The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-01
THE PROPOSED SILVER COMMITS
SION.


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the naked truth without coloring and
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or partisan interests This thing is so
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the best reform papers. Here in pass
ing we cannot help to note the marked
Improvement in the correspondents to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. For mental
ability and a logical conception of their
ubiects some of them are truly giants
in the land. Now for my subject:
For what purpose Is this proposed
international silver commission? Once
before the peOpl0 became anxious for
the free coinage Of silver and their de
mands were delayed by the appoint
ment of a silver commission to confer
with the Kings of Europe on the sub
Ject, and anti-silver men W were appointed
on that commission and they did moth
ing. VIII not the same scheme be
played again? The people are getting
impatient and wrathful at this jugglery.
Three commissioners at So, 900 and ex
penses simply for delay, jugglery and
deception. What are they going to do?
What can they do with the silver dol
lar Of America? Will they make it
smaller Or will they make it larger, or
do they expect to obtain free silver
coinage among these kingdOms2 They
will not make the standard silver dol
lar smaller. for the bondbolders are
now under contract to take the present
silver dollar of 4l2I grains. Will they
agree ON the present dollar? No, they
will not agree upon hat because these
kingdoms have vast sums owing their
citizens; s;~payable in the gold dollar or
its present equivalent, and these kings
are not going to agree to any PROPOSE
tion which will lessen the intrinsic value
of these debts. Is there a white man
green enough to suppose that after the
citizens of these kings had spent mil
lions in procuring legislation to depre-
ciate the silver dollar and appreciate
the gold dollar in these United States
that they would turn on their heels
and give up this bought advantage for
naught? There is no one so silly ex
cept dupe or a partisan.
Then what is left for this commits
sion to do? Nothing but to enlarge the
silver dollar, put in more silver. This
holders and all other forms of indebted
ness. Will the people submit to having
the dollar made larger with which they
are to pay near thirty billions of debts?
VIII they submit to having ali th9se
debt contracts changed and they robbed
of millions more? Many thanks to a
reform press which will keep the peo-
pie fully posted in these matters.
Then the only objects of the commits
sion are delay and peradventure the
enlargement of the silver dollar for the
benefit of the bOndh0lders and bankers
of the country. If there is a member
of Congress who cannot do justice to
the people by the free coinage of silver
and by ordering that bloated pOtentiate,
the Secretary of the Treasury, to pay
off the bonds in silver which is the
contract let him step down and out
This will bring the two coins immedi
ately to par. If it does not, the people
should get the advantage of the dis
parity for it was by wicked legislation
against the rights of the people this
disparity came about.
Is there are party afraid to advocate
what i. just ard right for fear Of de-
feat? If there be such a party, or if
there be a man in Congress belonging
to any party who for reasons of party
success is willing to waive acton in
defense of the rights of the people, let
such a party or such a member be con-
demned. Why should the capital be
enCum bere6 with such vermin?
Sorry are we to note the fact there
was a time when America did not have
TO consult with the Kings of Europe in
regard to her money matters; but now
the republic has become so base and
groveling, it IS sincerely proposed to
get their consent to an act of the free
coinage of the silver dollar. What
base use have we come to at last! In
1887 there was a disparity between the
coins and Congress promptly brought
them to par by lesseniug the gold in
the gold dollar. There was not a word
heard about consulting the Kings of
Europe on this subject. Why? Be
cause we had men in Congress we had
honest men whose sole ambition was to
represent the interest Of the pecple.
What have we now, with some few
laudable exceptions? We have pOlltl-
cal marplats party hacks, whose sole
ambition is partl success and IndIVld
ual fortune. You cannot deny this
Every party journal says give us power
and we will set all things right If
they are afraid to espouse justice and
right before they gain power, will they
not be doubIy afraid for fear of losing
power after they gain it, Who are
you deceiving by such bosh as thi>?
Not the people who are kept posted by
the reform press. A small hide bound
coterie who read only political slush,
may not know any better but they
are learning the truth fast.
Some questions. may be asked here:
Who does Congress represent, any
way? Why this delay ing and dodging
on a sharply defined issue ia which the
people have an interest9 The answer
comes proving itself. Most of the pres
ent Congress represent capitalistic in
terests. They are in hearty sympathy
with said interest and at the same time
d-ooI Tho rrctnc Of The 1nooIlla