Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-26
WHAT rs MONEY!

Since | wrote my last article indispotaoIe
and unmistaknblc evidences, and proofs, are
being furnished, that the people, not only III
this country, but throughout the world, orc
beginning to understand L'hdt money as Its
proper uses and functions its Uses aud aC,''c'i
and, tha. it is the main tprhg ana regulator
Of fair and honest, aud jus. distribution be,
tween capital aud labor; and, further, That II
that handspring, and regulator, Is wrong
or out Of order that every thing VIII be H'0"Y
aud ont q order! az
what are these eEidences anu PROOFS
Why, that Blsmark, tue cohqaefor OIL FRANCE
in the Plentitude OF ms power has some 70
the conclusion that tue Oanaea te0r@M'" o'
the woFld-(me ProaHcerS)I.are 10 DC Tue
supreme PO'ser Of the future
IT is reported that he intends 10 prepare
"bill for the regulation OF 'hcProht' Of 'n0nu'
featuring associations providing thA' H"e"
"tle profits shall reach certain percentage
the surplus shall be divided among Tue EorH.
ing-mea employed in them; nov, aPPy
this same jmt PrmeYSs to banking mouoPO'
lies, railroad mouOPoI'es, Insurance monEpo>
lies, and al other lnonoPoIes' 1na II "'ll DC
seen that tue People are ABOUT 10 putA sop ="
the RlandeFlug aud stealing Of These monoPO.
lies, If not TO compel them TO d'gorye VIVA,
they have heretofore tooDeu' PLuouefeu, anu
stolen; ny aaSlee 10 1ne,n ;I u 10 ns soDa !,
boys aaa' II ,ne peoPie wi" sEtee ~ ~
tneM ho'I oG 70 N"As tnsy nave ai ,:.;
r9OoeI' piunIeted' anu s'olen ou eouO'''OI i
thSt lucy saa''' a' once voue " s'Op auu
NAT IN 'eeH ne''Flou' aGpteuaI'oos' my Au'
vice to them is, thnI-saking the hin' Itom
bismatkI'ney snlu promptly Ieeons,.e Sneu s
selves TO their ADVERSARY IN tue way AIu
honesty promise ana Oina theMse'T " 10 'Op
Plunder, ana hteal no more iANG your
choice Gentlemen foo9erS-Anar eau you
Gentlemen roItrIs, because you are fEgdf'
ised robbers aud have PAID IN OFipes 'ne reg
isIAtures oil the people for your permits, or
tndHigenees to Steal-WhIle the poor common
thieves who cannot pay the tonG' are subject
to the pains and penalties, you are permitted
70 escspe-l say, again thea, "'ake your
choice Gentlemen Robbers aud make this bar
gain with the people, Or at your option, II you
think proper to run the chances, take the
risque of being compelled to d'sgorge! The
vomiting up all the gains Of usury and the
pluudercd and stolen public taHds-the t"her-
itanee and Ji'ihrIyM OF the enf'rG people
would be depicting business the just
counterpart of the abolition Of slavery! It
the one was force, the other is fra@d; and
the Inst worse than the trst for II cns'dres
white men The lrst held and ctr'ti:od cant
balls the latter, monopoly, degrades, im-
pOvershep, and destroys the mind, morals,
soul and body, Of our own race and equals,
white men! Witness the case of Alice
BOwlsby, debauehcd, ruined, and then chopped
up aud put into trunk, to hide the cFnes
of rich silk,habordasher' s son! Nothing
like it was ever heard of in the annals oil
slavery, or, indeed, since the case Of the
Lcyiic and the tragedy Of Gibeah recorded in
the 10Th chap Of the Book of judges
Surely it is timO for all who witness and know
such crimes, to look into the cause Of them
the fountain from which they 1oN-sna !.
consider o. IT. take aaSice' anu speak 'neI'
minds mat euRse' 'ha J'H"''m is mo-, w.,
noPoIy 1t at once produces y'eHf sTa' ,f
and great PGsefyi anu inc crimes Oh Ool',
classes,IFloh aud Po0F-Ho% from tue same
polluted fountain.
Again, among the evidences and proofs thai
the public mind Of the world, is well as our
own people is beng turned TO consider IN,
vital question of the monopoly of money aud
its uses aud a5nss', passing over the Feeant''
tiou oil Horace Greedy OF his former errors on