Tombstone epitaph., 1896-08-30

Do oads; the national bank notss to b, lent out to the people at 8 to IS pei cent per annum. for about thirt, years, an average of about l2 per ent per anrum, or moro than 1920 fol for each $50 fret paid out. Making all teld t530 in interest paid in coin for every $50 in coin paid out | and they still have the one hundred dollar bond which they want paid in gold alone, though the bond calls for U. s. coin, which vas ct the date of the bond gold and silver, And this wss nos all the pr,ft of the money changers, for of all the National Bank notes thus issus d ard loaned out by the banks . considerable amount, some gay more than one per cent per year, but at least one-hali of ore per cent. is burned up, worn out, rotted or oih- erwiss destroyed, and the banks favs all the benefit of this loss. making st leass $l5 more on each $l0O; . grand total of $535 ct least m in- tersst and loss profit on tLis $50 lent to the nation in irs so-called need.
 Again these cermorants were noS sati.ied for in 1873 they again lob. bied, and 1 believe bribed, for cannot believe that all the members of both bouses of conRress were ignorant of the effect of the law, though all except . few who were on the inside, were deceived, and got the law passed de- mon-tizinE silver, thereby dspreciat- ing all products of the people of America. which were the only mssns of paying the interest on these bonds and the only hope of finally redeem. ing them, without issuing more bonds; and this is the "honest dollar" that eur treasury is now paying interest on iu gold alone and issuing more bopds to get the gold.
 New. if wsconsult statistics, we fl nd that the bonded indebted ees Of the U. S.. including statss. territores. mu- nicipal and private corporations is more than forty billions of dollars bearing interest, averaging 5 per cent. or two billions per year; in plsiusr words, two thousand millions per year 10. interes alone.
 Now, a: the present tim, states, ter ritories, municipalities and railroads and other corporations are annually issuing more tonds, through inability tn pay this great interest charge, and even the U. 5. in the last three ysars has iseued 562 millions of bonds to pay its share of that intsrest-bstween 40 and J0 millions annually.
 Now, Mir "Hoaest Dollar" man, with wheat at 50 cts. oats aud corn at 5 to 10, and cotton , to ! cents, and ell other products of she industry and en- srgy Of seventy millions of people at . corresponding price, when will we sue. csed in paying this dsbt' How long will we be able to pay the intsrest without issuing more bonds, or impos- ing excessive ts1ss on . people already tax riddenY
 The bond holder can answer these questions thus: He don't want these bonds paid. He just wants the inter est, no more. and if we can't pay when any set oi bonds become due he only wsnts . rsfunding act-issus new bond. that he and his children and ehildren's children can keep you, your children and childreu's children ip industrial slavery for untold gener stions. So that they and theirs may live in royal state on the sveat of your brow and that of yonr des~eudants.
 Friend, -Honert Dollar" man, do you want this, Are you one of those who, being we'll to do. say the present system will last for nay life and after me let the delugs comet
 Respectfully.
 JAyYs REILLY