Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-11-19
FARMERS ALLIANCE.


meat thoroughly the old political
parties that have made u we'll niah I'm.
possible Cor them 90 pay their debts
Nonoonf0rsnist
The goyernm.at l. furnishing
money 81 the national hanks AZ ens
per cent apon unlted states eonds a.
security. Now let Il extend this favor
10 those who can give real estate ~.
curity, and thiRgz will brighten up
Missouri world
Legislation in thu imterest % the
farmers cannot BE- class Legislation.
They Constitute a aiority % ths
population add whatever shall be done
for the majority cannot he for a class
A class mnst b. the minority. Ia the
sen'a IN which class Legislation = used
Alliance Herald
The Georgia legislature refused 10
tndorse the Ocala platform" has been
going the rounds q the partisan press
oa the last day % the session vots
was taken. u stood rs Tor and .
against Two republicans and three
democrats opposed h-Ralelgh o. c.
Progressive Farmer
Anything 10 beat the people, party.
"lf Yen cannot vote the Fepabllcaa
ticket don't vote Cor the peoples patty.
but vote for the Democratic paAy,
said Gov Anthony. Thls clearly xhowa
where the aRht h In this COUNTY You
may no, think -. but u l. right where
u was in The state last fall between
the republicaas aud peoples party
The democrats are the third party
Kansas CITY Kan san
The North American. discussing
the natioral banking systsm. says tina,
any half dozen mea can get the same
privileges extended % bankers II they
will purchase bonds on the sane plan
That y . powerful argument Indeed
Most any body could he president ~
the United states u they could get
votes But We cant all be president
and We cant all be bankers Raleigh
| IN. e Progressive Farmer
The Capital solemnly asserts that
national banks lose money ON their b.
sue. u the Capital jnkinga Does
friend Hudson expect bis rcaderx to
believe such stun a. thats Are nation.
oil bankers IN that business for profit OF
Tor their health Perhaps philanthropy
IA the governing motive II national
banking b losing business why -
there such anNirty . perpetuate the
svstem7 win Bro Hudson please ca.
plain7 Topeka Advocate
Reports are going ont from
Washington for eleciioneerinx purposes
that the finances In lows have never
been In better SHAPE than they are AZ
l present" since the banking law went
into effect twenty-ssvsn wears ago bu
two Iowa banks have failed, aud there
are l5i. Why J. IL that " per cent 81
| people In other lines % trade fail ana
- few banks tor the rrason that
'ths common people" pay Interest 90
their ebts aud bankers collect interest
on theirs sclah' Chicago ~cn,insl
a government the laws % u hich
make money q necrssity 90 Is citizens
should supply the demand thus created
~ Just rate of iutcryst A Just rate
y one that producer ~ wealth can a.
ford - pay from the profits - their IN.
/ dusirv. II surh annual average prohi
y ias a. present. less than TIVE pcr
u
/ j. say seven per cent she wealth ~
,hoss Who pay this rate : certain ts
pass into the possession - tho-e v be
receive q Metallic Mouey and Hard
/ Times
Civilized nation. have ~ law
designated The precious metals a. the
material of money II J. important g.
know the motive that prompted such
action N a. viii t.e conceded az Ia.
crrasing population and commerce de-
mand an increase - money. What
legislation that makrs such ia.
creased supply dependent upon the ac-
eiaental discovery % these metals ia
Quantities Sufficient q meet she To-
creased armand N the wisdom ~
such action = not apparent what may
not further Inquiry reveal Metallic
Money aud Hard Times
Mr. Hin foaud a ten-dolar r,ld
piece, aud Wa right glad - Il Rub
hing bis hands in glee h. said 70 him.
self. i VII 90 now ADD pay ny rent
lie dii 80 The landlord paii tho ten
dollars 90 . farmer for corr. ani the
farmer meeting fiin. who ~ the way
was a carpenter, aud the farmer owed
him ten dollars fnr building his corn
crib Ile gave the ten-aollar gold piece
% flin. who took u - the bank AID
learned that the coin was counterfeit
Query Was Flin's rent pald9 Did he
landlord pay for the cora nd the
farmer pay ilin Tor his labor Verify.
4 a. Nrnfs.ssr ~. a.fHa -
money i great blockhead Indus
trial Union
oh. ar the advocates 81 tho single
gold standard. we want honest M On
ey Oh. yes. honest money. l. that an
honest yard stick that u constantly
growing lenger9 u that an honest
pound weight that l. all the time ,rst.
ting heavier T. that any more an
hooest dollar that IL al the time Get.
ting desreT9 With sherman and Ne
kinley the logger the yArdstlck Re,s
the 'honestsr. apparently. u becomes:
and. IN like manner the bigger or
more valuable the dollar the ''honeater'
that viii he. But with honest men
that. and that only. IL an honest dollar
which maintain. stable relations -
commodities aud preserves an even
balance hetween debtor and creditor -
Gen A. }. Warner
The moaey sharks are loud In their
wall In defense ot an honest dollar
What h an honest dollar anyway
During the past twsnty- i've years these
same fellows have given the country Al
least ave diHercnt weights Of silver
dollars In their frantio efforts % get on
an honest % basis Amoag then was
the trade dollar. the heaviest ~ an.
but when they got u Into general CIR.
euiation and u was held BY the peop .
instead Of the bankers. " was aeeileut-
ally discovered that u was not legal
tender, because n lacked the authority
81 the government In It's ISSUANCE, con.
ssqasntly the people were compelled
81 dispose 81 them o. old metal lasinR
obe-hfth Of their face value Was that
an honest dollar Escoadlslo (Cal /
/ Advocate
1 John Thomnsnn. vIe~-pr..{.tart a