Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-04-02

MIR. Editor
In all time past within our
memory every hotly contested
political campaign has been fol.
lowed by a ''calm," and all 20.
litical differences OF opinion
Seem to be at once forgotten.
The campaign just closed seems
to be all exception, and it seems
as though there is no calm to
follow.
Throughout the length and
breadth of our land the leading
ISSUES are discussed with appar-
emily as much interest as during
the heat OF the campaign. The
principles laid down in the Oma-
ha platform have caused such an
awakening OF thought, such a
conviction OF the justice OF their
demands, that men once aroused
refuse to cease their discussions
until all doubt he swept away.
In the last campaign we gained
over 100000 votes, and thou
sands more are ready to join us;
but it is hard for men to leave
the shrine of their devotion.
Many are deferred by a miscon-
ceptlon OF our principles.
There are many honest men to-
day who believe the Peoples
party is in favor OF the demone-
tization Of gold and make silver
the standard. Others think we
would demonetize both gold and
silver and have only paper
money. Read what the Omaha
platform says: eve demand the
Tree and unlimited coinage of sill
YER and gold, at the present legal
ratio of 16 to l." owe demand
that the amount of circulating
Medium be specify Increased to
not less than $50 per capita"
No, we do not ask for the de-
strnctiom OF either gold or silver
as money, we only ask that our
money, whatever it be, be made
il full legal tender in payment of
all debts, public and private; and
if there is not a sufficient amount
OF gold anil silver. then paper
money, iSSuel direct by the gov
e'nnrnt mot by ban&s) to the
people.
We believe here is not a suff-
cheney OF gold and silver to tran
sact our business. and surely not
of gold alone. Allow me to cite
a proof outside our party to
prove our claim.
When our Secretary of the
Treasury was negotiating with
Rnthschil'l$, BplmontS, ct al, for
$65, 900. 900 OF gold for our re-
cent bond issue, he was enjoined
hy those gentlemen to keep the
time of payment secret, and he
(the Secretary pledged the con-
gressional committee mot to
make known the time OF pay
ment."
The reason given by the Secre-
tary for this stipulation was that
the bond buyers feared the
bankers would corner the gold of
the world against them if the
time it would be needed was
known, and the method by which
it was to be obtained revealed
Do you see, here is an admis-
sion by the bankers themselves,
that the gold OF the world can be
cornered by only a portion OF the
banks, and that too for only
$65, 100000.
II gold can be cornered without
the aid OF the powerful banks
which buy all our bonds, how
much closer can it be cornered
with their aid. We are paying
England alone $200,O0O,O0O
in interest each year, AMI, OF
course, "the time of payment is
known" for it is continuous.
Should we make then gold the
only money of ultimate redemp.
ton, and play into the pockets
OF the very men who would de,
stroy us; who by the cornering
of gold could exact from us two.
three, Or five fold, as would
please their own sweet will? No
Mr.. Editor, we protest this gov.
ernment was not formed for any
class of men, but Of the people
by the people, aud for the people
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