Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-06
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per cent, while the gold an silver base os,y
amounted TO from l 70 2 per cent. OF al, thu
money busipess Of the United States. Tbeas
Oontractions were called panics, and the aud
den downfall OF the bsnksrs' paper money IN
the seven different spocns caused the imma.
diute loss ofths whole volumsO OF pspeF money
and credits Of the broken banks, 10 the hands
Of the people.
1t all disappeared AZ once. vAtyinr In
amount ct different panIcs from $500 100000
to 50 OOO.o COO, 900, covering the people period.
ieally With rum and misery.
The attempt 81 che coin bsss despoiism II
force thu people % specla payments, b. grad.
ssllg contracting the greenbsck money from
1865 to 1878, slowly s~trangled trade. com.
merce. agriculture aud manufactures. and
Heightened out the agony 81 financial fuiu bv
the gradual destruction Of tbs national paper
money. Crash after crash has come already,
bankruptcies alter bankruptcies, NJ the ma
t,onAifpaper money was destroyed or locked
up 10 lhe treasures and banks 10 resume sps.
cha paymen .. The legal tender greenOhck
Is the basis OF the ~natt1pSl banks note, and
coin 10 the proposed basis for both. There Il
not cola enough ia tire world To carry on the
business OF New York, There Is no bank
in this o'uptry that ever did or can now
stand . run tor coin Tue State banks have
failed seven iimts IN forty-ni Q vesfs, when.
The new steam power mas made q new trade
20 vast that y coin basis cah1ct csrfy " on
bankers' paper money paper money; The
money power has taken control Of the pfess,
oi the fountain; Of public intelligence, OF the
telegrAphs, Of the railroads, OF the politicians,
" orators. Of the manzgers Of elections and
the ofice-hO'ders-State, city, county and
F,daral. IL h every whore, 6ensidg With ten
million tongues through the circulation Of
8 400 newspapers. Bt these and many other
agencies I hiss enslaved the people here and
10 Europe. We are leading q fJrlorn hope
70 hght u, but liberty or slavery hang in the
balance. awaiting your decision.
We must all be free. under sn 'ndepen-
dent system OF n~ntiouhi nheolute money In
despotism OF bankers Those who are nos
tor ue IRE against uA. Choose which you will
serve, yoir country or
The 200 900 Aristoerstic bankers ami bond
holders ~ THIS country fAbricate arguments
to continue thtir ooin basis, ~despo;i.m and
your slsverv. Taey say there IL danger Of
grsenbscks noooing ihs country and becom-
lug worthless.
THIS Is false. We do not propose 10 Issue,
IN all, more b "a neees ary 10 buy up the
United States bond; not preceding two
thousand million dJllsrs, ar $50 per espiis.
Ia 1864. wber va bad . psper ctrculstion OF
about $6DO.0O0 900, or $40 per capita, II was
worth only ~ cgnts on the dcllAr. Wills In
1916, with a circulation of 81. $50 10000, or
$50 paf capita. IL Vas wor h rs csbls on the
'.u =; whv did the ibhstion In two years Of
1918 to 81 doubls the coin yslus 81 the
grpenbAckf We hsvs now the capacity Tor
twice ibe ahount OF trade we had IN 1864, II
she money lever was enlarged
You ell remember the hap by days OF 1865
81 and !, when ths full circulation Of pEpct
inoney. based On the national credit AUD tbs
peoples wealth set all The wheels OF indus
Try In motion. You see nOW tbs dismal days
OF beggary, bankruptcy and ruin, brough:
npon us hy the sppio ten of the bauksrS'
fespotism on a coin bAai'. Spsoia re,unp-
ton ia . success Ia forcing our people into
bankruptcy, aud the coin aud bank operators
into sestaeies.
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