The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-09
POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE

POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
-Sects and creeds cut no figure in
the battle for human rights. One
Father McGlynn is worth more to hui
manity's cause than regiment OF
Henry Ward Beechers.
Which would you prefer to have, q
clearing house certificate or a green
back issued by the government? Yet
the latter has been branded by the ma
tional bankers as fat money-Tacoma
Sun.
If silver has no claim as a money
metal because it is a product of the
earth, gold loses its claim on the same
ground. All the people ask is that the
two metals shall be treated alike by
our government of Agricult-
ure.
England had rather rule this coun-
try financially and commercially, by
manipulating our legislation. than to
conquer it by the arts of war. It serves
her purpose as well, and is more health
fu1 and less expensive.-Journal of
Agriculture.
The present panic was deliberately
planned and executed to bluff congress
into the demonstration of silver, the
purpose being to enhance the value of
The securities held by the panic makers,
by making them payable in gold val
ues.-Journal of Agriculture.
Franklin was without doubt the
oil round wisest man this continent
ever produced, and he declared at that
early day in favor of paper money,
pure legal tenders, after trial of the
principle in the colony of Pennsylvania
from 1922 to 1762.-National Watch
man.
Whatever a government agrees to
receive in payment of the public dues,
ss medium of circulation, is money,
no matter what its form may be; treas
ury notes, drafts, etc. Such bills or
paper, issued under authority of the
United States, are money."-Henry
Clay in the Senate, 1887.
The populist cause is sure to tri-
umph. There is moral wave sweep
ing over the country and by that wave
one or both of the old parties will be
coming to the front and they will never
down till they are settled and settled
right.-Alliance Independent
In 1892 the production of silver was
BE-, 600, 900 ounces, Of which the govern
ment bought "a, 100, 727 ounces, putting
into circulation therefor SAT, 1874, 291 in
treasury notes. Free coinage of the
Amor;cau oro1uo< would bovo MT ;r<o
circulation $40, 595, 900 more money,
after deducting silver used in the arts.
This is sss, 974,92 less than the gold
lost by export during the year.
When we get q postal note or P. o.
money order we know to an absolute
certainty that it is as good as the cash
Itself. but when we get a bank draft
we look to see what bank drew the
draft and upon what bank it was
drawn and then look at the list Of fail
ures. The Nebraska peoples party
boys were right when they took the
lead for government banks.-Missouri
World.
Since January 1 nearly two hum
dred national banks have closed their
doors, against less than fifty during
the same period last year. Of the fail
ures this year five have been United
States repositories, as follows: The
First national bank, of Little Rock,
Ark; the Gate City national bank, of
Atlanta, Ca; the Peoples national
bank, of Denver, Col; the German ma
tional bank, of Denver, Col, and the
Kentucky national bank, of Louisville.
Chicago has new illustrated
weekly devoted to the free coinage of
silver. Its energies had better be ex-
pended in explaining the money func-
ton and the uselessness and waste Of
all the labor in digging and dying for
some yellow and white minerals. The
same labor expended IN creating food,
clothing. shelter, instruction and
amusement would happily untold mil
lions. The people can create all the
money they want and print it on paper
that didn't have to be mined at such
labor.-Coming Nation.
The Industrial millions demand
justice. Through special privileges
and class legislation they have been de-
frauded. Through allowing politicians
and interested newspapers to do their
thinking, they have permitted them
selves to be well nigh enslaved. Their
hope now lies in Independent thinking,
and in political unity of action. The
FIRST thing to be done is to abolish all
class legislation, and to demand the
government ownership of natural mo
nopolies," as well as an expansion of
the volume of currency, which will
tend to relieve congested business con-
ditions, and enable the slaves of the
gold barons at least to live after pay
ing their intereSt.-B. o. Flower
THEY WOULD TAKE 1T.
All We Need DO IL to Make IT Annear That