The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

The greenback is the money for the
people,
Even the banks now want moro
currency. They feel the necessity.
The governments paper fat is good
enough for patriots Demonetize gold
The fellow that didn't howl calam-
ity now wishes he had before it struck
him so hard that he can't.-Farmers'
Tribune.
-Workingmen in Massachusetts, are
getting up petitions to demonetize gold
and silver. Congressman ONei1 favors
the idea.
Down with the yellow metal Let
us cease to worship the golden calf.
Fetishism has no place in the mind Of
IN intelligent being. Demonetize gold.
Tacoma Sun.
Government legal tender paper is
the quintessence of cooperation. With
plenty of it, the nation would be great
cooperative society with immense pros
perity.-Missouri World
1.-THE Money Question: the great
speech by Senator Jones, will be sent
free to all who will send for it to Gen.
A. j. Warner, Sun building, Washing
ton, d. c. 1t is mastery book and
should be in the hands of every reform
or who is looking for arguments in
favor of the numerary monetary sys-
tenn and an exclusively paper cireulat-
ing medium.
Let the war cry of the populists
henceforth be, "demonetize gold" The
gold-bugs are endeavoring to have sill
yer demonetized, now let us send forth
the demand for gold demonstration.
Let us not use any commodity for
money; the credit of the government is
good enough for patriots, and traitors
deserve no recognition. Demonetize
gold.-Tacoma Sun.
When the general government
owns and operates the banking system
there'll be no lack of confidence"
And every person who can give good
bankable security will always be able
to borrow money at rates of interest
not higher than the earnings of pro-
ductive industry. Then there'll be no
corners on money for speculative pur-
poses and no panics. Specta-
tor.
The banks of New York city have
issued s37, $780, 600 clearing house certifi-
Gates and they are still increasing it
every week. They are substitutes for
money-the banks promises to pay
and based solely on their credit. Why
does not the government make money
for the people instead of permitting
l. L. l. - \
do; the government might break
Clay Center Dispatc,,-
That Omaha platform which talked
about everal kinds of ruin, and which
caused so much hilarity and ridicule
among the me-too statesmen, has come
to be quite respectable document
lately. Even the western republicans
and democrats quote from it, and
choice extracts from it are frequently
heard in the halls of congress The
hayseeds didn't think it would grow
into popularity SO fast.-Advocate.
President Cleveland, in his mes
sage, said: Our government cannot
make it's fat equivalent to intrinsic
value" John C. Calhoun said: 81 un-
dertake to affirm, without fear that
can be answered, that paper issued by
the government, with the simple prom
fse to receive it for all its dues, would
be as uniform in it's value as the metals
themselves" If Cleveland is a demo-
crat, what was John C. Calhoun,
MULTIPLICATION Plant.
-"GOld and silver are not intrinsical-
1y of equal value with iron, metal in
itself capable of many more benefits to
mankind. Their value rests chiefly
in the estimation they happen to be
among the generality of nations, and
the credit given to the opinion that
the estimation will continue. Other
wise pound of gold would not be
real equivalent for even bushel of
wheat Benjamin Franklin's Works.
Resolved, That we demand a ma
tional currency safe, sound and fexi-
BILE, issued by the general government
only, full legal tender for all debts,
public and private, without the inter-
vention of banking corporations, but
that postal savings banks be estab-
ished by the general government for
the safe deposit of the earnings of the
people, to facilitate exchange and loan
money to the people at low rate of
interest.-MissouriS State Alliance.
The following is the first sentence
of Mr.. Thurman's speech on accepting
the Craftsmanship of the Chicago silver
convention: 1.-THE fight between those
who believe that the circulating
medium of this country should be hard
money-that is, real money, gold and
silver and paper redeemable in the
same-and those who believe in the use
OF soft money-that is paper promises
to pay money, redeemable in other
promises to PAYS on" This is enough
to make every honest populist blush
with shame. H. E. Tau
beneck.
1t would be one of the greatest
boosts civilization ever got if congress
would demonetize both gold and silver
and issue about $4,000, 900, 600 based on
the intrinsic value of the United States,
and with this amount redeem all the
barbaric gold and silver, then do it's
own banking. letting the money to