People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-11
VOL. III.
A WESTERN IDEA.
How the East May be Brought to
Time.


A. c. Fisk, of Denver, President of
the Pan American Bi-Metalic aSSOcia-
tion has sent the following letter to a
New York gOldbug, and the declara-
tions he sets forth are so reasonable
and fair that the POpulist National
Committee have publicly endorsed
the movement:
President Fisk's letter S-addreSsed
to Hon. Darwin r. James, president
of the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, and is in reply to a
communication to the transmlSSlSSlp-
pi congress. 1t says in part:
"We of the West feel as much in
tereSt and pride in the prosperity OF
one section of the union as another.
Were we to view it from selfish
standpoint we would not favor pro.
lection of our industries, but we all
belong to a common country. We are
willing to pay for your protection,
but you must consent to the rest0ra-
tiOn Of the money of the constitution
and remove the enormous tax which
you compel the Western farmer and
Southern planter to pay, or else the
West and South will take measurerS
to protect themselves.
First, by repeating the laws giving
bOunties to manufactures and,
Second. restoring silver and thereby
removing the tax upon our products.
We will then build up money, rail-
road, commercial and manufacturing
centers at snch ports as Mobile, New
Orleans, Galveston, st. Louis, Chicago
and San Francisco, withdrawing our
trade and money reserves absolutely
from the East. However much we
are disinclined to this course, you will
force us to take the step above In
dicated. as we cannot put weapons IN
your hands to be used against us.
Some of our Western governors have
already announced that they will ap-
point a commission to 90 to Chicago
for the purpose of opening negOtia-
tions with the representatives at the
worlds fair, with the governments OF
Europe concerning the exchange OF
commodities from this section by way
of the Gulf of Mexico. go
If such cooperation be secured with
the merchants of the maratlme ports
Of the old world trade relations can
be established with the transmissippi
section which in short time would
be as firmly fixed as are now those OF
the Eastern seaboard. The distance
is much less by rail and the railroads
would carry freight from the trans
mississippi states to any of the gulf
ports at rate which enables steam
Ships to compete with the lines Of the
SeabOard.
A steamship line between C0pen-
hagen and the gulf is now practically
assured. All they need is sufficient
encouragement from the people Ofthe
South and West to unite in fostering
the enterprise. Heavy shippers of
grain and merchandise are already
coming toward with those guarantees.
Some of the nations are preparing to
secure shipment from various ports to
Europe. The Gulf railroads will dis
solve their pool relations with the
Eastern roads and join their interests
with the tranSmissiSsippi section in
diverting the freight of this section
to the Gulf ports.
Unless you stop this senSelesS clamor
to reduce this country t0a gold stand
ard. which would mean reducing this
people to feudal slavery, a cOmbina-
tion will at once be formed with the
West and South to withdraw all bus
mess relations from the East. If you
desire our friendship, our good will.
our business and our wealth, extend
to us the haDd of fellowship and show
yourselves friendly.
| shall take great pleasure in at,
tending the convention suggested in
your letter and participate with you
in the discussion of those economic
subjects which are fraught with vital
interest to every section Of this re-
public and every inhabitant thereof
Yours truly, a. T. FISK.