The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-11
Finance in Brief.
Editor REDWOOD G AZETTE, Sept Snd, 1879,

The future of Governments is safely hid in
The bosom IT the unborn future. and l. th"re-
fore profound mystery and uncertainty.
The strongest ard IN 'st enduring govern
ments are those that are founded on the in
alienahle rights Of man, Justice. equity,
cured to all alike, without p1rtiality. We, as
4 people. have clearly won and p~.vnn the
right tn self government. rs Illustrated in the
deeds IF our Patriot Sires who kin.ile,i the
camptires IF liberty on Freedoms fa~therest
mountain, to ill';miaate the pathway nf the
millions. in their unfolding destinies. Osten-
that Government which il tho best f,r Ill con
cnrned, and which rests with til" lightest
dure the longest The l,ngevitv of a Grvern-
mnnt depends on h"ving fnr its highest object
the greatest good tn the z g-eatest number that
furnishing an abs lutte pntent f"r continued
Sation"l life. pnwe" wa"l+h and happinnss IF
i+s p" pie. governed nv them selves for them-
selves. th'n'lch'h"ir appointed agents. All
dis"rp'ions of Government. is identified moe
u" loss with loss Of life. hapDinnSS. property
and D 'w"-. AMI cnrr,sp ,nding incrn,se, of
want. w-"tchedneSs and misarr. "lSo of ign =
-a"c" "'d "ri,n": reta"iinr If nlnntnl g->w,h
anf "l! th" + f'tlirr away from the integ it,. Of
thnt essential pnwe~ which fosters he y.owth,
p"i.'o arl aim f ove~v citiznr It has baan
my d"si"n with the privilege If those columns
/ in " humble nl"nue~ &c ~ which am thankfun
tn attempt tn" dis'.'lssi m Of a question: the
Importance of whi.h h. is p"-"m"nnt to any
'ni oil ,thnr n''n sticns. p,liti""liv spaokiny.
r~nss and ~Ospn"itv. TIL" goat and vet sim
pie n',ostion Fin,nce is ono which tn" mass
, IF m"nkind have Toast studied: or1 as G. ,nse-
urorr" '7e n u Impressed with its vrst and
vital inta-ests. nHt renliznr that it I've nt tho
f fru,d":inn # "ll 'hoi- irdls+"i"l interests
y hos ho",, p~of onri'l.- cold. thrt 'thnt lavo
pl'fina i, IN" in N" his.n"v Of I'll ,ns and in
d',i:n"ls +h~o'lrho,,t Tho dn"d centuries of
tho past II s"pp"d 'hn found sti,ns If tho
r'or", r,,. p'~" i. is tho lop~ius to,lch # Fl,
n a fn H,1r bis
lnv" If r,H"o,'. hos been and IL tn d,y the
hound "''dn" n" f"-m If law thlt hays On the
t"ck If ind,,ssr" thi"sting for its lif"s HI, ,d.
Tho exnr~cl;f"ati"n If the ol,cve sowing.
w0rl' "~+ t,o nc n"sT- IF arc c,1n pliehnnnt if it
w"s MT fn~ n" f'lsn notion en>ertained th,t
y, ,"ev ia n"tn-i"l. in its sussanca. Every
s+"~+c ~ c,,+ with I'll" p~rp >sitinn; that money
is orc"s"';lv y "'csi+ 9" fcin.
Vow IL '-S 50" th1t We understand that
r~"nNsi'icn plrrsc n tica that there Il no
sis.i~"+in, If d'e:>-nn- kinda nf m ,nay for
tn" ,cc+ ~n"sor i, tho wo- ii that there is ONLY
orc k'"' --rno~: all rnarcy being money
prem liw-n Xxi ~ p';war IF a nation: having
A. 'eg I'D VIII ,tnva~ 10 III" mate~ial thus
s.anped, no inr:h"" th,n serving tn" purpose
.f e 10 z, nm. - s'ianp; proper considera,ion
money is credit sv~ en-: resting whallv on
the validity f thu p ,wer stamping 1t with the
money stamp Tho evolution Of another fact
occurs he"c, that, the money iden is very
closel id onified with he money basis. They
are vrte'M, one. sn'l fiscpar,ble. 1t has
been proven tn II III as money ia not IT'S own
bess Ths d'm MEDITATION Of gold in Europe
in 1850 by Ave n"ti"n"li'f"s. is in evidence, of
the question of basis .ls, all IF our own ,ins
on metal. The set nickel of the United Stntes
is also cited; twenty of them is a lrral-tcnde~
for dollar, and they G ,ntrin inst III. CENTS #
metal val',e. Evidently their money vnlue il
in the stamp of Sovereignty, placed therenn
and its basis resides irrcvocablv in the in+clli-
gence. ability, integrity, and gerui ,e manh >nd
Of the nations in their s,v,'eigntv. ve~ilv,
money is credit system, In the light II tho
above facts, the degraded G-eenbcck do1l,r
has all the vital mDnev ch1racteri stics ir e. NJ
men with III ney or gold nr an q, her n, 1t n-i"l
honored With the m ney stamp. In bricf #
man has imm ,r.aI;ty, his IN my hasis il i'm
mortal, and hence the 81 crllei rag-o'',v.
Greenback dollir has living h Ill m i'm H.
talitv, having demonstrate th"t il hos -igilt
to the tree Of life, upon which il will c,n.in,Ie
to grow and a n~ish, keeping good e mp"nv
with earth!s toiling millions. rep ,sing in its
greatful sfade in peace and pl"nt- wi+h nonn
to modest or make afrnid, Thas which WIS
written by Esdras, near the willow fringed
river Of Bsbylon. more then twenty three
centuries ego, still holds good: As for "T-uth
it endureta, and is always trong, II liveth and
conquereth forever m ,re."
G. P G.