Middletown transcript., 1897-04-10

fcga1 tehceT proyis.s.l, Eouid set II hi risht
and bring IL to pay. Gold would lot sufa.;I ~
such test Is'..r proposition " orld n;-ts u tss
him Why? sesause L y NIB eesaaso =, Ae :
der Inv
silver standard oIi ti.o'c3eptry. f.rst. not y.
low contracts iCi "a. ,:.snt i-i ,.ls. second, II
tbs docs Lot lstl4., ten u .l..e tio golti ]
gcld dollar. with fti' rtlcc to ii,o nrst ;'.af,
Maintaining tEc vsiuc vi money i'y legal en-
sct.eet :.na p il:.ititS LIS l., Cl tried III II ost
countries hi-d L;; ,r..vtn ali lguo,piiioLs f-Il-
ure i'll every instance. Engi.hd tried it I'll sDd
on for nearly Sd years: Francs tfied i ior
/ centuries. The rct;E tried II with grrcnbacks
and tho south tried it with Confederate moI-
ey. Thile 1t WAS death penalty IN France to
refuse the ssslg lath, tLry f,l In yalp: until 1t
must have pecn worth Sot0 apiece I'll nssiETt.ts.
What a pity our initiation friends could not
have lived Here end tleni
A government rob one part OF its people
for tho Benefit of the other part cs to existing
des.ts, but there Its power ends. 1t cannot
make its people t-sdu with each other, except
upon terms satisfactory 10 both parties TO the
contract. 4 the money ctiered to the seller
does not suit him :o does l;c5 sell. II offered
to q laborer, he would need rest It offered to
farmer for his produce, Ec would have only
enough for home consumption, until he found
O man With better money, and SO 1t would be
all along the line. IKE proposal to take away
the right Of contract shows that desperation
has usurped the seat of reason We Loid all
that we do hold by virtue of contract right.
Il q
this, above all things, that Magma Charta was
written, When We surrender this supreme
right, we go back to barbarism ard become
able puppets to every mob that may seize
A New Counterfeit Device.
The other method suggested to bring about
parity Of the metals is to reduce the gold in
gold dollar. Our government has nltherto
manifested blind. Inreasoning pre1udice
against that kind of statesmanship. Indeed it.
has had its deputy msrshals busy for lOV years
hunting misguided patriots who were trying
to take this near cut to wealth. II this sort OF
to the bill that all convicted counterfeiters be-
liberated and given right OF action against the
government for false imprisonment. All gov,
these men were but the forerunners-the john
the Baptists-of this new religion OF debauch-I
ment Of our money.
its people. The story Of Washington and his
hatchet, told by loving lips to innocent child
hood. has made millions OF truthful men and
women. What would be the effect in this
country upon unborn generations or story
like this At the close OF the nineteenth CEN,
tury the people Of the. United States becamel
so corrupt they repudiated one-half Of their
debts by paying them in money worth only:
half of its face value.
An American In o foreign land looks with O.
swelling heart upon Old Glory, as it proud-j
ly flaunts the breeze, the symbol OF liberty
and honor. Pass this act Of reputation and
he would look upon 1t with shame. For en-.
thuSing purposes we might as Teu pun III
down and run up dish rag.
But. Mr.. President and gentlemen, allow mel
In conclusion to say that our country is In moi
danger of reputation. This l6 to l coinagel
clamor is but one of the manifestations Of hard
times, brought Gu by the late panic. On lowI
lands in the night tine deadly miasma ac-i
eumulates, but when the bright sun climbs
over the hilltops and shoots Gis purifying rays;
into the bottom, the miasna IS dispelled, thei
atmosphere is sweetened and made wholesome, |,
and men go forth to their daily avocationsl
with assurance Of health. In spite OF all thei
isms that have afflicted US, IN spite Of dena-i!
gogism on the stump and in legislative halls. |
this country is rapidly advancing. Our fac-i
tories are taxed to their utmost with orders, |
and the wages OF their employees have beenj
everywhere Voluntarily raised. Prices that
have been depressed by tho panic are improv-
ing Sinister discomfort, with ell her imps Isl
fleeing before tho benign presence of prosper
sty, and in after years the heresies OF today
Will only be remembered as troubled dream.
The American leopie arc honess and patriotic.
Upon this rock We br!ld our faith, snd al thej
ages and agencies Of truth are ours for the su-
perstructurs.