Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-30
ADDREss ro CUISINES MAJ.
Issued by the Executive Committee Of the
Citizens Alliance of the city OF Emporla,

Issued by the Executive Committee Of the
Citizens Alliance of the city OF Emporia
Kan.
The natural condition of an indus
trious people inhabiting a fertile coun-
try, is one Of general prosperi ty. When
this condition does not exist, but it is
found that the greater part OF the
wealth Of a nation is possessed by few
of its citizens, investigation will dis
close the fact that the result is due TO
the control by them Of legislation gov
crning agencies which IN their opera
tlon vitality affect the welfare of each
member OF society.
The control by finaneiers Of Congress
slonal legislation regulating the supply
OF money, is becoming generally fecog-
nized a the chief cause OF the present
condition Of enforced idleness and in
dustrial depression.
1t viii not be denied that the nature
or character OF money is less generally
understood than that OF any human de-
vice in common use Much OF the ap-
parent mystery, however, that now sur
rounds the subject will be dispclled by
a realization o the fact that money is
mply the legal representative OF Setual
property.
When IL is considered that money is a
.egal device created by law and issued
by the people of a nation for their con-
yenienco in facilitating exchanges Of
property and products; that 10 the pres
ent complex state o. society, without
it, such exchanges would be practically
impossi Bile; that while direct exchanges
Of actual property are accomplished
with difficulty, the legal representative
Is in universal demand: that oh igations
incurred for actual property are pay
able, not in that for which the obliga-
tion is given. hutln its legal representa-
tive; and that in the interest Of cap.-
tai, the issue OF the legal representative
in tho United States is restricted to
about one per cent Of the assessed
va.ue Of the property OF the country,
tho benefits that would follow legisla-
tion whereby a greater proportion of
actual property cou have its legal
representative issued by the Govern
ment for money purposes, can be read
ly perceived.
Through the influence OF iinauciers
tho issue by Government OF the legal
representative Of property is at present
confined 60:
l. Owners OF gold or silver bullion; TO
whom coin certificates are issued. with
out interest upon deposit OF bullion
with the Government
p Owners Of Government bonds. TO
whom National bank notes are issued
for banking purposes at one per cent
interest per annum, upon deposit Of the
bonds as security with the Government
With these two exceptions, money is
now obtainahle by the property-owning
citizens Of the United States only from
private corporations sorindividuals. who.
~ Hpeculators In a restricted supply. are
enabled to exact high interest rates for
its use
Thus does this simple resir elton Of
the issue Of money by the Government
constitute a cieverlv conceived agency
tv means Of which "financiers" main
tain themselves in luxury by charging
property owners interest for the use of
that which nudcr a correct money sys-
ten, would be the legal representative