The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
ROBBINS The FARMERS.
How This Years Wheat Crop is b..
ing Sacrificed on the Altar
OF Gold
To Produce an Artificial Surplus of
the Yellow Metal and to
Defeat Bryan.
"NOW is THE DAY OF SALIVA
TON"

John B. Barnhill, late editor Of the
Flora Qll) Democrat" furnishes us from
London with particulars of q remarka BILE
interview with Mr.. J. B. Howell, president
Of the Bristol (Eng) Bimetallic League.
author Of several popular pamphlets on
bimetallism, and an active currency re-
former.
The following conversation ensued:
Question-You are, 1 believe, an interna-
tional bimetallist?
Mr.. Howell-Yes, have been one for i
dozen years.
Question-You are the author of two pam
phlets which have had very large circu-
lation, 1 am told?
Mr.. Howell-Yes, one has gone through,
eight editions; the other specially address,
ed to the working classes has been print
ed in hundreds Of thousands, many OF
which are in circulation in the United
States.
Question-What is the cause of so large
a circulation?
Mr.. Howell-Merely, 1 suppose that they
put in simple way, easily understood by
the plain business man, OR the man in the
street." a question vitality affecting every
white man and woman in the civilized
world. but which has been generally be-
clouded and befogged with technicalities
and confusing side issues.
Question-Who are the principal support
ers of bimetalism in England?
Mr.. Howell-THE WORKING CLASSES
UNDOUBTEDLY. THEY REALIZE
THAT THE YELLOW MAN WITH THE
CHEAP WHITE MONEY WILL STRAIN
GLE THEM IN THEIR INDUSTRIAL
COMPETITION IF SILVER IS NOT RE-
MONETIzED IN THE WEST OUR
HOPE IS IN THE MASSES, IN EN-
FRANCHISED LABOR.
Question-Being an international bimet-
allist, do you favor Bryan's candidature?
Mr.. HOWELL am an earnest supporter
of Bryan. I believe he is MAN of Des-
tiny" and that in his great and glorious
mission to emancipate struggling and
wronged humanity from the crushing ty-
ranny of the gold standard. HIS ELEC-
TION WILL COMPEL ENGLAND TO
FALL IN WITH AN INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT, but his defeat, which do
not contemplate, will postpone it for a
generation-a period Of untold misery for
the wage Garner and producer.
Question-What, in your opinion, will
continental nations do in the event of his
election?
Mr.. Howell-They will gladly join in re-
storing silver to it's old position as the
money Of redemption, by reopening the
minis to its free coinage at the old ra-
ito. No well Informed man doubts it.
Question-Could these nations act with
out England's cooperation?
Mr.. overwhelmingly. They, with
the United States, could maintain the par
ity with ease and certainty, in spite OF
England holding aloof.
Question-What would England do with
respect to the Indian minis?
Mr.. Howell-England is pledged, doubly
pledged by the chancellor Of the exchequer
and Mr.. Balfour in the house of commons
to reopen the Indian mints, If other nations
open theirs, in spite of Lombard street and
the gold bugs. who will raise heaven and
earth to prevent 1t.
Question-Would Lombard street have
much influence, think you?
Mr.. Novelties; but the bimetallists ir
tho cabinet are it's ablest and strongest
members, and even at the cost Of. break
ing up the cabinet, and shunting few ig.
norant gold bugs in it, I am convinced
Mr.. Balfour's pleoge will be redeemed tc
the letter. BUT EVERYTHING DE.
PENDS ON THE UNITED STATES. IF
1T GRASPS THE NETTLE RESOLUTE
LY AND BOLDLY ENGLAND AND EU-
ROPE WILL FOLLOW. The Old Worl6
Is very conservative in money matters
and, like all old organisms, is timid. The
United States is young and vigorous, with
a grand future. 1t can do and dare great
ly. THE HOUR HAS STRUCK, THE
MAN HAS APPEARED, AND VICTORY
IS ASSURED IF THE NATION is TRUE
TO ITSELF, AND IS DETERMINED TC
WORK OUT ITS OWN SALVATION. Il
It fails in this supreme crisis King Golt
will grind 1t to powder, for of all the mer
CHESS tyrants the world has ever seen,
the money power is the most merciless ant
remorseless. A few money kings IL
Europe and the states will hold the worlt
in pawn II the United States does not ris'
and throw off its shackles now. NOW Il
THE ACCEPTED TIME-NOW is TIKI
DAY OF SALVATION"
Question-You have think, studied tn,
wheat question? What in your opinion /.
the cause Of the present anomalous posi-
ton with regard to American and Russian
wheat?
Mr.. HowelEThose who so PERSISTENT,
claim that there Is gold enough for al
might learn a good deal from the event.
of the last few weeks. The harvest yea
1861 opened on the ISL OF August, In
more favorable position for the sellers O
wheat than had been the case for years
The great reserves which had weighe,
down prices for three years had disap-
peared. The granarles Of Europe an,
America had no more than q REASONABLE
stock from which to draw. The crop O
Russia was known in early August to b.
very deficient, and by the middle Of Septem-
Der 1t was creditably reported that it wa
no more than 210.000.000 bushels. TIL
United States crop was also known to b.
very poor, and the official report told tn
void that 1t was under 500 0o0. 600 bushels
The two great exporting nations hav
had thus considerable deficiencies. NJ
WHEAT WAS AVAILABLE FROM IN
CHI. It was between seasons In Ar.
IL TODAY BUYING UNITED STATE'
WHEAT FOR DELIVERY IN KURRA