The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-21

islative district and county nominate .
full ticket this year, SO that our total
vote will swell above high water mark,
because we will become factor in pol
itics after the next election, in proper
ton to the votes we poll next Novem-
Der. No Populist can afford to cast
his vote for any other party, or to be
forced to stay at home on account of
not having q ticket in the field.
Therefore it is the duty of our commit
tees to see that candidates are nomi-
mated for every Office to be filled. re-
CARELESS how small the vote may be.
The last thirty days have been event.
full ones, more recruits have come to
our ranks, than during any six months
in the history Of the party.
H. E. TAUBENEcK,
Chairman Peoples Party National
Executive Committee.
Open Letter to the President.
PRESIDENT There is
certain sympathy of the people
with you in your high and exalt-
ed position, isolated and alone, and
representing the Executive power OF
the greatest Republic and the most
intelligent people in the world. And
yet you must see and admit that the
! people have lost confidence in your
| Administration. You must confess
that from the results of the recent
| elections. if q general election were to
take place tomorrow that the Demo-
cratic party would be swept from the
face of the earth. Why is it? 1 may
state briefly that it is for two reasons.
First. Your Administration has tink-
cred with the silver standard of
value. Second, Your Administration
has tinkered with the tariff. AL has
become doubt and uncertainty. And
if should state third reason it
would be that your Administration is
composed of picayune statesmen who
have no realizing sense of the currency
needs of this great country of 10000
600 people. When a money famine
RACES in the land and few banks hold
two-thirds of the 81. 100, 100000 of
money that is in circulation, do you
suppose for moment that if $50, OOO,
900 more are issued they will run to
the United States Treasury for gold?
If there had not been shrinkage Of
s., 200, 100000 owing to your policy of
contraction and credits were expanded
instead of being ruinously contracted
by a treacherously weakened system Of
finance there might be some demand
for gold in this country. What the
people want and what they are suffer
ing for are the tools for barter-the
cash. cash, cash. Is there dollar of
gold in active circulation to-day? The
American people like the people of
France, have confidence in the credit
and resources of their Government
and want more currency and do not
want more gold. 4 few bankers in
London. who have a corner in gold,
may raid the Treasury but our people
90 not demand gold and will stand by
the Government every time. 1 have
the honor to be. ETC..
EUGENE BEEBE.
| What Is Redemption:
Every time a hundred-dollar bill
passes from one person to another, it
is u practical redemption of it by the
person who takes it. Every time a
merchant in Chicago pays to farmer
$500 in national currency for carload
of wheat, the farmer by the operation
redeems such national currency, not in
greenbacks nor in gold. but in COM
modify better than either, namely,
wheat. Il staple article, useful to all.
SO every merchant in New York that
sells bale of cotton goods and re-
ceives his pay for it in currency, re-
deems such currency, not in the way
the banks redeems it, but in cotton
goods, which is far better, because il
performs the true functions of money
by facilitating the legitimate sale OF
commodities. SO every time that a
merchant or manufacturer paws his
internal revenue tax to the United
Sta: es collector in national currency
the Government redeems such curren.
cy by receiving and discharging such
tax. SO every mechanic or laborel
that receives national currency for his
services redeems such currency by the
! labor performed. SO it will be seen
that just SO long as the national cur
rency is practically redeemed ever,
day in the passage from hand to HAND
in the payment Of commodities and
services, and in the ramitiel opera
tions OF trade and business both with
!; the Government and the people whose
operations it greatly facilitates, Their.
is not the slightest necessity for re
sorting to the expensive and risk,
operation Of asserting and sending i
home for redemption. -Spaulding'
= History. appendix, page 10.
Mr.. Spaulding was chairman of the
subcommittee of finance and tn,
father Of the present legal tendel
greenback.
; The Tariff Measure
Senator Teller of Colorado forced
record in the Senate on the tariff bill
, last week. He startled the Senate b,
making a motion to table the bill
which. had it prevailed, would hav,
been the same as direct defeat of til,
measure. But Mr.. Teller did not ex
pect the motion to prevail. He was
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