San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-08-03
The Sage Of San Marcos" ON
the Financial Question.


[ remarked in your paper that the
chances for settlement OF the social
and financial question (all the same
would be more favorable after the re-
suit of the transit Of Venus in 1882 is
known, because it will cause a union OF
astronomy aud politics, which will set
all things to order in the world.
In the mean time people should be-
gin to look at the financial question
from higher and scientific standpoint.
1t is ridiculous for thinking men to
hear members of Congress make long
speeches on the honesty Of their meas
ures on the financial question. 1t is
like. n tenant of the dirtiest tenant
house in Five Points, New York, talk.
ing about the purity of his body and
mind. The last Congress has played
such fantastic tricks as would make
angels weep" The poet did not say
if they wept for laughter or sorrow,
but am inclined to believe the first
version is the proper definition.
A man may be honest at home and
at the conventions, but when he takes
his seat in Congress he becomes a diff
ferent man. because the money inAu-
ences are so great around the capital
that it dazzles tho eyes Of members Of
Congress and makes them blind to the
wants of the masses of the people, and
whenever they have a chance to say
something definite on finances nobody
dares to throw stone at the corpus oil
his satanic majesty the devil or dollar,
all the same.
Prominent writer's have called the
dollar almighty; nobody has thus far
retuted it, and whatever is, is right. !"
[ do not doubt the divine origin of the
dollar, but l deny his almightiness.
When money is what it originally was,
that is concentrated labor, then it is
divine, but the great bulk of the bull
lion and coin of the civilized world is
not the product of the labor of its
posscssors they have got it by con-
centrated fraud, rascality and crime,
and use it for the enslavement of man
kind. 1t is not generally acknowl-
edged but nevertheless true, the mot
to Of modern civilization is: honor
to gold, dishonor to labor" and n man
must be mentally blind or bigot if
he cannot see that it degenerates the
nations and in short time causes dis
order and anarchy to prevail.
Human beings were originally ma
kcd, helpless beings, but labor made
tiem what they are, consequently mon
ey should represent only the useful
products Of manual labor and intelli-
gence. Money was originally the ser,
want of MANI aud a great motor in
promoting the arts and sciences now,
in the shape of capital it is the mas
ter of man, and promoter Of crime,
bad architecture, shoddy and humbug
in general. The power of capital dates
as far back as the title of the Euro
pean potcntatcs whc call themselves.
We, by the grace of God, Emperor,
King, Duke, &c. Decentralization OF
gold and silver would take the props
from unde. their thrones. I believe
capital came into power by an event
not recorded in public history. Ac-
cordiug to late discoveries, the history
of the della, Of 4l2l and 420 grains,
and the leading gold coins, is inter-
linked with religion, astronomy, poll
ties and architecture.
The fact that all nations base their
currency upon the precious metals is
40 argument for the continuance of
it. 1t one nation could succeed and
base its currency on internal improve
ments and works of art, all the rest
would soon follow. I do not mean to
rcpudiate any promises 20 pay in coin,
hit | mean to propose a new currency,
issued by the government to the own
ors OF improvements to the amount Of
about 10 per cent. For instance, il n
man owns 4 house or farm, which takes
"a thousand days labor to get the ma.
.-.ial and build the same, lie should
ne entitled to receive 10 per cent. or
10 labcrs for ,he purpose o. a new
,l~.aucv. One labor should be worth