The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08

without a struggle, blood letting may
be looked for.
The fortunes of the Southern men
were destroyed. The slave holder
murdered, his house burned and fam
lily insulted. A righteous ]retribution
against classes, may be expected and
an uprising of the people may be look.
ed for first at the ballot box, and if
fraud is charged and shown by count,
ing out then the dogs of war next. 1t
is rank treason to plan the currency of
the nation in the hands of National or
State banks, down with both. A bale
of cotton has intrinsic value, a bushel
of wheat has intrinsic value, a pound
of bacon has intrinsic value, a nugget
of gold has intrinsic value, a bar of sill.
yer has intrinsic value, a ream of pa
per has intrinsic value, all have a com
mercial value, but neither is money.
The United States Constitution states
Congress shall coin money, and it
states, mo State shall coin money or
make anything but gold and silver a
tender in payment of debts" This is
the only clause in it that names gold
and silver, and refers to the States
only and not to Congress. 1t does not
state that Congress shall not make any
thing a tender in payment of debts but
gold and silver, but shall coin money
and regulate the value thereof. The
word coin does not mean that metal,
gold Or silver are the only thing to
coin money out of, but it includes
per, leather, iron, brass or copper
whichever is sbest. The user believes
SILK ribbed paper money is the ideal
money" We quote Webster's I'm
abridged dictionary again. There is
qlite a number Of de finitions given by
him of the word coin. Page 222, to
make good money the impression must
be made under the authority of the
government. That which is stamped
without authority Of government is
called false or counterfeit. Coin
Lincoln coined paper. The courts de.
CIC1 on 4 q Ia AAOlOy 4LO SOAO
power to issue money and to regulate
the volUm3 of CURE ncy, and to dictate
the finances and business Of the nation
is vested by the Constitution Of the
United States in Congress and to be
used by Congress for the nation and
not to be delegated to b6 INKS, cashiers
or Presidents of banks. Nearly all Of
the Presidential administrations if
needed issued paper, If war comes pa,
per money will fight it. Not gold o
silver, and the government VIII issue
it at once
President Cleveland issued 1862. 600,
900 gold bonds last. $4,000, 600 of
them TO the Rothschllds Of England,
and taxed us to that amount, ell Of
which ought to have been saved to the
taxpayers by the ISSUE of = n1ted States
notes, but the goldbugs, and bond
holders has him. Let him go to rest
on Buzz ards Bay, eat Goldfish Irish pc
raGoes and fisn in the Dead sea and
shoot ducks on the ST. Helena. The
writer desires to ask through your pa
per a question or two of every candi
date for Congress. Are you in favor
of three kinds Of currency only, and
that all money Of the United States
shall be issued by authority of Con
gress, silver and irredeemable paper re
celveabIe in payment of all debts, pub
lie and private? Will you destroy no
tional banks2 Will you prohibit the
issue Of bonde7 Will you open the
minis to gold and silver, and build new
minis if needed9 Increase the money
to $50 per capiGa2 PAas b law that 1t
shall Il { exceed that amount9 Hang
every man VINO receives or pays out
lawful money Of the United States for
less than its full value, SO long as he
lives in the Uaited States? All con
tracts to demonetize any United States
currency via imprisonment for the Of
tense2 J. II, FOY.
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