The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-01-16

question, WIN your PERMISSION a." III COLI
,inue my Thoughts" They may amuse
some and hope instruct others.
You say the silver dollar costs less than
100 cents 10 the government. True: but
this is the only evidence of financial
ability ever presented us by the govern
ment. The government here makes a
little: that little goes 10 lessen Our taxes.
But what cares the shark whether it costs
the government 10 cents or 100 cents, il
really belongs u shark. and he loans it
70 the government for 100 cents and gets
interest upon it. And one patriotic,
ph:lan'hropic. kind hearted gentleman
residing in Pennsylvania when not Junk
et:ng in Europe. and who admitted be-
fore a congressional committee that he
made million dollars a year from the
labor OF the poor, and whom a venal con-
gre>s permitted through Mckinley
tariff 10 make another million, and who
has recently given his employees Christ
mas present in the shape of 10 per cent.
4 book against free coinage. and TO con-
vince the poor. foolish people that the
dollar is few grains too small, when in
fact the old cart-wheel is too large by
fully 800 grains: 100 grains of silver is
enough for a silver dollar. If used for
money at all what is the use of carrying
I;rt
ment should either make money or let
individuals make it. Who shall make
the money? If the government. then 100
grains is enough for a dollar. The
cheaper we can get a dollar. the lighter
and more convenient the better. The
cheaper the material the better. for gov
eminent must tax US upon the cost
No use TO talk about intrinsic value, ii is
all stun. The sign manual OF sovereignty is
money and nothing else. l. is that which
gives the intrinsic value. DemOnetze sill
yer ana gold and in ten years il would give
4 poor child the itch 10 handle it, But il
individuals are TO furnish the money, then
We want intrinsic value and let every man
make il that Can : then Tree Coinage Is ] Is
and proper Bu1, SIS l contend. coinage
with he sign manual Of sovereing'v gives
the value. Free coinage is inst as bones
a free stamping. We want more OF il
We wan. the government 10 10 lis duty
aud furnish the people a circulating me-
iium aud loan i 10 any one who Wi give
security :or il. ard pay one per cent inter
est. Any one possessing p!Ope: security u
offer the government should be entitled "a
~ ,ro CLrt he
he interest. The government sh0ll1 :Ur-
nish i, and not permi, shylock n do H.
AL interest should 20 70 the govern
ment. And if the government would do
her duty and furnish money for the peo-
pie. per cent. interest would paw all the
expenses Of the government. No gov
ernment should ever borrow money. but
make it. How absurd and ridiculous The
idea: 4 government that alone possesses
power and authority 10 make mouey-to
borrow. If an individual should do such
thing he would be sent to the lunatic
asylum. Every member of our govern
ment that aided or abetted in The Great
ing of the natiooal debt should have
walked a plank into the Potomac. Just
think for a moment how ABSURD the idea:
4 government having nothing but coin
for money. then 10 borrow every dollar
of it. issue bonds and pay interest. In
twenty years she has paid it all back and
Vet owes every cent Of il. and must tax
| The people forever 10 payinterest because
the material OF which the money IS made
Is monop 'iized. and such thing as get
ting out Of debt under such tina~c!a
system Is an mpossibilty. She must
continue issuing bonds and taxing the
people 70 pay interest. thus building Up
a mOneEed arlstocracy that VII = lie"
short years destroy the government
This we want 10 prevent. We must
educate the people and obtain for them
government by and tor The people. With
| this ms ribei upon every mans hanne!
and burned upon his heart
There sAAl! oe 10 restrictions a7on trade,
Traffic or commerce"
With proper financial system the gov
eminent can pay nil expenses from the IT.
tere-,. obtained upon n pney loaned ~
peope. Then those using the money
| would pay the Interest; but under tle
| present system The poor are taxed 10 pay
interest upon the money used by the
w althy
With no restrictions upon trade traffic
ar ,mmerce' we would become again
fee people. When custom houses and
| Custom WOuIu OS tUIUS cA TUG
past. How absurd 20 call yours. If free
man and submit 10 having your person
searched when you leave your country or
return 10 il. have stem government
inspt c,or compel farmer TO unload his
tobacco and burn it up by the wayside
because he (lhe Inspector did no, think
the article good enough to bear inspec-
ton. Are We a free people? No, slaves
| and the heirs of SprfCOm from fealty 10
parry. l should much prefer hearing one
elected as speaker Of the house say that be
would be true TO his country instead OF
party. When there is no interest but
patty the Country is already enslaved.
| with subsid Zed press the people fool,
And thus enabled the country 70 role-"
And the poor unsophisticated country
man can't see it, and try TO make hum seei',
and he will call you a crank.
belong to no eect or clan,
| p1s hoT.a m live nnfii I arm n free man