The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-05

To the Editor Of the Floridian.

To the Editor of the Floridian.
During the war the government was in
terrible strait for money to prosecute
the war. She sent her agents TO Wall
street. They answered "Not a cent"
She sent her agents to Lombard street.
They answered "Not cent" This sug-
gested the idea of issuing greenbacks.
They were issued and the war prosecuted
TO successful issue. All this time Wall
and Lombard streets were boarding their
millions of coin, afraid to loan it upon
anything or to anybody. But the war
being over they at once saw their oppor-
tunity. Shoddy had made money; yes,
he had millions.
For with shoddy all his contracts he did fill,
Plundered the government with his contract mill.
Come easy, go easy, Sh ddy would sell
out cheap. He wanted confidence in the
stability of things. lie had not seen
dollar in coin for years; his fingers were
itching for it, and those holding the coin
added to his fears by traducing the paper,
calling it worthless trash. Thus they
were enabled to purchase it at great
discount, and after purchasing it. they at
once purchased enough congressman to
secure funding act" which has en-
shaved the people for many ears to come.
Pay those bonds; We never can-and
those holiing them never want them
paid. They want to draw interest upon
them for all time t. come. They want
the pc pile heir obedient sl'ves.
And SO they are and will ever remain
until me revolution or radical legisla-
the other will cel tainly come. 1t is but
matter Of time. The process is slow, but
peop'c arc learning; many, like the
writ, T., ave thoughts upon the subject
\ great nons bility rests somewhere
Four hundred millions in bonds are in
Europe How did they get there? No
one h ows. no received tie money for
them? No one knows Yet the interest
is paid upon unregistered Indebtedness.
The evidence Of 6 nlt and responsibility
remains in the let archives of tn
COP. NJ one knows; no one ever will
know. They sh 'uld be paid AT once in
government paper, to remain a circula
ing medium until orn out. Not another
cent of interest should cv'r be paid upon
any bonds. Our cons tuition should be
amended forbiddnG The government from
ever borrowing money or making a debt
of any kind She should pay as she goes
i'll legal tenders, and ever protect hen
credit by hanging by the neck until dead
anyone traducing the money Of the gov
eminent.
The conduct Of those holding the coin
of the country duri' 6 h war furnishes
valuable evidence in favor Of having gov
eminent paper the only legal tender. For
then everyone oldng dollar of it is in
terested i the st.'ilty and perpetuity OF
the & vernml MT.
When intrns value is used for money
and the country get, into trouble, the
miscreants holding it III get their plum
der and leave untry. Those left
behind must auOpt 'omething as substi
tute and fight their battles alone without
money or assistance save as they empl Y
substitutes. It would be better tor the
peopl if all the coin in the world was
buried in the sea. 1t is terrible master
and has enslaved hui nanity long enough
We must get rid Of it There is not
enough Of it to use as circulating
medium. If equally divided it would
give US about ST. ach. Well, who can
purchase home, improve farm, raj q -
family and school them upon 81? AMI if
he should happen to get So, then some
poor fellow wo I'D have none. 1t cam t.
supply the demands for it in the arts. We
must use paper; we can't get along with
out 1t. Then, paper is cheap; c,in 10 dear
Now let me illustrate this to the reader
And to begin right you must remember
this fact, that ] will not suffer Jon TO as-
the material for anything else l,ut eoY
money satl wsra oas ~ Nv sAssid
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