I personally think that basing your support for people based on who they were willing to support is a great way to ensure that no conservative ever gets elected.
Of course, I think supporting “conservatives” who have no chance of getting elected because they are fundamentally flawed and incapable of actually doing the job that you are electing them to is also a great way to destroy the conservative movement.
Refusing to support a conservative because he trusted a man to keep his word when you didn’t — well, maybe you shouldn’t vote for them because you don’t trust their judgment, but maybe if they otherwise were worthy of your support, they were actually smarter and more correct than you as to judging character.
But I guess nobody will stop you from an eternal vendetta.
I am willing to bet in this case the man with the farm will be willing to sell the man with Gold some food or seed for a portion of that Gold since we do not live in a vacuum and Gold will probably be a form of currency being traded in general since it is reliable.