The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16
S1.OO A Year, in Advance.
those above are sufficient to illustrate

those above are sufficient to illustrate
the point.
Don't you see, Colonel. that our
farmers are only receiving the gold
price Of silver bullion for their staple
products, while their competitors in
silver standard countries are receiv-
ing the coin or mint price of silver for
theirs; that the decentralization of
silver here, has the same effect as pay
ing an export bounty to the farmers
in silver using nations. i
How long can our farmers and
planters exist. when compelled to cul-
tivate two acres. raise two bushels Of
wheat, two bales OF cotton, while their
competitors in silver standard coun-
tries cultivate but one acre. raise but
one buShel of wheat, one bale of cot
ton and do only half as much work,
and yet receive the same amount of
money with which to pay debts and
taxes.
Senator Jones in his speech during
the extra session of Congress page 1872
said:
Every decline in the gold price of
silver bullion is premium-a bounty
given to the producer of wheat and
cotton in India over the American
farmer and cotton planter in the price
Of those commodities in European
markets."
On the same point Senator Jones
quotes from Mr.. Bagehot. for many
years editor Of the London Econo-
MIST"
THE necessary effect of a deprecia-
ton OF silver as against gold is TO give
bounty on exports from India and
other silver-using countries to Eng
land. An English merchant can now
buy many more rupees than he for
merly could with the same mum Der of
sovereigns, and therefore he can i'm
port from India, though prices at Cal
cutta are not at level at which it
would have paid him to operate if he
had not had that novel facility of get
ting rupees
Another question which has been
frequently asked is this:
would not an issue Of greenbackS
legal tender treasury notes, place our
wheat and cotton-growerS on an equal
footing with those Of silver standard
countries, without opening our minis
to silver?'
Yes, we could by an issue of Green
backs accomplish the desired result,
but under one condition only, and
that is, the gold price Of Greenbacks
would be on a par with the gold price
of silver bullion; that is, Greenback
dollar had to be worth no more in
gold than the bullion in a silver dollar.
10 illustrate the point. Suppose
wheat-grower of the Northwest and
one from Argentine meet in Liver
pool, each with enc bushel of wheat
and sell it for Is cents per bushel.
The Argentine farmer buys an
ounce OF silver, takes it home to the
mint. has it coined and returned to
him worth $1.29 in legal tender money
Now if our farmer could sell his Is
cents worth of gold for $l.29 in Green
backs then the two would be on
parity and otherwise they would not.
1t simply becomes question, which Of
the two is lower, in relation to gold,-
GreenbackS or silver bullion.
Thus, Colonel. the point involved n
the discussions of the Silver question,
is not what little free coinage would
add to our money volume; but to give
our farmers the benefit of an export
bounty equal to the one now enjoyed
ard countries.
II understanding our platform
means to be insnard, then
the more insnared Populsts we
have the better for our party.
We need about 100000 in
shared Populists next year and if the
editors of some of our leading papers
were insnared, so that they could pre-
sent the strong points in our platform
to the public, it would not take long
to inSnare enough votes to win this
fight.
Near the close of your reply you say:
1--WE, with you, say let us have free
and unlimited coinage of silver. But
we say let US strike still farther and
deeper at the evils which beSct our
progress and prosperity as a nation"
Amen, Colonel, you will find me
fighting for this as long as life lasts.
Let us have legal tender treasury
notes issued by the government only.
in the place of national banknotes
| will permit no Populist to stand
tirmcr for this plank than myself let
us have an amendment to the consti-
tuition for graduated income tax; let
us demand that our national debt
shall not be increased in time Of peace
and many more things, but IN order
to do this, it isn't ccssiary to repudi-
ate our silver plank
| defy any one to prove where |
ever, elunef IN puDllc or private, Qe-
clared in favor Of a one plank plat
form, and still less a silver plank only.
All that has been said on this line, by
our press. has no existence except in
the imagination of coterie of editors.
l have expressed my views as to our
platform in the next campaign, as
thousands Of others have done, and |
shall continue to do SO. This is
privilege that belongs to every mem
Der Of our party. | have never ad vo-
Gated a single plank, or single silver
plank platform for 1896, but l have
opposed the idea Of making a gar
bage cart" out or our platform for all
the rubbish that is floating on the po-
litical pillows. II. E. TAUBENECK.
Mars hall, H., Sept. 26, 1898.