St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-10-23
A NATION OF SLAVES
LESS THAN ONE PER
CENT OF POPULATION
OWNS SEVENTY PER
CENT OF WEALTH.
Public Ownership and As
set Currency Necessary to
Break Strangle Hold OF
Money Power, Says Con-
gresham.

Tho wealth OF the United states IL
estimated at tl20. 0.O0O. 600. .O00. That II
1890 for every man. woman anu chhu
No other country ~ the world mas ~
much wealth. But how Y " aiNt,le3
owned by 100000 men, leaving only
40 per cent FOR the remaining ee,svu.'
OOo people. In other words. Two
owns 10 per cent OF the wealth. The
plain arithmetic OF the situation is
that we are a nation Of slaves our
necessities make US such. lWo thlnbs
make slaves. necessity and fear.
''The empty dinner bucket Is now
pointed out as reason why We should
Withdraw further resistance 70 we
money power Ths agents ise, OF wbpssSS.
inEton that my fellow citizens would
this year yield TO the 'hread-ahu-
butter argument" and return them 10
full control OF the Legislative machin.
erv of the government - did not
believe them then | do not believe
them yet.
gThere are 4sG congressional districts
In this Union. The members from the
other districts are watching the con-
test In this district N We win mere
this year Il will be a tremendous VIC.
tory. II will be a demonstration that
a congressman can serve thS public,
defy the money power. and stu retain
the authority OF the people TO vote anu
speak for them In the national legis,
lNtnFC. III Will Hlthn Anf i'kiiiiAiAAA ~
the end II will mean that complete
victory for the people IL In sight. ~
will mean that the ,goyernment mat
our fathers suffered Tor az valley
pNprge and fought for at Brandywine.
n going TO be put back into the hands
OF Their descendants.
we have been made nation Of
aerfs and paupers In two ways First
by over capitalization Of public utility
corporations and the collection of mill
lions annually from the people 60 pay
dividends on this inflated capiteliAe-
eating deposits, and the ioaning OF
billions OF dollars that did not exist Co
farmers and business men. and by the
collection OF millions 90 Interest an
These are the methods by which the
money changers have robbed those who
toll and gotten all the wealth into the
hands Of few.
What A. the remedy7 II ~ simple
enough, II the facts can but once be-
placed before the people ana they VIII
put men In congress who VIII serve
The public. Let the government and
the municipalities take over the public
utilities az their physical value, and
thereafter furnish the service TO the
country at cost aud Jet the govern
ment issue agricultural asset currency
and loan II 10 the farmers at very
small rate of Interest ON first mort
cages upon their farms, not exceeding
20 per cent OF the unimprovcd value
no longer h. able To rob our people.
The total amount OF money IN the
United states today " 5000. 100000,
or tab por capita. Yet, the farmers
alone have borrowed $4,000, 100000 In
other words, tho farmers alone have
borrowed nearly three times uH much
money as there IN In existence IN the
United states How ~ II posHiblof
The money power ~ simply loaning the
farmers credit" leaning them money
that In not In existence aud collecting
& per cent interest on ~ The farmers
are paying interest annually amount
ing 10 $500, 900, 900. or more than the
cost OF the Panama canal.
Give the country AN honest congress
and one that In not afraid. ana every
man who works will be able To make a
good living, take a vacation each year
and lay by something FOR his old aRv
besides. The idea of an able bodied
man, IN a country like this being COM
PEELED 90 work FOR his board and clothes
all his life, an ninc-tenthH OF us are
doing, H. ridiculous ana absurd, IL II
an outrage The voters are idots n
they stand for II In this district
81 have "a bill pending for agricui-
tural asset currency. I also have a
the District OF Columbia tho only city
that congress- has Jurisdiction over
My hill was the first ever introduced
for public ownership ot the street rail-
ways in Washington. since Il was first
introduced a similar bill, introduced
by Robert Crosser OF Cleveland. ohio.