The morning news., 1891-07-16

credible as it may seem, that was the policy
of the government. 1t is their policy now
It is like trying TO make a six foot hoy o
% wear the pants that fit him at j
wears old, only they are cut shorter nov
than they were then.T
NO MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Gen. Weaver quoted official authority t
fix the amount of money now in actual cir
cuiatlon. A great deal of the greenbacl
money originally issued during the war hac
been lost or destroyed in.handling -S459.
600. .O00-and more was reserved funds il
national banks, and from these aud theil
causes the amount in actual circulation il
near $500, 900, 900, less than a third of wha
1t was at the close OF tn
war. He quoted Senator Plumb a
saying this amount could not b
over $500, ,0OO, 900. DO you blame thes
men for organizing" he cried. And
want to ask you another question: II yo
do object to their organizing, do YOU thin
you can stop it, Laughter and applause
Do you think that any party can stop 1t
EApplsuse and cries Of mol
DON'T CARE FOR PARTIES,
"We don't care one farthing for AM
party. We know what hurts US. We know
what we want, and we are going to hav'
it, If any party gets in our way well rur
over it [applausel, and We'll leave
less of it than was left
of the Republican party in Kansas, lAp'
plausel The pots boiling at the bottom
now. The constitution says congress slaH
have power to regulate the commerce De-
tween the states, and TO regulate the lhsII D.
ments by which commerce Is carried on De-
tween the various states. There are three
such instruments, the control Of which 1t
taf h wasted
gress-money, transportation, and tue
postoffice and telegraph for the TRANSMISSION
Of intelligence. Congress has farmed out
its control over the money OF the country
and vested that sovereign power IN the ma
tional banks. given the power to control and
issue currency for their private gain.
SQUEEZING THE FARMER.
''When your cotton is ready for market
they contract the currency. Two years ago
there was an enormous corn crop in Iowa
Corn sold for 12l6 to l6 cents. It was bought
up. and this year it sold for IS and 20 cents.
The national banks are a sub-treasury open
to the man who already has money, but
closed 20 the farmer, where money IS bor-
rowed for l per cent. and loaned for what
they can get. Ours is fight for farmers
sub-treasury against the national bank sub
treasury. and we are with you in Iowa
/ ;
jay Gould. Who controls the transportation
liuesl To control all these. and to control
the commerce between the states is the
power Of congress. 1t was delegated to
them by the people without right of trans
fer.
FOUR BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
There are four branches of the govern
ment-the Senate. House of Representatives
executive and judicial. Do you people
elect the Presidentl No, the electors do that.
Do you elect the Senate3 No. Do you
elect the supreme courtl No. Your only
chance, your only direct representation in
this government is in the House OF Repre-
sentatives and sometimes not always the
people take advantage of that Laughter J
Therein is one branch of government the
people have an equal chance with the mono
poiists. The otter three branches are con-
trolled by the plutocracy." Gen. Weaver
dwelt uron the present loose and unsatiS
factory control of transportation rates, his
idea being that it was peculiarly the duty
of congress TO regulate these.
CONCENTRATION OF CAPITAL.
Twenty people in this country are worth
50, $50, 600, 600. Twenty-Five thousand fami-
lies, or l25, 900 people, own three-fourths of
the wealth of the nation, and 25, 200 people
own half. These gigantic fortunes have
accumulated within twenty-eight years
starting from nothing. What eau we ex~
pect in five years at that rate9 Can we
wait five yearsl mo, no!I Can we wait
longer than 1921 Vanderbilt died worth,
people said, about $275, 600 900. 1t turned
out afterward that he was worth
1920, ,000,000 Suppose Adam, the first
had lived until now,
{, 600 years, suppose he had made a living
and saved and put aside 81 each day. By
now, after 5000 years, he would have
So, 900. Scientists Of a few years ago
thought they had "a crowbar under the rock
of ages and that they had discovered pre-
historic man. Suppose a farmer had
started 600 900 years ago and saved 81 each
day. He would have $4,000, 900 now and
yet in twenty-five Years Vanderbilt made
81 200, 900 more than that.
POLITICS NOT INIT.
NOW don't care about your politics
The people can't afford to lose another
presidential election. [Applausel In 1892
we've got to meet and unhorse the enemy
and smite him high and dry [Applause
We're with you. These old party leaders
have been parttceps criminiS in all this.
The first thing for us to do is to kick them
out. [Applause.l Vanderbilt made his
millions by usurping over transportation
the control that was vested in congress. :"
Gen. Weaver referred briefly to the sub
treasury, and concluded by thanking his
audience for the warm reception given him
in Atlanta.
PRESIDENT POLK SPEAKS.
Col. Livingston next introduced President
L. l.. Polk. Col. Polk brought cheering
news of the growth of the alliance. The
Oregon state alliance had just been organ
lied, and Washington soon would be- New
Jersey and Delaware are soon to be added
to the list. THE greatest marvel about
this growth !" said he, "is that it has been
accomplished SO far without a single mis-
take. The farmers are to-day better in-
formed on great economic questions than
the average congressman. They are com
planning for cause The assessed property
of the country is S43, 800. 900, 600 Only
$17, ,500, 100000 of that is taxed.
aud of that amount $4,000, ,0O0, ,OOC
is farmers property. Is that fairl
There are $4,000 600, 900 not taxed
and yet every man in the United States i,
liable to be called upon to defend with hi.
life this untaxed property. Is that right
Begin now. while your legislature is in ses
sion, to remedy that. Pass a law armins
every tax assessor in the state with a seal
mark on that seal the word assessed. 4" an(
let hlm stamp that word on every note ant
obligation. Then provide that unless tn
note or obligation is so stamped it shalt no
be collectable in the courts. TCries of good
good.1 See to it that property of all classe
is taxed alike.
sHERMAN's WORK.
''Soon after Gen. Shermans death wa
asked what l thought of him. l replies
that Sherman had inflicted suffering i
legitimate warfare, and there was an end c
it all when the war ended l went on to sa
that there was another Sherman still livin
who had caused ten thousand times MOI
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