Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-03-19
NOW ron THE REMEDY.
For the Conspiracy to Rob the Gov
crnment

"o"i" give Wh"t neIieVeu 10 DC remedy,
and have no doubt that many who have
read carefully my version Of the secret enc.
mics OF the government have been anxious
TO see the end, that they might know the
cause Of our hard times, and the remedy,
But before give the remedy allow me TO
preface little.
In looking over the world and among
the Inhabitants thereof, we see inequality,
injustice, harjships, and oppression bear
ing upon the shoulders OF vast majority
of the people. We see favored few, who
neither produce wealth or contribute to
the support OF the government enjoy all
the products OF labor and all the privileges
and blessings OF free institutions, even in
America, where each individual is n sover'
eign, where all the power OF government
nre derived from the consent OF the GOV
erned; where the political power OF the
pauper is equal TO that of the millionaire,
the sovereign mass are bound IN perpetual
slavery TO. a law-favored few, by and
through FALSE AND INFAMOUS SYSTEM
OF civilization England. Born of bri-
gands and freebooters she has maintained
the reputation OF her fathers; lived and
luxuriated upon the sweat and blood of her
conquests and with her gold trappings Sc
duced the world and led both continents
and all the islands OF sea into moral and
financial degradation.
In our struggle for independence we
achieved but partial victory. We
achieved our political independence but
clasped to our bosoms the chains of mora
social and financial degradation, entaied
npon us by the mother country. The gov.
erning element OF England composed of
an nristocratic nobility-never erected
their throne or exercised sovereign power
for the benefit Of the majority, but for the
purpose of protecting themselves, and com.
pelling the toling masses to contribute to
their, the lions share, Of all the products
OF labor. Gaining possession OF the soil OF
Great Britain they held it by right OF
might and suffered the toiling millions to
dwell thereon for the sake of existence.
They usnrped the monopoly of the free
gifts OF God TO man aud compelled man.
kind TO pay a royalty for the privilege Of
enjoying a little Of their own. Without
labor they lived in luxury, and robed in
fine linen they had nothing TO do but to
devise means 10 compel lhe laboring class
TO produce each year the greatest possible
amount OF wealth and provide the means
TO draw il all from them save bare sub
sistence. THUS the God cursed system OF
usury was added TO that of land robbery.
Both OF these systems were born from the
loins OF piracy and brigandism.
To these two hell-born systems may be
traced all the inequalities, hardships, in
justice and oppression of this or any other
civilized country. In our struggle lor
freedom We gained political liberty but
engrafted upon our institutions the cursed
system OF ttsury and land monopoly, 10 rob
and disinherit every unborn soul which
should follow us. The revolution which
is near at hand wiH abolish both usury and
all tile 10 land, save the right TO actual &C
cupation and utilization.
With this brief preface will proceed
10 point out
THE REMEDY.
To give this clearly we must reverse the
wrongs step by step under the financial
conspiracy. The first step in the iinancia
| . tI,n A.. f,,lr
tender money. And that the volume
shall be sufficiently large to keep all in
dustries healthfully employed. Then we
are met just here with t.e inquiry, what Ii
money? 1t is - fair question and deserves
a fair answer.
"Unitel States notes (greenback-) shal
be lawful money and legal tender for nj
debts except interest on public debts and
duties on mporis."-Revised Statutes
United States v. /. page 7l2 35SS.
This is the law of the nation. Tax,
away the two exceptions and the greenbacl
will be perfect money-more perfect il
all the elements which comprise periec
+ money than metal money can ever he. II
Is objected that these United States notei
are not money, but promises. This objec
/, ton is not true, for the reason that th,
sovereign power says no matter what ,liei
form or wording these notes shal be law
ful money.
The Chicago Mkr- Oce,n, Scpt. 10, 1873
says: The laws of the country do no
, regard United States legal tender nots N
promises 10 pay, hut AS ABSOLUTE money
fiat money il you choose"
The Supreme Court says: "As the ac
OF Feb. 25, 1862 declares that the notes o
the United States shall be lawful money
and legal tender III payment OF nll debts
and this act has been sustained"
We have, according TO this decision, two
kinds Of money, essentially different II
their nature, but equally lawful. Here
the Supreme Court Of the United Stalei
puts metal and paper money on the samt
, constitutional ground and holds them boil
equally constitutional and lawful. Thi'
ought to settle the questionable right and
authority to make moncy-as il is deri-
sively called.
But il is generally said 10 be wal
measure, and that paper money cannot bt
issued and made a legal tender IN time o.
peace. This is an assumption. War doe'
, not enlarge or diminish the constitution
What IL constitutional in time OF war il
constitutional in time of peace, and rio,
res.a Furthermore the Supreme Court
on The legal tender cases, IL Wall, decided
that Congress had the power TO fix ant
. measure the necessity for the exercise oi
such power, and that was the end OF the
matter. II Congress thought the necessity
existed for issuing paper money in time oI
profound pence, they could do 1t and the