They say that money is a measure of value. 'Tisn't so. A bushel doesn't
measure values. It measures diamonds as well as potatoes. If it measured
values, a bushel of potatoes would be worth as much as a bushel of
diamonds. A yard-stick doesn't measure values. They used to say,
"there's no use in having a gold yard-stick." That was right. You
don't buy the yard-stick. If money bore the same relation to trade as
a yard-stick or half-bushel, you would have the same money when you
got through trading as you had when you begun. A man don't sell
half-bushels. He sells corn. All we want is a little sense about these
things. We were in trouble. The thing was discussed. Some said there
wasn't enough money. That's so; I know what that means myself. They said
if we had more money we'd be more prosperous. The truth is, if we
were more prosperous we'd have more money. They said more money would
facilitate business.