West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-17

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citizen, OF course, gets q little ex.
cited and tells Uncle Sam that this
Is country Of equals rights TO all
and privileges 10 none, and that be
must have the money, as he needs
It in his business. Uncle Sam saws
he would like To accommodate him,
but the law Of February %, 1868,
will not allow him. The citizen
stlll insists, and both get mad, and
Uncle Sam sage to him then, "It is
your own fault; you have been
sending men here to legislate for
you for the last thirty years, and
with a little more time they will
own all you have, and you, too. {"
Now, no matter what the citizen
would do with the 100000, if he
got it, start factory, go into busl-
ness or improve his property so that
1t would furnish labor and increase
tho wealth in the country, he has
to invest 800, 900, while the bank.
err only has to invest $40, 900. Now,
this bill was introduced and passed
by Honest John Sherman, Re-
publican. Judge for yourself il it
was honest or not.
Now, lets take a common sense
view of these bonds. ask you
why we should pay interest on
piece of paper called bond, when
we can use another piece of paper
and call 1t greenback and pay no
interest at all? Which is the best |?
For Gods sake, if we can't stand
and stick together as a nation on
one piece o. paper called bond,
because we pay interest on it to
shylocks, we can certainly stick and
stand together on the other piece
and pay no interest at all, as both
pieces OF paper are based OF the re-
sources of the American people and
wealth of this great land. Now,
this is a sample Of the laws we are
having passed and what has
brought us to this condition. We
are sick, and bad sick. Not even
the gold men deny that, and it is
time we investigate matters and see
If the fault lies with our representa-.
tives or not, for that which con-
Germs one concerns all. If we are
being robbed, it is time we find it
out. And further, when we the
people of the United States, the
fairest and richest country in the
world, have come to the point that
our credit can only be kept up by
such men as the Rothschilds and
the Morgan syndicate, the Ameri-
can people had better remain silent
and boast no more of their great
wealth, their independence and pa
triotism. want it understood,
though, that | do not blame the
bankers personally, for we the peo-
pie gave them that right, and 1t
would only be natural that they
would use it to their advantage.
But it is the system that / attack.
| have taken up this subject to
show you what advantage they have
over the people in controlling the
amount of money in circulation,
and to prove in my next letter that
they, and not the tariff, were the
sole cause of the panic of 1898.
Now as to your patriotism. You
will have, on the 3rd day of NoYem-
Der next, an opportunity to prove
your independence and patriotism
such as you have not had since the
time Of those who voted for Lincoln,
the greatest American statesman of
the 10th century, who predicted
just such state Of affairs as now
exists, and of which we are reaping
the full benefit to our sorrow and
shame. / quote you his words and
leave the matter for your considera-
ton
Eyes; We may all congratulate
ourselves that this cruel war is
nearing close. 1t has cost vast
amount Of blood aud treasure. The
best blood Of the flower Of Ameri-
can youth has been freely offered
upon our country's altar that the
nation might live. IL has been
indeed, a trying hour for the Re
public. But ! see tR tie near future
q crisis approaching Mat uRnerUes
me aHd causes me 10 tremJIe for TIE
safety Of my country. rs Il result
Of the a0ar, corporations haze been en-
thr0ned an era Of corruption in hiqh
pLaces 10W follow und the n0ne1
pOUer Of the country wW endeaU0r ID
/. pr0'ong It's reign Jg working uD0a
| the PrJ1gices Of the people until tn
lgeaith IS aggreg0l6d IN n fcW hand.
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