The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-20
Kind and Amount Of currenoY.


We want a currency thoroughly
American. One that will represent
our peculiar American ideas and traits
of character. A currency that carries
with its use independence Of thought
coupled with that advanced conception
OF social and business life now consti-
tutiDg the one great feature Of Amer
icanism. There are but few. things-ir
fact a full.fedged native American has
but little in his composition-found in
common with citizens Of other coun-
tries Oar great lakes and rivers, oul
vast forests and broad praries, our
diversity Of soil and climate, our high
mountains and our rich valleys, our
enormous treasures in minerals, the
constant push and hurry of trade-all
conspire TO broaden and deepen the
minds of an American citizen upon all
economic subjects far beyond that Of
any other nationality. We, as a nation.
have but little in common with the
balance of the world that can affect our
financial system or the measure Of our
productive industries that brains and
energy cannot improve. We ignore
their customs, despise their laws and,
as rule, are Indifferent to their teach.
ings, In our national affairs our actions
are governed--and almost everything
is done-from our own conceptions Of
Justice and equity among the citizens
of this Republic; and we ask no con-
currence in our measures BY the balance
Of mankind. We are a distinctive
people, isolated commercially, indepen'
dent socially; and by habit, thought
and teaching are continually divergins
from the beaten paths Of other nations
Our ideas of trade and commercial in
tercourse with nations, colonies and
dependencies are inimical to those Of
any other country. Being thus inde-
pendent in almost every other respect
why should we not have a distinct
American system of currency? Why
should not this great and progressive
Republic take care of its own financial
system, and have currency that will
completely represent and promote the
economic ideas of our own people. II
other nations are not quite satisfied
with it and will not accept it, as reach.
ing their conceptions Of what national
currency should be, we are surely in a
condition to assume the responsibility
of the issue. We are commercially,
financially and intellectually qualified
to stand the pressure of such national
isolation. We forget that other nations
have far more need of us than we have
of them. We do not always remember
that our products are only taken when
they can be purchased the cheapest
that prejudice. friendship and national
lines are entirely lost sight of in the
great struggle for commercial as
tendency.
All that the nations Of Europe have
done for US, by example and otherwise,
has proven a positive injury and imped-
iment to our progress. Our very ex-
istence sSzs q Government would be
wiped out by them if ii we're possible.
Why, then, should we be compelled to
accept their system Of currency? A
system fashioned and moulded by the
royal and aristocratie hands Of kings,
emperors and money-lords, to the end
that equity and jussic 10 commercial
exchanges might be wrested from the
producers of wealth. Such system, if
fully adopted here and put into con
slant effect by the Government, would
in time produce the same results as in
Europe. Even now we are beginning
to realize the existence Of similar
condition.
We want circulating Medium ex-
clusively our own; one that will not
force itself beyond the boundaries Of
our own country. We do not want our
money made of SO valuable a material
as to be sought for abroad. We want
it kept in use at home. SO that we may
enjoy the benefits and reap the rewards
OF its influence on the great business
interests Of our people. We want mncb
less talk about that impossible thing,
"the money of the world" and much
more action in regard to whst shall be
the money of America.
II is not generally known that at the
present time our Government has com
missioned gentleman to take in the
sights ofthe Old World, and, as he
journeys along, ask such non-partisans
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