collecting
@r"r1lhHcl> ;lua demanding jll,:ir re
drmrtinn 1T TIL >uh;rrl>ury in New
York. BY His operation the bond i>>u"
!.:i~ Resulted simply III transferring gold
from the public treasury i'll New York
to the public treasury in Washington
and from Washington IT, New York
back and forth. with nothing 10 show
Tor it by IN" government except 4
mighty .ri'' upon which the people OF
this government have to pay in inter
est over seven million dollars annually:
and the end is not yet. II is stated i'll
! the public prints without Ur"t"nSr OF
! denial thai ol the S:,ib.Wm.'an received
/ by the government for the last bond is
/ sue S:D.hn,ucD WAS forced out of the
/ treasury by these rnhhrr c"nSpiratnrS
/ TO make tn" purchase. And 1t il now
| given out that they have already forced
! from the government safe with the
| @r,"nback ''jimnic" Sl:,.Wn.Un more of
gold in anticipation of another bond
| issue.
And now these rnhl2r innkrr> have
the monumental gall 10 com. forward
ana say in effect Ia the government:
Yes We are forcing these bond issues.
w" have the .Ovrrnrlrn' in Il corner
! and are making the most If our urpor
tuniticS. We fooled the p"npl" with the
! tariff question until after election. and
| II Is two years until another election.
! AMI 10y thai time it will l,. easy to fool
them again. We do oar work with your
beloved yrrrnbac;l that the people hrte
SO upon. II you don, W:,Ht Ms to force
| amy mere bond ISSUES xiii the green
| back"
But they neglect 10 add that after the
| Grtrnl'ack shall have been pllj out at
/ til" WAY there are still SOL .OoD.tn)D of
Sherman silver certificates t.Inhn Shcr-
man a@:lni which. with the aid Of Car
Isle, can b" used to force ether hnni is
sues. MS til" -rrrnhlcllS are now used
The manifest intention of these con
| Spirator> is to first create another great
| bonded debt and then retire all govern
mcnt paper money in favor OF bank
! paper.
The forced bond ISSUES paid for with
gold forced from the United States
Treasury is as clear Il ease of fraud
requiring the people to pay interest on
! the bonds without receivin. rrntluer:l-
ton. as ever railroahcd Il poor cUlprit
I" tn" penitentiary Oh :; charge of OBJ
| tanning money under falls. prcttn>rS or
without Sivin. an equivalent therefor
to emit bank paper and secure only 80
per cent. OF the issue. contrary to all
business principles. is evidently con
>riracy to ucfraud.
If this bankers syndicate Of New
York were ancn:hle to the laws as are
! men without money. every mothers son
1T ,h"rn would be behind the bars. in less
! than Il week on Il charge of conspiracy
| to dtfr:luu."
Now. there is Il remedy fox All this
:ri>1ocratic rrookedn"Ss- prompt. sure.
! effective: I.ct Congress require that
government obligations shall be paid in
coin as "nniuinatrI i'll the bond in
gold and silver; in gold certificates and
! silver certificates.
If the Secretary of the Treasury or
the President of the United States i'll
I $i~t on paying gold where only ',nin" is
demanded. irnI,r;trh Them. and then 90
for thn>. banker "nn>praIorS the same
Is though tn"y We're not worth Il cent.
Then the :.r..nhaci,> WON'T, not have
to hr retired. the people would not have
L. hn hurtrurI with Il debt which rep
l;*>"ut> simply y Gigantic "hnlh-rr."
hard times would vanish and thr whole
country would hr prosperous
''Er1.ni rights IL al, special privileges
tn nome Chicago Sentinel
We Should Take Waruin.
They are having bread riots in \ry-
fnund!aud. Unemployed wprniu@lnr:l
loutru the stores Til" RIOTS We're sill
pressed. Of cnr,r>t hut this did not rive
bread t. tn. unemployed. They -
, nanei ~ hungry ~ they Were brfnl a.
Bread roi~ are always at Il revolution
AIRY character. Il is ri liz. ,,:S.. III I'll =.
: suppress th"tn without taking sensible
AMI necessary measures IL ,Yvut
their return. Tor people must iIa :.