Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-11-19

telligent adv ocates Of the gold
stand ard and pretends to urge
such in all seriousness. Thus he.
claims that all who favor. free.
coinage Of silver by this country
alone, are 'bimetalists for pro-
fit, and directly interested in.
silver mines and silver mining.
We presume it will be news to.
the free silverites of the seventh
district of Minnesota to be in.
formed that they s'aredirectly in
terested in silver mines. and
silver mining!' - :"
He says: These sbimetalists.
for profit care not for the rest
of the world SO long as they
themselves can reap a harvest of
unearned wealth." So it seems
that Mr.. Eddy shrinks back at
the idea of the United States
alone should attempt to give his
silver mine farmers in the Red
River valley of the North, a
s'harvest of. unearned wealth.
but if the whole world will join in,
then Mr.. Eddyis perfectly will
ing, of course, that they should
have a "harvest of unearned
Wealth.
Here is how hedelivers himself
on this point:
I'm my opinion, the theory of
restoration of metallism by the
United States alone, independent
of the action of any other govern
ment, is impracticable and not
worth a moments consideration
by thinking men,
Mark we'll. This is Mr.. Eddy's
opinion, notwithstanding the
fact that he admits that the pres
ent business depression is
caused by the demonstration of
silver, and his farmer constit-
uents are bleeding at every pore
to-day from it's effect. He adj
mits again and again
that characterization of silver
would help, but it is not worth a
moments consideration for this
country to attempt the relief!
And why not, he continues:
1T would mean commercial
disaster to every business enter
prise in our midst. The result
would be especially burdensome
to the producer and laborer,
those classes to whom COVER
mental protection is more due
than to any other. Their pro-
duction would be bought and
paid for in silver coin, but at
gold prices. The purchaser
would dispose of the wares so
bought in the markets Of the
world for gold or it's equivalent
thereby largely increasing their
profits and those who received
their payment in silver, find
themselves compelled to pay an
increased price for the necessar-
les and Injuries of life that in
evitably follow in the train Of a
local currency that only circu-
lates at par at some particular
part or nation
Now this language is per-
fectly astounding. If. as he
says, the ones that buy our pro-
ducts and pay silver for it but
at gold prices, and sell it again lat
gold prices in foreign markets
how are they going to get larger
profits?
And again if goods under free
coinage sells at gold prices how
then can the farmer and labore1
find themselves compelled to pay
an increased price for the neces
saries and luxuries of life? He
first says that products will sell
at gold prices, and in the very
next sentence that the necessar
les and Injuries of life will be
higher! Now this is of course
rank nonsense, and even Mr. Ed
dy will admit it to be. so in his
sober second thought. eff in
creased prices inevitably follow
a national currency" the pro
Queer, the farmer for instance
will get more for his product
But Mr.. Eddy seems to think
that would ruin the farmer be
cause he would have to pay more
for his luxuries! During the wal