The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

that long viii the masses think that way,
whether 1t is used in " hole or in part The
only way to emancipate the world from
this delusion is to quit using either metal.
There will never be permanent peace in
society until both gold and silver are for
ever demonetized. Metal money is proper
ty money. Property money is interest
money. Interest is the milestone hanging.
yoke of bondage must be thrown off, or
this world will never be free.
The second great truth made known by
the Great Teacher was. that ''the money of
the government any government belongs
to the people of that government" Now.
is that true? Certainly it is. Let US an
alyze little again.
Civil government is not the property of
one man. 1t is an institution for the pro
lection and benefit of all the citizens in the
government. The laws made by the gov
eminent are the common property. of all
alike; or, rather, they are expressions of
he will of all the people.
Money is one of the laws enacted by all
the people, by and through their chosen
representatives. No one man or company
of men is allowed to make money; no, not
even state.
Money is made by all the people, and for
all the people. 1t belongs to all the peO-
pie. 1t is made to use. No one man has
any just right to any of the money in the
country, except to use it.
BE has no more right to hold and hoard
it in his bank or safe, keeping others from
using it until they pay him interest on its
use, than he would have to demand toll
from all who pass his premises on the
highway. "Render to the government (the
people, the things that belong to the peo-
ple.''
The universal violation of this principle
is playing havoc with the whole world to-
day Most of the peoples money is held
by individuals, under lock and key, and
the people are compelled to go and pay
them for the use of their own money.
The true policy would be for the govern
ment or people to establish III every coun-
ty in the United States places of deposit,
where any one of the citizens could go and
draw out all he needed to do business with,
giving security for its. return when not
needing it. The only cost to the one who
borrowed it should be the cost of issuing
and handling it. This would put stop at
once ana forever to paying interest to indi-
viduals. The curse of interest is damning
the world. The debts now OH our country
now amount to over $4,000 millions of dol
lars. The interest exceeds ell the money
in the United States. OF course the inter
est is not paid in money; it can't be. But
it is paid all the same by swallowing up
the property. 1t is the great malestrOm,
the bottomless pit into which the wealth of
the world is being sucked. If the interest
can't be paid in money, of course the prin-
cipal cannot. Indeed the money mongerS
don't want the debts paid; they don't in
tend they shall ever be paid, because that
would stop the interest. The money sharks
control all civil government on earth, and
their business is to make debts, and to
make the volume of money small, so that
the debts cannot be paid. All the financial
legislation in our country for 80 years has
been in that direction. Debt is slavery.
The citizens of our country are slaves.
The money power intends to hold them
there. Coin money, or metal money, is
the instrument used to enSlave the world.
There are about $500 national banks in
the United States; about one for each coun-
ty, perhaps. Suppose these were govern
ment repositories, where money could be
borrowed for 1 or 2 per cent on 20 years
time? How long would it take to wipe out
every mortgage, think ye? How the
money mongers would scream ''Infation,
infationr' No danger of an initiation of
debts and interest. Oh, no. But horrible
to think of money being plentiful enough
to pay the debts.-ReY. D. Oglesby, Of
Illinois