The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-07
FJn tUH.l:1..CY REFORM
Ebstract &C. Peno-t of the None
tary Commission.
NEW BANKING SYSTEM PROPOSED

To Substitute Bank Notes For Treasury
Certificates and DO Away With the De-
The Whole scheme In Detail.
The report of the monetary commits
sion, containing the plan of currency
reform proposed by it, together With 4
full discussion of the sui :; .lu,, !, mass
of valuable statistics and other Informal
ton. has been sent out by the executive
committee ii the indianapolis cpnven-
ton. Following are the main points Of
the argument and the plan in detail:
The Standard.
The most serious evil Of our present
sitruti is the threatened degradation
OF or monetary standard
The coucurrin$ habits Of individual
manhn fix the standard, by which to
measure the value q labor and property.
aGoYrrnncuts c.nnnt try to change
this >l;.} ':rd with)u, making mis- l;-f.
.Ih >.;;.,r,. yi.us fixed is now goid
Thi~ is i lact Civilization.
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