Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-29
DRAW THE LINE DISTINCTLY.
Van Wyok's Advice to the Farmers
at Weeping Water.
MORE PATRIOTS, LESS pARrisANs
The Anti-Monopoiistic war-Horse
Scores the Trusts and Sounds
the War Cry of New
Conflict,


to Tue BEE Saturday afternoon very
enthusiastic meeting of the Farmers ALI
ance was held in this city. Farmers from
the surrounding country turned out in large
numbers. Ex-senator Van Wyck had been
invited to address the gathering and he spoke
. for few minutes substantially as follows:
Am right You have not gathered here
from lille curiosity, for amusement, or even
for information, but to prepare for action,
and to earnest men there is inspiration in
the text come let US reason together"
Many have for long time been awaiting
another emancipation. Tho patient are al
most hopelcssly looking for the first break
ing of the light in the east With
more or less of suffering or oppression,
power has always been aggressive and or
ganized capital extortionate. Years of i'll
justice eliminating in great wrong is fol-
lowed By spasmodic rebellion, attended by a
short period of victory and right, only TO be
succeeded by another cycle of injustice,
aggravated by new and refined inquisitions TO
wrong and extort The multitude cry for
peace; but there can be no rest Each stage
and condition represents mans nature,
which climate, civilization and christianity
can but little control. We are taught that it
Is not only human but right for power to
clutch everything it can hold, and wealth to
absorb the earnings of the toilers, by all
schemes that ingenuity can devise, and the
basest betrayal enforce: while the masses
have always been taught that IL is the part
of wisdom to bear the ills we have, rather
than seek to repress injustice or redress
wrongs.
In some form oppression and injustice, re-
sistance and rebellion, are the principal
chapters in the worlds history, and that
history continually repeats itself. Many of
this generation well remember the domiua-
tion of slavery, its gradual growth, complete
control of the social. religious financial and
political elements; its cruel and brutal con-
tempt of those who would not bow the knee
and recognize its divine origin and right to
rule. Its power, though held by minority
in numbers, was in no danger until it domi-
mated every branch of the government and
every avenue thereto. This generation has
also seen that corporate power and organ
lied wealth in trusts and syndicates is on n
par with slavery: that by its insldious
growth all branches of the government
have been absorbed, and when courts could
not be controlled, they have been defied.
Like slavery, not content with all that COM
plete supremacy usurps, it becomes over
bearingly insolent and issues the decree that
the nation shall not only be submissive, but
positively and humbly acknowledge its
right of supremacy-no more murmurs or
complaints as to financial thefts and politi
cal robberies.
In your own expression you have wit
messed one and another degradation and
spoliation, until the state is PROSTATE, help
less, held in the slimey clutches OF many
devil fishes. Certain organs of your corpor-
ate masters make pretense of great weari-
ness because of continual complaints
and insist that they must cease.
So slavery. drunken with power,
made the same gentle demand and sought
violently to repress the groanings of the
slave and the argument of the defenders of
liberty. The protest against wrong and
humble prayer for relief, the last solace of
oppressed humanity, has not alway been de-
MED even by despots. The lsraelites en-
ioyed that slight solace in the time of the
Pharoahs with about as much effect on the
taskmasters as does your replning upon your
taskmasters. So did the worltmen in the
vineyard in Chrlst's parable in the days of
the Caesars. They received respectful at
tention, while you are sometimes invited to
be damned
tent. See to it that it becomes more than
meaningless protest Throughout the re-
public labor is organized in various unions
and farmers III wheels and alliances.
Why's because OF burdens and eXtortions
imposed. Thus you allege to-day. Are you
quite sure of itl Do you believe lti / ask
this question, for you sometimes act as if
you did not. 1t may be You had not borne
the cross long enough to rebel. or have borne
1t so long that chafing mas become second
nature and, therefore, not only endurable
but enjoyable. And do you really think you
need protection from corporations! You
know western roads have been built princl-
pally by the bounty OF the government
states, cities, counties and precincts, and
even then the road is stocked and bonded for
three times its actual cost, aud charges must
be upheld on the people to pay largo interest
and dividends on this watered stock and
bonds.
Do you earnestly think you need protec-
tion from trusts, which have introduced the
tactics of corporations in the ordinary busi-
ness of life. as the sugar trust, with a liberal
assessment of Sl2, 600 as the value of the
reflneries entering the practical compact,
and at once issuing certificates for $50, 000, 900
-four times more than the actual cost-and
then arbitrarily increasing the price of sugar
cents per pound, taking $50, ,000,0 600 annually
from the pockets of the consumer! And in
this manner all the trusts have been formed.
Now while larger and more dangerous
corporations are proposed by corporations,
and more trusts to embrace the necessities
of life, even British capital, without re-
straint or hindrance, invading our shores
and with not as much right and more AFRO
gance than King George, when he only
asked a penny pound tax on tea-British
capital, aided by American capital, aids to
manace the people, scheming to take the
last dollar that can be wrung from them
without rebellion.
lection from all this. So did our fathers in
1176, with much less cause for grievance
Their action showed they believed It, Does
yours2 Our fathers petitiOned and were
spurned. You have petitioned and begged
and been more rudeIy spurned. You have
believed moral suason and entreaty would
secure Justice You found that source not
more effective IN free. Christian America
than it had been in other countries and other
centuries. To-day the country is honey
combed with all sorts of devices and tricks
to absorb the earnings of toIlers and produ.
GERS, TO grow rich by unholy gains, by rank
plumber
Now, what2 Have you experimental long
enough3 You know there IS no relief except
by legislation. The courts are powerless, be.
cause the men of wealth and corporations
can trample on their decisions and steadily,
step by step, they are capturing ono and an.
other of the judicial bulwarks. You well
know 1t in this county. You have seen them
seeking TO control every district nomination
and election. You saw them two years ago
endeavor to assassnate Judge Maxwell,
whom every man in Cass county respects as
"A faithful citizen and venerates as an up
right. fearless Judge Then they failed but
they continue their attack on the judiciary
and only because they have acquired more
strength in conventions by means you well
know, they succeeded IN striking down an
other judge whom the people admired and
supposed would be renominated by acclama-
tion-one against whose ability, character
and upriEhtness no one would 'ope his
mouth" No stain upon the ermine worn by
him. 1s IL not mockery 10 talk about the peo-
ple ruling, the majority controlingi
You have learned by bitter experience that
no relief can come from boards and cOmms,
sions or legislatures and conventions ruled
In corporation interests. Year after year
you have primaries and caucuses and conven-