The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-08
The Trust of Trusts.

The congressional committee on coin
age, weights and measures has agreed by
a vote of all its republican members to
report the substitute for the bill of Con-
gresham Hill of Connecticut The sub
stltute provides that the gold dollar shall
hereafter be the measure OF value, and
that all contracts now in existence or
hereafter tC be made shall be settled on
that basis, that a department of money
issue and redemption is to be attached
to the treasury; the greenbacks are to be
called IN and treasury notes redeemabe
in gold to be substituted
Is not that pretty dish to set before
the American voting kings?
The passage of this measure would
mean the absolute monopoly of the mon
ey OF the country by the national banks
and the gold ring, and commerce, indus
try and agriculture would be at their
absolute mercy.
1t would be the trust OF all trusts and
even the trusts could be bled to death
at any moment by the soulless harpies
who, under this infamous proposition
will control everything and everybody i'll
the land. because the amount Of money
and its degrees of purchasing power will
be absolutely under the control of the
national bankers and holders of the COM
paratively petty amount OF gold in the
country.
They can force prices up or down at
their own sweet will and thus rob every
body in the land.
What fearful power would it give
the grain gamblers to control the prices
of wheat?
Gram is but one staple and those who
control its prices absolutely could make"
millions and millions OF dollars annually.
Then how much greater is the power
OF those who control the price OF money
when that regulates the price OF all
things. The power to control money Is
as much greater than the control OF
wheat, as all things-all staples-are
greater than wheat alone.
Another infamy in the proposition is
this: The amount of greenbacks in cir
culation is officially reported to be $780,
100000. This is paper issued by the gov
eminent direct to the people. on which
no interest need to be paid. If the bank
er's proposition prevails the government
will have to issue $346.ooo.ooo in paper
bonds to buy gold and the people will
have to be taxed to pay interest on that
gigantic amount.
And the huge joke is. that the basis
OF that gold boarded in the treasury un-
necessarily will be paper-the bonds that
are issued when it is borrowed.
And this is what pack of unm1tigated
treacherous scoundrels call currency re-
form"
How He Secured Quiet.
A preachers righteous soul was sadly
vexed by the talking and giggling of
some OF the junior members Of his con-
gregation Breaking off in the middle
Of his discourse. he looked straight at his
tormentors and said:
Some years ago there happened to
sit right in front of the pulpit young
man, who was perpetually laughing and
talking and making silly faces. l stopped
short and took him severely to task. At
the close OF the service gentleman
stepped up to me and said:
"'Sir, you made a great mistake; that
young man is an IDIOT
"Since that time | have not ventured
to reprimand any persons who behave
themselves indecorously in church. lest
l should repeat the same mistake and in
f]ict censure upon an idiot"
There was exemplary silence during the
rest of the service.