The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15

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ton of twelve hundred delegates,
which nominated kolb last week.
Indianapolis Nonconformist.
| Bimetailism Not Dead.
Certain newspapers, both Democrat
ic and Republican, deprecate the ac-
ton of the Mississippi Legislature in
making avowed declaration in favor of
renewal of silver coinage when elect
ing United States Senator to succeed
Mr.. Walthall. In condemnlng the ac-
ton of the Mississippians the papers
referred to declare that there is no
longer silver question, and that aSi-
tation for further Governmental recog-
milton of silver as q money metal is
useless and unwise.
It is trne that in the fierceness of the
debate on the tariff the money question
has been lost sight of outside the re-
giOns in which it is of most interest
namely. the agricultural communities.
Nevertheless, it is the question of the
day. It will recur when the Wilson
bill has become law. 1t will DON'T
nate American politics for the next
twenty years unless settled favorably
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ism is stronger in America to-day than
y was prior to the recent repeal of the
purchase clause of the Sherman law.
1t is stronger, too, before the civilized
world, aud almost every day the cable
brings news of some new demand for
the reconciliation of silver in Europe.
Under the law as it now stands the
duty of increasing the circulating me-
dium is left to the National Banks.
Mr.. Carlisle's legal bond issue is con-
templated largely in order to enable the
banks to discharge this function with
credit to themselves. But the people
had quite enough experience with Ma
tional Banks in the spring and sum-
mer of 1898. The panic of that year,
brought on by the banks for an insid
ious purpose, will not soon be forgot
ten. 1t served to teach Americans
how great is the power already pos
sesscd by these financial institutions
and to warn them against further in
creasing this power by intrusting the
medium. The organs of the moneyed
classes need not tlatter themselves that
the silver question is dead It will re-
appear in this Congress: it will cut
figure in the next Congressional cleo
ton; it will be dominant issue in the
Presidential campaign of 1896. The
fight for bimetallism has just begun,
and will not end until the equal recog-
milton is given by the United States
Treasury to gold and silver as money
metals.-Chicago Times.
| j. Smallwecd Morton.
These are the days of small things,
but of all the small politicians now Of
tiicting the country like a plague of
Egyptian lice, the alleged Secretary of
Agriculture seems to us the littlest
and most pestiferous. His presence in
the Cabinet is q standing insult to the
nation. Nearly every farmers organ
ization in this country has adopted
resolutions denouncing him and de-
manding his removal. When called to
the Worlds Fair to speak for the most
this narrow-minded product of ma
chine politics abused the privilege by
abusing in unmeasured terms the men
whom he pretended to represent. He
INDUCED in ridicule of farmers as a
class and used language that consi-
tuted distinct outrage upon all who
follow that important calling. Charles
Dickens, in one of his inimitable sto.
ries, describes q character who seems
to have been the progenitor, as he
certainly was the prototype, of this
man who caricatures the department,
that was created by and for The espe.
cial benefit of agriculturists. Dickens
calls his man Mr.. Smallweed, and say.
he always spoke cs If centuries of owl.
ish wisdom had settled on his head.
As Morton's latest outgiving is that
Russian thistles are blessing" be
forcibly recalls tho individual whose
name suggests that he busted himself
only with weeds" and very small
ones at that. It is suggested to on,
. readers that. if searching for pictur
esque name for the head and tail of the
Agricultural Department, they will set
the propriety of clubbing him Mr.
Smallweed. -Nonconformist.
The overburdened and pauperized
country was informed by telegraph the
other day that the entire time of the
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