The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-09-21
NATIONAL BANKS.
msse Beautifnl system of stupcadeus
PubIie ant Private Robbery
Ever lnvented.

A farmer writes from western Mis-
souri 10 nay; Eve are having plenty Of
rair. sad II IL keeps ON feel sure we
will have 'oyerprOduction' this year,
aud all prodac's Of the farm will be.
cheap and las the republicans snyD
nasty, and In need Of protection. What
IL that financial committee OF the SEN
ste going IN recommend3 National
banks, suppose. Don't you think that
home o. the people who have been so
enrulfed by that wave OF prosperity
will see the error Of their way and come
over and help suppress the wave and It's
waverR7 1 think the national
banks arc greater eur=s, u possitle.
- the nenple than the gold standard.
believe the government stamp should
bc our standard Of dollar, whether on
gold, paper or silver. Let the govern
ment be the bank of Issue. and delegate
that right 10 no man or corporation"
Replying 10 the above, we will say that
the sole object and purpose Of the crea-
tion OF the finance committee was 10
the national hanks more firmly on the
backs Of the people. We are now living
under a government by and for the
Rothschilds. They are bankers aud
lenders OF certificates ~ debt called
money. In order that they might lend
larger volume OF these debt ecriia-
Gates and eventually control the worlds
finances and thereby govern all the peo.
pie of the world, it waa necessary 60
Bmit the volume and annual oaiput Of
basic money, real money, money that
represents 80 debt bat Is free and
stands on lts own bottom. According
", by intrigue. bribery, deceit, theft
and such other crookedncss and scoun-
arelism as these people arc familiar
with, they secured the demonstration
of the money that II most beneficial to
the pcoplc-nnmely, silvcr-bccanse
this was the money that the people dug
out Of the earth fire. and unhamperrd,
In larger volume than any other Kind.
and had II stamped in denominations
best suited to their convenience In caT-
rying on their daily transactions. With
this money Of the people In full and free
circulation and being added 20 by each
years product Of the mines, II would
have been imporsihie for the Roths-
childs and their international gang of
financial cutthroais TO corner the
money market and force the people 10
borrow and pay interest OIL rotten shin
plaster certificates OF debt. II Is easy
20 corner gold. because Il is the rich
mans money and does not go out
among the people; hut silver is free and
easy In its way, end lovrS to ndngle
with the common herd" in dimes.
quarters. halves and dollars. Hence II
was necesrary to- get rid of silver In or
der that the hanks might flourish, and
accordingly the gold standard came
into existence. For the purpose Of still
further faVoring the rich Rt the eN-
pcnse Of the poor, and placing the latter
more firmly under the heels of the
Rothschilds and their international cut.
throata, as aforesaid. II was essential
20 establish and sustain the national
banks Now these national hanks are
founded on public debts, which ARE
owned by the bankers themselves; and
by this hocuspocus of extra financial
crookedness they are enabled 60 lend
their money TO the government, which
ls the people. and also the people indi-
vidually. ~ that the people pay the
bankers double interest and the hank
ers stlll have their money 90 lend out
20 somebody clsc-or lock II up In their
vaults. as they prefer. II Il the most
beautiful system OF stapendous public
and private robbery that was eyrr In
veutcd-worthy Of the intricate Hnd
scheming brain Of RothschiId. Aud
the worst of II all IL, that the people
being soVcrcigns are the only authority
that can create money: consequently
the money that they borrow from the
bankers and pay double interest on IL
the very snme money that they create
and stand good for. All this would lead
one 20 conclude that the people must he
natural born unthinkers; and In an
sweF TO this suppoAition We must frank
ly confess that Eomc of them nre.
IL things continue as they are now
going. the Rothschild family win own
all the basic money lgold) In the world
before another generation; and when
tht time comes who will he the mas.
ters of all the people on the earth7 II
does no require much wisdom To nm
swer this question. Mississippi Valley
Democrat.