Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-11-05
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1885,
IRE WE. l1EVOLU TIO.NISTS?


Patrick Henry said: Il have
but one lamp by which my feet
are guided; and that is the lamp
of experience. I know Of no way
of:judging of the future but by
the past. And again: "1here
is no retreat but in submission
and slavery! Our chains are
forged! Their clanking may be
heard on the plains of Boston:
The war is inevitable-and let it
come! I repeat it; Sir let it
come! Is life so dear,
or peace so sweet, as to be pur-
chased at the price of chains and
slavery? Forbid it, Almighty
God! know not what others
may take; but as for me give me
give me liberty or give me
DEATH"
Now what was Patrick Henry
making all this racket about? A
three pence tax on pound OF
tea? For the British demand
was narrowed down to that. But
as the historian says: 'ln itself
the three penny tax was a tribe,
but underlying was a principle
which seemed to Americans no
tribe; for principles revolutions
had been fought in the past; for
such they would be fought in the
future.
But is there such a principle
justifying force to vindicate it If
necessary underlying the silver
question? Let us see. In certain
sense the silver question, per see,
may be called trifle. But there
is a principle involved. Back Of
the tax, and involved in the three
pence, was the principle whether
Great Britain should rule this
continent or the people them
selves. So back of the silver
question and involved in it is the
principle whether this govern
ment shall control the money of
the countryin the interest Of the
people, or whether a private cor
poration or trust, shall be aloud
to control it for it's own benefit.
Unhappily, we need not argue alb
stract principles as Patrick Heury
had to. The war of money con-
quest has already devasted this
fair land. -,
JohnG. Carlisle, now secretary
=: of the Treasury, on Feb. 21st,
1873, on the floor of congress
uttered the following graphic
prophecy. u know that the
worlds stock Of precious metals
J. issnone to large, and I see no rea
son to apprehend that it will ever
become SO. Mankind will be
Fortunate. indeed, if the annual
prod ction Of gold and silver coir
shall keep pace with the annua
increase4of population. commerce.
and industry. : According to my
view Of the subject, the conspir
acy which seems to have beer
formed here. and in, Europe tt
destroy by legislation and other
wise from, three: seventies to one
half the metallic money Of tn
>: world is the most gigantic zcrim'
Of this or any other age.
: The consummation Of such {
scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human
race than all the wars, pestilenc'
and famine that ever occurred il
1 the history Of the world. TIL
/. absolute, instantane ouss destruc
ton Of half the entire movabl
I. property Of the world inc ludin'
horses, ships, ailroads and q
other applianc es for ARRIVING 8
commerce while it would be fel
more sensibly at the momen1
would not prod ce any thing lik
the pro onge ca distress and diso1
ganization Of society that mus
evitably result from the PEI
manent annh Oh of one. half I
the metallic M ney of q
world. 80
Thus ] ohm g G'arlisle il thev
go1o f his manhoo and guide
81 the lam d sc experience coul
md did ostell bat IFS now.
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