The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
SOME FACTS FOR FARMERS,
GOV. NELSON'S SPEECH,
A Review of Its FHllncies by b. F.
fartrldEe. of Fergus FallS-The
Per Capita Circulation of Money
DcmOne zatiOn of Silver-Its Eff
fects on the People.

Demonstration of Siiver-Its Eff
fects the People.
The opening of Gov. Nelson's campaign
at Argyle, Mimi, July %, by a set
speech from his eXcellency dealing with
the issues before the people at this time
and with causes which have led up to
present conditions, is deserving of careful
perusal by every voter in Minnesota. for
the reason that it comes from the chief
representative of Repubicanism, the peo-
Pies Republican servant and is supposed
to present the strongest reasons which
can be given why the Republican party
should continue to have charge of po-
htlcal affairs both in state and nation
The spirit of Gov. Nelson's speech is
commendable. He does not abuse his DO
litical foes, but rather seeks to Illustrate
IN an arSumentative way some of the
truths OF Repubiicanism, and on the other
mana expose a few of the false theories
ana mistakes of Populism. 1t is clearly
the purpose of the governor in this speech
TO lead the people up to the belief that
everything is 'lovely'' under Democra tie
fieFubllcan rule, and the political goose
hanging altitudinaly high enough to sat
ls1y anyone but a Populist, and this ele-
ment being of the 'I-told-you-so' class of
people no one need attempt to satisfy
do not recall word or a sentence in the
sreech against Grover
CLEVELAND AND DEMOCRACY
no at this time have full charge of af-
fairs national. They also have the federal
patronage and double the number of con-
SfeSSnen in our state that the POpuists
have. Is it possible that the governor is
curfying favor with the Democrats by dis
charging his first volley altogether at the
Populists? If So I hope the St Paul
GLOBE and every Democratic newspaper of
the state Will reward him by hosting his
name for governor. Such circumstance
might open the eyes of the people to the
necessity of voting the Populst ticket and
relieving the old political parties from the
further control in affairs of state.
AS the governor has dealt with the Pom
ullst cause in an arguments tive way BY
giving quite an array of statistics to back
up his argument and has departed from
the deSpcabie course of Republican Jour-
nails in using ridicule and sarcasm as ar
guments, | must heartily congratulate him
in this course. for after all it is the truth
the people seek, or should seek in all mat
tiers political, moral or religious, and it is
much 10 be commended if all teachers in
these lines try to carry conviction by
SOUND argument for their own particular
belief, rather than by ridiculing and per-
maps msconstruing the argument upon
which the belief of their rival is based
The fabric of constitutional government
by the people will not suffer by the former
course of open and honest discussion of
political principles such as Gov Nelson
has lnaugurated. 1t may perish if we
form the habit of dealing with political
adversaries wholly in biting sarcasm
Neither should indulge in ridcule nor
ignore their arguments entirely, as has be-
come the custom of our leading news
paper of the day. 1t is in this spirit OF
Sentleness with which the governor has
presented his side of political questions
Ghe Republican side, of course) that |
wish to present another side of the same
questions. [ have voted the Republican
ticket nearly thirty years, but | shall not
vote that ticket this year. and the reason
why / shall not 1 hope to make clear as I
proceed with this answer to his Argyle
speech.
The governor rightly defines the position
of the party 1 shall vote with this year
in the following sentence 1T is assumed
that the deplOrable condition upon our
country today is the result or offspring of
economic and financial legislation"
wish only to add that
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
is almost entirely responsible, for this leg
islation. The political economists tell us
that if we double the volume of real money
UPON WHICH lHe contracts or a nation are
based by 50 doing we double the price of
all commodities produced by the nation
and divide the debts of that nation On
the other hand, the same economists tell
us if we divide the real money the contra ct
money. of nation, by so doing we there
by divide the price of all commodities pro-
duced by the nation and double the debts
Now, to my mind, the truth in either Of
these propositions is self-evident but to
many of our intelligent citizens when thev
meet such truths they stop and hesitat e
and finally say to themselves. Now, if I
accept those truths l shall have to declare
war against my political party | guess |
VIII let the reformers pound away until
they are more generally accepted when it
Will be so easy to say "cuckoo' 'cuckoo ).
ana step right in line with those who have
porne the burden and heat of battle The
Old parties are full of such men TODAY but
with all the sins which may be laid at the
door of Popuists, this withering cursed
lnlqulty cannot be charged to them. Be
lore proceeding to show whether or not
the money of this nation has since 1865
peen divided, L wish to quote from very
hlSh authority concerning the wrong of
contracting the volume of circulating me-
dlum OF a people under certain circum-
stances, President Lincoln once said: IF
d government enacts a debt with a certain
amount of money in crcula ton, and then
contracts the volume of money before the
HEINOUS CRIME
government can commit against its peo-
pie"
Now, if it can be shown that the volume
or money of our people, instead of being
increased since 1865, has decreased more
than half since 1865, then does it not fol-
low, according to Mr.. Lincoln that the po-
lltical party which caused such a radical
reduction of the money volume from SCI per
capita in 1865, to $2i54 in 1894, has perpe-
trated something of crime against our
people? Our national debt, instead of be-
ing paid, is increasing, and the Populst
party is not responsible for such a condi-
ton, nor for the fact that millions of our
people subsisted on soup last winter There
is a fair prospect that the army of I'M
employed will be increased from month to
month and year to year. proceed to
do our business under a dishonest standard
unit of vaulue. No claim can be made
that the gold standard of value is an
honest standard. On the other hand, old