Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-26

above the laws and will of the people
Thomas jefferson said: II sincerely
believe that banks are more dangerous
than standing armies. Put down the
banks, and if this country cannot be
carried through the longest war,
against her most powerful enemy,
without loading us with perpetual
debt know nothing of my country
men.
might cite you to jackson, Benton,
Calhoun. Gen. Weaver and others, but
enough has been said to convince a
man who is looking for the right
The bonds on which this robbing
system is based was first payable in
any money of the country. Then made
payable in coin of the present weight
and fneness. :" Then they changed
the weight of the silver dollar, so as to
knock the silver dollar out. That was
the 16 to craze, and its object. This
made Mr.. Bankers bonds. principle
and interest, payable in gold. 1t seems
that this would satisfy any band of
thieves in the world, but no they are
never satisfied. The banking system
once depended on United States
bond, but now the law was changed
by Taft and his gang that any old
bond answers.
Well, you say, they can't ask for
more. There is where you are deceiv-
ed again, and it's all because of party
ignorance and sticking to that agricul.
tural and religious press which is
sticking to the banks, which is con-
trolled by them to deceive you. The
bankers have been puzzled for some
years to know what to do on account
of the great production of gold. "Too
much gold.' "What will be we do" =?
Stop the coinage of it into money. Let
the banks have the exclusive issuance
of money. Call it asset currency-that
is, paper money on any old railroad,
city, county or state bonds they (the
bankers) declare good collateral. That
man or animal they call Taft knew
just enough, or was advised by bank
er, who to appoint as Secretary, as he
has already recommended the above,
and it will become law. They pro-
pose for our government to go ON buy
ing the uncoined gold. After short
time the vaults will be full, and
"don't want any more at present.
Then another law will be recommend
ed by the same or some other animal
appointed as Secretary for the purpose,
that is stop buying gold. This will re-
duce it to commodity and will sell
as any other at whatever it will bring,
and the bankers will have the produc-
ers of this country bound hand and
nothing left them but to stand and de-
liver.
The banking system has made or
forced the people into working class
and an idle robbing class, and just
how long this is to continue is hard to
tell. We Socialists are enjoying all
such because we feel that it is capital
ism ripening into the full ripe grain,
soon to be harvested into the world
wide graneries of Socialism. This
makes us anxious for every man and
woman to study Socialism. Capital
ism will destroy itself and when it
falls this world would be as a mad
house was it not for the philosophy of
Socialism. Should enough understand
we may then seize the reins and guide
it into the green fields of a cooperate
for the brotherhood of
man, instead of as now. a competi-
tive hell
Now l have gotten back to the jug
bought for Xmas, and if the fellow
continues to buy throughout the year,
be has more money than most of us.
The contents Of these jugs are full of
headaches and heartaches. humiliation
and despair, pinching poverty, blasted
hopes and ruined lives. I am sorry
FOR any family that has even one in it
who runs after the jug. It is bad
enough to have the bankers on, you
without these smaller evils. Both are
children of the devil and should be
given over to him and cast into that
oottomless pit from whence no traveller
returns.
The people know enough to kill both
out they can get no chance. The laws
ire all against the people, made so by
heir misrepresentation All this
happens by electing ''good men,. We
,lect one good man. He does as he
,leases. Then another good man, and
nothing Is ever done for the producers,
put for the fellow who lives by rob-
)ery.
Let us advocate and vote for prin-
,iples of government which will allow
he people to rule. If Tennessee had
aw that would read: "Be it enacted
~ the people Of Tennessee, instead
# our misrepresentation familiarly
,alled the legislature of Tennessee,
parties would die a natural
leath, and the people would soon es-
ablish government of, by and for
he people.
The bankers, or even whiskey men,
nay have money to buy legislature,
,ut they would have time to buy
,ach and every man in Tennessee. |
This is one demand of the Interna-
;ouaI National Gtafa Gnro+x, a-l