The advocate., 1891-12-23

done, good and faithful servant"
And here follows some pertinent,
practical editorial matter from It:
No more unwise advice could be given to the
people than that they are to keep their senti-
ments and wishes to themselves. Anthat keeps
che plut0crats In power is the silence Of the peo
ple. There are enough voters In the COHntry to-
day who wish both old parties wiped out Of ex-
istence TO wipe them out If they only caused the
fact to be generally known by declaring 1t.
The wise and patriotic are those who speak
out boldly their true sentiments.
It seems to be hard thing for the partisan
press to understand that farmers have right to
organize for any other purpose than that of de-
vislng ways and means for the determination OF
SQUASH bugs. In going into politics the Alliance
has no more departed from the purposes Of It's
original organization than would person who
started to go to a certain place be departing
from his purpose by accepting the only route
that offers him hope Of getting there
The subsidized city press is so asslduOusly
suppresslng all news of nature to encourage
the efforts Of organized labor In It's own behalf,
and in inventing and putting In circulation lies
that Intended to discourage and dampen our
ardOr, that are we ARE beginning to believe that
they believe their own lies as they are waited
back to them as echoes through their country
exchanges.
THE NEW YORK "HERAID" INTERVIEW
WITH JERRY SIMPSON.
On the day Of the delivery of Presi-
dent Hsrrison's message to Congress, a
correspondent Of the Herald obtained
the following interview from Mr.. Simp-
son.
The annual message Of the president Of the
Uulted States to Congress Is hardly ever sub
jected to anything IKE fair criticism, which
such a state paper, In justice to the plain CON-
mon people Of our broad land, should impartially
receive. The message, especially In these latter
days, Is expected by the partisan supporters Of
the national administration to be a general de-
Tense Of the political policies which the admins
tratlon may choose to recommend or adopt.
Earnest and patriotic men have measurably
ceased to look for practical wisdom from such q
document, considering 1t as means to an end
Of promoting party purposes and sort OF pro-
tectiOn to jObblng schemes OF one sort and
another developed by commercial and political
adventurers OstenSibly in the best interests Of
the great republic, but most frequently as pro-
cesseS Of enrichment Of domestic and foreign
Syndicates who would fain accumulate worldly
treasure In the name and under the banner Of
popular liberty.
A cursOry examination OF this message Of
President Harrison compels the belief that It
will hardly have long abiding place in the
choice matter of American history.
Referring to the Maritime Canal Co., of Mica
ragua, the president quotes Senator Morgan in
support Of his own position. Now, II 1t were
generally understood that several Of the stock
holders In this Nicaragua Canal Company were
directly interested in the North Carolina CreOsOte
Company, which company can cre0SOte the vast
amount Of pillng to be used in the construction
of the work, at a profit Of 10 cents per foot,
while the general government would pay there
for 75 cents per foot, this one phase Of the Or
ganized jObbery of the scheme might easily show
why it should be champiOned by interested
parties in the national Congress.
But ig 1t not deplOrable that the president Of
this great American republic should innOcently
or otherwise, lend himself to q gigantic scheme
that would plunder the tOIling wealth-prOducers
Of our land in manner that would equal II not
eclipse, the once supposed weIlmeaning meth
DDS that were, and are, practised by the historic
Union Pacific Railroad Company? In the latter
part Of his message the president seems to affect
an enthusiastic interest In the department Of ag
riculture. Under this head there is semblance
Of devotion to the interests Of the farmer when
President Harrison speaks as follows: at Is a
source Of general cOngratulatlon that success has
at least been attained, for the efforts Of an en-
larged foreign market for American meats win
be felt not only by the farmer but In our public