The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-07-31
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The Proposed Currency Legislation:
A Warning to Congress

of Americans, and to create no5ili-
ty of money lords; and we'll did they
perform their mission.
To give list of the laws and show
how the people were robbed, sWind-
led and taxed would lake a full arti-
Gle to elucidate
They partially demonetised the
greenbacks by the exemption clause;
thereby were enabled to force GOLD
to premium of one hundred per
cent. Made bonds and other obliga-
lions which were payable in legal
tender money, payable in gold, thus
doubling the debt and consequently
the burdens of the people.
To all students of history the
members of Congress of that period
who voted for this vicious legisla-
ton are regarded as Benedict Arm
olds-just as the legislators of today
will be regarded who vote to engraft
upon the statutes any such legisla-
ton as is now proposed
But [ have wandered from my sub
ject of telling how to measure a
Congressman.
Soon after the close of the Civil
War the money power who had
that it would be impossible to keep
the people in bondage unless they
also kept them in ignorance of the
science of money. They subsidized
the colleges, and put a ban upon
anything on the subject of money
being taught that was scientific; and
those who continued to teach correct
economies were dismissed.
A few notable examples: Presi-
dents Andrews Of Brown University,
and Gates of the Iowa College, and
Professors Beemis and Commons, all
noted economists. To read the utter
ances of the Presidents and Profess
sors Of political economy of any of
our colleges Except Wisconsin and
California; is enough to make a
mule sing.
This same power has also prohibit
ted anything on this science of mon
ey being taught in the public schools.
have absolutely muzzled the press of
the country, except the Philadelphia
North American, the socialists pa
pers, Watson's publications, the
Journal K. of L., and few weekly
country. Excluding these, the peo-
pie are without representation on
this subject.
There are some members of Con-
gress who are also bankers or are
interested in banks, and the money
power are careful to see to it that a
goodly number of this class are
elected or become so interested soon
after election.
1t is contended by some that we
must have reserve banks to prevent
panics. The bankers do not want
any system that will prevent them
from bringing on a panic. A panic
is the bankers jubilee-mOney fGirly
runs in the streets-its bankers
paradise. Every panic we have had
in this country was carefully planned
by the money lending classes.
Congress Has no Power to Charter
Bank.
What power has Congress to char
ter bank? What power has Con
gress to dignity a lot of exploiting
usurers by making them partners il
the banking business with the homes
people of the country? Just as much
right as they would have to go intC
the saloon or any other business
and the funny part of this program
is that usurers get the meat and The
people the husks.
If the members of Congress woulC
read Aristotle, John Locke, Adam
Smith, Baudeau, Nicolas and othe
great writer's on the science of mon
ey, they would learn that the ISSUING