The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-05-28

felonious. cursed business. and although |
ain only laboring man. who ha, earned
every dollar h" ever had with his hands. |
am prepared I" choke to ~nfocatinn in II
delugc of evidence any republican vino will
suspend his hyisncrital CAB about protection
to American labor long enough to deny the
charge 1T does not seem possible that the
republican leaders. who know the facts. can
dcluac themselves with til" inpc that they
may continue to obscure their glaring record
behind the silly discussion uf the relative
amount of sugar dollar will buy un,i,r
late republican free trade or democratic
tariff for revenue. They have 50 long kept
lahnring people in subicctinn by the
silly philosophy that there have
been many houses built that
thousands of poor families have no shelter
frtsm the storms: 80 much clothing made
that the people have to "a poorly clad; such
an iccunulat ion of food that people are
starving: 50 much demand for labor that u
million of trainp- are hunting for il: ST.
much fuel du2, from the earth that people
are shivtriu9 by iircic,s healihs: 50 ualty
shoes made that toe, are nipprd with frost;
50 m:tny hats and caps mad" that many
farmers hair protrudcs through Il shattered
crown: =" many brains fed on republican
lEtbuiHm that men are found 50 destitute of
thought a. to believe such senScles> reasons
Tor the hard times that are crushing them.
that they hatt"r themselves that the people
| will continue Ia believe any thing they tell
| them. But We shall see.
| Before | close this article. wish to dis
! ri"Ne Il peculiar condition of things for the
| benefit of tiuughtlcSS men Who propose to
| Jump out of tn" hot spider into the fire by
| leaving the 9. a. D. and joining the demo-
| Gratis. have before ne thirty-tWu gem
| eral charges against the republican party,
| made by democratic. orators and editors. and
| have r;tn>tck"d political history and party
| records aud, 50 far, have failed to find a
tit.l in # II #
| them while the other rhHige. that they are
| Il selfish party" il >rif-rsidrnt and needs
| no proof. Why this tliu>y autagunism On
| the part of the democrats: The republican
| party has Il record so vulnerable. that if the
| democratic party. with AL its facilities for
| disseminating the facts had aesailcd them
| "u what they have done instead Of what
| they never have done and never have pro-
| posed to do, they could have annihilated
the party III any campaign since 1sts. and
yet they have been "a spccchl"~s as angle
| worms on that fatal record. but have talked,
| until common SENSE is tired of listening. in
| vague in~inuatiouS uf imaginary crimes: ::
| ard while in !. general sort of halderda,h
| way, they Aave hu1cd tha: rcpuD-
| lican policy has injured the people,
| yet they hay" never been known To specify
| the act. except in the one lone case of the
| Mckinley bill. and that is IL total failure.
| The reason Of thi- di>hwatcr attit udc of the
| democrats Is ~itHpiy this: If their party
| should ever muster suicides enough To place
! ii III power. they do not propose to undo
| anything III" republican party has done; for
| they know they must 90 right along legis-
| latiu@ for the money power IL the only In
| tcre~ted element III government. or els" run
| their campaigns without the cash. the poor
devils. There il not "A democratic leader in
| the free trade wilderness but knows that
| this explanation Just knocks the teeth Of his
| party clear down their lying threats. Who
ever heard Il democrat make charge
| against til" republican party that would
amount tn a tinker sdaHn." even if prov en-:
There are some Wonderful ;acticians who
hold that we must whip the old parties i'll
detail OF whip the republican party out Of
existence. and then give the democratic
| party an Egyptian ''antiputriSciblc bath.
| wrap il i'll cicr~c-rlnth, AMI turn the gov
! rrnlurnt ovcr 10 lis keeping. while the pcn-
| pie roll i'll comforts unhcard of. If tie peo-
| pie have not suffered enough, so they are
| prepared To rise up and crush out both of
| these old parties. then their doom is sealed,
| for when il comes to amy issue iii which
| the peoples interest is ON one side and the
gold powers on TIE other, the republican
and democratic parties will always be found
| ''smcarcd with the same tar. If this is
| not why do democratic senators, in fits
| Of truthttlling. portray such "A condition al
| thi..G> rs above shown and yet not dare Il
tell the people who introduced. championed
| and PASSED these uu just and ruiuou- enact
n"ut-* Why do they 50 vigorously tell halt
the truth and not charge the whole truth
home IT. the responsible parties?
ASA FoKREST. SIR.
Canton. South Dakota.