Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-02
A COMMUNICATION.
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love gold syndicates more than he loves
his native land) has failed to tell his
readers that when President Lincoln
called on congress to authorize another
Issue OF 5000, 0OO,0 900 Of the same kind Of
greenbacks, the mob Of bankers who
came to Washington from New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore set
up howl Of rage and dismay. They saw
quite clearly that If there was another
issue OF these demand notes" that their
occupation OF "skinning the people"
would, like Othello's, be gone. And, as
Thad Stevens stated at the time, they
fell upon the bill and mutilated it 80 that
it's own father would not have known it.
Now why does not the truthful and
fair minded professional patriot of the
Washingtonian tell Us what was done to
these notes to make them worth only
FORTY cents on the dollar instead Of ONE
HUNDRED cents. BY taking one Of these
said notes and placing it under his gold
plated nose he will read the following:
"This note is receivable for all debts, dues
and demands, public or private, EXCEPT
duties on imports and interest on the
public debt.
Now what happened. The bankers
rascally crew had won; they had gained
their point. Gold, the only honest money
according to the patriotic and intelligent
editor Of the Washingtonian, went at once
to premium, as it was the only money
which would be available for the purpose
of paying duties, and at one time reached
a point where it took $2.s5 in greenbacks
to buy one dollar in gold. And the sol.
diers and others had to take these green
backs at their face value. No wonder
our martyred president in his righteous
wrath said that the gang Of bankers ought
to have their damned heads blown off.
The Washingtonian further asserts that
there is not nation today that has fiat
or legal tender circulation but is trying to
get rid OF it. Why not tell the plain truth
and say that the bankers syndicate are
trying to get rid Of the legal tender notes
and substitute therefor national bank
notes and bonds. He also states that
there is not nation in history that has
tried such monetary vagaries but has
lived to regret it. Suppose England had
sold bonds to buy gold to fight Napoleon,
would she have been the mistress Of the
seas and the most powerful nationl on
earth? Bank Of England notes whipped
Napoleon and made England the foremost
nation Of the world. Greenbacks con-
quered the rebellion and saved the
Union. When did gold ever fight bat
tie or save country?
The plan proposed by the so-called re-
publicans in the house to raise revenue
for the war is the plan OF the enemy. The
plan proposed by the majority Of the
senate finance committee is the plan OF
the friends OF the United States. 1t is
the patriotic plan; it is the American
plan; it is the only successful plan it
will not rob the people; it will not inn
poverish the nation, but il pursued it will
whip Spain.
He states that the government can no
more say "This is dollar" and make it
worth dollar than its humblest citizen,
and further "The government stamp does
not create value" This in the face OF
the constitution of the United States
which says plainly Congress shall have
the power to coin money and regulate
the value thereof"
But why continue the argument fur
ther. Enough has been shown to convict
this arrogant, impudent and slanderous
gold bug editor Of misrepresentation and
what ought to be properly called treason.
And yet he has the gall to claim to be an
"Abe Lincoln republican" while actually
engaged in repudiating every principle
Of Lincoln republication.
AN OLD SOLDIER AND TRUE PATRIOT.