"Greenbacks": Or, the Evils and the Remedy of Using "Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand" as a Measure of ValueD. Thomas, 1864 - 29 halaman |
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... taken to pay the charges made for settling up the banking concern . The popularity of the Private Property scheme , however , seems never to have been great , and in the absence of positive knowledge , perhaps we may be allowed to ...
... taken to pay the charges made for settling up the banking concern . The popularity of the Private Property scheme , however , seems never to have been great , and in the absence of positive knowledge , perhaps we may be allowed to ...
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... taken by individuals whose means were small , and not deposited in banks ; and to the extent these small Treasury notes might be taken by those who did not deposit in State banks , their de- posits would remain unimpaired . Again , the ...
... taken by individuals whose means were small , and not deposited in banks ; and to the extent these small Treasury notes might be taken by those who did not deposit in State banks , their de- posits would remain unimpaired . Again , the ...
Halaman 13
... taken . This shows as clearly as circumstances can show the truth , that it was the influence of the free bankers which ultimately carried this law through Congress . Thus the issuing of demand United States Treasury notes , payable by ...
... taken . This shows as clearly as circumstances can show the truth , that it was the influence of the free bankers which ultimately carried this law through Congress . Thus the issuing of demand United States Treasury notes , payable by ...
Halaman 14
... taken by the loaner in the wel- fare of the borrower . The next step seems to have been the loaning of promises to pay on demand , on the credit of deposits held . The reason for this , is said to have been , the great injury suffered ...
... taken by the loaner in the wel- fare of the borrower . The next step seems to have been the loaning of promises to pay on demand , on the credit of deposits held . The reason for this , is said to have been , the great injury suffered ...
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... taken them ; perhaps for the purpose of making a respectable place for a very respectable acquaint- ance . But if we can believe in the whining benevolence claimed by bankers when they have asked for charters , or for the renewal of ...
... taken them ; perhaps for the purpose of making a respectable place for a very respectable acquaint- ance . But if we can believe in the whining benevolence claimed by bankers when they have asked for charters , or for the renewal of ...
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Halaman 11 - July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
Halaman 8 - And the Secretary of the Treasury may also issue in exchange for coin, and as part of the above loan, or may pay for salaries or other dues from the United States, treasury notes of a less denomination than fifty dollars, not bearing interest, but payable...
Halaman 24 - That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized to cause to be issued to any public creditor who may be desirous to receive the same, upon requisition of the head of the proper department, in satisfaction of audited and settled demands against the United States, certificates for the whole amount due, or parts thereof not less than one thousand dollars, signed by the Treasurer of the United States, and countersigned as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury ; which certificates...
Halaman 13 - ... advantageous purchases of specie, to replace at once large amounts, and, at no distant day, the whole, of this circulation by coin, without detriment to any interest, but, on the contrary, with great and manifest benefit to all interests. The Secretary recommends, therefore, no mere paper money scheme, but, on the contrary, a series of measures looking to a safe and gradual return to gold and silver as the only permanent basis, standard, and measure of values recognized by the Constitution —...
Halaman 24 - Treasury be and he is hereby authorized to cause to be issued to any public creditor who may be desirous to receive the same, upon requisition of the head of the proper department, in satisfaction of audited and settled demands against the United States, certificates for the whole amount due, or parts thereof not less than one thousand dollars, signed by the Treasurer of the United States, and countersigned as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury ; which certificates shall be payable...
Halaman 20 - It is invested with the power to coin money, and to regulate the value thereof, and to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States.
Halaman 28 - ... and the revenue, upon the supposition, supplies more than is needed for that purpose. There is, then, no mode in which a currency in United States notes can be permanently maintained, except by loans of them, when not required for disbursement, on deposits of coin, or pledge of securities, or in some other way.
Halaman 23 - ... and after stating the financial measures which in his judgment were advisable, he added: "The secretary recommends, therefore, no mere paper money scheme, but on the contrary a series of measures looking to a safe and gradual return to gold and silver as the only permanent basis, standard, and measure of value recognized by the constitution.
Halaman 13 - ... The systems of legislators are experiments made on human life and manners, society and government. Zoroaster, Confucius, Mithras, Odin, Thor, Mahomet, Lycurgus, Solon, Romulus, and a thousand others may be compared to philosophers making experiments on the elements. Unhappily, political experiments cannot be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours.
Halaman 28 - The principal objections to the latter circulation, as a permanent system, were thus stated by him : " (1) The facility of excessive expansion when expenditures exceed revenue ; (2) The danger of lavish and corrupt expenditure, stimulated by facility of expansion ; (3) The danger of fraud iu management and supervision; (4) The impossibility of providing it in sufficient amounts for the wants of the people whenever expenditures are reduced to equality with revenue, or below it.