The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-07
TO THE GOLD-BUGS.
The Seminal Pulls tho Plank From On
der tho Tribune.

TO THE COLO-bOiS.
The Seminal Pulls tho Plank From Un-
der tho Tribune. !
In its oaustic reply to the stale ar
guments Of the Chicago Tribune the
Sentinel says: The gold-hfg idea Of
dear money! and 'cheap labor" has
| received its death blow.
The rule is going to be reversed,
It is going to be dear labor" and
'cheap mopeyr-for that means good
times for the farmer, plenty OF work
for the laborer and prosperity for the
business man. It may be little hard
shedding for the usurers and the gold
bugs" and they may not be able to
come down with quite so liberal sub
sides to such Hessians as the 'Trib,"
but honest and industrious men can
grow fat on it.
For the good Lords sake suppose
gold should 'cease to circulate BY the
side of silver" Suppose it should
1862 UP to 1879!
Stand up. Mr.. Farmer and tell us
how much Of it circulates now around
through your pockets? Is it 80 abun-
dant with you that you would drop
tears of bitterness if you never saw
any more of it?
And you, Mr.. Workingman; we sup
pose 1t fairly bursts your pockets; you
can't carry it around with you you get
50 much of it. And it would break
your heart if you should be deprived
of the great pleasure (Which you now
enjoy of sitting up nights to count
your boarded gold!
Aye, suppose gold should "cease to
| circulate at ALL What of it!
For eighteen years it ceased to cir
| culate"-and. in spite of four years
bloody war, we never before saw (and
perhaps may never again see) as pros
porous times as then.
Not tramp was to be found.
Farmers were out of debt.
Bankruptcies were comparatively I'M
| known.
Merchants were prosperous!
Wives and children were well clothed
fed and housed.
All during the period that "gold
C0dS0U 10 circulate.
All, but says the poor old knock
kneed "Trib'' it would not only cease
to circulate" but it would disappear
| partly into boards in this country and
partly in going to Europe in payment
of securities which the foreigners
| would refuse to hold longer"
Who would 'hoard" gold? Would
for -
silver coinage" would bring about such
a result, what blessing it would be,
| eho
Well. would rich people "hoard''it it?
Not much! Imagine old Shylock hoard
ing even gold. when he could get in
terest on it by loaning it out?
Who, then, would "hoard" it?
| Such an idea could only have had
birth in the cracked Uranium of fool
editor.
But it would go to Europe" says
the Tribune idiot! It would 60 there
in exchange for our securities" which
foreigners would refuse to hold
| longer"
Well, then, .'our securities" would
come homeland would cease longer
to suck interest from the labor and toll
of America!
Let the securities come home! The
| sooner the better.
In passing, however, let us jog the
memory of the superannuated Hessian
who edits the Chicago organ of the
| Wall street gold-bugs, by telling him
that foreigners never held as many of
''our securities as they did during the
very period when it says that gold
ceased to circulate' American
labor never could as easily bear the
| burden of interest
The production of silver in this
country would be stimulated to an I'M
wonted extent" Now, do tell! And
what a calamity that would be, to be
sure! TO think that the greatest silver
producing country in the world should
have an opportunity to increase its
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