The great West., 1889-12-20


silver in the treasury and the credit
of the nation, and redeemable in gold
coin-dOllars or silver coin-dollars, of
the present weight, at the option OF
the government, as Mr.. Window pro-
poses.
The present gold and silver certifi-
Gates should be taken up by the gov
ernment as rapidly as possible and
the new "paper money" issued in
their stead, and hereafter there
should be but one kind of paper
money. The issuing of gold and sill
yer certificates benefits the gold
gamblers and no one else. There
should be no distinction in the ''pa-
per money" of the government.
Then the secretary of the treasury
cf the United States, instead of be-
coming gold or silver gambler, a
mere vulgar and dishonest specula-
tor upon the necessities of men,
should pro claim to the laborers in
our mines and to the toiling millions
of the world that by the authority of
the sovereign people of America, he
will take all the gold and silver that
may be brought to the treasury, at
it's real "money value" as fixed by
his government, and will issue there
on treasury notes, payable on de-
mand, in such quantities of silver or
gold bullion as may be fixed by law,
(if the depositor SO desire) or in gold
or silver coin of the present stand
ards. lat the option OF the treasurer of
the United States. Would not such
monetary system as that be the best
Could a system be based upon a
stronger Or more stable foundation?
Then, too, would it not be honest?
Would it not enable the people to
do just exactly what they promised
to do?
Would it not prevent the bond
holders from doing what they are
trying to dO-rob the people OF their
silver!
While Mr.. WINDOWS plan may be
somewhat better than total demone-
tizatiOn of silver, yet it leaves a clear
field for the gold gamblers-instead
OF the gOvernment-to fix the price
OF silver or gold. Instead of making
the government OF the people SOW
ereign in this matter, he proposes, if
not to make the gold men sovereign,
Of fO 1sxyi<1 n !,
ereignty and allow them to carry
the Keys to the treasury vaults.
1t seems to us that Mr.. Window.
instead OF doing what his best judg-
ment tells him he ought to do, is
cropping around in the dark trying
TO find middle ground upon which
the gold Shylock will consent to
stand. Here is his mistake.
1T CAN AFFORD TO PROTECT THE
PRODUCER.
This government is great enough
and strong enough to defy the money
kings of the world. Itcan afford to do
right. 1t has the power to live inde-
pendently Of Europe. 1t ought to
have the courage to protect it's peo-
pie from being robbed either by the
bondocracy gold-trust, the railroad
syndicates, the sugar mOnopolies or
anv other combination of selfish
men,
When /; few; men in London can
oct together and fix the price OF gOld
and silver and thereby fix the price
of the toll and blood OF millions OF
human beings-maaSe Slaves OF them
though they know it not-when
these few men, by the power of their
corner" on gold, can control the
kings of Europe and compel them to
obey their behests, it is time for the
American people, not only for their
own protection, but for the good OF
the world of mankind, to dethrone
these domineering tvrants and as
sumo control of their own financial
affairs, and learn these plutocrats
that when they deal with Americans
they are dealing with honest men
not slaves.
We trust that Congress will adopt
that part of Mr.. WINDOWS plan for
issuing treasury notes, redeemable in
silver or gold, and that it will SO
amend his other suggestion as to re-
Quire the treasurer to pay the honest
money" value of both gold and
silver bullion, less the cost of coinage,
and require him to take all that may
be offered of either.
Let every man who believes that
the people should be protected in this
respect write a postal to his con-
gressman asking him to stand firm
in favor of the full reconciliation OF
silver, placing both metals on an
equality. s---7zn