The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-02-27

To the Editor Of the F1oarDlAS:

To the Editor Of the FLosIDIAN:
Yes! / am yet thinking about money
and government, and my first thought is
what fool one would be, when clothed
with authority to make money, and every
one else forbidden to do so, to borrow
money. Not only clothed with authority
to make money. but to make our laws and
all rules and regulations respecting finance
For tina, person to stoop to borrow money
and give his bonds, pay interest, and sell
his independence and manhood to serfs
for money 10 carry on his business-oh .
what a fool, idiot Such is our imbecile
government. Such ar the people to
whom the great American people have
entrusted their government and destinies.
A private individual 81 acting would re
sent to the lunatic asylum, and the off,
Gals who have so acted should long since
have been dismissed from all public func-
tions. The democratic and republican
parties have in this thing been "alle
samee," legislating for ''Wall street." not
for the people They are put in Office by
Wall street-they always do it's bidding.
Wall street furnishes the money, and dc
tates the policy of the government: The
people be id"
Would it not he better to have a gov
trsment by he peop,e and for the people?
Wall street. can take care of itself. We
want a government like { human heart.
that will throw the fresh blood Of life
into every part of the body polite, He
that lives in the reTnotest corner should
receive his equaI and just share of every
public blessing. At present he bears his
full share of the responsibilities, but is
minus all the blessings OF governme ut,
because the government has sold out to
monopoly, suffers monopoly to furnish
the circulating medium, AID Quiz thy does
her bidding.
If the government would take upon
herself the duties and responsibilities Of
her public trust and furui>h the circulat-
ing medium, he that lived in the remotest
part Of the country, having security TO
offer, could always obtain morey as
freely as one upon Wall street. But how
is it at present? All the money is in the
cities and is to loan only upon city prop
erty. No money allowed out Of the
titles, and the government iu establishing
rules and regulations for the control OF
national banks desrr 'yed the only collat-
eral possessed by he farmer. He that fur
nishes the food they eat, tolls that they
may live, is denied loan upon real es-
ate, yet the ignorant voter "hurrahs"
for ''our party" as the ''friend If the
dear people," And the national banks
are instructed to furnish aid to such
papers as will advance their interests, thus
creating and forcing public opinion, and
further stepping the people in ignorance.
When will the people begin to think?
viii they ever act?
When will they throw off the yoke and
servility to party, and assume their man
hood and duty 10 country? Will ever
love Of liberty and country surmount
fealty 10 party? (Yes, l am Mug
wump). Will ever the pub ic possess suf-
ficient intelligence to see through the
designs of monop .ly, the tricks and
trucking srbserviency of politicians
Monopoly is the school of wealth and
wealth schools tie poor in the interest of
monopoly. The itch make the laws to
govern the poor. The poor possess the
pc yer, but, like ignorant sheep. they fol-
low the "bell-welher" off to destruction.
The only remedy is to educate the people.
How Snail We do it? Would it not be
best to teach them fealty to country in
stead Of party? Encourage every honest
thought or act, no matter whom it may
help or hurt. No set Of men, clicks or
clans can claim any preference. The
people owe H. man or set of men any
thing. But every man owes a life of
honest tho"ght and acts to his country.
Ard a government pretend ng to legislate
for people should do it honestly and in
the interests OF the p~oplo. not in the in
terests Of sharks or monopolies. Our
people formed government and clio he'd
it with authority to legisla'e lor 1.-The
general welfare; for he good Of all the
p ople to coin money, emit bills Of credit,
&C.
But that government has be rayed h,r
trus'-has not only TUNED the people
over to the lender mercies of sharks, bu;
has herself lal en- at the shrine of monop-
o y, and receives her support from the
shrine Of the filthy monster. Strange,
he people cannot see it. We must edu-