The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-25
rEuE WAY 'rGs PROSPERITY

GENTLE READER: If the people OF
Kansas desire greater prosperity, and i
imagine they do, permit me to suggest
that it may be brought about by the
adoption of the following measures:
| list. Il stringent screp per cent. asHIy
! lac. a high rate of interest is high
road to ruili
End. Lars for the speedy collection
| of debts at less cost. Such legislation
is necessary to enable men to borrow
at n lower rate Of interest. Men who
are compelled to borrow, pay interest
now not only for the money they bor-
row, hut for the cost, delay and abso-
lutte uncertainty in when the loan is
! inyOlXed, under present laws. The
! courts override and set aside deed or
mortgage with the same impunity that
| they do a verbal contract. Ii q man
imagines it to be against his principle
to pay the interest, and against his in
terest to bay the principal, he resorts
to the courts to help him out, frequent
! IL with too much success. Hence, in
terest must ice charged for risks, IN
certainty, delay and eXhorbitant court
fees rs we'll.
81. Tile Fenaoral al secrecy from the
| Grange and all other political oFgqHi@a-
tons. We have no home capital, and
foreign capital will not be invested
where the laws are made and the ac-
ton of the people controlled by secret
organizations. The Changers have al
ready scared ali the money from the
country into the eastern cities and
there it will remain SO long as the Sc
crecy OF their organization is main
tanned.
4th. Fair and just lat7s for all class
IS and interests. No one will object to
such Observation-Disclosures nor Grang-
ers.
9Th. The repeal Of the national bank
ing act. This is necessary to open the
way (now don't get scarcely for,
9th, Il sound system Of state banking.
State banks may be made as sound as
national ones. But rs long as nat ional
banks are continued, eastern cities
will control all questions relating to
national currency and maintain a
strinsepcy in the west and throughout |
the country so long rs il may be to |
their Interest to do SO. They would |
not have such absolute control over |
state bink circulation.
z. The cEteRsioat 81 reasonable I'D 10 !
ne,o railroads and ali other enterprises |
Now don't make ii fool of YOURSELF il |
nature has not already done it, by |
turning up your nose at this once pop
uIar but much abused idea. ifeasOaa-
bic aid Why not? We must demon
strate our faith by our works. We
must take hold ourselves if we would
have others aid us. We will never
grow popular, wealthy and strong byt
the course sWe.are pursuing. Granger Z
Iiiet is too thin. We have lived on CRU
eli long cnodgh- We want meat, and
every body is digging for the wood
chuck" But, are we digging where
the woodchuek is? We are exhaust
ing ourselves and doing little or no
goOd-talking everything and doing
nothing. We want results, not talk.
We must have a change and the sooner
the better. The above measures, if
carried out, will add more to the
wealth Of Kansas in the next ten
years than will be added in the next
twenty under the present order Of
.hiDgs. We have struck hardpan
lead first. Now let US try and scratch
'ut. Ii you have any better remedies
or relief, name them. Fun.
Sept. 18th, 1874. i