The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
keep themselves informed as what is

keep themselves informed as what is
being done to reduce apeople to seryi-
tude. This single book ought TO pro-
duce such a Teyulsion of feeling
who perpetrated this awful crimethat
they would be looked upon by all
decent people with adherence.
If you will read Mr.. Lloyd's book
| think you will agree with me, that
lieye, this country is to be delllged in
the blood of revolution, the catas-
thrope will be brought on by condon-
ing such crimes as that at Spring
Valley: it will be brought on because
you and | read such stories as this,
and knowing they are true, straight
way forget all about them: il will be
brought on because editors and
preachers. and others who have the
public ear, keep silent through neg
figcnce or fear of the rich who mis-
rule the land. If people will not
think, If fhey will not care, YOU may
depend upon it that the priceof their
Indifference will be slavery Or war.
II" Avoid the Real issues is the Scheme.
SIOUX Cry, Iowa, Aug. 30, 80.
ED. LIBERTY BELL.-By their
fruits We shall know them" are the
words of the Divine teacher. We
have two great political parties in
this country both of which are ex-
cecdingly anxious for the welfare Of
the farmer and laboring man. cspec-
tally just before an election. These
parties have controlled the lcgisla-
tlon and practically agreed on most
Of the financial legislation since the
war, and the only act Of that class
which was in the interest of the peo-
pie as against the bankers was the
n compelling the coinage Of silver
after 1t had been demcnetiZed BY
them and the preservation of the re-
naming greenbacks. and that act
was passed because there We're about
~ Observation-Disclosures SEM to
congress and the parties felt COM
pellcd to pass a law Of that kind in
order to keep the parties from disrup-
ton. Both parties have since shown
thtir hypocrisy in regard to silver
coinage by using the discretion given
the secretary to keep the amount
coined as low as possible.
First passing the national banking
law, then the credit strengthening
act. the act retiring greenbackS and
treasury notes and replacing them
with interest bearing bonds: then
joining with European nations in
demOnetiZing silver. all the time re,
ducing the money circulation and
consequently reducing prices and
values and practically c%ontiscatine
the property of multitudes of men in
all parts of the country. What was
silver demOnctiZed in Europe for?: re
reduce the money circulation and
thus reduce prices Of labor and TIKI
products Of labor: in short to increase
the purchasing power-the value OF
m%oney-in the interest Of the creditor
class and to the dctriment of the
debtor class. 1t is a movement tC
more completely enslave the laboring
masses, both in Europe and this coun.
try. That was its object and aim
from the first, as stated in the Hazard
circular, and it has been carried for.
ward with cold blooded ferocity by
old John Sherman and his compat.
riots OF half political parties, includ.
ing the great Grover Cleveland, who
are made to dance like puppets in a
show and fight sham battles over the
endless tariff nonsense, while both
party machines are run by the same
power behind the scenes. The new
silver law and the late Iowa Republic
can platform are double edged affairs,
that may be used either way as occas-
sion requires. Thus the Independent
movement shows strength in the COM
ing election. The law an be made
quite effective and useful, if not the
discretion and exception clauses may
practically nullify it and suspend
coinage. The record of both parties
are unbroken, they are both contrac
tionists and any pretenses to the con
trary are merely hypocrisy, as thu
pages of their organs clearly indicate
week after week, and if any man shall
vote either of the old party ticket
under the belief that they favor a,
increase of money circulation, he i
the sucker they want. Perhaps tn
Sioux City Journal or Tines will vol
untcer an explanation; why a Repub
llcan congress dem0lletized silver ant
have continued reducing the none,
circulation since that. if they are no
pleased with my explanation and tn,
Tribune might also explain the sam
phenomena in its W party, but o
course they will not. The 2. o. p's
have succeeded in distracting TIT
peoples attention with the cry O
tariff, tariff, while the monopolist!
are legally authorized to rob them, ant
they confidently expect to keep thu
wool over the poor peoples eyes b,
avoiding any discussion eff the real is
sue in the coming election. The,
know that to tell the truth as ar
honest newspaper should, would sinl
the old parties beyond hope of resur
rCctiOn. INDEPENDENT.