The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-12
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forms, a patriotic Congress was eIeca
appeared before that Congress win
bill simply asking that the litsa
clause in the legal tender act as it par
tains to the silver dollars and siivo,
certificate which reads: Except when
otherwise specified by contract
should be repealed and the silver dol.
lar made full legal tender, and that all
the bullion now on hand should bo
coined into such dollars.
The bill passed. Then there vo,
another howl. Such an n as ROM
never heard. Other fonts of still
larger type had to be cast with which
to give sufficient emphasis to goldbnp
Indignation. On the passage of the bill
I said to Congress, "Thank you gen.
tlemen; you have converted about sy
hundred million dollars of credit money
into primary money" And then fort.
fed behind five hundred million DID,.
lars in silver stored in the TREASURY
vaults I laughed quietly and defed the
spectators and bondholders to do
their worst. This laugh was also cor.
tagious.
Then I appealed to Congress again to
pass another which called for the free
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio Of Is to 1, except a small charge
to cover the cost of mintage, both to
be full legal tender; also, that for each
coined dollar a paper dollar should be
issued, the said paper dollar also to be
full legal tender, but redeemable in
coined money. Also, that with the
exception of about % per cent. kept
for redemption purposes, both paper
and coined money should be allowed
to go into circulation.
This bill also passed. Then went up
a howl from the gold manipulators, 80
mighty and so great that Wall and
Lombard streets we're rent assunder as
with a mighty earthquake, and the
great temple erected for the worship
of the Golden Calf, at which the gold.
ties were wont to worship fell and was
engulted in a chasm Of the earth and
was seer no more.
Then I laughed, a big hearty laugh,
a laugh which was caught up by the
busy spindles and they hummed a tune
in their new found industry and echoed
by the mighty engines of commerce as
they joyously bore their increased bur.
dens Of produce-a laugh which the
wind repeated as it kissed the sails Of
the heavily laden ships and the waves
roared out as they dashed themselves
against the flying steamers-Which the
mountains took up as they yielded up
their treasures of gold, silver, iron and
to the demands of increased in,
dustry. The workers laughed also at
their work, for it was plentiful and
the pay was better. The manufac'
turer laughed, for his busy wheel sang
MIN a merry tune, and the demand for
his products had outrun the supply.
The farmer laughed at his bountiful
harvest, because prices were good and
knew he would be requited for his
toll. The merchant laughed also, be-
cause the profit side of his ledger was
the largest. Even the banker found
be had lost nothing by the change.
Then the SUI shone out from behind
the dark cloud of oppression and de-
preston and tipped its rim with a glory
Of gold and silver, and then I aWoke.
.woke, alas! to the cruel fact that
dreams go by c~ontraries; that it was
R0thschild and Morgan and the Shy.
.ocks who were laughing. Then I wept
my country.-J. W. Wilson in tho
Western Rural.