Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-09-28

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farmers family to the nation. 1.-THE FAM
lily did its own work,made it's own butter
and cheese, repaired its own buildings,
and kept its within itself, then
that family was prosperous, and was
carrying out the policy Of protection.
But, on the other hand, if the father en-
ployed outsiders to do his work, sent his
own boys of to join Coxey, hired a cook,
bought supplies Of all kinds from the
outside, and did nothing himself that he
could hire done, he was carrying out a
free trade policy. He didn't think it
would be hard for others to determine
which was the best plan Of living, from
an economic standpoint.
The speaker cited the decrease in price
of wool, as nj Of the benefits of democ-
racy to the farmers. Allowing "
pounds Of wool to a suit Of clothes, and
granting a reduction Of 10 cents per
pound 0 n the wool, suppose the farmer
saves rs cents or even 81 on his suit. Is
he willing to do this, and take 10 cents
less for every pound Of wool he has to
sell?
Nj. Cowan touched upon other peril
nent subjects, and cited the difference in
the social condition of the laborer in the
United States, and in other other .coun-
tries, where low wages and free trade
prices prevailed. He quoted from the
report of the investigating committee, as
to the lower wages paid in England, the
country next the United States in point
Of wages, and asked the voters to consid-
er carefully before voting again for free
trade, low wages, stilled factories, silent
spindles and general industrial stagna.
ton.
The money question was the principal
issue OF disagreement between the pop.
ulists and the republicans. The pops are
of two classes, some of them advocating
free and unlimited coinage of silver, and
others, the stamping of paper with a GER
tain stamps by the government, and the
designation of paper so stamped as
money. If the principle advocated by
populists is correct, that a doubling Of
the volume Of currency would double
the price of commodities, why not fur
nish each state and county with a money
making machine, and let EN- run night
and day and keep or doubling until
everybody was rich. II the principle is
correct, it should work all right, and
severyone might just as we'll be a million
aire as not. The only trouble would be
that nobody would work, and the func-
tions of daily life would cease, since
everyone would have money enough to
get along without working.
But the trouble is that there must be
something behind q promise to pay, to
make it good. A man may have $1,000
in bank, and he may issue checks to a
moderate amount against it, and they
would be honored. But let him issue
$500 worth of checks, and each of them
depreciates, and becomes worthless.
The principle thus applied, is applicable
to finances of both state and nation. A
sound currency must be maintained, and
an undue initiation of currency means
uncertainty, depression and business
disaster.
In closing, Mr.. Cowan alluded briefly
to the spectacle which the reformers Of
two years ago-the populists who were
elected upon promises and pledges OF
reform-have made. Their opposition to
the law, by which they proposed to give
the state the benefit of interest on state
funds, and the conversion of the moneys
which were to have been turned in to
the state, to personal and political ends,
The extravaganza Of appropriations, and
their distribution to the political benefit
of these blatant sreformers." He spoke
caustically of the mode of manipulation
Of candidates which was adopted by the
leaders of the democratic and populist
parties. How voters were kept altogether
in the dark as to the personnel of the
ticket for which they are expected to
vote, at the pleasure Of the bosses. Even
now, he said, the mass OF the democrats
and pops did not know for what men
they would be asked to vote. Candidates
we're being removed from one ticket, and
supplied on another, until the "reform.
ers' should have things 'fxed" to suit
them. This might be reform" but il
SO, it was a queer kind, and opposed tc
every principle of right, in politics.
Mr.. Cowan Is a forcible, pleasing and
fluent talker. ae made a good impress
sion last night, and presented some facts
which voters should consider we'll ere
they deposit their ballots this fall.
Pop COnvantiOn.
The present is essentially a political
week in the city, and following the re,
publican convention Of Tuesday, the
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