Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-16

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Assessed value Of railroad property. b7O0o'ooO
TOTAL. ,s,. ........ .......-.....s A1ul.NV,UA
1t shows that our total Indebtedness b.
record IS s796 900 O0O while our assessed
valuation is 1901 10000. Inasmuch as q
considerable portion Of our property IS
free from debt, and that there Is no lien
upon It except as 1t comes under the gem
eral law covering bonded Indebtedness, II
makes the burden OF the debt all the
greater upon persons who are encumbered
This is a very long article, but the i'm
portance OF the subject is our only excuse
II all that has been written against our
statements within the last ten days could
be brought into one place, the reader
would discover that II would occupy as
much space as a fair-slzed book. The
Capital alone has devoted more than as
much as would amount TO one whole page
OF that paper within the time named, and
all to show that our statements have not
only been false but willfully false. The
actual truth is, that in our zeal three
years ago, we were, like great many
other people, innocently ignorant, but we
have given the matter very careful atten-
tIon since that time, and our opinions
have been changed because the truth has
been against us. II the Capital and all OF
our critics viii be as honest as the man
that they are just now peased to malign,
they viii give the figures as they do really
appear; and In doing so they need not
SANDER their own State, they need not
assume to be repudiators, nor anarchists,
nor demagogues, but they would be doing
the people substantial service. We under
stand very well what the influence is that
IS moving all this criticism. 1t is the
inaueHce OF the most dangerous power In
Christendom. II is the influence OF the
power which assumes to be greater than
monarchies. Mr. Henry Clews, in his
book entitled Twenty y-elght Years in
Wall Street." proclaims to the world that
the power OF Wall street is greater than
that OF monarchies. 1t is that power
which has brought all this trouble upon
the people. II is to get free from the
influence Of that power that this struggle
between the people is now in progress. 1t
IS because OF the firm hold which that
power has upon the people that the strug-
gle is so great. We find that instead OF
attempting TO meet Us half way, instead
Of being willing TO reduce the rates Of
interest which have been prevailing in
the country for many years, while the net
profits on industry are constantly de-
creasing, they insist upon not only main
tanning the old rates OF interest. but
increasing them, by continual contrac-
tlun OF the currency volume, taking away
from the people more than half OF the
most important instrument Of commerce
which they have, namely, money. These
men, the most audaclous gamblers in
are continually striving TO
make money more valuable in order to
incresse their own gains, Notwithstanding
they know very we'll that what makes
them rich makes the people poor In cor
degree, because they produce
nothing; they neither make cloth nor
shoes, wheat nor pork, or anything which
is serviceGble to the people. They trade
in what other men produce, and long
before It is produced they are gambling In
The probabilities Of the extent Of the pro-
iuctlon. II Is heir business from day to
Jay to control the peoples affairs, to take
possession Of the peoples markets, to
drain interest from the peoples substance,
to take mortgages on their homes, to get
control Of the property OF the toilers
This is the power that moves the great
newspapers Of the country. Not one OF
the great papers Of New York, or Of Bos-
ton, Of Chicago, or of Cincinnati or St.
Louis, or any Of the great cities OF the
country, is willing to strike one blow
against this dangerous power.