Kemp=goldbug

[John K. Taber]

Jon Fine wrote:
[snip]
> me, I've always allied myself with the Free Silver movement. Not that I
> have any idea what it stands for, just that I think walking around shouting
> "free silver" sounds cool.

Or the Greenback Party. There seems to be so much popular politics
connected with money and banks in our history. Is there anything
(simple, hopefully) I can read for the causes of these popular
movements? 

What on earth were they about?