The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-29

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YOU think about it, "W.ll." he says.
Il have been very much Interested in
your cnthu,i;l,m and in the quaint
! Wy You have Of putting things. bat
.you have not really said anything new
! to me. hav. been tudNln4 this whole
question over for ii good many years.
{ want To say first that perhaps you
don't want to hca,. from nae. 'Why.
why. We do: that is why we sent for
! YOU: and YOU. are one Of the farmers
! living up here right by US. oh. yes.
but | am more than farmer:
. | own one third interest in this national
bank in town. and have for twenty Y
Years. and you have had u good deal ,o
say about national banlse:s-pcrhaps
| you don't want. hear from me. ~ e.
! We do. for q, you have seen both sides
| Of the question You may have some
/ light to throw on the subject which We
! have not seen" Well say. smith. II
you viii not get mad | will tell you
what | think Of the situalion.' They
promised they would not get mad. and
! smith began; when | found this
country was ont Of gear. | studied into
! the economical! situation and | reached
this conclusion. First, that the diff
cultics grew out OF the fact tnat the
government was not being admins
tered the way Washington ard Jetfer-
son intended il to be administered.
I That the present situation was uut The
/ legitimate result and frulta4a OF the
operation Of our cunsti,u,i ion. hat that
it had been brought about by direct
departure from the constitution. and
from the government a> our fathers
uu,1c 1t. The second conclusion |
reached wa. this: Mr.. Smith. if you
are going to turn reform your first duty
Is TO introspcct your own life. examine
and see whether YOU are not 10 blame
for part OF the difficulty. | concluded
that was the right thug to do if | WAS
going to reform anyone should re-
/ form myself first so | inquired into
my own conduct to see whether | was
! TO blame for the situation. and found
. Surc enough that had been lending
every material aid to the demoreliz-
alton of the government and the break
in" down of the people. 'ftow Is thai.
said one of the nciyhhor>: "Wtll will
come to that pretty soon. | found ou'
that this government was not beln"
administered according 10 the ron>titu-
! ton. Now We will just take The money
question for Il moment and consider
!
! blacksmith who has IL mort gage on his
! homestead do YOU know where the
! government of the United States re
sides? The old man said he did NOT know
! but rcckoncd it was ii, Washington
City. AT Washington City" said
Smith. Why. bless your heart that
! Is no, the government that is uh!y IL
place. of doing business. Th. people
j.,y. / fn .f tn | M tod
States Did vol ever know it to rain
in this country by It's great power oi
evaporation took up the water from the
face al the sea and earth and gave it it>
elevation in the clouds: Then on til,
wings of the wind the clouds az,
carried to where the water is wanted
and i, ials in refreshing shower, on
the earth. This j. the way rain is pro
yidrd. Now. he said. Washington H.
not the government. ii is the place o
doing business. and you may nrvt,
expect coed government to come I,
you from Washington City. Never. II.
never. until YOU first send it there. anO
then it will come bacl, to NOu. Ap
plau>t.f That is the only way to rc'
good government from Washington
Now YOU are one ,ixty-sixth mlliontl
know who has the power to make money
in this country" ''Why. no. | don
know" Did ynu ever ,hinl; abou
tina, question: Can you make money!
NO. | reckon net. reckon not. too
and il you undertook to make. money
} if ynu were to make the same kind o
money rs the government: just IL good
with H. many grains Of silver in it. the,
},ft u h,, it,.n I.ir, .
fr!on. Well the state can. No sir
the constitution says congrA>; shal
have the power To coin money. and you
supreme court says no state can MA k,
money. Even the power to emit bill.
of crrdi, Was ,..htn away from the state,
AND the Sole power to create money has
been vested in the general government
rcrnllcct that. DO YOU know that ful
the past twenty three Years You hay.
been max ing on the average of tW,
hundred uNu >rNcntNtve millions T.
dollars Of money. and NuN have been
paving for the making Of il. and yol
have guaranteed it>. redemption and i
j your money. nal.! for n:lt uf VouI
taxes. and then the law ,a;> i ':lu>t b,
covered into The treasury. and then yol
have told the secretary OF the treasury
through the law. that he may let "A few
rich men in this country. who cal
themselves nat innal banktrS have. o!
the average. two hundred ana seventy
ave millions fot one per cent nt
annum. that We may then loan !. pacl
10 yuu. tor | am one OF them. tur tel
times a- muth a. We paid for il: ilay,
YOU ever noticed how the president q
: 'l,y bank goes north in the summer
/. like b., birds Of !;i>-lVu 10 t.DDlr