The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-06
FULL OF MYSTERY.
The Money Question Hard One to
Handle.


Editor st. Paul Globe
In this intelligent age of the world
our daily papers are heavily freighted
with the opinions of the brainy men
OF the country upon the money issue of
the day. The masses of the people
are reading, and studious in trying to
solve this great problem as presented
by the various statesmen of the coun-
try. Without assuming to advance
any theory of my own on this ques-
ton, owing entirely to my incapacity
Of understanding 1t, lam forced to be-
lieve from the arguments of more en-
lightened individuals than myself, that
the money question is simply an exper-
iment without any assurance of the
benefits derived from either adopting
the gold standard or the free coinage
of silver at 16 to 1. So long as it's face
value possesses the purchasing power
of what 1t calls for within the limits
Of Uncle Sans territory what differ
ence can it make?. 1t Is evident that
an international standard coin cannot
be reached very soon, and why should
the American people involve them
selves in a heated discussion of which
all political parties know so much and
yet so little?
1t seems to me that our American
statesmen, representing all political
parties, spend great deal of their
time in exploring new issues and franz
ing guilt-edged platforms which to my
mind create a good deal Of steam
which exhausts itself into space map
plicable to the purpose for which it
was generated.
1t is to be regretted that the great
masses of the people are losing more
confidence in our so-called statesmen
every day, and the more familiar we
become with the political history Of
these men the less attached we are
to the methods they have attempted
to prescribe
Ii these wise calamity howlers, who
undertake to move heaven and earth
would only cease their TRADES Of
grievances and apply the law as laid
down by our good old-fashioned fore
fathers, there would be less mental
and financial strain in bringing "cath
rays" to focus on the gold or silver
dollar
1t seems to me that the ring leaders
OF all parties, the brainy ones, are
exerting every means within their
grasp to saddle upon the people issues
OF sufficient weight to secure their
attention for the time being, and ward
OF, II possible, the true appliance Of
good common sense and an honest adj
Jud1cation of the existing trouble.
-Four years ago we were all straining
every nerve to familiariZe ourselves
with the question of tariff, and today
we are as much at sea as ever and
must feel satisfied to call it. after all.
an experiment. Whether the people
are prepared to try it another four
mesmerizing influence Of the platform
trainers
The great trouble is, we people are
not in it, We have been promoted too
fast beyond teachers at our own ex-
pense, and the safest way out of il Is
to begin over again. Get these mixed
problems aside by employing good,
clean-cut, honest corps Of teachers at
the White house, selecting such men
from among the people; men who are
not mortgaged to the combinations or
trusts and free from the political fric-
ton of any body or corporation.
Not until then can the people of this
fair land boast of their freedom.
1t is conceded today, I think, by
large lIidJOTiIy Oh the SOOQ, honest
thinking people of this country. that
the leaders of both old parties have
forfeited the confidence confided to
their calling, and no amends can be
made that will restore that confidence
under the perplexing issues of the
present situation.
The masses of the people, and right
ly, too, that they are being humbugged
by their public servants, and feel that
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better.
The prevailing opinion is, and sus-
tanned by reasonable conclusion of
circumstances. that the trusts and COM
binations of this country as we'll as
the old, own our public servants, and
the sooner the people relieve them
selves Of this suspicion the less compli-
eating issues will exist, and the easier
it will be for the people to understand
them. Yours respectfully,
James Madigan.
Waseca, Mimi, July A. /,