Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-06
"PAY YOUR DUES"

VI StN f'ShtiI btNoVo 49,
ance, spoke to a small audience a
the court house last Monday even
ing. When the COURIER reportel
arrived, he was explaining what be
comes of the alliance membership
fee, and how it happens that the
Ruralist is sent to members. The
speech proper was on the %financia.
condition OF our country; the same
in subject matter and illustrations
that has been delivered in nearly
every school house in our state, over
and over again, and was almost a
perfect reiteration of the pamphlet
known as The Seven Financial
Conspiracies," by Mrs. Emery. OF
Michigan, and consequently he took
Michigan as u sample state in illus.
trating the amount OF mortgaged
property and the number Of fore
closures on farms. He showed that
of two equal sums of money, one laid
away for keeps in 81 and the other
expended in buying wheat, the for
mel would now buy four times the
amount Of wheat that the latter
would, and since the life sustaining
ability in wheat now is the same as
then, the price Of money snow four
times what it was then. Consequent
ly the national debt could have been
paid much easier then than now.
He forgot that with two self binders
for the price that then would have
bought q hand rake or a droppcr
(nearly) and other things in proper
ton, FIVE bushels Of wheat can be
raised now more easily than one
then. He stated that were it not
forthe Government edict, gold would
not be worth three cents on the dol
lar. When he wished 10 prove the
poverty and distress Of u people
from the high-priced money of to-
day, he said: "Tlie price Of any
thing is regulated by the ability of
the purchaser to buy" and onse-
quently, that is regulated by the
amount Of money put on the mar
ket by capitalists; but later when
wanted to prove the advantages
Of the Sub-Treasury Bill he said:
There is no doubt but the law Of
supply and demand regulates the
price of all commodities" What he
wanted to prove was TINT that bill
will give farmers a chance to keep
their grain until the supply of grain
ON the market is used up and at the
same time give them the use Of their
money, eighty per cent Of which
should be paid by the government
at the time of storing.
The speaker had divided his lee
in the beginning, into four
viz: () There is a depression;
- What it is; (3) Its cause; ca
Its remedy. Our reporter listened
very atten:ively to find the last
named discussed, but found nothing
unless the closing remarks were in
to cover that point, which
were, Pay gosr dies and be loyal,
brethren, and al win come out right
N go" He was very careful
throughout his remarks not to step
III any democratic toes, though lie
knew, as well as any one, that times
lever were harder in this country
han during Pierce's and Buchanan's
administrations. The whole wrong
vas laid at the door of republicans,
or he was doubtless aware that
heir success in '92' depends upon
Mentioning the Silver
Bill passed by Congress last fall, he
aid, "As soon as it passed things
became cheaper, and the Sioux City
Journal acknowledged that though
t had formerly opposed it; but | will
lot say that that was caused by the
silver bill,' or words to that effect.
This shows that he desires to prove
~ recent republican legislation that
he alliance plank is a practical and
rood one, but that he hates to nc.
knowledge that any good can come !
rom Nazareth" The COURIER does
,ot believe that there is a person in
county who worsllips at the
Of Wall Street, nor does it be-
ieve that any IL denies its inhu-
snce in politics. The brightest
statesmen that any party eve had
have some times fallen into their
but that does not prevent the
principles of a party from being
pure. If ever this .'reEormer of re-
parties" should get into power
It will find itself just as much de-
pendent upon Wall Street for sue
cess as any other party. The CouR-
agrees with the speaker when
he battles for the rights of the peo-
pie, but not when he oyerthrows or
his own arguments in the
came speech to further some pet
The republican party has