The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-15

lead thousands of people. They said, "money
device to facilitate exchanges" We'll, that IL
calculated to mslead anybody. The Green
hackers said, If II il only device to facilitate
exchanges, why IL not paper device just ~
good III gold deyice2" "GOod."1 You
could not answer II; nobody could answer II.
The trouble IN that tho first statement IL I'M
true. Money IL not ga device to facilitate ex
changes" but the coming of money il device
10 facilitate exchanges. Recollect the word,
"coning." The only reason that coming was
necessary was the government had TO tell how
much there was, or else every man had to curry
pair OF scales and be u chemist. SO the
coming OF money IL "a device to facilitate OK
changes," but the money itself IL gold and
silver, tho product "f Nature herself. Jap
plause.
Then they said, "M0ney measures value as IL
half-bushel measures corn, or IN u yard-stck
measures CLOTH" That IL not no. II It had
been 10 the Greenbackors would have been
right, because il "money measures value NJ Il
half-bushel or az q yardsticl," of course il
makes no difference whether half-bushel or
yardstick III made Of gold, silver, or paper; but
tho statement III not true. Money does not
"mGasure vaiues ~ half-bushel or az a yard
stick" and why? The half-bushel docs not
measure value; the yardstick does not measure
value. The yardstick measures length, not
cisely M 1t does cent tape, and you know il.
half-buShel does not measure value; il meas
ureH quantity; and the half-bushGl would meas
lre gold, and diamonds, and pearls, precisely az
1t does oats and corn. lApplause.l There IL
another trouble about it. The reason it docs
not make any difference whether IL yaidstIck, or
half-bushel. gold, or silver, or paper, il that
you do not buy the haif-bushel or the yaristick.
The man who owned the hai-bushcl ut the com.
mencemcnt of the trade keeps IL after the trade
II over. Tho gentleman IN possossion Of the
yardstick before the purchase IL made keeps the
yardstick after the purchase IL done. If II were
10 with money, then il would not make any diff
ference. Il.aughter.l Now, then, my friends,
II there Ii solitary Greenbacker here, now in
the Democratic party, that once belonged to the
Republican party, ask him to come ont.
Cries of "liear," "IIcar."l ] ask him to
/ ask him to admit that to-day We have got
money enough. want him to admit that an
amount of money does not make prosperity, but
prosperity makes money. | want him to admit
that when the country Ii prosperous then every
man trusts his neighbor, but il You buy pound
Of sugar on credit you initiate the currency. Ii
you give your note for horse, then you initiate
the currency; if you give mortgage or deed
of trust yon initiate the currency; and every fell
low that says "CharGc it, initiates the cur
rency. Laughter, and voice. "Thats no. W
So that IN times Of prosperity --that IL to say,
tuht. I'LL uHch VI b'H'ihic ohiliciie' VIZ uuNcSh
the money we want. Suppose y0n should 60 TO
Il man that owned ferry boat, and there had
been no ram Tor siX months ana the river waS
entirely dry, and the ferry-boat was upon the
sand, with seams gaping open iike our aver
age Democrat hearing speech that he do, not
understand,-l might say III that connection
speech about the constitution laughter and APP
plausel and suppose you should ask that man,
"HOw IL business? 7" and he should say, "Dull;"
and suppose you tell him, "Now what YOU want
IL more Doals. lLau8htcr.l Tic wohid DC apt
to answer, ~ can gel along WIN TINS one II
had little more water. l"feat laughter
want every man 10 thihk, ana get mat hereSy
ont Il Ills mead, tiat government can make
money; and Will ask each one TINS question:
and have never seen any man who conld an
swcr t--now, honor bright, II the government
can make money why should II collect taXesf
Just THINK about tlat. IA voice" VINO does
make the money sir Nature makes al inc
Sold ana all the SILVER, ana thc Natloh CONS the
gold and CONS the SILVER 80 THAI each man who
sees II may know what II IL worth. lApplause
lhat IL what understand 10y money, and all
paper that takes the place OF money IL simply
promise to pay That money. Ia voice, "rhat
IL all. iou cannot make money ny resolving
lihuShterl; you cannon hiaho money ny! NV any
more IMAM yon can make oais ana corn ny res
oiutioh III ponticai heGtihS' Laughter.
LORD, Lord, ! wish you could. Great laugh
TER. WISH TINS government coma make money:
what rich latioi we wohid DC. lLauehter.l
II inc government can MAKE money why does
II collect taXesF why should the sun borrow
candleT Laughter and appla'lse.l Here Is
poor man WORKING upon ms farm the whole
year, through ram ana shine, and storm, day
and night, ana at the end OF tho year people
come to him and want Sl26 taxes. II the gov
eminent can make y ,OOO bill III second why
should II follow up that poor man! Voice
That's SOL ! wish the government could
make money, and that could get my share now.
lGreat laughter.l regret that the Aladdin
palace made by the tireenback party consisted
only OF gloriiied mist. Laughter.
am sorry that Its dome was only rainbow
OF hope. wish 1t had been reality. wish
the government could make money out OF paper
80 that the Injuries or the world would be at
Americas feet. wish We could make money
so that we could put every poor man III pal
ace. wish we could make money so that our
hfe should be continual and perpetual feast.
But the trouble Is we cant; that Is the trouble.
suppose man had bought tarln for SlO,oOO,
and given his note for 1t, and he had bought II
carriage and span OF horses. and sent John TO
college, and bought Mary piano, and given
ms notes; and ut the end OF the year, when the
interest became due, he gave his note, and the
next year the holders came to him and said,
lyon must settle and he said to them, -
never had better time III my life than
while l have been giving these notes;
we have had more, to eat than, we