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Show H CUiiliEfiCY KEFORM. PPPB In is announced that so-called cur- H rencv reform will again be the pioin- Hj inent feature of Secretaiy Carlisle's H annual leport. Tne details have nut yet Hj been published but enough is known H that it will in tbe main b like bis PPpH suggestions of last year. It is believed, H however, that he will advocate the PPpfl complete but gradual retirement of the H whole volume of greenbacks, and stib- PPpH stitute therefore a system of banking Hj currency. PpHj AVuy it is that the secretary prefers H to isBiie more bondB, and thus increase PPpfl the interest-bearing debt, and provide H or tlie banks issuing currency is dilli- PPPH cult to determine unless it be-" that he JH has none oyer entirely into the ranks PpHj o the monev speculators, and win's: PPH he claims that he wants the goyeru- PPH inent to eo entirely out of tbe bank- H iug busines3, it lookB as though he was PPpH woikmg to give the money kings en- H tire control ot the linamei of the g - PPPH eminent. H it would be far better for the people PPPJj if we could have free coinage of silver H and gold and if that did not nike PPH enough money for circulation, let the H government supply the balance needed PPPJj by iesuiug greenbacks, or some other H currency until enough gold ana silver PPH could be got, so that we could have H metallic currency entirely. In the PPPJ! meantime our eastern brethren who vH are bo much attached to paper money PPPjj would gradually find out, as we in the H wedt have proven, that paper money is PPPJj not a necessity in business. We can Hj get along very nicely with gold and sil- PPpjf ver cutrency, our trouble is we do nut H get enough of either, H If congress would provide for the re- Hj tirement of all national bank notes H and for coining all of the two precious H metals offered and as fast as silver H could be coined, retire all paper money Hi of smaller domination than five doi- H lars, we would have some hopes o Hj financial improvement. j We have no doubt but that the cur Hj rency question will be debated to a Hj great extent in the coming congress, H but do not think Mr. Carlisle's plane H will be adopted. The country is gst- Hj ting awake. Members of congress are H reflecting and such a measure as Car- Hj lisle'a is not likely to pass. H We have great hopes that the trans- Hf Mississippi congress now in session will Hj pass some ringing resolutions on this h subject, which will do something to- HH wards moulding public opinion. Every H opportunity to diecues this question H should be taken advantage of. The H press Bhould teem with arguments H asainst contraction of the currency H limiting coinage of silver and the is- H suing of new bonds to provide for the H retirement of all the greenbacks. M The money ruungers have run gov- H ernment long enough. It is hijjh time H the people's interests were consulted. H This is not a party question except J that it is the party of the whole peo- H pie as against a few persons vho seem H to be the "power behind the throne"' H that dictates all measures of finance. H tur state senate should see to it that H U. S. senators are elected who will H talk and vote right on this vital sub- H ject. We are, or Boon will be a part of B the nation and we need t Jully awake H to our responsibilities. |