The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-03
OUR FORUr1
Al Abana Wants Greenbacka.

Editor Representative:
Will the American people never de-
velop into the practical, well-rounded
far-seeing citizen? It is said that we like
to be humbugged, and our past history
seems to prove the assertion. AS for
my part, l am sick and tired of dema-
goguery and am hungering and thirsting
for fair, honest dealing. Why, the pol
| lt1cians and the press of the land will
| not explain the phrases and terms used
! In describing and discussing our state
| and national needs, and thus instruct
and educate our people, l cannot see. It
is policy that from henceforth will
yield but short-lived advantage at
best, for our people are beginning to
think and act for themselves, and I
have an abiding faith that they will tri-
umph in the end. Why don't they tell
the people that double standard is an
1mpossibility, and would be dishonest
and destructive if possible, and that the
free coinage of silver, at an arbitrary
value, would not give the masses any
more money, but would take money
from them? It is futile to attempt to
establish double standard by law. be-
cause no law could prevent ones prefer
ence for that which was regarded as
most valuable as between any two or
more substances Or things presented for
their selection or choice. Nor will the
III Of
get more money into circulation under
the present banking and loan laws of
our land. Money that cannot reach the
masses and that cannot circulate freely
among our people will never produce
national prosperity. We want uniyer-
sal prosperity, and we must have uni
veTsal money to insure it. No money
that does not represent our every in
terest can ever bring permanent and
ample relief
True the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver would make it for the bullion
owner, and would lay another burden Of
taxation upon the masses to hold its
value to the established rate. It would
be but another form of taxation without
representation. 1t is bad enough to
have to maintain the value of one
metal, much less two, and the greater
the number used as money the greater
the hardship on those who do not own
them, and there is no justice in such
procedure unless the process sweeps the
nir
every Individual of our commonwealth.
That would represent everybody and
protect all, but no other scheme will nor
can. Every other scheme imposes
burden upon those who do not own any
OF the money metals
Since the birth of Christ no question
has ever been of such vital importance
to humanity as the money question. It
is the substratum OF every industry,
and the cap sheaf of every product. 1t
is through and by this all machinery
moves and all labor operates; without it
labor languishes and Industries cease.
we must have it or we starve First
give us something to eat and to wear. |
and we can rest in peace and comfort, |
and listen to our statesmen as thew dis |
cuss al other questions that bestir and |
interest the public mind There is no |
argument but the bread argument that |
will satisfy and convince the hungry in
dividual. Therefore give us bread and
apparel; arrange all domestic concerns
hrst, then proceed to the settlement of !!
all vexatlous neighboring questions, and
crate as long as you please about any
foreign policy.
But will we always be kept in the
dark, and will we continue to follow
leaders who are totally blind or totally
devoid of honor? The great political
parties of the Southern white people
pretend to be the enemies of trusts, and
% be battling for universal liberty, but
hey are straining every nerve to estab-
lsh new trusts and to protect those al
'eady established. Where can you find
my greater trust than the gold trust?
Why should you want to re-estabilsh
he silver trust? Why, do you want to
protect the national bank trust? Hadn't
We better organize and knock out every
lnoWn trust, rather than re-astablish |
I'D ones and create new ones? New
rusts are all right if operated in the
interests of the people. They represent
he quintessence of Industrial economy.
But when used to throw millions out of
Employment and starve those dependent
n their labor in order to fill the peck
is of few, it is a crying shame against
humanity, and is entirely undemocratic.
IS now operated, trusts' are foreign to
epubilcan sentiment aid diametrically
pposed to the spirit of Americans. In
tead of clamoring forl''rel hoisting the
ag of silver, we should demand the
owering of the gold standard, and SO
ompletely destroy their money power.
hat no American would ever again
ave the temerity to seeP shelter be- !
cath their colors. There Should never
e but one trust in America, and that | !!
nould be labor trust, as It is through