The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-19
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And every decade when the cen
sus is taken and the population as
certained to have increased, let Con
gress issue $40 per capita for the
increased population.
Then a panic, such as the one
through which we have been pass.
ing for six years, would be known
only in history. For every thing
land, horses, mules, cows, sheep, etc.
would settle down at a regular and
uniform price and continue there as
long as the currency continued the
same.
Germany has circulation of $I7
per capita and they have ceased to
sell silver, and Chancellor Bismarck
informed Judge Kelly they were
going to issue $50 per capita OF
silver.
Great Britain has $50 per capita,
France 500 per capita and great
prosperity among her people, and
the Franco-German war debt paid
without the assistance of Alsace and
Lorraine. Belgium has $I32 per
capita, and her people prosperous
and contented.
0, that we had some European
financiers at the head of the Treas
ury department at Washington
That the readers of this may have
an idea how they are fleeced of the
fruits of their hard earnings under
the operations of the National Bank
Act, let me say, an individual or a
company raising 100000, going to
the Treasury buys a 100000 bond,
which he carries and deposits with
the Register, who gives him nine
tenths of the amount in notes for a
National bank, which is circulated
in the States and for which he re-
ceives interest. And on the bond
thegeneral Government pays $4,000
in gold.
One of these companies had a
clause inserted in their charter, that
their bank should be bank of de-
post for the Government 1t was
soon ascertained that the Govern
ment had generally ST., 100000 in
their vaults. This they took and
carried to the Treasurer and bought
a million dollar bond. The interest
on this bond was 10000 per an
mum. The capital invested in the
first bond was $500, 900, on which
the Government paid $4,000 inter
est annually, and issued to them
$27o,ooo for banking purposes, it
being nine-tenths of the amount of
the bond, and leaving margin of
only $4,000 between them and the
Government. Thus for the $780,
900 they realized $4,000 per annum
in gold.
A handsome and profitable in
vestment this, do you not think,
tax payers?
Bro. Worthington, l hope you
and your readers will pardon me
for my desire to often appear in your
columns. But if they are imbued
with the spirit CT a Granger and
patriot, { for the terms are synony-
nous and one implies the other, J
they must know and acknowledge
that there exists much necessity for
reformation all along the line of
political corruption and trickery.
And like Nehemiah we are doing
a good work, therefore why should
we cease our patriotic efforts? We
are satisfied that the political San
ballats would be glad and rejoice to
see our "PATRoN" come down from
the task of building such Grange
wall as it is constructing throughout
the Southwest When did farm
err, in the last half century, rise in
the Congress of the United States
and denounce that body, as did
Hon. Mr. Gillette from Iowa?
Yes sir, they see the hand writing
on the wall, in the organization of
the farmers, in the Grange, and al
ready are they trembling and quak-
ing in their knees. Only let us
prove true to the trust committed
to our keeping and ever be found
at our post, like a faithful Casabi-
anca, and victory will perch on our
banners at no distant day.
Then when we are citizens of the
city of the dead, our posterity will
call us ''blessed" for the part we
took in human emancipation. 9th
erwise, they will, and Justly, exc
crate our names for yielding to the
encroachments of gold on our
rights.
Let me refer you to circum-
stance that ought to show you the
necessity of reformation of our
present system.
The State Agricultural College
of Michigan asked the Legislature
for $4,000 for a chemical labratory
and was refused.
The State University asked fol
a museum and got it.
Now the question might be asked
why the Agricultural College was
refused and the State University re-
spected?
The only answer | can give is
the Agricultural College was tc
benefit the farmer, and the Uni
versity was to make lawyers, doc
tors and ministers for the farmer:
to work for. And the request be
ing made to a set of lawyers, it il
reasonable to suppose they woulc
work for their own class.
Now in conclusion let me ask,
tho contraction of the currency