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Professional Cards.
PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON,
OCsra &1 professional ser vioeto the
rftix& ci Lincolnton. and aurronn.
tins chantry. d OCfidi At his reaiy
dene adjoining: Iinoolnton: Hotel.
' AU call prompt! j attended to. "
W -Aas. 7, 1S y "'lf-" :- '
JfeW.SAlN,M.D.,
Has located at Llncointon and of
f era his services ad physician to the
citiaens of Lincoln ton and surround
ing country.
WW be found at night at the res
idepce, of B. O. Wood,
.Mreli27,1891 1 I ly
fiartlett Shipp,
. ATTOBNBT AT LAW, -
; AijiNCOLWTONj n. o;
DO HOT SUFFER AKY LONGFR.
Knowing that a cough can be checked in
a day, and the stages of consumption bro
ken In a week, we hereby guarantee Dr.
Akar'a English Cough Remedy, and will
refund the money to all who buy, take it
m per directions and do not find oar states
ment correct. Dr. J M La wing, DruggUt
.7 ' : MERIT WINS.
.We desire to say to our citizens , tha for
years we have , been' selling Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption, also Dr.
King's ttew -Life Pills, Bucklea's Arnica
Salve and Electric. Bitters, and hare never
handled remedies that sell as wellt or that
hT given inch universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the
purchase price, if satisfactory reesalts do
not follow their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on theii
merits. At J. M. La wing's Physician and
Pharmacist.
Jan. , 1891.
Einley & Wetmore,
' ATTYS. AT Ij AW,
; LlNCOLWTOlf. N. O. .
Will practice in Lincoln and
surrounaing counties.
AU, business
April 18; 1890.
put into our
hands will be promptly atten-
dedto:'
lY.
Dr. W. A. PRESSLEY,
1 S5DEGEOH DKNTIST.
orricK is oobb BtJiLDisa, haxx bt.,
V LINCOIiWTON, N. C
July 11,1890.
s .
DK. ACKXX S WOLIBH riLLS
Are active, effective and pure.' For siek
headache, disordered stomach, loss of ap-
petite, Daa complexion nu uiiiounues,
ihey have never Men equaiea, eiiner in
America or abroad. Dr. J H Lawing,
Druggist. '
ltoh on human and horses and all ani
mals cured in 80 minutes by Woolfords
Sanitary Lotion! This never fails. Sole by
J M. La wine Druseist Lincoln ton. N C
. . i . m. ii it i.s!. trmm
mg.' clsioti litiouU thu i luiiouoox. Arw :f no. nuwy rwoiovwa
The ten staple cropa of tbe coun- praline with confidence to that la the Soaf calling forartpottl
try, wheat, corn, rye, barley, back- lofty eeu ol justice and exalted Ko. Waa any amendmtot proposed
wheat, hay, oata, potatoes, cotton patrioiUm which, in all tlmes of u the bill f 2o. Wat any sobati.
and tobacco, for the year lHS-i, peril, have proved to be the crown- aate offered for it 1 5o. What
brooght lesa than 2 per cent, more ing glory of American character, b?came of the bill and petitions of
than the same crops iu 18CG. Oar his pleadioga ah all not be In Tain, a half half million Urraera asking
cereal crops of 1867 from less than A read jaatment of thrae conditions ! r i paiAt ! They were qnlctly
To the Supreme Council of the Nation- half the average and half the iv a to bt eaixnerve a uniform, u Id away to the aleep of eternal
- al Farmer? Alliance and Indus- amount brooght the farmers 979,- lealthfnl and harmohioaa growth of KgielatiTe death. And what wa.
'trial Union: 711,000 more than the same crops nil the element of oar civilization, t!te answer to these appeals and pe-
Assembled here as the accredited 1887, not withstanding that during a the. sublime office of christian It Uoast They served only to elicit
PRESIDENT POLK'S
MESSAGE.
Hlsi. Address Before ibo-Ins
dlanapolls) Convention A
Starillns Array of Facta
and Flguret.
represeniatlves of the farmers of alsl this period the average and number
moat every Stato and Territory in I of farm bauds had doubled, and ag
the Union, you can "not be un mind- ricultural machinery and Implements
fulof the ; weighty responsibility had been vastly improved. The
which attaches to your Do&ition. farmer Is alarmed to find that with
tales manabip the supreme doty denunciation, misrepresentation.
f the hour. ndlcote, alaudrr cud hIiut. Vir
The existing conditions ar no! t liy the auswer to ut was : Vou
10 bn aftorill tti imloii nco or thritl du not know your needs. Go luck
lesj iniprovldooce on the part ol t your hornet work harder and
Entrusted with the high datycla the laat decade agriciltoral laudelt ur farmera, we point to their broad I live closer and koep out of polities',
legislating for a great organization I generally have decreased from 20 tolcnd wellti)led fields and toe abun-1 and all will be we1Ln Was It jut.
wboee Bnooesa or failure mar de-UO percent, in value. It ant harvest which crown their toil
pend ou your action, I -feel assured Owing less than 22 pr cent, of "d which, with an exceptiou of two
that you will addreas yourselves to the wealth of the country, the farm 3ear InrnUlwd nMinly
thft with that ilfilihAr Atinn. nr I ors nav nrorfiH twr rnnt. if iw iUiCS 18jO, mvT 0 pef Cent, of a I
patriotio purpose demanded by the taxes levied-and collected. Two
situation the stupendous interests thirds of the wealth of the country
that have been committed to your is not assessed one farthiug for pur
charge. poses of taxation, and yet the gov
Upon no body ot men, perhaps, In rnnieut has the power to force
( i do nostio txpoits. l it due to
overproduction T The brotd world
i our laaiket and is teeming rxil
lions onr ready costomcra, and al1
ever our owu fruitful and Qod fa
as it generou, wa it kind, was it
seen respectful, to thus aporn this
irwt and earuest. hpjxI of an op
ite-d and sufT-ring pople f
Litvo thrpo ujn, who are indebted
t the people for whatever ol prom
u-ence and official tligoity and powi
j'-.they may enjoyhave they for
jDttcn that they ari servants and
OUB TXKT BS8T PEOPLE
Confirm our statement when we say that
Tip A oVut 'a "Knrlih Remadv IB in everv
way superior to any and all other prepsr-j oar history, siuce the meeting of every taxupayer in tha land to offer j yord land gaunt hunger, proverty I aot maaters of the people t Alter
wSol Jne Cou-h adat bialk iu anC4,llCile1 U "oa of thirteen mon em
and relieves at once. We offer you a sam graver responsibility devolved than wealth. With all his facilities for aml PPaog horror. I ployed for the miat prt, as the ro
n!1 upon this assembly. Theirs was transportation, which are equal to Tbeee are the conditions and thill cards indicates, in patty maneuver-
Lawing, Druggist. the high and exalted . duty of es- the demands of the productive pow I the situation which confront ua as ng for party advanUge, and ex
a QswTCTwvWfcfTCNT tablishing a republican form ot gov-ler of the country, and his accessibil a people, and they most be met. pending $1,000,000,000 of the peo-
Is one which is guaranteed tobrlng you ernmeni! : yours, the no leas graud I ity to markets, he is forced to sell 1 OUtt demands. ple'a money 5500,000,000 ol which
satisfactory results, or lncaseor lauors a . . . f. ntv nf nrpaervinp it.l iiia nroanMa at nrica brelv cover-1 PatlAntlv fiuhmi-.iri.lc nml nn, I Came f rem the sweat and toil of
return of purchase price, un tnis sale - J " 7 . ' . I r. " r ----- i j i
dan vou can buy from our advertised Their demands for, equal rights be I in? the coat of production. I complainlncly the farmers of the I these earns rejected and inuile4l pe-
DruggUt abottle of Dr. King's New DM 0re the law were uo more theiusfi Despite the theory that diverainS country toiled and struggled against titioners, that body adjourned
to bring relief in every case, when used protest of a HbertyMoving people cation of crops and home markets the aggressive approach of invadiog,eaT not one single act on its re
fer any affection, of Throat, Lungs or agan8t the exactions and osurpa woold conduce to his prosperity, he) poverty, and hoped in vain for aid l for the benefit ol the people.
fr.nAo.a Rrnnchitia. Asthma. WhooDine tions of monarchial tyranny, than sees thousands of New England land succor at the hands ot those to I In the light of a plain leason of
ly
DENTIST.
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Oocaine used for painless ex-
Couerh. Croup, etc.. etc
and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and
can always be depended upon, Trial bot
ties Iree at J M La wing's Drugstore.
cd."
The Coastitcuoi :tltir that
Congress ahall haveiow-r hMrcn
I Ate commerce amoag !. vral
butcs. What are tte e-!.-nfal rle
uents or factors of c Mitan c f Iou
ey, tranipo nation and thetrauinist
on ot intelligence, Congtes
regulate these 1 Does Coiifcre
t jgulate money the value and yll
cms of money T Organized rapti
demanded that Congros bu-i d do
grade and destroy uur Irpat tet.der
c :rrency and establUb in lie i ih-re-of
national banks of.iui whch
s iouM be baed sV.ne on -interest
bmring governmij t.uud. lns
pre as obye!. t .ttiirrd capital
bought the b wd al alout half
their face, value, and tbo r:iono(oi
1 zed the baa's ol ou, b.mkiu aja-
tm. Organizetl cspital demanded
LAt Congre-fc ebouM tx Stata
b inks out of existetire. Congress
obeyed. Thus C4pital mrnoioled
the control of the volume of current
cy. u.'gantx-u rapuat ucmandeu
that Congress ah uM outlaw land
as seenrity for loans frota these
banks. CongToa obejetl. Thus the
securities upon which thee banks
most be operated were !iinited,rhier
ly to stocks, bond and t cronat
notes, whe vtln t r. t lie raan-tp-ilated,
regulatrd aiul dirtaud by
organized capital through ita atock
exchange in W.l MreL Thus the)
power conferred upon dngress by
the Constitution to regoUte money,
rts value and vofume. was virtually
aunendered and tran-f. ricd to cap
italistic combination.
r.ut, the Constitution further coq.
the (-xcluMve
traeting teeth. With thirty
ybaes experience. Satisfaction
dven in airoperations Terms
iasn ana moaerate
Jan 28
(91
7
GO
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BARBER SHOP.
Newly fitted rip, Work aways
neatly, don?..- Customers, politely
waited opoai .Everything pertain.
ing to the tonsdrial art is done
according to latest styles.
Hszf BY TjltlobJ Barber. . ,
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AAvU to MotlieM.
WiiSaoiinttBtBPPthoMaMWiyt
.ea chiWien f cmtting teth. It n-
MtttIuT!iorwstteriH,lUysallp
MMletM ths bw Is, tma U th toeat Known renwor
to AUrrkcM, nhQM arising worn wwm
ottascwWs. Twsaty-Sf an
THAT TSBKIBLS COUGH
In the moraing,hurried or dirBcult breath
ing: raising Dhleemtiehtnes8 in the chest
quickened pulse, chilliness in the evening
-Li .11 - fkaia
or Bweats ai nigm, an or auj
fhinwa are the first stages ot consumption.
Dr. Acker's English Cough Remedy will
cure these, fearful symptoms, and is soia
monarchial tyranny, thanl sees thousands of New England land succor at the bands of those to
It is pleasant I arB y0nra which were .declared at farms, within easy reachof great whom they had confidingly entrust! h'story that tall the civilizations
at Tnia and rAitaratbd at Oealalaeerecrations of consumers, abso led the iruardianshin of their inters I worthy the nsme that baT Iivetl
airalnat thosA inennalitifta and dia- lulelv abandoned to the brier and ests. Addrfesainry themaelvea anz.Uod passed away perished under Ier UPU SfM'
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P.rim nntiona wh nh t hrAMAn tn un- hrnah. lona and earriRatlv to the ruse we rou osau oi money power inav pv .
dermine the liberties of the people In the great agricultural atate of of the anomalous condition of affairs control the money of a jinis reservation ot il5 exejustvo
. i . -.--i. .i ? 1. 1 ( i ii. , .1 ti.kt. j I .am i ii-i.. - i.i-.- mnnfrv mnlm thn fati-i nf fn inC"t 0 uiaaB moan cany WHO U
anu lO aoouuy lue rcai ngnuuuuini i luvra mn iuunKbru luucuicuuras i uuu nmcu uj vuu nui ui uieivi j , I - - -- i -
int-rpflt- nf thu ennntrv. on farms alone is S104 Der canita: thev reached the solemn and deUb-lPopie. is it not oor imperative duty uc wu.Kv.uu w .uu
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Rn vm, uta trt rw MTurrfLt ulfttftd in Kannfta. ftlfi5 ner canita In Illi-ler&ta conviction, that 'theA- onnreaS8 a people to establish such barrt fc lu BUUU5Ufc
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that i;Va nnp onntinantnl fathoro Innia SlOO rwr pflmtfl nmr frnmlnivrt mmlitinn- Anil An vimnm-nta I era aOQ IlmltallOnS 3S Will arrtSl the 1 1 V -
under a positive guarantee by' Dr JMLaw- whjie -Q-f-QQ with formidable Maine to the Rocky mountains, and are doe to oojost and diacrlminat. jevident and alarming tendency touatdsmandsof tlieconourt What
ing, Dfuggist.
forces aud difficulties, you have the from the lakes to the gulf, the farm ing naUoual legllatiou. Upon and I ceuiranze money power in mis conn-
invincible power of right, of justice, ers aee overburdened with debt, tn accordance with this conviction,! try.
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of eonittv and of truth to msDire Heidenves little comfort, and it is they formulated their demands at I xnis waa one oi me Rranu purpo
and sustain vou. Moreover, youl uot flatterinc to his philanthropy 1 St, Louis iu 1889, and laid them bay ses of the measure presented to
have a unanimitv and solidity of and patriotism to rest his hope for fore Congress. These demands! Congress. It would have supplant-
Las befu tb enect ci cvni-mnc up-
tn capital tkee extraonlinary priv
l eges and lowers 1 Jut what it
tas been in all the ages and to all
countries of the nat th lauu
augmentation of centralized tconry
ivtin iaYonr Best Friend ?
Ynur stomach of course. Whyl? Becaus
if it is out of order you are one of the most
mioAi-hla creatnres livine. Give it a fair
nhAnM and see if it is not the
bestend-you have the nrir-a for tha nro- were reiterated and reaffirmed bv ed our iniquitously oniust and cp.
smoke m tn morning. & e,- 77 " " . . . . . ..." , rr.lnthK Imrrri.hmdt nd
morning. If you mustsmoxe ana anus: ative ma8Bea of the .country as a ducts ot his labor, to the precarious ns at ucaia.na., in l&uo.aod wnue prcwivo uanouai oana. ajsiem uj r 1
wait until your stomach is through with . - - A . . ,f , f.-QD,nQi f-rr.n f m fi- th.t fuvl rn. v-r in iwinn' Th securine to the neorle an adeouato robbery ot hone.t indnairy.
i V-.. -an Ivintr TnrtTft ana SmOKO I UlllfUlTacWl W IWBWi ouu nuwu,ii wi vah..iu..i v. - i j j w, J I I .... .
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m. !n fho .TAninir and It Will tell OD TOU I Hironian ariohr inner til tinirtt Al V anrl I InnR In fl! hPr ft.nrl IPHA iAVOretl iantln. I 76lO U1&CUS34H1 LJV LUB DAOD1A wliaiuuuuk u wuurj uiirew iiuujuo
uvid u w a . - - - - 1 vvvvu u.h j " - " - - I . l I l, ji
I- f Jour f inevitably achieve for our cause a He falls to undersUnd why a f.u interest aud .arnestness seldom government at a low rate or Intere,i popuiauun
iJrXJl , , TTnUl Rrf. hnn fcmn.hl fnr l. Liven tn anv subiect in all unr hi., to hav. met the legitimat demands " bont $-J.OOO.W,000 in
ft;.o.;nn pn;miflnAas . Indices tion.or I ... . . I., m. - i i.i r Li tUmnnirr it., ;n ;nrif,.f in., I moner. lnere waa uo undue or in
kju. nwjwu.i-bi ---a --.-.-i vvnndArrni n.a naa neen oar rrowin i man ou cents ou me uouar. ucuriuK 1 iurjr. xuct wcjtj butuwhki uuu iu i j....v,.. . - ....
any other trouble ot the wmac ""r: u a KnM nnrnl.f ih o nn.nL of the silent contemnt which char- Junona inflation.- Labor in all Ue-
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munerative pnees for iU prodoct'.
Green's Aucrust Flower, sets no and development as an i orcaniza- a 4 per cent, interest, should corn-
person can use it without immediate relief tjoQ m nojiber- no pbag cf our mand a premium of 26 cents on the mity unparralled in ropular aggita- acterized the reception of this mea.
progress has been eo marvelous and dollar, bearing 4 per cent, interest, tlon. . sure, and with the nrttuines, soph'
gratifying as id the education of the should command a. premium of 2G For the first time in tho history jistry, aud adroitness of skilled dern
maasea la the trueiPrinciples of po- centu on the dollar, while a note se- of the couutry the tillers of the loib agogoery aaaanit vehement ana
rPK a - tiK oi I ni-wl Uxr u wnnrt ttmtrtk nn inn VArorrfl I tlirOn?u tUeir acCrtHllled reiiraAenLa I IwrolSteui USSaUil.t OU ll
adlVWl VkUUVUIJ. AUO (laj luuucu I vm v- w . . I
sire, whose sinews and muscles have farm at half its valne, bearing 8 per
For Malaria, Liver Trou
ble, or Indigestion, use
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
E. M. ANDKEWS.
Carries The LARGEST STOCK of -
PURM1TURE, PIANOS & ORGANS,
i . ... .- .
"t4 le Found in tlso wtote.
BABY CARRIAGES AND TRICYCLES.
WRITE
Buy in tarie Quantities Direct from Factories and can and wdl give yon
XAJ VV X SX.JEJi3.
FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES.
. . GOODS EXCHANGED IF NOT SATISFACTOBY.
E M. ANDRE7S,
Charlotte, C.
14 and 16 West Trade St
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who do not keep Castori
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KewTorkCStj.
been toughened and hardened (cent, interest, and due at the same
- I. as .a . . a
through a life of toil and labor in time could not De soia ai its lace
the production of wealth, has been valoe. He Is confounded and am-
foroed by : unjust and oppressive lazed to and that we have paid on
legislation to address himself to the lour public debt since 1866, in prin-
no less important problem of so- clpal, premiums ana interest, almost
coring a just and equitable distrt' double its original sum, and that it
1 m a
bution of that wealth. Diligent, I wonla now require more oi me pro
honest and. earnest research and in-1 ducts ot his labor to cancel the re
vestigatlon as to the causes which) mainder than it would, .to have paid
have brought the American farmer the original debt. As producer aud
to the verge of bankruptcy and ruin consumer, he stands the helpless
has forced npon him the alarming victim of an iniquitous system of
conviction that many of the most taxation, which, while It enchanoes
sacred and i important functions ol the cot of all the products of his
government have been usurped and labor, forces him to pay an unjust
fnTtmnrAtMi fnr th benafit ot the and onerous tribute to a favored
' r, .
Tax csanrava Cei
.Ajrt. TT MtjaaaT Brajarr, Kw Toma.
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favored few, to the. detriment and
ruin of the neglected millions.
THE SITUATION;
The. gravity of the situation, the
great unrest which is agitating the
public mind and the magnitude of
the interests involved, demand the
most candid and deliberate investi
gation and consideration. What
are the alleged - grievances of the
Amsrican farmer Y Are tbey real
or merely theoretical.
Let the record aoswer.
During the decade from 1850 to
1860, farm values increased 101 per
cent. From 1870 to 1880, farm val
ues increased only 9 per cent. But
notwithstanding this alarming de
cline in this great iudustry. the ag
giegate wealth of the country, from
1870 to 1880, Increased 45 per cent.
and thaiaricultura Y pornlation in
creased over 29 per -cent. From
1850 to 1860 agriculture, led manu
facturing 10 per cent, in rncreased
value of products. From 1870 to
1880 manufacturing led agriculture
27 per cent-, showing a difference of
37 per cent in favor of manuf actor
class.
These gross inequalities and ruiu
ou discriminations have aroused
him to comprehend the startling
ttutb, that agriculture, "the art of
all arts, the science of all sciences
and the life of all life,'' the true basis
cf all wealth and of substantial pro
gress, is rapidly declining and is
threatened with paralysis and death,
aud that, too, in a period of the
most wonderful development and
growth in our eonnly's history. Pro.
foundly impressed that his generous
confidence has been basely betray
ed, hl3 interests neglected and his
reasonable appeals for justice ignor
od, be has resolved, in a spirit of
manly determination, guided by
patriotic motive and exalted pur
pose, to rescue this great interest
from impending ruin and restore
that equilibrium betweeu the great
industries of the country which is
absolutely esasntlal to its well being
and prosperity.
He has ressolved to present his
ca before the supreme tribunal oi
public opinion and ask for ita de.
and prosperity, peace, contratment
and plenty abounded througbout
tlie land, livery artf ry it boMness ,
ot trade and ot enterprise thrilled
uuu the bealthy ami invigorating
minutest
Uvea and by petition, appeared at d-Wil have been aubmtuLel lor
thts flrtnr nf nnr National flanitnl I manlv arcomeut us to its underZv-
nndnatftdfor reli-i. TTtider in- 02 Drlnclnles. Uot tue dtscmsioo " -ri "J
ofr-tior,. tr.m iw,u . i.iii and in vestlff slioo of our demands -y. w,l popuiauon oi us,-
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Ti ua iuiuiMi.M.u auu u mcu bw tj j I. . , , .
I .... IS.. ..II .Ion . I m nf inilmlr & ml
Oooeress, While no measure was and strengtb.untll to day tbey yUnd I -
even presented to . Congress with I as the unqualified expression of the
stiouger indorsement or more earn Is otimsnt of our Order in thirty
est unanimity, yet we accompanied fcur States of the Union.
it with this declaration : "We sub. More and more are tbe great
uit this bill with due deference to massei of the people learning to
tbe intelligence. indtrenL and wis-. comprehend the duties, facetious.
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dom of your body. We do not
claim that It is the best or the only
measure through which relief may
be brought to oor oppressed, suffer
ing, and distressed people but we
submit it as tbe best we have been
sole to devise. We would be only
too happy to receive at your bands
a wiser and better measure. But
these suffering millions must have
relief. They ask for bread and they
will not be contented with a stone.
They are not asking for charity,
bot they are demanding justice.
How was this fair, frank, earnest,
respectful and reasonable appeal of
the people received by that body t
Tbis first appeal from these, who,
while owing less than 22 per cent.
of the wealth of tbe country and a
large proportion of which is encum
bered with dsbt, yet who pay four
fifths of all the taxes from those
w ho support the mighty framework
ot our covernmental fabricfrom
those to whose generous but mis
pieced confidence a majority of tbe
member of that body were ludebted
tor their teats how was tbis ap
proval of the sovereign people re
ceived f
Was their bill discussed ty the
committees to whom it was referred
No, Was; it reported to either
House, either favorably or adverse-
aid powers ol tho government as
then general agent. Wbat right
has that general agent to iVue tbe
pH)pU's money to corporations at a
cost of 1 per cent., and license those
corporations to loan it to tbe people
at a cost of 8 to 24 pvr cent, t Wp
Oil i eve with John C. Calboun tbat
tie people should not Ue required
tc pay Interest on government red
t while said credit ould bi exttnd
eel to mem wuuoui ineresu e
believe with Tborn Jefferson that
a
athe power to iine mooey should
bu taken from tbe banks and restor
ed to the people and to Congress, to
which it rightfully belong." We
believe James G. Dlsine, not only
that tbe one defective element lu
tie national b4nk system is tbst it
requires tbe permanence ot national
debt as the basis of its existence.
but that any such systsm is inher
ently false sod wrong and cannot
be justified on any principle ot jus
tice or equity. Wc beieve that
Abraham Lincoln could have ut
tered no troer prophecy had his
band and pen been guided by inspi
ration when he wrolt : Tbe money
power of tbe country will endeavor
to prolong its reign by working np
on tbe prejudices of the people nntil
ail wealth is aggregated In a lew
hands and the BepnbUc la dtttroy
entrrpiise, tbe voiurns of currency
ha4 heeu reduced to a-out $VWf
000.000, with tbe uniform and isev (
it-blo result which bas always ai d
everywhere followed an undue con
traction blgh-priceJ miuey and
low. priced products, i-utailiug dit
trefj Hvetty, nofferiug and ruiu.
In 18-50 we had national
bnkawitba circu'atto i of f.11o
CCO.OOO, and yet their loans aud dm
counta amounted to $l,011,O(K),0W
ir an am -unt in t-Xt-- of tut-ir
circulstion ot S 723,7o0.1aO or bZt
I er croU In lbCKi we bud 3,507 na
t nnal banks, with a c.ics'a'tou of
5 ll5.176,0OJ, and y et thfir loans and
iUrouuta amouotel to ?1.07U,OCr0.
03?, or an amount ia rxc-j-a cf tbir
::r.-ilaUon ot l,bll,tW:w or
t:73per cent On bi p?ccip'.e
f iqcity or safety cu it.ihr dual cr
wrporate credit be tbua ub.-titut-d
tor money 1
We demand governmental control
transportation ; we ucraaud tbe
ii
reu-nlion ot our public ' domain for
the use of our own pro'e ; w de
mand the prohibition of gjujilmg
inlfutures ol acpcu'tutal aud me.
ethnical product . e dtruLl tbst
no tU of inlfret Kb. ill be Uttd
to build up any ctber c'as or inter
et ; wo drtuand Ihe election c f Uni
ted States JSeualor- ty- the direct
voto of the people ; we dexaod as
gradcated tax on incomes; but mere
important than ail thre, broader
and deeper than all thee, and first
of all these, is the tracscendently
(Gsniinued t Izxt p2;t!)
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