The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-21
The Money Question.

The Money Question.
Editor Independent: 1t should be
patent to all that whoever controls
the money of our country may con-
troll everything including the govern
ment itself. 1t is truism to state
that a product should be subject to
the undisputed control of the party
who clearly produces it. mean con-
trol-for legitimate uses, of course.
1t is indisputable that government
produces all our money today. 1t is
equally indisputable that government
abandons it's prerogative of controlling
the same, and this notwithstanding
that in doing SO it subjects itself to
the domination of the syndicated~ us
urer who does control it and controls
it for anything but legitimate purposes
often.
In abandoning its right to control
the circulating medium, a tool of its
own production, the government de-
prives itself of all power to resist the
demands of all business interests that
are owned or controlled by the syn
dicated usurer. These interests are
numerous and are rapidly on the ill.,
crease and we are fast becoming a
nation of hired men, wage seTfs, beg
CARS, paupers and criminals.
We may with some consistency fiat
ter ourselves with the reflection that
this is the greatest, the best, the most
powerful nation on the globe; never
theless when it comes to defending an
individual or an interest against the
syndicated uSurer or any interest he
dominates, this government today is
pusillanimous weakling, a contempt
ible poltrOOn.
This will continue to be the case UNI
til the government shall assume the
control of the money which 1t Gre
ates. No chief executive will be al
lowed to respect his official oath who
is not fortified with clear knowledge
Of the origin of both money and its
efficacy and is backed by a party which
is in possession of the same knowledge
and is determined that the government
shall observe it's rights and assert the
same regarding money.
When such condition prevails the
syndicated usurer will be found on his
knees begging for such portion OF the
holdings which he has wrested as the
government in clemency may see tit
to grant him.
The people need educating at this
point. They need to learn the secret
of the usurer's power and how utter
ly useless it is to submit to his diabol-
ical tyranny To this end the peoples
party in It's convention at Spring
field should with much emphasis de-
clare in favor of government control
OF government made money. Such
declaration would in discussion bring
new light to bear on the mooted mon
ey question, which is not dead nor
ever will be SO long as the usurer
depends on the government for money
which the government in turn is de-
pending on the usurer for the privil-
eye of using. A. +. ALLEN.
Vinland, Kas.
(This was written prior to the ma
tional convention, but crowded out
with mass of other manuscripts ten
times greater than could possibly be
used at the time.
Mr.. Allen has, in a number or COM
to The Independent,
stated his general propositions, the
essence of which is government con-
troll of government-made money"
Does this mean any more than the con-
stitutional averment that congress
shall have power Ito coin money and
regulate the value thereof? II so,
is the difference? AS The In
dependent views it, congress has new
err exercised its power TO regulate
the value of money; and as this reg
ulation would necessarily imply gov
eminent control of government-made
II would seem that the money
plank of the Springfield platform COW
ers the ground. What does MI. Allen
say 10 this?-Associat Editor.)