St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-06
IN UNCLE sAM,s PAPER.
How a Correspondent Would Pay
Our Debts.

Our Debts.
To the Editor of the Globe.
GARDEN CITY, Mimi, March 5.-As
Democrat. who has voted that ticket
for twenty years, 1 want to express
my views through your columns on the
financial problem. 1 presume no one
will deny that the present condition of
the nations finances is a very unsatis-
factory one. The money kings are. and
have been for some years, absolute
masters of the situation, and seem to
absolutely control the executive, if not
the legislative department of our gov
eminent. This is proven by the man
ner in which the lawmakers in 1873 al
! lowed the decentralization scheme
stolen upon the books, and in 1875 this
was confirmed by the Statutes reyis
ion act" in which Sherman and Butler
SO 1nnocently figured, thus discreditinc
considerable part of our money, re-
duclng 1t in volume. so as to enable the
banks to manage it for their pecuniarv
gain.
Our servants" at Washington. ever
subservient to the banking interests.
elect to pay in gold, and let the tra,Ii-
tlonal surplus or reserve go, to replen-
1sh 1t by bonds at 104, negotiated in
secret, at a loss to the people of 500
100000.
L say they elect to do this. becar..
the people should know they are not
bound by law to pay in gold.
This is, indeed, sad picture of "par
ty perfidy and party dishonor." and
disgrace and ruin entailed on party
people and country. A condition and
not theory" Sherman, Hooper. But
Ter, Cleveland, Carlisle & Co. Let these
names go down to posterity together
and receive their just verdict. and the
place IN history which their Infamous
notorfety deserves.
Now, what is the remedy? Remove
the temptation to barter away the peo-
pies money and credit, and make If
impossible for our servants to err
ishorantiy, or otherwise Remove the
stanolng menace to our liberty bv
apoiishlng the national banking svs
TEN. Let the government issue IFS
own money without them, and. per-
maps, make our postal system a medi-
uin OF distribution, as well as the paw
hieill Oh government salaries, pensions
etc., ETC. Let gold and silver be coined
On equal terms. as before, with an is
sue OF government paper in a quantity
suiilclent. to afford $50 per capita. in
ciuulng our present circulation: then
money VIII be plenty. and prices bet
ter, capital Will seek an outlet, and the
cleultor, government and people will
again nave their innings Make all
uepts' poth public and private, payable
IN money OF the United States" as
INDICATED above. gold, silver or paper.
at the option of the debtor No more
bonds to be issued without authority
and direction of the national congress
and none in time of peace. This would
place our money beyond the control of
the Shyiocks of Europe and their
abettors on this side of the Atlantic
rms is the great issue of the day.
This is NY platform, and that of a
million other Independents. and we viii
vote no other way, and for no other
KIND CT candidates. This. Mr.. Editor
and gentlemen, is no visionary inoaoi-
native scheme. 1t was tested in The
dark days of the rebellion and NOT
found wanting. Let 1t save this nation
again, IN this dark day of it's sore trial
and transmit to posterity the blessings
Tor which our fathers and brothers
shed their blood. and shield us from
the grasp of British and American
plutccratic greed
Then there can be no gold nor. silver
monometallism. The paper, with orr
great nations power and faith of 10
0O0,0O0 of people, will preserve a parity
none may dispute. and leave our homes
and country and liberty to our children
and children's children This cause
will put an army of speakers on the
stump next campaign, and gloriously
win. GARRETT MURPHY.