The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-23

founder Of the Christian religion, who
sprang from the common people and
whose sympathies and labors we're
with them and for them. His hatred
OF oppression, and his outspoken, hon.
est words we're the cause of his mar
tyrdom, for bis labors and oratory
we're for the great plain people, and
these people focked around his stand
ard to the dismay and chagrin of the
scribes and pharisees of bis nation.
AS the Christ, the patriot wept over
the degenerate and conscienceless,
covetous Jews SO the great patriot and
friend OF liberty, peering through the
darkness of the future saw the great
troubles of this nation from the en-
thronement of constituencies money
power. AS the great religious leader
died martyr to the principles of
truth and justice, so died the martyr
of American patriots. AS the simple
recital of this martyrdom and its con-
sequent results on the day of Pente
cost produced such wonderful effect
on the heart of the great plain people
among the Jews and Gentiles, so to-
day the name of Lincoln stirs the
hearts of the old boys in blue.
Senator ingalls,, in a speech in the
United States senate Feb. Is, rs, in
which he personates gold, aptly de-
scribes these men:
No people in great emergency ever found
faithful ally in gold. 1t is the most cow
ardly and treaCherous of all metals. 1t
makes no treaty it does not break. 1t has
no friend it does not sooner or later betray.
Armies and navies are not maintained by
gold. In times of panic and calamity, ship
wreck and disaster, it becomes the agent
and minister of ruin. No nation ever fought
great war by the aid of gold. On the con-
trary, in the crisis of the greatest peril it
becomes an enemy more potent than the foe
in the field; but when the battle is won and
peace has been secured, gold reappears and
claims the fruits of victory. In our own civ
il war it is doubtful if the gold of New York
and London did not work US greater injury
than the powder and lead and iron of the
rebels. It was the most invincible enemy of
the public credit. Gold paid no soldier or
sailor. 1t refused the national obligations.
1t was worth most when our fortunes were
lowest Every defeat gave it increased
value. 1t was in open alliance with our enc
mics the world over and all it's energies
when danger has been averted, and the vic
tory secured, gold swaggers to the front and
asserts supremacy.
Yes truly, when this country was in
the throes of civil war, gold must have
an exception clause in the greenback.
1t must have National bank founded
on bonds purchased with 40 cent
greenbacks. 1t must have a credit
strengthening act making those bonds
payable in coin. It must have silver
demonetized that gold may be more
valuable. It must have resumption
of specie payment, and the peoples
money (Greenbacks) burnt that gold
may still increase in value. It must
have the peoples money entirely de-
stroyed, and bonds issued in time of
peace that it may have full control of
the nations money. 1t must have
our treasury handed over to a gold
syndicate, and our public press brag
on the way it has protected our treas
ury. Rats! The wolves protecting the
lambs, the hawk brooding the chick.
ems. AS we'll might one expect the
devil to preach Christianity as expect
such heartless wretches to display one
iota of patriotism.
JAMES ARNOLD.