Show MONEY another great national campaign lias has closed tho the people having again recorded their ver dictas to their choice of officers and d to a limited de degree ace of governmental policy the issues is sues between the democrat and republican parties having been discussed considered and voted upon by the people of utah at least on oil the one feature of the tariff or tax policy of our government which was wag made the tile chief issue of the recent election to the ilie exclusion of almost every other I 1 we believe that the question of our governments monetary policy is of far greater importance to all the people and to the nations prosperity than that of tariff which simply means the adjustment of tile nati national ohal tax system and believing belie vii ig as wo we do that we are rapidly approach approaching inn a money moncy crisis we feel it a duty and this the opportune time to present to the many readers of THE tim a 1 series of thoughts thou ats and facts on oil a tile all important important question of our national monetary system in considering this question let us lay jay aside all party feeling eeling anil arid make an honest effort to bo be governed gover neKI by plain facts and common sense in this article let us determine what is is money moneys and for what purpose it is created two very important question money moncy is a creation of government or in other words the creation of I 1 law nv to prove this wo we call attention to the t lie fact that mankind never had money until un til ho he drat first established d a law making power aud by that power created money giving to it all of its legal or money powers and no money lias 1118 ever outlived the nation or ur law making power that issued it unless some other government lias has by its uw adopted it thus thas making it a new creation therefore wo must admit that all money is simply a legal instrument no matter of what material it may be made and this fact establishes another ot ier that all the money power that any money ever had or can have is de ter mined by and derived from the law power that created it now let us carefully study these facts and elements of 0 monc money before taking up the second question for what purpose is money crea created for it if wo we get our minds clear on the fact that money is created by mans laws only and in no other way and the only money power it lias has is given to it and enforced by mans laws then we shall bo be ready for the second question and can clearly understand why man manby by his hig government has created money and wo we can also see NN what hat power the law should give to all money wo we will now state in one brief sentence for what purpose man mail makes money and will leave the reader to carefully and fully con consider eider our defan definitions irions of the purpose or use of money wo we invite every reader to criticize critic iso ise this definition disprove it if you can call for it is vital to the tile articles which are to follow on oil this subject and if we agree that it is true we nye shall agree on oil much that is to follow the use and purpose of money is s this money ia is used as mans best system of account and debt canceling instrument it 11 |