The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-09-17
A Citizens View Of the Other
Side cf the Much Talked of
Silver Question.
Editor Hope Pioneer.

Silver Question.
Editor Hope Pioneer.
Dear SIR
I noticed in your issue of Sept. B. an
article on the silver question by an old
patron Of The Pioneer, who you say
'knows what he is talking about I
am glad you explained that fact for I am
sure that ho is the only one that does
know.
Lot us review the weiyhtv article and
see if he does really know, himself. He
says "there is a liuit to everything un.
der the sun guess not. II tho writ
er on political economy from Colgate
will step out some tine day aud cast his
Dyes above, ho will see something that
is nlimited--snacc. 1t is up there some
where, that they say the blind snail be
made to see. aud wo presume that the
people who think they know all about
the financial question will tind out ,hcy
don't, when they got there. Again. the
contemplation of free coinage by the U.
s. is too foreign" Il won;'c: lid he mean
English you krow> aad altogether out of
the ordinary course Of events.
Such tom foolery as that. in the faco
OF the fact that we had eighty years of
uninterrupted prosperity under it, Then
he talks Of pots and patters'' in an Off
hand way. wish he would be more
definite in the future, and tell us just
how many pots there are available for
melting. Finally he comes to the main
stock in trade Of tho gold bugs. the
Mexican dollar, here he shows that he
don't know any more about the finance
of Mexico than he does Of tho U. S. He
says, "the Mexican dollar will be shipped
to our mints by tho car loads to bo coin
cd into American dollars" Ho couldn't
fool the average school boy by such i'm
becile talk as that.
In the first place Mexico is on silver
basis, and practically has no gold. The
business of tho country is done with sill
YER. Does it stand to reason that they
would ship their coined dollars here to
be coined into another dollar which
wouldn't pay any more debt than tho
Mexican dollar now does? They both
pay 100 cents worth of debts to-day.
That is what they would both pay undor
free coinage.
Secondly. The Mexican dollar for a
hundred years prior to 1873, was worth
in this country and Mexico one hundred
cents. That was under free coinage.
And under tho same statute laws it will
DO worth it again.
Thirdly. The gentleman forgot to tell
us what would take the place of the sill
vcr that would DO shipped to this coun.
| try from Mexico. Common sense should
| teach man that Mexico would not
block tho wheels of her present pros
pority and advancement by contracting
her currency to the extent of her silver
for. as have already said they have nc
| gold. Or would he have the American
dollar reshipped TO Mexico whero today
it does not pass clrrent among tn.
Mexican people but must Ee exchanged
for Mexican money. l would advise the
gentlcman tho next time he wants tc
theorise or toll some improbable story
to supply these little deficiencies in or
der to make it complete. He furthc'
says: "You and l gentlemen farmers
will not get ono cent unless wo pay fol
it ut it's full value. They will not give
it to you nor legislatc it into your pock
cts. you need not eXpeck it, l never
knew before that any one at Colgate
had copyright on the intelligence OF thu
American people. Future generation
will rise up and call him blessed, fo
enlightening them on that ono point
MIR. editor, the gentleman in his pream
BILE says. I'VE have one of the creates
and most important problems to solve
this coming election that has confronted
tho American people since the days O
slavery" and then attempt to discuss
this grave question in that idiotic fash
ion, by insulting the intelligence ofevcr.
voter. He next compares wheat ant
] o,,1 att 70 fn il1l,ot r fn IL,
them, tho over production bugaboo
Bettor get primer on finance. or take ;
few lessons from your son: either ont
will tell you that wheat and money ART
not Synonymous. Again. There is mo
includetl but will tluctuate IFS value ac
cortling to supply and demand" None,
is not commercial commodity ant
never was, for its value is fixed by law
consequently supply and demand hay'
nothing to do with it. In conclusion h
cxhorts the people of this beautiful lant
to vote for sound money. 1t seems tt
me that if tho gentleman can, by such
arguments DIS he presented, dull the III
telect that God gayo him, to all scnse o
right and wrong, and smothes his con
science into voting for a gold standard
he ought to be satisfied, without havin'
the gall to ask others to do the same.
Instead of talking in a vague sort o
way about "old pots and plates, stupen
dious piles of silver sound money ant
the like would like to have the gen
tleman in his next, come down With
the reach of tho average citizen Of Steel
county. and tell US what he himself ha
got to show for twenty-threo years Q
single gold standard What benefit
have you derived my friend? Wha
have you got to show? | will vcntur
the prediction that you, like the rest G
US, have got mortgage on your farl
payable in gold coin or its equivailen
If SO, under tho present system {
finance you will always have that t
show. If you have anything else woul
be glad to hear from you in regard to i
That is the proper way to discuss thi
question. If a man has received an
benefits from gold staudard-re;
tangible preceptlble benefits. and Ca
show them---why then let him how
otherwise he had better keep still.
Yours truly.
Hone. Sent, 7, CITIZEN.