Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-26

Lnelr cQmpan lOnSnlp anp JnSlr supreIn1
acy. It you; undertake to settle this
question by driving neither from the
country you'%ill have no peace until it
is restored az . ;" q
Altgetdj ba fHheAt ana slry4F{ ! 1! !
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-John P. Altgeld,
ex-governor, .ha s,egiEasp athisaniniOn
on the effect prices on
wheat and the lpN pfEeS AS silver on
the doctrines OF y 81 5ilSE of the
future of the pf Stang at
his desk in his u H 4 Rnild-
ing when the following telegram was
handed him: <2.i,4g.,,s
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, ls07:Z--John 'P,'
Altgeld, Chicago: Will you obligsthe
Herald by wiring us at our expense
your views. on the effect of the high
prices OF wheat and the low prices Of
silver on doctrines of the democratic
party ofthe last campaign and on the
future of the party? ,H ~ ~,
9 b. ''N. Y. HERALD. = T
Mr.. Altgeld Immediately wrote this
reply;
'n"cH1cAGo, Aug ID, 1885,, 4Editpr the
New York Herald-Sir; 1. Answering
| your telegram, I,wilisaiy7' the American
people knoY that, while the wheat crop
is phenominally large in our country,
it is a failurein the South American and
European countries, SO that there
must come a kind of wheat famine, and
that consequently the farmer should
getover ST., for his wheat, and would
get that under the financial system
which forherly prevailed in thelwOrld
So that he .lS even noY,, suffering q q
wrong caused by legislation 81 ~ :
"s, The average -p'fies, 6f al other
com modlties known to the world 5 mar.
kcts hnsnbeen steadily falling and sill.
yer, whose aisss ,AaEelyb restricted
by legislationI hasnsimpIy kept pace
with the commodities, as shown by
the London markets In our country
the price of eotnland most Of the other
farm prodncts-is sorrow MOTTO pay
1.-THE actual cost of production The
present advance in wheat being due to
a temporary cause cannot give general
or lasting. prosperity; besides, onlya
small portion of the farmers of America
raise wheat
80. Should the Kloudil1e country or
any other cause so greatly increase the
volume of the worlds money as to pro-
duce prosperity, it would be ardenio4
cratic position, viz, chat an increase in
the volume of money gives prosperity
while n reduction in the quantity of
money produces paralysis I..as. 4, a.i /,
"a. The, country has now enjoyed
oven nine months of restored conf
dence, and! as a result, the greaft, cot
ton mills of New England have shut
down 'berauserthey could hot sell their
products, Ia. yh9 goal miners of America,
are on a strike against hunger and
against nakedness, and the Chicago
City Railway comp5ShnnySya,1Wvhioh iastwiH,'
,teNhelped t0deba8fR eGislatpre of
Illinois, aud got advantages worth nail
lions Of dollars, has just given NOTICE
to its men of reduction in wages.
THE condition Of the debtor and hon
est toiter3isgetting steadiIyw6rse. Con-
gress has just;given thesugar trust and
kindred patriots commission to COL
lect3severaf hundred million dollars
yeat tribute in excess of awhat they
formerly got from the sweat of Ameri-'
can industries In order that these pat
riots may not amass fortunes them-
selves, but may. contribute millions to
carry elections. The newspapers are
persistently calling this prosperity, but
the American people are not fooled BY
It and the democratic pattyis not BEL.
ing weakened by these proceedings
rs. Nearly all of the events slncetbe
election have tended to show that the \
democratic party was rightin the last
campaign and that the gDld'stahdatd
was acolossal fraud, maneged
by the Inscriptions agents Of the
trusts, whicBase destroying our coun-
try. and, the more intelligent and pairi.
btir republicans Of the land are begin
ming to see'that their party never can
rescue ourinstitutions from the GorrupI'
ton which is Overwhelming US, and
that this rescue must be made by the
great masses of the common people,.
who have saved our country in every
past crisis and who will rally around
the standard Of true democracy.
TJOHN p ALTGELD.
,.i The Cause Of Fear.
Why is capital 'timid? OF what Is |
afraidp RIR what must IL ibayc