The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-18
LABOR AND GREENBACKS
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it will measure all the corn, wheat, oats,
etc., grown in the country, and yet it
forms no part of either commodity. A
specific weight is the standard pound of
our country, and it is capab of weigh
ing all the cotton, pork, feathers and
what not, grown, and yet this weight
forms no integral part of either. But
the basis of issue must be equal in value
to all the money or currency issued upon
it, 1t may be worth more, but never
less than the circulating medium. So
when the circulating medium of a coun-
try is issued upon the gold and silver it
possesses, and they are made the sole
money metals, there is no sound or real
money or safe circulating medium that
is not payable in one of these metals,
and there should be no issue beyond
their ascertained commercial values.
But when you take the property of the
government, it's entire holdings, and
appurtenances, you not only have the
gold and silver it possesses as a basis of
issue, but you have every other commod-
ity of every other industry, besides it's
revenues from all sources, and if need be
the very heads of it's citizenship for it's
population is also it's prosperity in a
strict sense. So gold and silver might
be made the standard of value and not
a grain of either be used in our circu-
lating medium, but to make them to
basis moneys of the country, all things
must be bought with them, and all debts
paid in them. This gives them too
much power and makes everything else
subservient to them. Another dodge
of the politician is redemption money.
We don't need any redemption money
money is it's own redemption. You
may take it's equivalent in labor, mer-
chandise, or anything else you may
choose-change the form of value by
substituting anything for it you may
choose to buy, but we don't want any
commodity or any mans holdings fixed
by law as primary and final equivalent
of all things, and give it such legal ten
der qualities as that. All men can de-
mand it and be forced to accept it in the
payment of any and all claims.
Redeem your greenback just as you
labor, taxes, merchandise. realty, stock,
ETC., etc. If you prefer gold, buy it; if
you prefer silver, buy that, and l think
you can get these metals much cheaper
after they are demonetized.
Under a popular form of government,
no system of law or equity should. be
tolerated that does not acknowledge
the interest of every individual of our
commonwealth. The weakest and poor
est must have cOgnizance in every move
ment of the government, and no project
which ignores their claims should be al
lowed Every effort of the government
should be directed toward the ameliora-
ton and protection of its people, and it
is for those who are weak and needy
rich and strong can look out for them
selves.
We need never legislate for money
money will always take care of ITSELF
You need have only to curb it and direct
it into proper channels. Never allow 1t
to go beyond certain limits and it will
never Cypress mankind but left to it.
self it will prove the most hearless ty-
rant on the earth. 1t is absolutely
soulless, and will overcome everything
in it's path. And yet under proper con-
troll it is a powerful factor for good
indeed, it is the most powerful known to
man. 1t will feed the hungry, clothe
the naked, care for the sick, and bury
the dead. What more can we demand
for our physical man? And yet it will
do more for us than that; it can transfer
the glorious tidings of the gospel of
Christ to foreign nations, and carry the
good news to their benighted children.
Then why not have enough to feed
clothe and enlighten the world?
We can have It easier than not, and
there is no reason in the world why we
should not have plenty of money, and
every man be able to get dollar when
he needed it. II l had the power to
make it I'd be certain to make enough
| to meet all the demands that might