The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
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1t is vefJ evident that the real mo-
tives which actuate Great Britain in
her schemes to acquire territory in
Venezuela and Alaska, by fair means
or foul, is the desire to control SO far
as possible the output of gold in the
world. If English capitalists, sup
ported by English arms, can control
the gold fields of the world outside of
the United States, and in this country
a gold policy can be forced upon the
people, it is clear that England can
afford to lose much of her foreign trade
and yet remain one of the great pow
ers
English farming has been crushed
out, and now English manufactures
are following the same route; but if
England could continue to do the car
rying trade and banking of the world,
she is still it's mistress. She knows
that, and therefore she is preparing
herself to continue in that position.
The first requisite is of course to con-
troll the supply from which the only
money that it is proposed to recognize
is derived. To-day England is mistress
of Australia, of South Africa and of
mining regions in other sections, and
she is trying to secure more of this
valuable class of territory. She is not
to blame. On the contrary, she shows
far more wisdom than the people of
this country, who are playing directly
into her hands.
1t stands to reason, and any child
can see that if you owe man debt,
the more valuable the article you are
forced to pay it in, the better for him
and the worse for you. If a man owed
another twenty bushels it would be
better for the creditor if he paid it in
diamonds, and for the debtor il liz
wheat. This country owes Great
Britain large sums of money, and very
foolishly is borrowing a great deal
more. The people are voluntarily
doubling their debts to please theil
creditors.
If private individual was guilty 0.
such conduct he would be accused O.
insanity, but in whole nation it i.
supposed to be wisdom. It woulC
seem to be too clear to need demon
stration that the scarcer you make al
article the higher its value will be
especially if it is of common and neces
sary use. Yet American voters will
go to work and advocate and supper
a scheme which will decrease tn,
money in circulation one-half, an,
they cannot understand that thei
creditors are the only ones who prof
by the contraction. The retirement O
all the greenbacl1s in the country i
going to be attempted this winter
possibly the silver senators will kee'
the scheme from carrying through tn
senate, but the effort will be mad
again and again unless the people will
rally and drive the money lenders an,
gold rings out out of the nationa
capital.
Inc question is one of more impol
lance than it appears to be considere
as possessing by the majority of til
voters OF this country, The idea tina
because mills start up and men fin
employment that the question cease
TO be of Importance, is great fallacy
Inc men who have money to lend de
sire that those who pay the interes
snail have employment, else how ca
tney receive their incomes from thei
Investments 1t is a great mistake /
suppose that hard times benefit tn
money interests. What they want an
good times. Then the people force