The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-05-08
FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.
SAMUEL LEAvITT.
ACTON, April %, 1873.

Ter rom MT y. ID. HullJn, OF Nan Il ranclScO,
which contains So many points Of import
ance, beg the privilege Of repeating by
way Of endorsement of some few If them.
Let me premise by postulating that the vo-
tiers must know the cause and character
u the great central wrong which deprives
them Of the common comforts of life. be-
fore any real reforms can be introduced.
In order that the great bulk If the voters
of this country may become Informed and
general enlightened as to the nature If
credit, the cost and uses Of the same. and
the method by which the people shall be
able 70 apply T. practice the correct ider OF
money, think the + IAN for Sunday meet
lngs to discuss financial measures and po-
litical action is Of great Importance, and it
is practical. Is it not quite time to do
something Talking is well, but to organ
lie is doing
Ignorant people the world over are
slaves. In the nature Of things this must
continue. Tyranny, oppression and rob
\ berry comes to us IN the form Of trinity.
as follows King craft, Priest craft and
\ Money The dominion Of this bar
baruus power results ia Ignorance, super
stltuton and cowardice. Comprehensively
considered there Is but one method If
procedure n the opposition Of this com
pound evil, and that is to educate the
masses.
When any people shall have been prop
erly educated they cannot be slaves. -
Money craft is the source Of an wrong the
"erld over and any attempt at reform
which ignores the money question must
certainly fail. The form OF government
i e Importance only 50 far AS it has a
tendency IN this direction. That Is. free.
don 1T 1t does nor include the pussib,it,
% 1--we by ones labor
The consumption ordered ~ the kim
ana the torture q the rack FIR disbelief
arr now consolidated into the fat Of the
banking "hgarchy, which mas It's centra
point Of departure al Washington.
Sunday meetings with equal rights Nh
The platform viii soon result ii a cumpirt,
revolution. attempted This III the eth
If Lowell, bot the churches ara the cor
pprations were too much for ne 4 pub
lie opinion was manufactured hy ia,
priests and bankers to soch an extent tina
the people we've afraid % attend Tia,
most contemplate thing On the face q
God 5 earth is n, roro,diee y Work,ag
ntsit
But If Brother Smith can commence the
Sunday meetings IN California, for human
itys sake begin 1t at once To the lover
Of justice everywhere / say. beqin II u
once.
In this town III Acton some 81 az com
menced week day Lyceum - an evenin.
school, and the rich men broke it up ia
row. And the poor men acquiesced
quietly submitted to the rule Of a fey
men, not all of whom, the latter, coul,
keep out of the house Of correction wer
IT not for the Infueuce Of money.
Mr. smith says The only money v,
now have in circulation is the public ere a
it, and why should We pay interest FL
that
| cannot answer the question. mop
the greenback movement will attract tn,
attention Of millions Of voters but. gen
tleme., just stop one moment and answe
this question
SO per cent. would be great improve
ment but why that
The bankers pay no interest now tel
me, please, why should the farmer
To use ones own credit implies no cost
New, let wisdom come forth from its re-
treat and inform me and others why
farmer should be taxed or fined for usin I
that which is his own
Will the reader he So kind as To- read ,
short chapter on gold and paper currency
in Social States, by Herbert Spencer,
Will the editor Of this paper have the
kindness to print it, 50 that while the PEG
pie are talking about money they may
know some few facts Of history. ! nav,
not the book by me or ! would quote it.
Nothing better has been written. and il
stands unimpeached.
l should like to hear more from Mr.
Smith. We do not obtain any correct rep.
resentation Of the situation III California
through the papers in New England, and
it seems to some Of us that if specie pay.
ment is what it is represented to be, il
would make good times for the producing
classes in California.
This money question can easily be made
plain, even TO the masses, Just 80 soon as
it can be presented through the papers
but the monopoly # money implies a mo-
nopoly of everything that money will buy
And what will 1t not buy
We must break down this monopoly OF
we do nothing. VIII some one inform me
why currency representing wealth should
be limited by legislation any more than
mortgages Of real estate
Ii the government Of the United States
will receive their own notes in lieu of gold
in every case, will they not be as good as
gold Let anybody answer
! Benz. SKINNER