People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-13
Come, Friends, Let's Reason To-
gether.

Come, Friends, Let's Reason To-
gether.
On the first Wednesday of January,
l7S9, George Washington was elected
President Of the United States, six
years after the war was over. During
this period there was great cOmmO-
tion and diSsensiOn. From l776 up to
this present time, thirteen years, tie
colonies, known as the United States
were without authoritative Civil
Government which was a source OF
terrible weakness and en- barrassment.
So it is very plain to see that congress
had no real authority during the war,
therefore, the creation Of the conti-
mental paper money was without law,
without authority; yes, without civil
government. The constitution under
which we now live was really not es-
tablished until the 3Oth day OF April,
17SS-the day Washington was inaug-
urated President OF the United States
| told you in my other article that
the men who were 10 favor of the con.
federation were called federalists and
the "tOrieSn vanished with the war.
From the close Of the war to the for
nation Of the new and present consti.
tuition, six years was the reign of the
federalists and anti-federalistS. This
reign was very bitter between the two
parties, the federalists contending for
the adoption Of the articles of con.
federation" as the final principles OF
government and the anti-federalists
opposing.
AS a reminescense of this political
turmoil | will cite you TO the duel oi
Hamilton and Burr. Upon the elec-
tion of Washington the new cons THU
tion was adopted, which marks the
destiny of the second political party
The public debt of the war was near
ly 3S million dollars. Tue interest had
not been paid for quite a while, fol
the reason that there was no money
to payit with. The continental none,
was Giscredited by the high officials
although used for money for while
amOpg the backwOOds-men, after the
foundation ofthe present government
The only kind of money in the coun
try at that time was the Spanish mill.
ed dollar, brought here by the Span
iards: the Franc from Belgium, i:
now 20 cents in our money; Peso, from
Cuba, equal to % cents: Crown, from
Denmark, 20 cents; Mark, from Ger
man Empire, % cents; Rupee, from
India, % cents; Rolble, from Russia,
79 cents: Pound Sterling 1856, Great
Britain, etc. These prices of money
were gold or silver coins of the variou.
values placed upon them in the coun.
try where they were coined. The val
ue ! just gave was the value placed oil
them By our NOR etary system adopted
ia the year 1872.
This IL a very good place to stat,
what We mean by money. You see
about loo years ago our people had {
great variety Of what other nation!
called and was money when it wa.
created. The necessity of the United
States establishing monetary system
by lawl There is no such thing as
money of the world. Whenever mono
crosses the line Of the country in which
it was created or coined it ceases to bt
money and becomes commodity as
suming value according to the wortI
OF the metal from which it was made
For instance, gold dollar of Ameri
ca is not legal dollar in England. i
they contained by law the same mum
Der of grains, still they would not bt
the same, for American gOld for coin
age by law must be nine-tenths fine
while English gold by the law of En-
gland is eleven-twelfths fine.
A pound Of nlckle costs 20 cents, ,anC
when coined by Uncle Sam makes lOC
pieces which represents s.. Sectior
1857, United st; It's statutes make.
them money by making them legal
tender to the amount Of p cents.
We have now an object lesson al
hand: Silver in the silver dollar nov
measured by gold, is worth 46 cents
but the silver dollar in the United
States is just as good as gold, and is ;
lOocent dollar, because Section 35S'
makes it legal tender. But IL tn,
money power orders Grover, Sherman
Carlisle, Reed, etc, to repeal the abov,
Section it will Immediately be a 40
ccut dollar, which will ,e donc as :ool