San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-13
SOME POPULAR ERRORS
Metals Have Intrinsic and Commercial Value,
But Money Only Legal Value.
A FEW VERY PLAIN DEMONSTRATIONS.
MANY wholesome Truths So Plainly Tsld That No
One Seeking After Truth Will Fail
TO Recognize Them.

/ One seeking Nler rum NH Fau
to Recognize Them.
When people follow error they make
mistakes; when the majority of people
make mistakes it makes times hard.
Truth makes Us free.
1t is a popular error to popularize
a man instead of the good that he
tries to do. 1t is the very worst of
all popular errors to make laws ad-
vantageous to the speculator, and at
the sacrifice of the producer. 1t is
the beginning and the end of all hui
man evils, errors and suffering. 1t
builds cities at the sacrifice of coun-
try.
Ii takes thinking men away from
the world improvements, and makes
idlers and simple consumers of them,
while, if production was the source Of
wealth. men would add to the world 5
supply, and the bounteousness would
be more than amply sufficient for us
all.
Now. he is looked upon as fool
who works-and a smart man, who
speculates.
All laws that do not give productive
interest an equal advantage with
speculation are at best only palliative
and viii bless one part of mankind
and punish the other.
The idle consumer does not want
change, and the poor producer thinks
none can be had.
1t is a popular error TO think that
the government is now controlled by
free votes instead of bought ones. 1t
is a popular error to think that the
people rule instead of corporations.
1t is a popular error to think that
money has intrinsic value, and to call
a man a fiat lunatic.'
Metal has intrinsic value. but
money has only legal value.
To prove this 80 cents worth Of
nickel, with government stamp, is
worth So; 4124 grains Of silver in
dollar piece, and S65 grains in two
half dollars, is worth dollar, and
government treasury note, that is not
worth cent, can be dollar or any
amount according to the stamp. In
trinsic value Of gold is not as much
as iron.
Intrinsic value of money is a trick
of the politicians to enslave the peo-
pie for the benefit of the bondhOlders
and speculntors.
1t is a popular error to believe that
home economy is greater than poIit-
ical economy.
1t is popular error for people to
look after their home interests, and
not their public interest.
1t is popular error to pay officials
more than other citizens of the same
efficiency.
1t is popular error to think that
scarce money is as good to the coun-
try as abundant money.
Let US see: A man works thirty
days at dollar day, pays s. for
barrel of -four. and has $25 left.
At - per day he would have $50.
paying $40 for barrel of flour, he
would have $50, difference in favor OF
more money $25.
A farmer selling a 400 pound bale
OF cotton at Is cents per pound, would
receive 500. He buys 100 pounds of
bacon at 10 cents per pound. and he
would have cash left, $45.
II he sold 400 pounds of cotton at
u cents. he would receive $50, and
100 pounds of bacon at u cents,
would cost $3.50; leaving cash, $22, so !
in favor of more money.
Again, 400 pounds of cotton at Is
cents, $50; 100 pounds of bacon at So |
cents, $S5; net cash balance, $25.
Again. 400 pounds of cotton at Z! |
cents, $50; 100 pounds of bacon at )
cents, So; net cash balance, $25.
Now, you see, when he sells his
cotton at Is cents per pound, and
pays 200 per cent more for his meat.
he has the same amount of money
left.
The currency has been contracted
more than 600 per cent. The farmer
never will see prosperity again until
the government gives US an increase
Of money, and he will never get that
until he votes for principle before
party and measures before men.
1t is popular error to think that
most Of our prominent men are after
serving the people, when the corpor-
atoms are hourishing.
1t is popular error to think that
your work makes more money than
your vote. You make your cotton by
your work, but you regulate the
price by your vote.
More money makes prosperous
but scarce money makes
hard country. b. Gay in Southern
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