The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
BECK TALKS SILVER.
SAYS EASTERN LABORERS ARE
BETTER POSTED THAN
EMPLOYERS,

Mr.. J. r. Beck Of this city, has return
ed from an Eastern trip, during which he
visited all Of the larger manufacturing
cities and many of the agricultural dis
tricts of New York and spent some
weeks in Pennsylvania. The gentleman
took special notice of the condition Of
the public mind while there and returns
well pleased, for he is a free silver man
and is a hard worker in the cause.
II was surprised" said he, ito observe
the interest in the silver question among
all working people, merchants and wage
earners in general. These are all buying
Coins" books and are reading up. OF
course there are more gold men in the
two states than silverites, but the time
will come when they will thoroughly uni
derstand the question and both will bel
come silver states. 1t will take several
years to work this reform but 1t will
come. have named as a condition. that
| the people come to thoroughly UNDER
| stand the question of bi-metallism. Tho
| fact is / have found out that many Of our
| bankers and prominent business men in
the East have not grasped with thorough
understanding the silver question. I was
surprised at their ignorance. A great
many of the laboring class more thor
Oughly comprehend this matter than the
people for whom they work, for they are
reading and thinking for themselves.
There was never time in this country
when people were doing more solid think
ing than now. This prosperous country
will never be prosperous again until sill
yer is remonetized. In my travels l all
ways carry Coin s. books with me and in
my last trip found that the people took
Immediate interest in the silver question
whenever the subject was introduced it
is wonderful how many copies of Cont
a ra VlI1r0 hoC n6 in 10
where one would not think they had any
interest in this question. Beside these
books the middle classes have read every
word that was published of the Horn
Harvey debate, although very few pa.
pers in New York and Pennsylvania, pubA
lshed full reports. Horrs arguments
were printed verbatim, but the papers
seemed to be afraid to give any of Har4
veys speech. In fact they simply publ
lished a little as a ground upon which to
attack and discredit him in every way
going so far as to misquote and misrepres
sent him. But the silver papers will
come, for the public will demand them,
and in four or five years the public will
thoroughly understand the subject and
act and vote accordingly"
At this point Mrs. Beck who stood bvA
smilingly interrupted with:
"a tramp came to the house yesterday
and l gave him something to eat. He
said that the Democrats, silver men and
Peoples Party were going to Nnite and
then we would have a glorious country"
well, wouldn't we?" answered the
husband; sit would be a strong combina,
ton. came from Seattle to Minneapo.
lis in 1884 to vote for Cleveland and in 90
I came 500 miles to support him in the
same way, but / wouldn't vote for him
now. do not think it to be for the best
interests of the country to have presi,
dent who entertains such views Howk
ever, 1 believe the time is coming when
the people will vote on the silver ques-
ton without regard to party ties or par.
ty prediction.
cit is surely coming and a square vic~
tory it will be too. Harvey has converts
ed thousands and thousands are being
added to the ranks right along"