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

Show me penny. Whose image and super
scription hath it? They answered and said;
Caesars. And He said unto them: Render, there
fore, unto Caesar the things which be Cesar's and
unto God the things which be Gods =
Luke Xxx, 24-25.
We have in the above question and an
swers the key which unlocks the whole of
the money question. The Great Teacher
who 'spaIle as man never SPOKE" conden-
ses it into a sentence.
First-The image and superscription on
the material, whatever that material may
be, constitute the money.
Second-The money of government (any
government belongs to the government.
There it is, all that pertains to the money
question.
Now. in order to understand it correctly,
let us analyze a little.
The Master didn't ask, whose piece of
money is this Or, whose gold, silver, or
brass is this But He asked, whose image
and superscription is this on the metal {?
They answered and said, Cesar's. Caesar
represented the government. The govern
ment-any gOyernment-makeSt the money
for the citizens of that government Con-
gress makes the money of the United
States. Congress says, ''Be it enacted that
certain number of grains of gold or silver
shall be dollar" Congress don't make
grain of either metal, but congress does
make money. Congress makes laws; hence
money is law. There is no falIacy in this.
1t is clear cut, irrefutable logic; as true as
two added to two make four. This law of
money, like every other law, must be
printed, stamped or engraved on some sub
stance in order to make it available.
Of what use would it be for congress to
enact laws if they were never printed
Just imagine court in session and no law
books on hand. The books are not the law,
but they contain the law. So money is
used in the markets of the world to express
relatives values when commodities are ex-
changed. Money being made by the gov
eminent, by the people, it is accepted by.
common consent as the standard of prices.
1t don't fix or make Should not be allowed
toy prices but should only be allowed to
express prices already fixed by labor; be-
cause labor is the first price paid for any
thing in the like of property.
Now, reader, what would you think if
congress was to wrangle for months about
the size of a law book, or what material it
should be made of? Wouldn't you think
they were set of fools or idiots
Well, what are we to think of the way
they wrangIe by the month or year over
the material to use for money; just as if
they believed that the material was the
money!
There would be as much sense if con
greSs was to wrangIe over printing their
laws, ali they make, on gold OF silver, as
for them to contend that the law Of money
should be printed on gold or silver. The
only necessary thing to do is to select the
the most convenient material, provided it is
cheap, and hard to counterfeit. The use
of gold or silver for money is a cheat and
fraud. It's cheat IN that the material IS
so costly that every dollar when It goes in
to circulation has cost the people s. Il IS
\ fraud IN that it keeps the masses Of the.
world blind, 50 that they believe the ma
tefial used for money IS the money So
long as gold and silver are used for money,