The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
THE UNFAIR PoPULfsfs.

The Populi-ts undoubtedly contain the
disturbed elements Of politics. The Popu-
lists may be fairly termed the disturbers
of the public peace. The fopuiists are
nearly au farmers. and their chief COM
hlaint is OF the great fall which has taken
Spiace I'm the prices Of what they produce
which they viii, most illoglcally, attribute
no what they enormously call the de-
snonetization Of silver The Popuhst
ought to know that silver has nothing
whatever to DO with the price OF ms
wheat, his cotton, his corn. or his pork.
but that the price Of these depends upon
the quantity there is of each, and the
need the world has for II. In The case
pf wheat. The American Populist ought 10
know that tGe Argentine Republic Is
wheat producing region, capable OF sup
plying mo-. wheat, perhaps than the
world can consume. It's capabilities in
this respect have only recently come to
abe worlds notice, and owing to the
conditions under which wheat Is pro-
duced There, 10 may very wei happen
that that country will cause total cessa-
fion of whDJ, production in this country
Tor foreign export. As well as we can
make out, 81 an Argentina wheat grow
er can get - cents a bushel for his wheat
in Liverpool after all charges are paid,
he makes a profit which is very satisfac-
tory TO him We fear Americans will
DE totally unable to export wheat at that
price. and as development of Argentina
wheat VIII surely SO on. what viii the
.Populist do when that country establishes
that as the worlds price of whea? DO
Hhey think that putting afloat in the
United States an illmitable quantity OF
silver dollars, worth each only fifty cents,
l1s going In the slightest degree to inter
yupt the increase of ATgentinas wheat
and its steady transfer to Liverpool at the
gate of % cents net per bushel. our
own opinion is that coming or not coin
ing silver is not going 10 affect the matter
zone way or the other, but that Argentina
sis going TO drive our wheat down 80 Is
Acents a bushel net TO US at Liverpool,
and that we must sell our wheat there at
that price, or keep 1t at home and eat 1t
ourselves.
The same Is true of cotton. Here is the
I South which has gone 10 work and raised
- crop of 10000, 900 of bales this year. which
IS totally Unprecedented, and because she
offers that immense quantity 10 the
world. the world has put the price it win
give her for 1t down to about the lowest
point that cotton has ever touched. But
the world was not bothering itself about
whether We coined up all the silver in
fraudulent dollars, or whether we did not,
when it was making up its mind what
81 would give the South for its cotton.
1T just found the South over-b urdened
with cotton and anxious to sell II. and.
like all prudent purchasers, ii made up its
,anind that it would not give one cent
moTe for that cotton than IL was able TO
get 1t for, and so many Southerners came
Stumbling forward pell-mell to sell their
cotton that the world had no difficulty In
hiking the current price OF 1t at an ex-
SraordinariIy low figure.
Now, in the case of wheat and cotton,
abe producers OF these articles ought to
i'have no difficulty whatever In percieving
Shat silver mas nothing at all 10 do wish
what they get They ought to see that
their products are cheap because the sup
ply OF them is immense.
There is another view of the case. too.
which they ought to consider. but which
their selhshness will not permit them to
consider, A very large proportions Of the
people Of the world have no wheat or
cotton. yet all of them need wheat for
thelr daily meals and cotton TO cover
their bare limbs. Now. in the view of
this immense body Of people. Il is by no
means calamity that they are able 10
buy their bread ana clothes cheap In
aeed, they look ON that fact as one of
the greatest blessings that advancing civ
hization has conferred upon the world.
30 that the Populist farmer must see
mat II ne does not have things his own
way about the price OF wheat and cot
'en' here are millions aud millions of
poor souls that daily thank their God
uhey are able 10 1--we comfortably. while,
ufoush His general distribution OF bles-
tmss to mankind. these semi-Popullst
FARMERS are living most comfortably. too.
ai'houSh they are unable % have French
ope,a IA their barns. and steam pleasure
Sachs on their mill ponds.
we were IN the house Of a gentleman OF
limited means recently. ana we noticed =
very nice rug on the floor Of h,s ron
twelve feet long and three ana q hs,,
Beet wide. lie told US hs Ma n,.,