People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1895 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

porters, as it is almost entirely on their account that Sherman notes, greenback notes, are presented at the treasury from time to time and gold demanded therefor, and the treasury by that means drained. It is for this reason that the government is put in the imperiative position do have a gold revenue from some source or other. “After this has been provided for by Congress, then I advocate a bill being passed as speedily as possible to take up, through an issue ol‘ 2£ or 3 per cent bonds, the entire issue of Sherman notes and the amendment of the national bank act to provide for these bonds being accepted at their par value by thecomtroller 3f the currency against the issue. Df bank notes to take the place :>f the Sherman notes taken in and canceled. The act should provide also for the government to put in subsidiary coinage all the bar silver held against the ShermaD notes. This bar silver will all naturally belong to the government without any pledges connected therewith after the Sherman notes have been taken up and canceled. The country will be able to absorb this amount of silver in subsidiary coinage from time to time with in the next ten years at least. If congress Will do what I have suggested it is all that will be necessary at this session on the financial question.” A nnmher of other financiers * A Plain r»i« In Georgia a tax receipt has to be I shown before a voter can register. I Those who are unable to pay their taxes cannot register and are deprived of their vote. When a voter declares himself but twenty-one years of age he Is not compelled to produce a tax receipt in order to register. In the city of Augusta, Watson’s district, the books show that 2,130 names have been registered since August 14 and that 712 of those swore they were twenty-one years of age. Comment is unnecessary.—National Watchman.

If a railroad company has a right to add a fictitious value to its capital for the purpose of making charges sufficient to pay dividends on the whole, it ought to be taxed for the full amount of its capitalization. The democratic party ran up against its promises to the people and broke its rudder. That is the reason it failed to get anywhere but In the public treasury. It Just anchored there and stayed until its “chance” expired. It is a pity it didn’t lose its anchor, also.