The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-13
Bro. Hynes Speaks.
EDITOR GREAT West:

The great effort on the part of
statesmen, financiers, and others, to
devise some scheme to boost the
price of silver, which will accrue to
the benefit of the owners of silver
mines, prompts me, farmer, to
be selfish and envious enough
to say to Uncle Sam: Why can't
you encourage way to help boost
what we farmers are interested in?
1t is proposed to take from these
poor distressed bonanza men, these
Mackeys, Floods, and Others OF like
ilk, their silver bullion, pay them for
it, and store it in the treasury vaults
to prevent the silver market from be-
ing glutted, and help sustain it at a
steady price.
Now why not take the farmers
wheat, corn, fax, oats, tobacco, and
cotton, and hold it 50 as to boom
the price of the products.
Would it not be more sensible to
hold something that would be useful
in the emergency of an entire failure
of crop? Suppose all the Northwest
be like some parts of Dakota was
last year? How many farmers have
enough wheat now on hand to do
them for -four and seed for the year
after this? The lesson in the book
of Genesis in the time of king
Pharoah, when Joseph provided for
seven years of famine, would be a
good example to initiate. Famines
and pestilences have occurred often
enough. What has been, may be.
The La Grippe is a recent illustra-
ton in miniature of a pestilence
sweeping across the world.
What good would a silver certifi-
cate be to a starving humanity in
case OF famine? God helps those
who help themselves.
! What is the matter with the SUBJ
treasury bill? 1t don't go far
enough.
There ought to be a storage house
in every non-producing compression
al district, and provision that the
minimum amount stored at any
time should not be less than a year
supply for the inhabitants of that
district.
There is now before congress
bills for the erection of public build
ings, their proposed cost being $780,
100000. Is it right that cities
should be allowed all this money,
and the country districts nothing?
Is not the sub-treasury plan the
best way to get a free market, and
break up the gambling in farm pro-
ducts?
Remember that now foreign CAPT.
tails control most of the elevators.
the principal -four mills, and hold
mortgages on farms, which is a
virtual ownership of them.
Would not these national granar-
les afford a relief from this octopus
hold on the grain interests of the
Northwest?
While it would not be good policy
to build these granaries all in one
year, yet a gradual prudent storing
of grain would not work hardship to
consumers. Yours, for the right,
JAMES HYNEs.
Adrian, Mobiles County
District Convention.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Prompted by a communication
from Mr. Cutler, Sumter Alliance
No. 169, also expressions given at
State Alliance meeting held in March
last, by delegates then present, 1
wish to make call to alliance men,
bers of the third congressional dis
trict for an expression on the advis-
ability of holding a district alliance
meeting in Glencoe, on Wednesday,
June 25th, or such other date as is
thought best. For the purpose of
organizing district alliance, and at
the same time, if thought best, nomi-
mating candidate for representa-
tives. The basis OF delegate repre-
sentation of subordinate alliances at
such meeting is suggested to be one
delegate and an alternate, same as
at the meeting OF the state alliance.
l also believe, in case a district al
lance is formed, the county and dis
trict lecturer be considered members
of the district alliance and at the
meetings of district alliance confer
witty each other as to the condition
of alliances and alliance work in
their respective counties and district,
with view of better enabling them
to continue on to keep up active in
terest in the alliance work amongst
members of sub-alliances and better
continue the work OF organizing.
AS the busy season of the farmers
comes on it is considered by the poll
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