Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-23
,oney must stop lying and. and learn to speak

money must stop lying and learn 10 speaA
honest, single ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ..,
When we all know that gold IL one tning
and silver another, we'll make GOOD pe-
ginning. Wen take our lesson from ORG
Abraham and engage to paw snekeis vi
gold or shekels OF silver, aud pay "na' We
promise. a,s.rant
men and communities and nations ana
Countries different gifts aud ADVANTAGES
He meant 10 make them mutua'y lie lie
nendent ana mutually profitable. nv ne
sstabIished commerce: He meant that
they should exchange g,itIs ana sna
benefit each other. 10 neiP ave
mutual exchange md barter he gn,o
us money. And from the ocx
ming He has made gold the most piscIoa gu
md b.autffuI OF metals. the type and ne IN
sure of value, holding ITS own tnIouRn ~ ~,
,,mes and conditions. When our vaiua ~,
th,nga are in the shape OF sterling goIu sno
world il sa,isfed Silver has been Only q
valuable metal. at times very aounaa nv
and very cheap-hardly, money ~ hlI' ss
very buikiness forbiddIng It's oln'0'
barter. III, .hav must nj
oD',o exchan,e for what they want or s1-
change for d fixed aud unfailing Valuso.o
thing that serves the purpose OK ulonoy
tbat IN the language OF the WIS., Man'
:. answers ali things" that IS excnause-
able for everything that has vaiue,
Fat money is mere act OF ,yiany a
fraud. lie. If the government sas y
IN, 70 s,iver or platinum, OF copper Is
lii meaning n dollar of gold-tne
oovernment lies. and says to the people :
Tor NAV ana must defraud one anotner.
Tts ohiioationB TO pay rests on lts aolllF
60 nav IL II il wild and reckless IN issu-
inc its promises it will destroy its cre ,ha
before the world. Bloodshen up 10 tic
horses bride would add muruef Nniy y"
dishonesty. 80 r..;o,ol
hanks. and. Whatever be their defects'
onr country has prospered wonderfully
with II. But our currency has oeen VI
rated. our commercial biooi poisoneu,
and orr whole business system is SICK ana
disordered. The national banks have
served their day and our banking system
| is 10 be overhauled and remodelled.,
The great merit OF our natlonal-banE
| currency has been that II mas oeen goou
/ everywhere absolutely reliable as money.
| But the trouble of 1t has been that it has
| flowed about too easily at seasons de-
pleting certain sections Of the coun.
| try and overwhelming Others, and
then turning about and reversing
| the conditions at one time
| gambling and at another merciless
| exactions. How the merit and safe
tv aud soundness of tue currency is to be
maintained. and how Its localizatlon Is to
be effected. can't say. can Only see
one suggestion in the works OF nature.
| Water is natures currency. And water
practically helps and effects distribution
! and interchange OF productions. Nature
locaizes her currency. She shuts up LAKES
and inland seas and partially holds CULTS
| and BAYS. She has her springs and sources
aud rivers. She eTcctually localizes her
currency to keep 1t in its place and avoid
drowning or drying. The problem OF
| banking next TO the absolute safety OF oul
money and Its true standard OF value IS
slight or delicate element of locallZatioI
that mag make 1t undesirable that II
should leave nelghborhoods and make Il
naturally return to the place where 1t was
born. joan l.. WILLIAMS.