The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-09-18

ueE paper money TO transact the buS1-
ness of the country on currency
basis, paying it's expenses, day by
day, in legal tender, the only kind
OF money to be in use in this coun-
try,-say fifty billions of dollars to
start with, which can be added to as
needed.
1t would be far better for the Ad-
ministratiOn and this Congress to
give the country square deal, as
promised in their National platform
(and to which the President gave
utterance many times during the
presidential campaign), than to be-
tray the country into the hands of
the bankers and meet the fate of the
Republican party,-and the Aldrich
Commisslon,-and intensity the
present discrimination against the
people in favor of the banks. The
proposed bill should further provide,
that the United States Treasury shall
be the Central bank, and that a, sub
treasury be established at the CAPT.
tai of each State; that every post
office in towns of five hundred peo-
pie and over, shall have a postal
savings bank; that all these banks,
including the sub-treasuries, shall
receive all deposits of moneys Of
fered; that government loans shall
be made direct to the people, on any
sufficient security at a tax sufficient
to pay the expense of making the
loan. States, counties, cities and
towns may borrow money to pay ex-
listing Indebtedness at one per cent,
and to take over gas, electric light,
water, street railways and all public
utilities, and for any further needed
improvements.
individuals may borrow on land
or personal property, such as live
stock and farm implements, when in
sured; the people to be encouraged
to develop our resources in every
reasonable way. Why should the
peoples government persist in aiding
the usurers in robbing and cruelty
ing our people?
The farmers are begging the gov
eminent to give money to the banks
at two per cent, which they will pay
the banks six per cent and eight per
cent for, and consider it favor. 1t
is miracle that the people do not
rise in their might and smite their
recreant lawmakers for such inhu-
man treatment
Gentlemen, you may think that
IAS UduhS CuIOuSuOuC lie country,
the insurance companies, the rail
ways, and the various arteries of
trade and commerce controlled by
the money power, can forever, by the
subtle devices so we'll known to them,
keep their servants in Congress; but
the evils of the past must give way
to a better and brighter day. The
system is passing. The rule of the
people is coming. A popular vote
and the recall will make wonderful
changes. I implore you, gentlemen,
not to press your bill for passage at
this time, but give the people a voice
in the matter Whom do you con-
slider your constituents? A few
hundred selfish, exploiting bankers,
or the one hundred millions of hon
est, hard-working people, who pro-
duce the wealth and pay the taxes?
If you desire to legislate in the in
terest of the latter, would it not be
proper to consult them? l suggest,
therefore, that you ask organized
labor, the farmers unions and the
trade unions, one represent
ing every branch and calling of in
dustry and the professions, to meet
in convention and prepare none
tary system suitable to the wants of
every branch of business. Mean
while, go on and perfect your bill,
the Bankers bill, according to the
idea of Congress and the bankers,
and then request the Governor of