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Show 13 THEEE A SCIENCE OF MONEY 1 The confusion which has go long existed in this country in regard to our financial system, and which appears ap-pears to trouble our politicians and statesmen quite as much as it does the people, has finally led to an attempt at-tempt on the part of Eomebody connected con-nected with the government to get at the bottom of the question, and it is proposed that a committee of scientific scien-tific experts be appointed, who shall endeavor to ascertain whether scientists themselves can agree as to whether there ia really in exiatence-a science of money, and if there is such a science now known, then to agree upon and make, if possible, a concise and intelligent rc-staLement of the same. It there is no such science, it will be their duty to discover or create; if possible, such a science, and state it in the most intelligible form upon which they can agree. This ponderous question has been submitted to the committee on banking bank-ing and currency, of which Mr. Cox is chairman. It is to be hoptd that the committee of experts may be appointed, ap-pointed, and that it may consist of men of broad views and large perceptive faculties, who will take into consideration considera-tion all tho elements cf the great problem as an American one, instead of following the lead of the English professors ot political economy, whose system was introduced to meet the exigences of another age and nation. The United States is in a position calling call-ing for aa independent financial system based upon its own particular circumstances, and it the proposed committee should throw Adam Smith and Bastiat in the faces of the people, they would simply throw away time anil money. What is wanted is a democratic republican monetary system, sys-tem, for the benefit of the whole people |