The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-04
an sILvER QuEsrIox.
Asd YAH ON 0rssabacks--sons osnsi.
BILE Views on the subject.

When was II nrst used, GeneralY
"First let me defiae greenback. 4
mean by aereenbsck medium for
the Interchange OF commodities be.
tween men which has no intrinsic
value in itself, but gets all its value
from the stamp OF the government, 1
presume ifthe civil-service examiners
were t. ask what was the earliest coin
known among civilized nations, they
would get the answer that the Romans
used brass. So they did. But the
brass was as worthless a. the psper on
which We print our greenbscks, The
government put on enc piece OF brass
the image ola sheep, then that pieee
was worth sheep. That Is where we
yet our word pscuniary, from
the word pecus. On another
piece they stamped the Image of an
OK. This was exchangeable for an OK
IL was the stamp thai gave il value
silver and gold were used for orna'
hlents and for household ornaments
because they would not tsrnish. Sill
yer was of the most value hscause 4,
was the least tsfnishable. Tin only is
less 10. These brass coius had NO
Intrinsic value whatever. They wers
greenoacks. 1t was not until the
legisns returned from the East upder
Caesar with the gold they had won in
their conquests that there WAS any
change. C@sar had ell the gold. II
mas part OF his plan to enslave these
people to make golG the medium Of
exchange. AS no possessed it nIl he
could control the oeople by its me-
dunn. He was the first scheminv
banker on record. In tive
streets OF Rome under his contrac-
tion occurred the first blood had Nv
labor riots. The people demsnded
bread. Every shallow preacher who
gets pulpit nowadays breaches acme
time or other on the parable of the
penny. He doesn't know ANYTHING
about IL, Judging from tho way he
salks. The coins Of Caesar were
stamped with his effigy. Christ clsimeI
TO Do king. Cesar WAS king. The
people paid takes to Caesar as king In
tho coin of his stamp. There came Ia
Christ shrewdly the Jews to get him
In a hels about hil kingship, and thew
asked him IL it was. lawful to render
tribute to Caesar. They Thought if he
said no to be able to destroy him for
treason, but If re said yes his claim 70
kingship would be gone. But he was
100 smart for them. He said: sSbew
me a penny When they brought II
no asked: Whose head is
that" and when they said
'C@ser'.,' be replied: Render mt
C@sar the things that are Csesar's ynt
unto God the thipgs that are God's.i
they marveled. No wonder. He had
lodged. That WAS all there was of IL
do was crucitisd because he was tn,
friend OF labor and OF poverty and
preached against the reign of wealth
But he was too shrewd to put himsel
into tho hands OF the money power b,
answering yea or nay"
but, general, how about foreisn ex
change and the bAlsncs of trade?U
"Ips all humbug. Only few mil
lion dollars Of gold pass back and fOrtl
en- that mission. None Of it goes a
money. Msrk this. Every penny
weight goes as commodity. IL gue
BY weight. The gold of eur coinage \
debased with alloy and is too cosrs
for their use abroad. IT, all goes int
The smelling pot over there. The aoit
OF their soinsge 10 toe fine Tor our use
and when 1t comes over here 1t like
WISE gees into the smelling pot,
might just ~ well be In pigots az Il
coin, and be sold by troy weight, Ths
10 one OF the pccullsritj8s OF England
money system. That 10, its unit a
value never was counted. The poun,
was ap0uHd OF silver, and WAS divide,
to make pennyweights or shillines
There was only smsll coipsg
OF shillings. How do we pe
along with the French in measur,p
goods by the ysrdY Their yard i, 5
inches to our 80. We simply add on q
take off They will not take our gol,
abroad except by weight; that is, as
commodity. Well, If the balances q
TRACE 10 ogsinst US with nation iii,
viii Only take gold in Payment, W
have only TO 20 into the market M,
buy gold 70 send them as we woul
huy wheat and corn or any other CON
monty, but they no longer deman
gold. They take drafts-paper, Nos
VIII give you point. They mr.
Withdrawing the one aud twO-dolla
bills from circulation-doing IL illt
gsliy, too. The Law declares that ther
shall be so much greenUack clrculs
tlon uis.anding, and when it. come
into the treasury it shall DO reissued
Mr.. Manning says whom the Cues An,
twos come into the treasury they sh Al
not so cut again. II he may d.
that with the ones ard twos M
may DO IL with the hyes and tens an,
twonties. The law says he shall moi
do 1t with any OF them. Do Won kuoy
why II is done3 II Is done 10 save tbt
banks from being forced by the peopl
into Inc issue OF fractional currency
rhe banks have mover irsuod ones nnt
twos 10 more than q limited extent
oarly In their history. L. Is lust a,
oasy 70 print II 500 national bark note
SO q 81 botc. Tho 81 note gets a ira
mondous wear anu tear; tho 500 get,
none. Tho 81 aote gets lost aud wore
out IN quantities. The 500 note h,
rarely IL ever lost, When a bank n M,
10 lost tho bank loses it as well as thc
individual who hol1s II, because II ths
hank can't produce 1t tho bonds of us
deposit can not be redeemed. Thew
can only get more money from the gov
ern mont, and tho governmsnt will
only issue 1t on meie bonds. 80 the
bankers want to avoid jsauipp any.
ihiOg less than So notes. They would
ike TO stop at so notes, but public
opinion would not rermit It,"
"Ihe silver question will DO proml-
nent In Congress this winter"
"Let thom heap II up, pat IL all on
the people. this aud more, aud In the
END they will rise and throw Off tho
"Do You expect serious trouble2o
VI DO. l have grandchildren who
VIII live to 500 the Vanderbilts and
tbe 0oulds taken out to tho nearest
lamp post and hung In the most scien.
THO ANA skillful manner. Alter there
has boon blood shed we shall settle
down again for a whilo. These money
kings see Tho dangers already, hut
,hay do not 600 tho remedles,
when l was n candidate for presid ant,
Gould said Butler must be- driven
Into the ground. Tie couldn't sec that
IL was better for man with consider.
able wealth ard family and property
Interests to DO at tho head of The
masses and able TO control them, He
only saw In tho background the torch
OF communism, ~ no thought. Some
dap u real red Communist will load
these men, aud thon he will 500 the
dill reuce. Every man ia Commnn.
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