New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
LOOK TO THE EAST.
UNREST BREEDING FALLACIEs THAT SHOULD BE
coRREcrED-THE WEST NOT THE
ONLY DANGER.

ONLY DANGER.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir Without posing aiarmist. want 10 cal
attention to a widespread uneasiness throughout the
laborng classes In the East. Whatever the cause
may be. this uneasiness exists to-day to surprising
extent. only among the idle portion OF the poor
which is always locking for a change and by nature
Ia n disturbing element In the State but also among
sober- minded workingmen. whose opinions are not
subject to quick changes and who form the steady
and usually conservative citizens Of the country
The history OF agttations in this country shows
that when issues have been fairly presented to the
workngman, right and justice have never failed to
prevail In his Judgment and. in the present instance
my faith In this portion of the community is such
that cannot doubt the result II the fa!acy OF free
silver Ks ruthessly shown up for his considerations
The fear Is that all the energies Of the sound-money
will be directed toward the West and South. and
that the East will be left to shift for itself That this
would not be safe course 10 pursue was borne In
upon me by some conversations lately reported with
workingmen in and about New-York City, the bull
wark Of sound money.
The gist OF these conversations IS that the work.
ingmans condition could not be than II now
is but that change In the money policy Of the Gov
eminent might better It: that the Chicago platform
promised that change that Mckinley represents the
policy OF the past with Its vast public expenditures.
its large private fortunes. its colossal trusts and
combinations OF capital. and judicial interference
with individual liberty. while Bryan stands for
bright future. honest and simple living. more ndi-
Ndua liberty and the lettering OF the condition Of
the laboring class.
1t cannot be denied that an alluring prospect Is
shown the laborer who Is reduced to starvation by
hard times under gold standard and 1t Is not
prising that the popular mind even here in New
York. Is caught by the glisen OF these fatuous
promises and Is possessing itself of the dangerous
desire TO give them trial. Before this uneasiness
tO ha
met and laid at rest by logical presentation OF the
facts and the laws underlying them, which to the
reasonable man sufficiently account for the hard
ment What is needed is not Speeches s 40 much AZ
political tracts The difficulty with speech is that
effects. Political economy for the In black
and white. and in tangible FORM is the necessity OF
presented 1t may be studied "
BY far the larger portion Of our voters know moth
Ing about the natural laws which determine the
value OF commodities and decide the ebb or flow Of
the money stream Populist knows well enough
that 6ounfu spring means a choking OF the mar
ket and drop In the price of wheat but he fails to
understand that the general law Of supply and de-
as between villages. and that the policy of the Gov
with the foreign wheat fields with their greater
facilities for transportation. He in the poverty
heorT Of nm 5Se by s5e prof OF the
exists and looks no further to ascertain II the
G the eonTe o the s' s ae TO laws and IN
cident to its policy: II strikes Popuist as absurd
10 lay the cause or me money StrnRency Of to-day
at his door and TO declare that only by maintaining
the present policy can the laborng man hope for
better times. What does the Populist and the free
svcrtte propose to do? Is It not to the profit Of
the capitalist class In two by dividing the dollar
halves and paying debts with OF them? The ques-
lion then up. what ia the capitalist cnss The
Populists. OF course refer to the moneyed class
this their short sight edness becomes painfully ap-
parent for the capitalist class against whom they
wish TO lcgislate IL not alone the moncyed man. but
comprises all persons having capital loan whether
IL be money. or brains. or strength or skill what
Il may be. and includes the day laborer the
skilled artisan. the department boss and the manu-
facturer; and each and every OF these from top
contracts be read TO pay In full for labor expended
that eight-hour day bring more than four hours
pay. and dollar Of money buy dollars worth OF
food. The debtor class. whom this legislation il in
tended 10 benefit viii suffer most by lts operation
for they east afford IN receive Interest on
receive. 1t Is impossible that part of he
capitalist class be affected differently from another
part by law that Is clearly calculated 10 affect
alike the whole class. BY cutting off tho offending
right hand OF capital, the Populist is removing not
only itching PALM but also honest tool Of toll
Another thing that needs 10 he shown the dssat-
ised s that this country is indepe OF
the rest of the world AS ma tier OF nes,essitv we
depend other nations for market for our prod
ucts and a source OF supplies for wants Foreign
hucksters wan. pay for their wares. and VII; not
take Clipped coin. When America goes into the mar
kes Of the world. she should go with good money to
pay for the wares she purchases and every drop Of
be paid in honest money. Not otherwise can her
name go untarnished and an honest pride he felt In
the hearts Of her children. ALLAN ROBINSON
New-York. July 70. 1885,