The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
ONLY GIVE Us A CHANCE.
Another Plea for Justice and a Few of
tile Blessing of this World which
we've Jntended for All.

Another Plea for Justice and u Few of
tile Blessing of this World Which
were Intended for All.
Editor UNloN:Lh herewith tender you
my sincere congratulations on the inn
proYcment OF your valuable paper, and
am proud to say that W. have one edi-
tor in Pennington county who is work
ing for the betterment OF his fellow man,
by running a farmers paper which pays
no particular attention to practical
farming but on the contrary hasgivenlt-
self up to those political, social and
economic problems in whose right solu-
ton the happiness and prosperity OF
Americas farming population depends.
The most urgent need Of the farmers
is not to be taught how to raise more
stufisior market but how to keeprobbers
hands from stealing what he has already
produced.
The fine spun teachings OF agricultural
editors who farm by note" in theupper
stories OF city blocks somehow fails to
work, when the shirt-slceved tillers OF
the soil who "farms by cal" tries it on
out III the fields.
The fate OF the individual farmer ls
not in his own hands-for his destiny is
decided by inimical forces whose power
is far greater than his. The railway
lord has absolute rule over him he a
tax the traffic all it will bear and invar-
iably does so. The Banking barons can
tighten the money market when his crop
is harvested, so that he gets but little
for it.
The editor who comes out boldly
against these chartered pirates. musteN-
pect to be bitterly assailed andnOd doubt
but the future sometimes looks very
black to him.
A oneness OF conviction as to present
national dangers makes such slow head
way among the plain people, who in the
future as in the past, must be the bone
and sinew, flesh and blood Of pure dem
ocratic government in America il it con
tinues to exist. And saddcr stlll-even
when the o~verhansing peril is clearly
recognized, mel OF the honest producing
class place themselves in %implacable
"antagonism as to the means by which it
can be avcrtcd. One set declares prohi-
bition will do it. another the single tax,
an other ~natlonalism or state socialism,
tariff reform, anti-immgration, free trade,
while a clear majority OF all the produc-
ers IN town and country cling with
bigotcd devotion to their old democratic
and republican party machines, and all
this time the richest and most powerful
aristocracy that ever existed in any age
or nation is unifying it's forces for a final
and Overwhelming subjugation OF the
common people Of the United States.
This money oligarclly that is rapidly
coming to be omnipotent in the nation
cares nothing for either the republican
OF democratic parties, but buys the
bosses and run the machines OF both Of
them rs It's interests require.
With mephistophclian cunning and
skill it impartial!y uses prohibition,
Ilcuiy Georgeism, kn~oWnothing Amer
icanism and ~clal-nagaeiism, as weapons
0! war in its deadly contest with the
banded producers OF America, who de-
mand the peoples cheap money for the
people, and government ownership OF
railways.
The banded monopolists insunctively
| know that the foe most dangerous TO
| tier existance is to be found III the ser
rid ranks OF Americas enbuttlel farm
crs, who are now slowly but surely
mastering Their clans for the miYhtiest
moral protest against wrong that was
ever given by any yeonlaury since men
began to till the soil.
The banded monopuli5ts dread and
hate the banded farmers for the very
Justice and rcasOnableness OF their de
mands. These farmers do not come il
war, no. they come IN peace, and sue fol
mercy and relief like humble su%ppliants
They say to the plutocrats who are now
ruling this government: Do not crust
us into the earth! Please change the
present financial and commercial ma
chinery OF the country SO as to favor u.
a little Tor the way you are running il
now is forcing millions OF usi into poverty
You have got the mechanism so guaget
that it makes the few Of you enormous
ly rich, and the many OF us miserabl,
poor.
We do not ask WpaIth-wc are wlIIin.
to forego luxury, only let our familie:
have the decent comforts OF life, ant
give us q chance to Danish the CHASTITY
mortgage Deaths head, which poison;
present Joy and robs the future OF hope
! This aneuished and almost despairin:
appeal for simple justice has been swell
ing higher and higher for many q yea.
but the banded monopOlists who ar,
now running this government meyer CAV
it the slightest heed.
The only class that will defend anC
maintain an honestly administered re
publican government, are those men who
believe in the brotherhood OF man, an(
who wish to have no unfair advantage
over their fellows. The rights they asl
for themselves they are willing to con
cede TO others.
TO cnslave or be slaves is equally re
%pugnant to their free souls in which jus
!, tice holds perpetual court.
ARCHY MCCURDY.