New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-25
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Now it came TO pass at the end OF nearly four
full years that Grover dreamed. 1Ie was king
beloved by the people, wise and just ruler, weigh
ing 325 pounds)
And in the dream he stood by the Atlantic
Ocean. And he looked and saw about him above
an hundred men, well favored and prosperous,
and he saw that these were workingmen. And
they were engaged at their work. some in woolen
mills, others in iron mills; and it was SO that
they were employed in all kinds Of factories and
all kinds of work
And, behold great horde Of other men came
up out Of the sea, ill-favored and hungry; and
they devoured the well-favored men. So Grover
awokc.
And after rubbing his eyes and listening TO sec
that no widows or orrhuns were breaking Intv
the Treasury Building he slept and dreamed the
second time and behold, he saw a great store Of
products Of his country of good quality and fair
to look upon, even wool, and SALT and many more
like things produced by his country.
And there came after a great multitude Of
products OF the same kind, but Of poor quality.
and blasted by the east wind, and produced by
cheap methods and the poor products did eat
and make way with the good products so that
there were none of them left. So Grover awollc
and it dream
And in the morning after having written
humorous piece about soldiers widow and vetoed
an orphan, his spirit was troubled for he thought
of his Dreams and he said to his servant: Co. call
together TIC wise men of the Democratic party"
And the servant departed, but straightway re-
turned and said: Master, there be nonen And
it was so that the servant had smitten the nail on
the head
And Grover was wroth, and called his assistant
rt And 10 oI,o
king his dream, telling him Of the company of
wellfavored men, numbering above an hundred,
and of the mighty horde of ll-favored and disrep-
utable individuals that dcvoured them and even
then it could not be known that they had eaten
Them they still being thin in the flesh as before
And also of the bountiful products Of the land,
and how there came other products, poor in
quality, but great in quantity, which made way
with them. And there be none, he said, that
interpret TO me these dreams.
Then spakc his assistant majesty: The in
depreciation is easy, If you know how, and this
is it: The two dreams are as one. The work
ingmen which you saw, numbering above an
hundred, each stood for year that this country
has prospered and grown fat and the we'll
favored products were the same. And the great
horde Of ill-favorcd worllingmen and cheap prod
ucts, blasted by the east wind. were for the
years which will come when we establish free
trade throughout the land. For it will be
that mighty multitude Of cheap products will
come in from other lands, and drive out the good
products, and swarm of poor workingmen will
arise who will devour the present prosperous
ones but it will be a great thing for England"
Then spalle Grover: " 1t is good, for this is
what aim at for as We say, it will be
pleasant and profitable for our dear friends in
England. Co. and proclaim free trade through
out the whole land'
But, as Grover turned and took his pen, having
Just thought of a good joke on a crippled soldier,
there arose a mighty roaring, like unto n couple
of cyclones running into each other. And the
noise continued, and Grover and his deputy high
ness afraid, they did not wot of its
though it was soon clear to them that
it was the Republicans getting TO the polls and
casting their votes. And 1t rolled up from all
parts of the land, and shortly after Grover put
oil his overcoat for it was chilly and took his
umbrella under his arm, and walked out of the
house; and he journeyed down the avenue
he met man coming from the depot, carrying
an old carpetbag in his hand, one end of
which was this writing: b. H., Ind" And the
stranger spal<e to Grover and asked him if he
could direct him to the White House. But
Grover needed him not, and went his way, even
unto the wilderness of Red Top