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Show What Should Congress Do? By the timo Congr&ss. meets, we predict that it will be generally understood that the present I financial troubles aro not duo to any lack of money, but rather to the fact that tho excess of 1 1 gold that has been heaped upon the country has caused it to so lose its purchasing power that interest-bearing securities oannot keep up with the advance of other forms of property. When that is understood, what then? Is It possible that chaos is to come of too much wealth? I The wildest dream of tho old groenbnekers is being roalizod, only what they wanted was a sub- stitute for needed money, while this new factor is our standard of values, which cannot be retired j at will, but Which is still grotesquely hold the H measure of values, while its own value is depre- ij elating every day. J Under such circumstances what direction will t the debates In Congress take at the coming sos- sion? It is clear that this stream of gold is to continue flowing in for years to come. In addition a great balance of trade is on our side yearly. H What, in such a situation, should be tho course of H legislation? H Wo should say, use the money as becomes a JH world power. Give silver a fixed value and no- 1H gotlate with China to take all we produce, paying lH it back in her merchandise. Negotiato with the fl South American states and build railroads, cities, rl bridges and great industrial plants there to the jH extent of 1,000 millions of dollars. Establish and H maintain steam linos to tho world's chief ports. H Inaugurate tho removal of 2,000,000 of young H black and white women from tho Southern States H to sorio other land and establish them there and 'H take away the danger of a mighty race war in ""H tho near future. Build a navy that will remove ,H any fear of foreign wars. Have tho Government H subscribe for 40 por cent of tho stocks and bonds H of the trunk railroads that they may bo improved H to meet the requirements of traffic, and that the H Government may have a voice in thoir direction. H Improve tho Mississippi and build a great canal H with Intermediate lakes for reservoirs from some H point on tho upper Missouri, say Pierre, S. D., to I tho Gulf of Mexico, to relievo the strain on the H lower rivers in time of freshets, to irrigate the H half-arid lands along tho route of tho canal and H give the farmers a water outlet for tholr products. H Plant forests on some millions of acres of lands M on the headwaters of our great rivers to hold tho H snows and reduce tho freshets. H There are plenty of other needed great works B to be performed. H One is a great national university which should IB be established with art schools, schools of design H and other schools attached; the students should J be drawn from the other colleges and universities .H of the land and selected because of their merits. H Hfi Around it should grow up such wonders in art Hrf and architecture that American students would no HI: longer deBlre to go abroad. This is the nation's j opportunity. It should bo improved. |