The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
SILVER T8B ENTERING WEDGE
Howarkabio Political rronuncinmento ny n
Kans.s Fsrmer-rhe Issue Of 1850.

kanrns fnrmer-The Issue Of Y $50.
The writer Of the following letter is 80
years old. He has farm Of 400 acres In Saline
county. Kansas He went into the war when he
was 10 years old. He served as n private in the
Eleventh New York Battery. and was aiterward
First Lieutenant in the Fourth United States
Artillery. He resigned at 10 with the rank OF
Brevet-Captain. He belongs to family In
western New York known Tor Its Republican,
ism, its devotion TO n protective tnrih and in
sistance on gold rs n single measure OF value.
The interest OF this letter Is in It's undoubed
representation OF political feeling among thefar-
mers OF the Western States. and in its omInous
earnestness and honesty. overlapping educa-
ton and the influences of family. and following
fallacy with French revolutionary savagoness:
Mr. DrAR FArHrn Il Is an astonishing thing that a
who has the amount Of cultivated brains you have
cannot this silver question and the grcenback
question you will have face In 1880 In their true light
Let me show you how they concern the farmer.
You will not Tor instant deny that the class that
works the soil every cent OF taxation that Is raised
In the United states Either directly indirectly
pay every cent OF IT, We the farmers, create wealth
All manufacturers only change the form Of already exist
ing wealth and not uue produeerso creators Take
one OF the rails that lie your road follow II from the
time the miner buys his drills aud hammers anti, Is
spiked on the Ties Every cent that has been spent on
that rail the farmers pay for The who travel
1t are buying from selling to the farmers, and draw
their living by Indirect means out OF US The miner %
gold and silver works only to get substance that will
buy the produce Of the land This 10 50 plain that there
Is no use Of talking about 1T
who own the United states' The owners OF lite real
estate. We by deeds the land and all others
" by our sunerance We who the land say that a.
pay for everything have the reht TO pay In what
we please Now let the debt Of the United ststes-na
tonal STATE county CITY township. railroad every.
thap aud who til the soil amount to about 90 op
men You that we have debt " about 81. 100 on
every Of us dt Is 5000 really Now Is sim
ply impossible for 10 carry this load We have stag
gered along under H. and the point OF sinking be
meath the burden.
In looking the situation have found where the
load badly placed and intend 10 remove it You have
read the letter Of jefferson Have generation Of
men the right 10 control a future g-neraLonr We'll.
that letter covers the point Of the Governments bends
say that generation has the right 10 issue bonds
that be paid by them Let those that dance
the music OF the nddes march to the strains Of
ual bands march TO battle for the salvation OF their
country pay for their music and the entertainment
that follows They have right bond Tor this
Sy the b 5 S"Elm SsSss %
purpose that the suce,edns generation says is DO wise
Vow The point Is that We who have tn pay propose
o g The war wsr paid f IN pa w w o a
We hold thati psrcr wa good enough fer u- who SUP
Informal boudholder that ever has drawn or ever win
Believe me W. DO no, think hit ot paper with print,
ing or u 10 BE- Tensy or course It IL no, Ri, how viii
YOU .sS YES, Il WIN Wen WI not p.pST and ii
farm ProdSe what dGsrence Witt make 10 noe
s,pss sets i,ia p.psf with sSiS a, f II.
labor per bushe and Just that amount we will get for II
ps pSa o ns c 4 e sns not s W ss
NV steer or hog OF bushel Of whes, will bring much
We have forced YOU 10 awe nsslyer and Ia l,o will
IN fact We s,@ 20 ISgss. esI s load and utterly
Expcund sularsc dwell on the manner that silver
to ruin me you can nrese that unlimited silver aud
sd,S on. mill ~ s,, doIlsI 70 tils rly mont, cIure6
,rs, ,,, ~, $500, ahsn onis !. Vn w. con
in debt Il you s.S ~ill ruin many very WORTHY
rum YOU all bq, We who own ths land cannot consider
tie es.sSn that enabled The bond. 10 be issued Ye
played me devil ~ TACT ard hurdcned u with this debt
let oa suffer as w hayc suffered o. course .hs NORTH.
ana Gia.,er Bu 10 id we vi, Sacs " You ""n ' "r
iese,say We Mlli destroy you We have had enough ~
hear the mighty voice 1t tbs Land owners OF tile Western
farmers and God knows you Eastern folk had better
an in favor Of wnce.sls Reputation Of al STATE.
law hs, never ssain ,hsa bond he issued er any pub
taxation II sound. bad but fbsIctsi, 10 he Just and
can see no Other way out c our troubles We can't pay
our national STATE and county debts, and there Is
IN trying 10 do IT.
think our southern and Western ssmeu rep
resent ignorance and has passions Why. my dear
auef ", are ~ cur- m IN tor their moderation. and
hlli tnnk YOU Eastern folks have bought them up
Do not let Yourself be deceived by tile talk our Con.
grcssncn None Of u think that paper l. MONEY IL
viii pay our debts W. want H. viii have It, will
have voluuon That 10 The issue you will face Ia 's-p
Ny annual TURKEY shoot tell through bv the
ailur. td our bauks There not money enough IN my
township 10 huN robin a. shoot at have - lett
and have SUI g. pay and oo bushels OF grain t. pay
with. and 900 feet u mud oyerthe roads between
and nearest market and the had places Ia the roads
are ~ mi.- desp The mud bio, kado u lsTT-s viii
nsure a. a factor in Ant, rlcan politics