The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31

cuiat!oH az any Fixed ratio. /. is much the
Ia" OF God a. < 4 were written between the
covers OF the bIble. You cannot DO i; with
out u miracle and miracles must originate o.:
high. not ga this floor. Your legislative en-
actiI ent- cannot actt Inplsh X. l saw today
X would he more tasv for Congress 20 secure
hi'netsilis!n under rec coiuf T. that Is, Keep
pota metals IN General circulation al rxet
ratio no matter how Lica oc tow low the ratio
than 20 di-cover perpetual motion We
coui INST a easily mix o. ant "ate- We
could cut 10 he soldier Home Cemetery
over there and clothe the dried bones or the
Gead WITH flesh, put seeing eyes into their
Stainless sockets, and erect from their remains
IlTing breathing men. rs readily a. We could
Keep u" two metals III general CIRCULATION
under free coinage al any ratio whatever
And how then can We do II. a. roposed here
AT H. 70 !: Why this morning If he ratio az
Il 10 were fixed "a The basis OF your coinage
dollar of silver Won q lac worth ), cents.
:he European Explanation.
Mr. Har:ec. of Ohio Dem. ! have III NY
eye The Pres idt ut OF one of the lar2eSt imam
c!al institutions ot the country. and | Will ask
him to correct me II err il sayi:: that for
the past TWO or three vears Europe has been
Withdrawing her capital from this country
Why: Simply hecause she bell we'd that we
could not - Oh iusi1. silver and cont uue to
maintain dollar a. iorr. and she had good
reason 70 THINK 50. Tor we find that a large and
intel lgent fraction o. the members of Con
gress propose uHb!uShinriv 70 have free colu-
age al Il ratio which would have given us. al
the highest &c dollar. Europe. ] say, had
she had invested here which bring
ting an abundant return. and which up TO
that time she had regarded as more
safely Invested than il could be at home
WAS III danger. and to withdraw her capita :
Il ycu asked the European capitalist. Are you
satisfied with the Interest,"" he Won q
answer Won, More thu satisfied Are YOU
not contented with the security: the reply
would he. The security is absolute. Why.
then, do Hou desire he return of your money"
Because TO-DAY for every dollar that we have
invested in the United states we can now get
lhc, but il We delay in ol!ectlng II We fear
that We s!la l not he able to get more than &C,
Gentlcmen. here Is the secret here is the real
cause of the panic from which We are suffer
ing to-day. You need no further 20 seek IL
II, however. YOU say and show TO the world
that the dollar of the United StaeS Is aud
shall be ettrnaly worth l''c, YOU will reverse
present conditions and never from that mo
lnent viii we lack money or credit "a a people
Take Courage. Colorado.
Senator Hoar. of massachusetts Rep. |
believe that if this country should he put on
what Is called q silver basis. and our home sup
ply OF coinage could be furnished y Colorado
and the other silver States believe if the
whole world could he put silver basis. and
these silver State could furnish all the silver.
it would be an INV liked evil 10 them. No ma
ton. no state ever cot permanent strength CT
prosperity fr, IN its wealth of the precious
metals. There always has Teen, and there al
ways Will be, an tlelnt mt @! chance, not to say
gambling i'll that product. Spain and Mexico
and Peru tell their own story The true pros
perty of California began when the great
profits of her Weld of gold cease d and other in
dustries arpt AIRED. | was specially gratitied
by the note "i courage in an utterancc attrih-
uted TO the senior Senator from Colorado. in
which he told his people not to be down
hearted they could be powerful state with
out sil LIVER. l am not sure that it would not
have been better, both for Nevada and for the
country, If there were not n mine within her
borders | believe t'ia. the idle silver miners
of Colorado will md some other employment
than their present governor. | am told that
Colorado produced in 1892 tifty-tive millions
OF coal. sixty millions of farm products.
thirty-four millions orth of cattle. and that
her manufactures were seventy five millions.
while her silver lroduc. was about twenty
three millions Two hundred and twenty v four
millions of the products, the demand for
which no Legislation can affect, is pretty
good showing tor: state not Yet twenty Years
Old. or the wealth she produces now.
her silver Product Is no; a tenth.
The Evolution Of Currency.
Mr.. Hendrix. OF New York Diem. 1t is no
new thing. sir, III the history OF money evoiu-
1ion for the more desirable currency TO dom
mate. When the Australian used to send
soniH slabs the medium OF exchange: when
the FIJI Islander used red teathcr for his cur
rensy: when the Roman use his oxen: when
in the early antc-i;oman days in Ireland fe-
male slaves were a medium of exchange
the use OF eggs, i'll the use o: iron. in he use
of tin in the of zinc the process of evolu-
,i,.l worked ont the inferior and worked in
the superior article. one 10y one have these
mediums OF exchange been discarded and a
higher level reached The world has advanced
step 10y step: and the preference of the world
to-day. from barbaric Africa to highly civilized
England or America. Is between silver and
gold. for the more precious of the two metals.
When gentlemen begin to quarrel YOU
must uuarre! with the forces of evolution.
\ Texan Appeals to Shakespeare.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas Demo. but, gentlemen
a.
people Oh this subject II YOU imagine that YOU
can pac,fy them hv shallow decanat ions
about dishonest dollar. If the present silver
dollar is not an honest one. the people az
wilhng to make II so. according to any re 'son
able provision that can be proposed. and all
they HSk OF You TO dav il an opportunity to
fairy test the matter. Will NOn deny theni
this: Dare YOU do SO in the face OF your plat
form: If You 60 then when you come agar.
to ask their confidence and their support they
may an wer Won with he bitter wo DIS Of Mac
I beth about the weird sisters:
And be these juggling tends no more e!ievcd
That palter with us i'll double sense:
That keep the word Of promise to our
And break II 10 our no. e.
The California Reason.
Mr.. flowers. of California Rep. l asked 2
man who was working for me and who a.
soon he learned of the run on the banks
rushed down to get his money. why he did II
He did not want the money. lie replied: =
don't know how il lcoks TO Won. Bowers hut
afraid of Congress-. If it knocks ont silver
II pls coming il. they have got money cornercd
sure. And hat is what has happened. And
when YOU gentlemen. ask why YOU can not get
m 1ney 10 do business. ii i because il is cor
lIered. That i the plain English of it. II was
only necessary to y. nd +. W millions out OF
i the country lock up few millions in bank
vaults. the proper notices in he press and he
stocking could be depended on 20 cOmpicte
! the corner
England Is Financial Heaven.
Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois Rep. / under
stand YOU TO say that the condition OF Eng
land under its financial ARRANGEMENTS and OF
the English people is better to-day than tina,
of any other country on the globe. Mr.. Harter
Of Ohio Dem: | did say so Mr.. HopS ms 0.
illinois. Does the gentleman mean TO say
that the condition of the lahOrin1 classes OF
England Is better than tina: of the lahorin
classes OF America: Mr.. Harter: I say tina,
the laborinG mans condition III England to
cav, compared with the laboring mans condi.
ton in the State Of Ohio from which l corne
is much better owing 10 the ruin wrought
bv this same silver question. however as
! berth III heaven is superior to co: III pursa.
tory.