The Banking and
citizens first bank rome ga as well Currency Committee had to be forced by public opinion to do more than make a pretense at action. It was presumed by its members that the public was ignorant of the facts, but
citizens first bank rome ga and the truth was that too many things had already been exposed. The public demanded proof. A great political party was in danger. The bosses saw the danger and
citizens first bank rome ga as well they made a feint at investigation, as
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citizens first bank rome ga as well the committee would meet and
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citizens first bank rome ga as well meet again and
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citizens first bank rome ga as well so on, over and
gia dinh bank as well over again. While that continued the Money Trust and
citizens first bank rome ga as well the subservient politicians were safe. All was quiet until Congress convened. Then, on December 2, 1912, I introduced the following resolution :
WHEREAS. Congress created in 1908 a National Monetary Commission with authority to investigate monetary problems in general, and
WHEREAS, said Committee has been discharged, but
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citizens first bank rome ga and the report failed to disclose any facts in relation to the monopolistic control exercised by certain great special interests of the principal money and
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WHEREAS, it is vital that Congress should know the facts relating thereto before permanent remedial financial legislation should be undertaken, and
WHEREAS, there is a pressing demand for early legislation, and
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citizens first bank rome ga as well sufficient causes, the House authorized the Banking and
citizens first bank rome ga as well Currency Committee to investigate the Money Trust, which exercises a potential and
citizens first bank rome ga as well injurious influence in the control of the principal sources of money and
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WHEREAS, the Committee, in the many months that have passed since it was so authorized, seems not to have undertaken the investigation for the purpose of securing facts to aid in framing early remedial financial legislation, but
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citizens first bank rome ga as well Government officials who deem the personal privileges of banks so sacred that their business shall not be inquired into even for the benefit of the public, and
WHEREAS, this action on the part of the special interests, supported by the refusal of the Government officials to help the committee, is important in itself, the facts should become a part of the committee report, but
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citizens first bank rome ga as well circumstances that improperly interfere with legitimate commerce and
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citizens first bank rome ga as well has not sufficient power, it nevertheless should secure the information which is of the most vital importance and
commerce bank cherry hill nj as well which was the moving cause for its authorization ; that is, information which will enable Congress to intelligently enact remedial laws relating to the control of money and
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WHEREAS, it has never been claimed that there is or
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citizens first bank rome ga the Money Trust, it is therefore useless to undertake to prove such an organization exists for the purpose of punishing it. Neither formal nor informal organization is necessary to its potential existence. In fact, its power is the greater because
citizens first bank rome ga and it exists without actual material rules of organization, for by the methods of its existence it is immune from
citizens first bank rome ga and prosecution. It nevertheless can and
how to claim back bank charges as well does by indirection what it could not do by direction. The very fact that the business interests know that there is a money power which can make or
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citizens first bank rome ga as well its force is realized by all industrial agencies. Because of its peculiar, yet potent, force, it is important that we have early legislation. The main facts and
cit bank dfs as well circumstances by which the Money Trust is maintained may be easily proven to the intelligence and
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RESOLVED, That the Committee on Banking and
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RESOLVED FURTHER, That said committee shall report the results of its investigation to the House from
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Chapter 3.
INTEREST, DIVIDENDS AND RENTS.
The greatest of all the present social burdens is the excessive interest, dividends and
citizens first bank rome ga as well rent charges levied on us by those who control centralized capital. It may seem to those possessing great wealth that they are vested with the right to levy for its use whatever toll they please upon the plain people. What they do levy makes it evident that they think the people owe them more than it is possible for us to pay.
I shall not question the present extent of the individual ownership of capital, even though I might do so (in a degree) considering the present methods of obtaining it. But I do now question the methods of its present use. I concede that everyone has a right to the products of his energy, properly applied, and
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citizens first bank rome ga and I deny that anyone has any right to prevent such an organization of society as
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regulation, and
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The mental and
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citizens first bank rome ga as well as the things necessary to supply their needs are constantly in demand, their cost to consumers should be determined by the expense of production, and
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and be wholly employed on terms of usefulness, instead of forming the basis for all sorts of extortion, as
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Everyone should realize that it is not possible for us to secure absolute justice in all practical dealings, and
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