The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-20

thus spoke. he looked into the eyes OF
his auditors. speaking not loud but in
conversational tone.
Were IL not for money" he contin-
ued. I'VE could not be engaged in the
wooden mantle, business. Destroy all
the money and that would destroy odr
business. Take away all the money.
let law be passed demonetizing all
money and destroying what there is.
and the Government would collapse.
There would be no way for paying tax
es or salaries Of officials. Civilization
would collapse. There would be no
way for paying school teachers. rail
way fares and freights. buying books.
newspapers or anything else. including
wooden mantels. Hence. money is the
first thing of importance when civiliza-
ton is discussed"
lie paused just long enough for his
partner TO say with a smile: Must
have money. John. that is what our
book-keeper says"
"Since money" continued John Ad-
ans. lis the most important factor in
establishing civilization. so il Is in the
development of civilization. IL is the
blood of commerce. 1t is the organic
fluid Of civilization. 1t is an indlspens-
able necessity TO civilization. And
when a thing is a necessity there is a
necessity for a normal supply of it.
There Is a necessity for normal sup
ply OF wheat, and II we had laws EN-
couraging the boarding of wheat while
the people went hungry for the want
of it. you would be in favor of repeal
ing those laws: and If there were not
enough wheat raised to feed the peo-
pie you would be in favor Of raising
more Of IL. Money" and he paused. lis
more important TO civilization than
wheat We could have civilization
without wheat. but we could not with
out money. and If we have laws that
are encouraging the hording OF money
while people are suffering for the want
OF IL. then we should be In favor Of the
repeal Of such laws. And If there is not
enough money made. we should be in
favor Of making more Of it," He paused
a moment and then continued:
After money was made and the law
fixed Of what IL should be. IL was dis
covered that Of all property It was the
most desirable TO have. That one
might have any kind of property. but.
having no money. he could not imme-
diately possess himself OF something he
desired. So. people who were engaged
in buying and selling what was pro-
duced by the earth saw an advantage
TO themselves in buying and selling
what the law produced-money. The
law produced IL for the good OF society.
and men. in time. began to deal in ii
for their own good II became prop
erty. the most desirable for all prop
erty-and class grew up. called
money changers. They are men who
hoard money for the purpose Of leaning
IL for a profit. They also are money
dealers. just as we may have cattle
dealers or grain dealers. II money goes
up in value as compared with other
property. the money dealers are bene-
fitted just as cattle or grain dealers are
benefited when cattle or grain advances
in price. l do not have reference to
money advancing in the rate Of inter-
est paid for it. but in what II takes or
other property to buy it,"
$50" he continued I'VE have now a
class OF men who are money dealers
dealing in this thing we call money
indispensable to our existence in a civil
lied State. This property they are
dealing in Is made by law. While the
grain dealer is dealing In thing that