Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-11
because it is paid in gold

Ihls, they say, does not mean
decrease in price, as we are paid
in gold, which metal is twice
as valuable as silver. Therefore
it can be said that farmer in a.
gold country, who owns 80 acres
OF land, mortgaged at 81, 300, and
raises 1000 bushels Of wheat On
it, can only pay one-half of his
debt with the produce of the land
as ne can only get $3.50 in gold
out OF it, and the mortgage has
to be redeemed in gold, while a
farmer in a double standard
country receives 81, 300 in silver
under similar conditions, and is
thus able to pay his whole debt,
.'Wait a moment until I can Get
hold Of a silver dollar,'' exclaim.
ed Mr.. Sunde, hurrying into the
outer room, his eyes cleaning
with eager enthusiasm. Look
here,' he said, laying the dispu.
Tea com on the desk before the
newspaper man. 1.-The whole
trouble IS to be found in this
dollar OF ours, for this one, and
not the free coinage dollar is a.
5O.cent dollar. It is worth a. dol
lar here. You all know that YOU
40 not get more for your money
IN the stores whittier you paw in
gold or silver. But outside of
this country it is only worth 50
cents, or something like that
What the silver man propose to
40 is to make all honest dollar
out OF this dishonest dollar bv
raising its value to 100 cents.
'lt this can be done by free
coinage? Suppose that the Roth
chllds-you know that they are
pretty solid people suppose, [
say, that they should make an
announcement over their names
That they willing to buy all the
wheat that could be shipped to
their docks in Liverpool at 81 a bu.
DO you think that LIVERPOOL
would be flooded by all the wheat
produced in the world? Certain
ly not. They would not get more
than they could use, for the rea-
son that every one, knowing the
value OF the Rothchilds and their
word, would consider wheat
worth Isl, less commission and
transport to Liverpool, and would
demand that much for it. It is
the same with the United States
and silver. The declared Wiling
ness of the United States govern
ment to coin silver worth 81. 80 an
ounce, or thereabout, for the sim
pie reason that such declaration
represents an increased demand
corresponding to the difference in
prices now and then. Look at
the difference in price of silver
now and some time time ago,
Then it was down to 49 cents an
o.; now it has risen to 70 cents an
ounce. Why? Merely because,
Japan and China started little
war, and big war indemnity had
to be paid in silver, and conse.
quently China was compelled to
buy silver, which was thereupon
circulated III Japan. When such
an event is enough to raise the
price of silver with some 20 cents,
what do you think would be the
effect of a declaration from such a
nation as this, returning silver
to it's proper position as legal ten
der?'
Mr.. Sunde spoke a good deal
more along the same lines, talking
with the rapidity following from
great familiarity with a subject.
The broad, ringing notes of his
native Norwegian were audible
through the dress of English
words in which he clothed his
thoughts. Onceina while phrases
would elude him. Then he would
stop and gasp for moment as if
he had lost his breath. But only
for a moment-the next he had
attacked the troublesome point
from a new quarter, and had gain
ed it. He had some hard words
on hand for goldbugism, which he
said tends to wipe out the great
middle class. But on the whole,
his language was very moderate.
Asked whether he would sup.
port Bryan, Mr.. Sunde replied
with an emphatical "of course. ;"
But he added at once; Just the
same T am a republican, and hope
to be able to remain so, when only