The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19

THE TRUE FUNCTIONS or MONKEY.
Money, instead Of being the medium If bal.
ance between production and consnmnAion
protecting. production from non-prodnctive
consumption, which is its proper function,
serves, under our present system, to protect
reproductive consumption in the possession
or control OF nearly the whole wealth Of go
clety, thus defeating its true purpose and OBJ
Ject: JOEL DENsxoRE.
THE TRUE FUNCTION or MONEY.
Money should be the servant. not the naster
OF commerce. HENRY CAREY bARp.
WHAT HIGH InrEREsr IL DOING
kxorbitant rent Commonly called interest,
Is silently but surely devouring the Substance.
OF the people. PETER CooPrR.
HOW TO CREATE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.
~ simply allowing labor the unrestrioted
use OF money to accomplish il EXCHANGES :
universal stimulus will be given 70 prodncfion
ana consumption. The free supply viii cheen-
en- interest, and low interest BY addin9 Is tka
RIOn!s Of producers will lessen that OF capital.
ton; CHARLES NJ. DuPuY.
JEFfERsON's OPPOSITION 70 BANK PAPER.
Bank paper must be suppressed and the c;r.
cuiatlon restored to the nation, to whom IL
properly belongs. THOMAS Jsrrzssox.
THE ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES
No single interest touches the domestic com.
t .6 ana prosperity OF the people as this one OF
the country none is Of 80 much immediate i'm
portance, or calls for more immediate solution.
TO put OF this queation, therefore. with varne
expressions of reform, and the desirablsness
o. specie payments, /" y to ignore tho ruling
interest Of tho hour. It is to surrender the
Of remedy. PErsR CoopRR.
THE GOLD swlNDLERs REBuKIp.
III the bondholder refuses to take the same
kind of money with which he bouoht The
bonds, he is an extortioner and q repudia-
tor" SENATOR SIBERIAN.
THE BEST KIND OF MONEY. A
The people are the sovereign power. and M
man can question their right (throueh Con-
grees) to make as much of tie medium AZ az.
change lmoney) as will he necessary for the
wants Of trade. Paper money is better than
eitner gold or silver. as its volume cannot be
contracted ~ using it as merchandise. JOHN
FINANCIAL IGNORANCE TAUGHT IN COLLEGES.
The blindest ignorance regarding the finan.
cal history and status of the world prevails
amongst almost all classes, and Is taught e. onr
colleges, and is most conspicuously manifested
IN the law-n,aking and executive Departmental
OF our Government. We propose a national
entirely controlled by the peoples representa-
tives and thus to be absolutely beyond the con-
troll or influence Of spectators in gold. syn
NEY MYERS Of Chicago.
THE REAL ISSUE.
The issue is not between gold dollars and
paper dollars, . the bullionist newspapers
leave the readers who know no better TO infer.
The issue is whether our currency shall con-
sist OF all bank circulation. doled ont to the
people BY combination of corporations af
exorbitant rates Of interest or OF full legal
tenders issued directly to the people in paw
ment OF the debts and current expenditures of
promise; for upon the result depends the
question whether We are to have q Govern
ment OF the people or money oligarchy. Il
ls one OF the strongest convictions Of nv life
that upon it, decision are suspended the fate
OF our civilization and the destiny OF the coun-
try Congressman CAnPBsLL, u Illinois.
sTsALrHY AND MOST INsIDrOus POwRR.
High interest Is the most dangerous. be-
cause the most insidi0us, OF all the powers
menacing the rights and prosperity of the peo-
pie. Operating silently and unseen. It steslth.
lily takes from the producing Glasses . large
portion o. their earnings, while It keeps them
In ignorance OF tn. cause OF their wrones.-
Congressman CAMPBELL, Of Illinois
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
The greed Of capital forces the Government
into one pathway; starving labor clanors fn
have i move otherwise. WKxDsLL PaILIIrs.
WHAT - MONEY.
Money is token of sovereign power. That
power Is not commodity. The material Of
which money y made may or may not have
value - commodity but sovereign power il
not . commodity. 70 make money merchan-
disc Is TO give power which doss mot belong
to II; and gold being merchandise Il Is II thee
until the token Of sovereign power q put upon
i, the sovereign should look only to sdiustine
his own household Affairs and Withhold IN
brand from being put upon articles Of mer.
chandise. JeHS AAouIRE, Of 81. Louis.
President CRAxr.
The experience Of the panic has proven that
g the best that has been devised. -Pfgsidem
GaAsf's Message to Congress Dee. I. i07s
The above wa9 Chants opjnfo0 81 aound
currency when he VA in : position 10 sneek
without prejudice On IL subject. But Is
money power quickly mads him est LII own
~ commend to your easnect cooa2S es.4ien ~.
RkPBAL q - much q u legnl-ispder a. =
makes these nce9 ts'ths be1i that Ave bsen
devieed'1 receivable SoF dit contx11fed alfer
DO % = axsd n IT. - i1selg. ~ 81 Isisr
than Tie Rine u Januasy, IS5s. p rs very
money which b chassetesisad IN lo5S q ~
''best that hac bssn devised" 10 dSsirnstsd Z
ye:< asssrwaeds = being unit 70 Bguidsie
WHAT 1HE covsRxHEnr ssOuLD DO.
TIE power 70 supply ourselves With - pu1h
money - nay be nssded naFrows tbs QUESTION
down p ~ angje point, 20 VT dow much
? nesdsdf And / eo1aend fhst this QUESTION
> determined whSm NJ aseatnin 0heth9 o.
poe tbe 6CveRument owes mme than ~ has
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4 not o. had o. avsila6se. fhsn enourh
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