The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17

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invented and committed the monetary
crimes of the last fifty years, is shown
again in another exhibition of their
total lack Of patriotism and all other
qualities which enter into good cit
zenship. There is not now, and never
las been, one redeeming adjunct about
them.
A little while ago they raised great
cry and made persistent demand for
more money to move the crops. They
said that they Eust have the privil-
eye of issuing asset notes, that is
printing few cords of their promis-
sorry notes, and instea.. of paying in
terest on them as all other LersOns do
who give notes of hand, receive inter-
ext on what they owed. They demand
ell that special privilege on the ground
OF the public welfare. If it was not
done, they said, there would be finan-
clal distress and much suffering among
the people, 1t was all for tho benefit
OF the people. In answer to this call
for more money, Secretary Shaw tram
pied all law under his feet and poured
into the Golfers of the banks every dol
lar of the peoples money which had
been entrusted to his keeping, then he
cade speeches in various parts Of the
country advocating law to allow the
bankers to issue their notes Of hand
and get interest on them.
Then what happened? The handing
over of nearly s2OO,00O,O0O of the peo-
| pies money to the bankers without
interest made it more profitable for
TIT bankers to retire their currency,
| get back their bonds and take the
government deposits which were Of
fered to them without interest than to
| Keep their notes in circulation. So
while their subsidized daily press was
still. bowling for more money, these
bankers rushed to Washington with
millions of national bank money
which they wanted destroyed. They
issued orders to the plant tools whom
they hire to edit the great dailies to
demand that the law limiting the re-
tiJement of national bank notes to
81, 100000 a month should first be over
ridden and then repealed, so they could
have an elastic currency" During
the first ten days of this month there
we're applications to retire $7,S00,000
national bank notes, and that in face
OF the fact that the banks have sent
Fowler out over the country demand
ing an asset currency SO they can have
more money to move the crOps!"
/ To gang of men like that, who
have no more regard for the public
welfare than "the pirates who sailed
the Spanish MAN," the republican
party has given the greatest OF all SOW
o. eign prerogatives, namely, the right,
in large measure, to control the vol
ume of the currency. In return for
the privilege, this gang of bank GRIM
irals agree to give the republican lead
ere offices and occasional inside tips
ON Wall street deals.
And the people What are they 60
ing to do about it? Nothing at ALL
That is because they don't know any
thing about it. The bankers control
the press of the United States. There
will not be an editorial written in any
enc of the great dailies explaining the
situation so that the ordinary man
[ not posted in banking and political
economy can understand the question.
They will simply go on talking about
the gold standard" and Sound mon
ey," and arrange, if they can, for a
sham battle between the republican
and democratic parties, the only stake
az issue being the Offices
Does it not seem of vast Importance