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Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
LATE NEWS.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.

OMAHA, Aug. A special to the
Bee from Lincoln, says: All the de.
legates to the Republican state con-
vention are on the ground, and the
indications tonight point to the NOM
nation tomorrow of Loring Crounse,
assistant secretary-treasurer, for gov
ernor. Judge Crounse's chief antag-
onist is ex-Congressman Thomas
Mayors.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
woxAHs' EXCHANGE AT CHICAGO.

AS before stated, there has bee
set aside place at Chicago for a
general "Womans' Exchange" there
during the Columbian exposition. A
Womans' Exchange is place where
women put their work on sale. Such
an Exchange may be found in al
most any large city, and the benefits
derived therefrom are many, not only
to the women who work, but to the
general public. Persons who send
articles to these Exchanges put their
prices on them, and then, after re-
ceiving them, the Exchange puts its
price on them. Thus there is finan-
cial benefit to be derived, both by
the Exchange and the one who
places the articles on sale.
All the Womans' Exchanges in the
country will be represented at Chi
cago and there will be a lady in
charge of the Exchanges of each of
the states and territories. Such ar
ticles as ladies may make or collect
to sell will be received at this gener-
al Exchange and the lady in charge
will keep accurate account of each
separate Exchange, and with the
money turned over to them they pay
for the articles sent in, and what
they make may be appropriated to
whatever cause may be deemed ad-
visable.
Thus it will be seen that ladies
who do fancy work, who would
otherwise not send work to the fair,
will have an opportunity of being
represented in Chicago. This af-
fords a grand opportunity for our
Iadies-especially our Spanish ladies
who do such lovely work-to adver-
-ise our territory. But in order to
obtain place in this Exchange our
aides must first have an Exchange
lere, and we urge that one be estab-
ished without delay. Our enterpris-
ing neighbor, Albuquerque, has two
such Exchanges and certainly Las
Vegas can maintain one.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
HARMONY PREVAILS.

NEW York, Aug. A large and
enthusiastic meeting of the executive
Of the Republican league of the state
of New York was held here this
evening. Whitelaw Reid, vice.
presidential candidate, was greeted
at his appearance. In an address he
eulogized the clubs and said the ut
most harmony prevailed between the
committee and the state league.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
Adjourned.

Council met at p. m, August 4.
1t was ordered that N. Segura be
paid the sum of $3.50 for assessing
the town of East Las Vegas and ex-
tending same on tax rolls for the
year 1899, said payment to be in
lieu of all commissions for said pur-
pose.
Council went into executive session
and after that was dissolved it was
moved and carried that all bids for
completing city hall be declared off
and checks returned.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up bond and contract by
which the bondsmen on the old city
hall contract are to finish the hall.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
WHOLESALE DISCHARGES.

Ell PAso, Texas, Aug. 4.-The
wholesale discharges of Brotherhood
engineers on the Mexican Central,
predicted several weeks ago, has
commenced. Eleven were discharged
yesterday, and it is said So more will
be turned out in the next ten days.
No reason is given for the dis
charges.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05

The Denver News says that "James
G. Blaine was arrested the other day
on the charge of taking $50 from
George Wilkens." We are sorry to
hear it. We knew that George
Washington had been in bad com
pany and had been arrested for pet
ty offences but we are sorry to hear
that James G. has fallen from grace.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05
COLD TEA.

Omaha Bee: No one ever sup
posed, before Congressman Watson
told it, that any member of the house
drank anything stronger than weak
tea. This is an awful shock.
Chicago Tribune: BY the exer-
else of little ingenuity Congress
man Watson may get several thous-
and dollars worth of advertising for
his book in the Congressional Rec
ord for nothing.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Mr.. Wat
son admits that he had in mind Mr..
Cobb, of Alabama, now serving his
third term. This gentleman is ma
tive of Georgia, lawyer by profes-
sion, who served on the bench from
1874 until elected to congress. He
is certainly not hummer nor rev.
eler, but he may have taken too
much "cold tea" on the occasion re-
ferred to. Admitting that he did,
it does not follow that the people of
his district will think any the less of
him, and in no event can his "jag"
become a national issue.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05

On motion the marshal was re-
quested to get bonds given by mem
bers of the band and file them with
recorder.
Adjourned.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-05

Last Tuesday the Ration water
works company was served with in
junction papers enjoining the COM
pany from taking water out of the
Sugarite. The application was
signed by L, Sproule and Harry
Smith, but it is generally understood
and believed that they were advised
to take this step by enemies of the
town and its prosperity. As to the
merits of the case so far as the ap-
plicants for this injunction are con-
cerned, we have nothing to say, as
we are not fully informed on the
subiect.-Raton Range.
The advocate., 1892-03-09

bread" Il follows as corollary that
bkrter is divine custom, and as the
laws Of God are immutable and eternal,
It follows we are bartering to-day more
than we ever did, and chat money, the
conventional Intermediary term Of bar
ter, is but a convenience to intensity
barter. The custom Of barter distin-
guishes humanity from the inferior ami
mails. II men had never bartered they
would have remained ssVages Of the low
est type. To hamper barter Is to retard
the growth Of civilization. Civilization
develops In proportion to the volume OF
barter. Every custom house Is robber
roost In the path of civilization. Money
was designed to expedite barter. Every
usurer Is monopolist Of q natural right,
and an obstructlonist to freedom Of ex-
change. Barter and money are founded
upon natural rights, and they are inalien-
able. These customs are governed by
immutable laws which have their origin
in truth, which comes from God. Nature
and revealed religion both condemn
usurY. Blackstone says: "NO human
law is Of any validity If contrary to the
laws Of nature" Avaunt, custom houses
and usury.
Political economists admit that the in
vention Of money was the greatest factor
In the growth Of civilization; and yetscien
tiAc money had Its origin among the
ignorant people of the hunting and fish
Ing period. Where did they get the
idea? An Arabian was asked: "Who
among your countrymen invented srith-
metlcY" He replied: at came from
God" Since money is but counter Of
values, the arithmetic Of values, it follows
that the ignorant aboriglnes received the
invention by instinct from God. Savages
do not reason, but act by instinct. As
the Jews forsook the true God, and wor-
shipped and offered sacrifices to the golden
calf, so has society wandered away from
scientific money-imponderable Conven-
tional legal tender-nature's clearing
house, which was revealed to them In the
beginning, to worship the golden calf
(usuryl, and offer up sacrifices to it. But
the golden calf will be overthrown. Gold
and silver will ultimately be demone-
tized, and made to lead q moral life IN
the arts and sciences. The sacred full
legal tender paper money, the synonym
Of the revealed red feather, will soon be
the only money in circulation. This is
Ben Buffers prediction in his recently
issued autobiography. This Is coming
back to nature. Difficulties are only
surmounted by conforming to natures
laws. All great inventions have theil
origin In this principle. The govern
men spent millions Of dollars dredging
the Mississippi to maintain deep watel
navigation to New Orleans. Each yea
the work had to be repeated. The inge
nuity OF Captain Eads told him that that
was not the way to accomplish the de
sired end. Il was not following nature
He observed that where nature confined
the river to narrow passage she did hel
own dredging. Acting upon this princi
pie, he built the jettles, which contracted
the width Of the river, and nature ha
, done the dredging ever since, and th'
commerce Of the country sails majestic
, ally to New Orleans, without fear o
snag or shallow. Conform the laws o
4
The advocate., 1892-03-09

always either been a dead letter on
the statute book, or they have made IL
more difficult to get money. No good
can come of them. There is better way.
The fountain cannot rise higher than the
source. The source Of power Is the peo-
ple; the fountain is the Washington gov
ernment. It must come from the people.
The economic discussion must go on
until the people fully understand what
money is, and the laws that govern the
same; then the cry will be raised for the
destruction of usury, and 1t would be
voiced in the election Of president and
Congress committed to that issue.
The money monopolist might laugh,
and say this government cannot destroy
usury; money will always be in demand,
and if anybody uses my money he will
have to pay me interest The govern
ment makes reply: "Your money is your
own; you have perfect freedom to do
with 1t as you please; give it away, lock
1t up, or destroy It," But recolleCt,
money Is the sweat of no mans brow; 1t
Is q legal creation; mere convenience,
designed to expedite barter; the use of
money Is q custom, a natural right, and
natural rights are insliensble, and belong
to the people, and, By the eternal, if you
are going to deprive the people OF the
use of this legal convenience, We will
make more and supply the deficiency, for
trade and prosperity are languishing for
the need Of this very thing, and we be-
lleve, in the language of Edmund Burke,
"The end of all government is the happi
ness Of the governed"
Now, then, suppose that there were
81, 1,OOO,OOO,0OO in circulation at the time,
wheat Is worth 81 bushel, and com
mon laborer Is worth 81 day. In order
to destroy usury the government creates
81, ,0O00OOOOO, abates all revenue for
certain period, and defrays the running
expenses out of this billion, and the bal
ance is appropriated for public improve
ments. It would not be long before this
additional 81, 1,OOO,OOO,0OO would be In Cir
culation.
We would now have two billion dollars
In circulation instead of one. Under the
we'll known law that to double the circu'
lating medium all values double, We
would find that wheat is now worth 81
per bushel instead of 81, and the day
laborer is now worth 81 instead Of 81
and all other commodities and services
would be- affected In like manner.
But how would this destroy usury anC
make men have selfish motive to losI
money without interest If they did MOI
wish to engage In business?
In this way: Where there was 81 900,
100000 In circulation 100000 woult
purchase 100000 bushels of wheat, or tn,
labor Of 100000 men for one day. Whenthr
volume of money is doubled, wheat be
ing then worth %, the 100000 would bu.
only one half as much wheat as 1t di'
before. 1t would take twice as mucl
money to buy any kind of commoditie
or services as it did before. Money
not measure of exchange, not meas
ure of value. The usurer would find tina
his money would only measure one-hsl
the commodities and services 1t did be
fore. II he has money besides what is il
circulation boarded, when he puts 1t int
circulation 1t aggregates his dilemmi
The advocate., 1892-03-09

barter; mere ideal thing; great con-
venience, and it is sinful to divert 1t from
its sacred channel as an instrument OF
exchange into an instrument to levy
blackmail." The postage stamp is par
allel case. If the country required
1O,OOO,OO0,OOO 2-cent postage stamps to do
the business for year, and speculstors
bought half Of them, the supply running
short, they would offer them at 8 cents
each. The cry would 60 up to the gov
ernment: postage stamps are scarce;
the 2.cent stamp is selling for cents;
can't you send us some more?" The
press is set to work, the stamps printed,
and the demand supplied. So 1t should
be with money. When 1t draws interest,
it is an indication that there is not
enough Of 1t in circulation, aud it should
be supplied. "Men and their produc-
tions are the only wealth a nation has"
"Money Is the oil Of commerce" Million
aires, If their wealth is In money, are not
capitalists, but monopolists Of natural
rights,and sel6shness would prOmptthem
to compete with the government to pre-
vent the increase of money, aud thereby
the increase of the value of commodities.
This would be more profitable to them
than any interest they might expect to
secure. A few generations would de-
stroy the monopolists of money, and it
would be loaned without interest," II
loaned at all, and be used solely for pur-
poses of exchange. Commodities would
then be enthroned and money dethroned,
to become common servant of the peO-
pie. Money is representative of COM
modities and services. The shadow
would no longer be worshipped, and sub
stance would no longer rot. Humanity
would be king, and civilization would
bound forward. Want and the fear of
want would be gone. Selfshness would
flee with it. Brotherly love would be
the rule. A man could then be Chris
tian. "Give to him that asketh thee, and
from him that would borrow of thee turn
not away" Under these benign condi-
tions men would pay as they go. "Owe
no man anything" would be an easy pre-
cept to follow.
Action and reaction are equal. Pro
duction and consumption are equal, In
the sense that consumption can never
exceed production. Money, the great
clearing house of society, would destroy
debt, an unnatural thing, and the world
would progress without debt, as God set
the example In the beginning, and re-
vesled in holy writ. None of the ancients
have mentioned debts. They orig mated
in the italian republic Of the middle
ages. England never had a national debt
until 1894.
National debts are gigantic frauds.
During the formation Of our War debt
the people we're taught that posterity
should help to pay the cost OF the preser-
vstion Of the republic, when the people
had already paid for the whole thing by
their blood and the productions Of labor
that were consumed in the war, and after
furnishing all the sinews Of war, the
large volume Of moneyNenabled them to
be freer from debt than they ever were
before or since. Why then have we q
national debtE
!, 1t grew out of destroying the peoples
, money that was giving them property,
The advocate., 1892-03-09
MONEY WITHOUT INTEREST.
3 the EdItor 81 THR ADvOcATR.


made to have selfish motives 70 loan
money without interest, 1t will be well
to give reasons why money should not
draw interest, or increase.
The first money coined by the Romans
was In the temple OF Juno moneta. From
this circumstance we get the word money,
But coins were made centuries before
this by the Greeks and other eastern ma
tlons. The name used by the early
Greeks for money was nOnstSma. This
word has more significance than the
word money. True mOnetG comes from
mOnere, to warn. In that light Its de-
rivatlon Is significant, for the people
should be 1Uarned that our present finan-
clal system is an infringement upon nat
ural rights species Of blackmail. The
old Greek name, rsOnsiSnsG, meaning the
current coin OF state, comes from the
Greek verb, nomegein, to introduce q
custom or usage Now, instead Of cali
ing our circulating medium money, we
should call 1t n0mismG, and this would
carry us right back to the cradle Of hu-
manity, the hunting and fishing period
where the custom (nomisnlG) had It's orl-
gin.
Men act similarly in all ages Of the
world. In the Greek hunting and fishing
period they used red feathers OF other
bagatelle for money, for we know that
men In the historic hunting and fishing
periods used such things as money.
Now, this custom, nOmiSma (money), Is q
natural right, fraught with the greatest
blessings to humanity; such custom is
inalienable. Money was designed by ma
turs as clearing house for humanity. II
is to the body polite what the glands are
to the corpOresl body. The glands carry
awsy the molecular death Of the body,
and preserve the health Of the man. So
It Is that money clears debt, the moleCu-
lar death, from the body polite, and
strengthens and purlAes society.
A man has no more natural right to
monopolize money, and charge usury for
it, than he has to administer drug to
his neighbor that will impair the action
of his glands.
All wealth exists In nature, and by
labor il is produced. Money does
not exist In nature; neither can labor
produce It; therefore 1t Is not wealth
Law cannot produce commodities; law
does produce money; therefore money ID
not wealth. Money ls = conventions
agreement, q mere convenience, designed
from the beginning to facilitate barter
It Is an agreement Of all the people
through their representatives, that sucE
and such things, when stamped as lega
tender, shall be the money Of the nation
Now, the material that carries the stamp
be it paper, silver or gold, Is not th'
money; il you think It lS, it 10 glamour
The money is the fiat, the conventions
agreement stamped upon the material
This agrees with reason and law. Judg'
Tiffany, in Constitutional law, says
"There Is legally no such thing as gol'
or silver money, or paper money. None,
Is the sovereign authority impressed ol
that which is capable Of taking and re
tanning the impression. That upon whicl
the stamp is placed Is called coin; tn
coin may be metal, parchment or paper
The value ia in the stamp, and not in tn
metal or material" The value 10 idea
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
AN OPEN SWITCH.

Frightful Accident to Construction
Train on MI Ohio Road.
CosHocToN, O., Aug. 17.-The Toledo,
Walhtondining Valley and Ohio rail-
way, branch of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn now in course of construction, ex-
perienced it's first horrible mishap
during the night, six miles north of
here, at point known as Richeson's
gravel pit. Six human beings were
crushed to death and fifteen others ter
ribly injured, two of them fatally. The
cause of the horrible mishap is as fol-
lows: A construction train in charge of
Conductor Humphrey and Engineer
Clyde, which has been engaged in haul
ing gravel from the pit. The dead and
injured were engaged in ballasting the
roadway at the point three miles
north Of the pit. After the last
train had been unloaded the men boarded
the cars that were being pushed ahead
of the engine to their boarding camp.
A few hundred yards south of the gravel
pit, the train was running at hazard
GUS speed, and when they arrived at the
gravel pit, which was to be passed with
out stopping, the switch was open and
the train entered the siding and collided
with some empty cars standing IN the
pit. The great number of workmen
were seated on the first and second cars,
and when the long train turned in upon
the spur they had no opportunity to
jump. Ten Of the cars were piled in a
mass of debris and beneath this the
poor mortals were crushed. 1t required
two hours to extricate some of the dead
and injured
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
SPOONER'S PLUM.
The Ex-senator VIII BE Nominated for
Governor of Wisconsin.

The Ex-senator Will BE Nominated for
Governor of Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 1.-THE slate has
won. John G. Spooner will be nomin-
ated for governor by the Republican
state convention. General Griffin was
the first of his opponents to withdraw
and Colonel w. U. Upham has an
nounced his surrender Also The Mil
waukee candidates who have been men,
toned have all been disposed Of and
Spooner hi e clear field. The announce
ment was the result Of long conference
in which Senator Spooner, Colonel Up
ham and General Griffin participated.
The result of the conference is plainly
seen in renewed claims for the ex-sen-
ator and the only uprising now seems to
be in the Upham ranks. They declared
that their candidate would not fly the
track for any Of the bosses except Sem
ator Sawyer. Upham's friends claim
$50 votes sure and think that he has q
show,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
AN IOWA AFFAIR,

Arthur Ward, of Wesley, Probably
Fatally Stabbed by His Wife's Brother.
BANCROFT, Ia, Aug. 17.-For some
time Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ward, of
Wesley, Ia., have been having trouble
over Mrs. Wards alleged misconduct.
When her two brothers, named Joslyn,
came last spring the quarrels were more
frequent and violent. Last Saturday
Mr.. Ward ordered them to leave. They
packed their trunks, and, at the last mo-
ment, were bound to have Mrs. Ward
accompany them. As she started to 20
out Mr.. Ward closed the door in her
face. Both Joslyns then attacked him
with knives and cut him nearly to death,
Mrs. Ward, during the melee, is said to
have kept shouting, "Kill him." "kill
him." It is supposed she wanted to
pick quarrel or have her brothers do
80, so that she might leave him. The
Joslyn brothers and Mrs. Ward were
arraigned and had a preliminary hear
ing. 1t is thought Ward will not re-
cover from his injuries.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
MINOR MENTION.
Brief Items OF General News in q Con-
densed Form.

Brief Items OF General News in q Con-
densed Form.
The Duke of Devonshire has married
the Dowager Duchess of Manchester,
with whom his name has so long been
associated
The controller of currency has re-
ceived an application from F. H. Well
come, of Granite Falls, asking for
authority to organize the First National
bank at Appleton, MINI.
A commission has been formed in
Hamburg to consider plans for an ex-
hibition there in 1897 or 1893. Several
million marks have been guaranteed
already for the enterprise.
The British steamer Empress of
Japan, from Hong Kong and Yokohama
for Vancouver and Victoria, B. c., be-
fore reported as having returned to
Hakodadi with her cargo on fire, has
sailed for her port of destination.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
FOR BETTER ROADS,
An Iowa Convention to Consider Plans to
Improve Country Highways.

An Iowa Convention to Consider Plans to
Improve Country Highways.
DEs MONIES, Aug. l7.-About 400
delegates among them the leading pro-
fessional, business and public officials
from all parts of the state, assembled
here during the day to consider the best
plans for bettering the country roads of
the state. Judge E. H. Thayer, of
Clinton, who originated the movement
which led to the convention, presided as
chairman and made the principal ad-
dress in which he advocated a direct
road tax and the systematic building of
better roads under the direction of a
state road commissioner. Other ad-
dresses were made by E. c. Tupper,
state dairy commissioner, Peter, Edge
and President Schaefe, of the State uni
versity. Goveror Boies, who made the
address of welcome, gave the subject
attention in his last message to the leg
islature and promised to incorporate the
resolutions of the meeting in his next.
A state "Good Roads society," will be
ORGANIZED.