The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-14

if given. There are men in the intel
lectual world a good deal like this.
hey are always on the move appar
emily in search of information, bnt
really they are looking after some
thing to feed the party appetite and
satisfy the party stomach. They are
binder in the presence of any real in
formation than a bat in sunshine. The
men who in the presence of such con
ditions as have prevailed in the agrl-
cultural districts of this country for
several years, can make such state
ments as this Of Senator HOar evi-
dently belong to the class who don't
want information. They won't le-
ceive it when given. They are men
tai tramps, and have no business in
places where accurate information is
required. Ii any further proof is
needed touching the status Of the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, we have it
in the future statement in the same
letter. to the effect that he attributes
the present industrial conditions
.'wholIy to the fear on the part Of the
employers, Of the overthrow of the
policy which has prevailed for more
than 80 years. Could anything be
more absurd? What. but oppressed
industrial conditions and the dissat-
,sfaction consequent thereon, makes
the party agitating for tariff reform to
come into power. The cause for this
depression hes far deeper than any
question of tariff. Sir VIM. Ilaulds-
worth IN Il paper read before the In
ternational Blmetalic Congress last
week, said this fall in prices WAS
caused bv Il contracted currency, and
must lead to commercial and indus
trial depression and the consequent
injury of all classes lie contendtd
that falling price which a.e an i'll
variable accompaniment Of currency
contraction-discouragc capital!stic
enterprises, and the increasing bur
den of obligations dcprives them of
the power Of extending production.
He read also from letter OF General
Francis \. Walker, an eminent au.
,horlty on money and political econo
| my in our own country. in contirma-
ton of his position. Sir David Bar
bour, late finance minister for India
declared that the attempt to intro
duce the gold standard into India, had
disturbed trade, increased debt, ex.
penditures. taxation, and caused the
almost total abandonment of public
| works. OF course the money lenders
of the country have been delighted
with these results, for during this pc
riod of decline and depression and
other things, money has been steadily
apprcciating III purchasing power
ScnntOr UOar comes from 4 section
which is the home of this class, and
the good fortune that has come to him
we may IN charity assumc--hc. in
his childlikc simplicity and blandness.
ignorantly imagines has come to the
masses. But now he has at last
awakened to the fact that there are
many worthy men in this country who
cannot get employment. He is read,
he assures Mr.. Swift, to respectfully
hear any petitions for the relief that
he or any others may present. But,
he hastens to add, with all the assur-
ance of man standing on principles
thoroughly established, lit is utterly
impossible that the government can
provide work for the people. 1t was
not constituted for any such purpose
1t is not clothed with any such au-
tLority. If it were SO clothed, am
government which should undertake
that as policy would be brought to
4 sure and speedy destruction. One
would think from the tone of this that
the proposition Senator Hoar was OBJ
jectlng to was SO p epostero-s and adj
surd as not TO deserve moment :
consiteratlon--:s ii a man should pc.
tition to have buildings erected with
their foundations on top. aud p,ra-
mids bnilt with their apexes on the
ground and their bases in the air.