The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25

In linen buster and last summer vest.
And campaign hats. Old. battered and red.
And blue OverallS that should have been she'd.
Where is my rushing holiday trade.
And enormous sales l was to have made.
When the silver repeal bill once got through:
Where's my crowds of cash customers: You:
And the crowds on the sidewalk fell in fit,
And Yelled. You've got eng EN- TO git
Where is our bye-and-bye metalist Dam"
Shouted the free silver Democrat man.
Where's our Sycam->lippery Elm: Say.
That wanted the Sherman law out Of the way,
Just to give free silver coinage 4 chance:
THAT was the true reason. you see at a
Where is the free coinage bill that he swore
He'd offer first thing when given the floor
In the regular sesSion-if not before.
We want long Dan, and we want him bad;
Tell us, Q. tell us. where he's to be had.
This winter mes up III the Senate a bit.
| But next Novemher-he's got to git:
southern Mercury.
The Mighty Dollar.
Much has been written and said OF
the ruinous effect of Il dollar that is
growing in value or purchasing power.
This is really the case of the financial
troubles of to-day. The dollar is be-
coming so '.good" a dollar that it will
not stoop to the mental office of en-
ploying labor, it will rather lie still
and "grow." But people will not be-
| average mind to realize it. We clip
the following from the Farmers Voice,
Chicago:
! In All article in one of our magazines
! the writer gives graphic description
; of the power of the mighty dollar.
/ The Farmers Voice has shown over
and over again how the increase i'll
the value of the dollar increases the
! Indebtedness of the debtor and de-
creases the value of property. high
priced dollar is dishonest dollar. 1t
| is representative of the greed and
vicious heartlessness of the creditor
class. The creditor Is all the same
striving to increase the burden of the
debtor All the money loaners are
bending their energies to make the
mortgage that they hold worth more
THAI they invested in it. The attempt
! to rake the gold dollar TIE only legal
| tender 1noney-and the attempt is
palpable-is on par with holding a
! pistol at the head Of a man at mid
night and demanding his money. 1t
is monstrous and astounding dishon-
! estv. The writer of the magazine
article referred to shows what the
farmer and the masses must pay to
satisfy the greed of capitalists. For
| Instance.
In 1855 our national debt was w 81 1S3 600 OCO
We have paid on that debt, principal ..5st 0 l.Mt
Interest .. Observation-Disclosures .55s, .OOt
Premiums NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5SOD,Wl
Total ....... :. g., .ss oOo.oC(
We our yet on our national debt. 1.0:7OOO,0 O(
In 1885 the debt bushels of wheat. l,o07, Ooo,U(
We have paid on it in bushels of 49,
wheat ........... o.o~-ou,Ct
We owe yet in bushels of wheat :. 2,uo4UOU.uUt
In 1866 the debt bales of cotton. HlS4.OO(
ton ............. el,69O.u
We owe yet in bales of cotton 1900 3loOOO0l
Here are startling array of figures
and when we consider all our indeb
edness the producer can see what q
burden he is under, for it is the farm
or that must feed and clothe the
world. Our national debt louisiana
ing obligations regardless of cash on
hand says the writer referred to, il
s1,O27 ZOO, 600; our school district, mu
nlcipal, county and state debts, $3.50,
OOO. 900, our railway debt very nearl,
all bondedl, S5,O53, O1S, $50. The fig
ures for the railway debt are from the
recent statistical report Of the Inter
State Commerce Commission; thos.
of the other debts are from bulletin:
of the Census Office. While the Census
Office has not completed its tigure
for the mortgage Indebtedness on rea
estate of private individuals. enough
has been made known to make it Ger
tain that this Indebtedness exceeds
seven thousand millions of dollars
and certainly this will be equa]led b,
the other indebtedness of individuals
A five per cent, appreciation of tn
dollar adds to the burden of the debt
or class of this country 81 200, OOG, 900
| These be Prosperous - Times.
It is estimated that some six mill
ions of working men are idle. with n
prospect of work for months to come
and any intelligent man can see tina
the end is not vet. No private en-
terprise. no business interest is SAT
to-day.
Never in our nations history Ia
the future looked so dark as it doe
to-day. vet we are told that times ar
good and money plenty, the press o
the country, which should tell tn
people the truth are exercising al
their ingenuity to mislead and de
ceive the people while the administra
ton tools on every hand are controlle'
by Cleveland in the interest Of Eng
land and the money power, while thi
condition of affairs exist no effort
being made to relieve the country, b
, the party in power. and the efforts @
. the friends of the people are rldicule
j and treated with contempt. Neve
before was there a time when brave
true men were more needed than tn
: present. Instead of the promise
prosperity nothing but ruin stares tn
people in the face. The cry of miser
is heard on every side and should war
! the autocrats of the White House thi