The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-11-21
Friday, Nov. FL, 1890.
Mlsrepresenting the Farmers

locations where their influence was greatest,
rings in the following unjust impuiations
and charges:
Sixteen years ago the Changers who
we're then 10 politics as the Farmers ALI
ance is now, Joined hands with the Demo
cratic party in opposing specie resumption,
in advocating an initiation Of the currency,
and variety Of other plans more or less
visionary for the relief Of the farmer
This is simply misstatement of facts
Sixteen yeais ago the Oranges attacked the
railroad corporations in the Western
States, notably in Iowa and Illinois, which
were literally robbing the farmers. The
railroad companies assumed they were not
only common carriers, but that they actual
y owned in fee simple the roa,ls, and their
vested rights estopped the legislatures
from interfering with their business in
the matter Of regulating freishts and pas
aenger traffic. The Changers carried The
case up to the Supreme Court of the U. s.
and gained decision in favor ofthe people.
The Changers never opposed "specie re-
SUMPTION and never advocated Imitation Of
the currency" They opposed John Sher-
mans and the English bond holders scheme
to demonetize silver. and the destruction of
greenbacks, which was fight against con-
traction The demonstration of silver was
most adroit scheme 10 stave off resumption
Of specie payment, for it was cutting In two
the money metal of the country, after the
government had by act Of Congress assumed
to pay the debt in coin, thus crippling its
resources with which the debt was TO be
paid, and by that means making resump-
tion more difficult, After destroying mere
than a hundred millions Of the green
backs, the government was induced, by
the same parties, to issue one hundred
millions of bonds for the purpose of
buying one hundred millions of gold
coin, with which 10 redeem the greenbacks,
and that hundred million of gold coin is
lying in the treasury TO this day and the
peoples money is paying interest on il,
while the greenbacks are still in circulation,
paying every obligation in this country and
IN Europe that the United States gold coin
will pay. "A few days ago Secretary Win
dom paid the interest in advance on these
bonds 10 help the Wall street gamblers out
oftheir trouble.
The Changers opposed with all their
might this infamous system of fnanciering
which was conducted BY the United States
officials and English gold ring. To this
system Of fDanciering the present woes Of
the farmers are attributable. Three-fourths
OF their farms are under mortgages that will
drive them into the condition of Irish ten
ants in q few years, if goyernment does not
come to their assistance. And for these
weighty reasons the Farmers Alliance asks
for relief and suggests among others the
following measures which the Wing sum-
marizes and misstates
4. The immediate abolition of national
banks.
2. Absolutely free and unlimited coinage
Of silver.
8. The initiation of the paper currency Of
The national government.
a The creation of sub-treasnry system
BY the government, by which money shall
be advanced TO the farmers, the government
accepting mortgages on their lands or on
their crops as security for the loans.o
The first two they do most emphatically
demand, and for which they have given
unanswerable reasons, not from the mouths
Of democrats, but by the ablest republican
Senators in the United States, Stewart.
Jones and Teller, whose speeches confound-
ed. and shut up the mouth Of every gold
ring attorney In the Senate, and which are.
the most thorough, exhaustive and learned
treaties on money ever delivered or pub
Iished.
The (S) demand as put by the Wkig Is q
misstatemenl. Imitation is an over issue
Of money. The Farmers Alliance aud
others ask for the issue of sufficient
amount Of money with which 10 transact
the business Of the country, land not an
over issue or innation,) which would pro-
duce normal prices. Prices are now abnor-
NAL, caused by the contraction of our
currency. In word the demand of the
Alliance is for measures to remedy existing
evils, and not to create new ones as the
Wing iniimates.
The al count in this indictment Of evils
drawn against the iarmers-"The erection Of
sub-lreasury SYSTEMS a scheme that
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