The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-10-01
Colgate Letter.

AOA6NOAcSSs dChuON4cUS0 tuuC was
wrong in saying there was a limit to
everything.
Citizen has, presume, made very OK
tensive ethereal explorations, and no
doubt has secured front seat in that
NEUROLOGICAL relm. so that when Gabriel
blows his horn he will know just where
"he is at" He should also have cast his
piercing eyes downward, and made some
submarine explorations; and proved to
the world that was also wrong in ro-
gard to tho depth Of tho Atlantic ocean,
and for this useful knowledge SO freely
given to the world, all of tie wise men
OF the east 'would rise up and call him
blessed"
Citizen says that 1 Claim to know all
about the financial question which no
part Of my letter lays any claim of know.
ing ANYTHING about the financial ques-
ton. I simply give my version of the
question without pretending as he did,
to know it all. never said that money
was commercial commodity neither
did l compair money with wheat. said
that silver was a commercial commodity
and without fear Of successful contri.
diction, l say it again. The daily market
reports gives the current price of silver,
as it does our wheat, and it fuctuates
its value about the same. Large con-
signments of silver are going to England
every month. There it is kept with the
expectations if reputation, carries the
election this fall of bringing it back to
our mints and have it made into Ameri-
can dollars to buy lis farmers wheat
with-and magnificent speculation it
will be too. That will be Englieh-don't
YOU know-as foreign or English you
know as it may seem to Citizcn, I will
bet him cigar "a ten center mind yon)
that he can't produce good, and we'll
authenticated STATISTICS, where tho laws
of any nation ia the world tolcrates the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver to.
day. He says that by discussing tho
question in my "ediotic was," insulted
tho intelligence of every voter. If I have
insulted any voter in Steele county I
hunlbly beg their pardon. But I don't
believe that there is man in this state
that feels himself insulted by any qucs-
tion contained in my letter cf Sept. 3.
Throughout all my intercourse with
the people of this county, have always
boon treated with nevor to be forgotten
courtesy; which appreciate by trying
to extend to others that same degree of
courtesy so informally shown to nc. l
n,yor considered it necessary in discus
sing politics or any ole: subject. to in.
dulge in any such vulger bombastic
scurrility so characteristic throughout
tho length and breath Of that vo!umin-
ons review of the las you SO sarcastically
call llsc) weighty altc!e.
He refers us back to where Mexico en-
joyed such supcrabundance Of pros
pcrity for hund'od years-and SO on
up to certain date-there he stops. He
refers also to the prcmitive history Of
the United States where we fourished
SO we'll for a period of 80 years. and so
on to certain date there he stops again.
Well might he stop. Ceasor paused be-
fore he Crossed the Rubicon)
As you say, such tomfoolery as that to
introduce-my dear sir, I was not dis
cussing the autideluvin period of Mex
leo, nor the premitive history Of the
United States.
admit that there was time when in
this country green hides, coon and bear
skins. were the standard OF values, but
times have changed the-old-man. 1t is
as matters stand today that confronts
the people and not hundred years ago.
Your antiquated dates goes for nothing.
You have not touched upon the points
at isue. II you think people will accept
as proof Of your arguement such slumb
as-fool-imbecile- zoy-tomfoo!--
know it all-etc. you will get badly loft.
A person using such derogatory slang,
without any provocation, is not general
ly considered to be very good citizen in
shooting off such a Tremendous yoley of
poisoned arrows, it must have went up
through his hat-otherwise it would
have surely bursted the exhaust pipe of
his overloaded vocabulary. Ho says that
I discussed great part of my subject in
sort of off hand way, for which hope
the gentleman will excuse me. He could
scarcely expect a cannon hayseed like
myself, to produce such master piece
of refined classical diction so prevalent
in his able review of the las he with such
a flourish calls the) weighty article.
have neither time nor space to pick
up and clean off the points of all those
poisoned arrows. So permiscusly show
cred around me- So 1 will now sur
merise few of the cardinal points of
the issue.
First. I offer citation to the daily
market reports, as proof that silver is
commercial article, and that it fuc-
tuates it's value much the same as wheat.
Second. I still hold that the value of
an ounce of silver. or a bushel Of whoat,
is inexorably fixed by the law Of supply
| and demand.
Third. That the relative value of a
bushel Of wheat or pair Of boots, can
not be affected by calling fifty cents a
dollar.
l will now pass to where am called
for show down. Here the gentleman