Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-02


its use BY the government. ~. ~ 81
So long as the government displays
hostility to silver, and gives gold the <
preference in its use, to that extent the
ability of silver to maintain itself is
questioned-and the relations Tat ex-
lists between the two are similar to the
relations that exist between preferred
and and common stock of corporations.
The attitude of the government toward
existing coinage should be absolutely
fair and ~ithout discrimination, and :
where ever it mas the power to compel
fair treatment Of the metals on the part
of others, the government should exer:
else sufficient authority to maintain the
equal powers. :
'FTo do this he said, "would re-
quire the repeal of the words 'ex-
cept where otherwise stipulated in
contract which were inserted in
the act Of Feb. %, 1878 and July
Il, 1907 thereby discriminating
against silver in favor Of gold. y
But we better Lot quote any
more for fear-you will say Kenyon
does not even know as much as we
do, which would increase our al
ready swelling pride to the extent
that - hat--wel, you know the
story about the frog and the OK.
When you say that bimetallism
is meaningless, and never existed,
you simply display the fact that
you are historically misinformed.
Bimetalism has worked we'll and
is practical, In fact it must be-
restored before this country can
prosper. Because silver was not
coined much from 1894 to 1873
disproves nothing.
It is very easy for you to say
that our references such as Aris-
totle, John Locke, Prof. Jcvons,
Walker, and the Ex-President Of
the Bank Of England, are ignor-
amouses on the money question,
but 1t only shows weakness of ar
gument on your part to do so.
You understand that it does MT
make it SO because you say 50.
Your reference to the Populists
we let stand as it stands. One
thing we know and that they are
more sound and not SO wabbling
on the money question. and stand
! nearer the right in that matter
, than the Republican or Democrat
{ tic party machine.
: We might mention, as to what
Senator Tifman said Of the Popu-
! lists, that had you, or rather the
newspaper from which You took
the words, given all of Tilman's
sentence the meaning would have
been far different from what YOU
construe it to mean. It is another
example OF how newspapers lie by
leaving off half the truth.
You say money is the fruits of
labor" That is so; money repre-
sents the fruits Of labor; but when
! the supply Of money is cut off,
! the fruits Of labor is cut off.
A laborer must work twice as long
anu farmer raise twice as many
bushels to get the dollar to pay his
unchanging debt. You say mon
ey SIS used to grease the wheels of
commerce. ''If for some reason
the Industry gets interrupted or
becomes paraIyzed and the wheels
OF commerce stop then money los
es It's usefulness. You don't
grease the wagon when you don't
use it. No one buys more grease
when the wagon is broke or rem
dered useless Oh! profound
logic! Why has the wagon stop
ped? Simply because We have
! tried to run her without sufi-
cient grease. The boxes have got
hot. The axles have wore off; the
bearings have run dry; and the
wagon had to come to standstill
, The Shylocks, who are on the
wagon are telling us, and the likes
OF you are repeating it to the peo-
pie, Just get down and pull and
; the grease will come Of it self.
Are they not pulling? Have they
not been trying to start the vehi-
Gle? Why don't your grease
; come? You seem to think that
hard times come as a matter Of
fact and as consequence money
is scarce. Just like saying that
!. the water boils and as a conse-
quence it is hot. How are YOU
" going to exDain that the hard