Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-01-15

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cast for local tickets in the United States,
and the next year in the congressional
elections, there were $780, 900 independent
votes cast, landing thirteen independenu
men in congress; and the first day, when
they came to draw lots for seats, the Lord
was on their side and they got the first
grab and grabbed the best seats in the
house, and when the old liners saw them
they asked them what they were doing
there? and there was fellow there by
the name of Weaver, from Iowa, who
replied, "We are here in the interests Of
$50, 900 idle men," Then was asked,
"What do they want?" and he replied,
"They want work. They are not lazy;
they are willing to work if they can get it
to do Then was asked, .s'Why don't
they work?' ''Well," answered Weaver,
how can they work? They have no
money. You have taken all the money
and put it into bonds to bear six per,
cent interest and to run thirty years, and
have only S346, ,O00,O 900 left, and The law
says that every dollar of what is left shall
be put into bonds to run thirty years at
six per cent interest. We want-that law
repealed" The politician said, Eyes,
we will do it." and they repealed that
portion of John Sherman's .'.Credit
Strengthening Act leaving you $780,
600, 600 in greenbacks, and you have got
them yet, today The moment that was
done real estate ceased going any lower.
Why? Because we had stopped the CON
traction of the currency. Then the poll
ticians asked, 'Is there anything else you
want?" and Weaver said eyes; we want
you to remonetize that silver dollar that
you demonetized in the interest of the
English financiers in 1873" And they
said, "All right, we will do that" and
they passed law remonetizing silver. in
structing the secretary of the treasury to
coin from two to four millions per month;
two millions was the minimum and four
millions was the maximum amount. And
I want right here to inform you farmers
of Dakota that Wall Street has never al
lowed us, no matter what party was in
power. to have maximum secretary of
the treasury from that day to this and
the one that we now have is worse than
any Of the past. He doesn't want to coin
any silver and through his report to, con-
gress Notwithstanding the platform of
his party is in favor of free coinage, he
has succeeded with the favor of Wall
Street behind him, in compelling the
United States Senate to eat black crow,
and pass a bill that leaves it discretion-
ary with the secretary Of the treasury
whether or not there is any silver coined
at all. Now, my friends, you may think
l am laying it on pretty strong when
say that Wall Street influences financial
legislation, no matter which of these two
great parties is in power. Let us see if
that be true.
BANKERS FOR TREAsURERs.
Where did Hugh McCulloch go after
contracting the currency and bringing on
the panic of 1878? Into the banking
house of Rothschild & Co. in London.
Where did John G. New, General Grants
secretary of the treasury, go after he left
his cabinet? Into the national banking
business. Where did John c. Trenholm,
a republican comptroller of the currency,
go after he left the treasury department?
Into Wall Street. Where did VIM. Win
dom, republican secretary of the treas
ury, go when he left Arthur's cabinet?
Into Wall Street. Where did Ben. Harri-
son get him from when he appointed him?
Out Of Wall Street. Nm
Now, my democratic friends in the
audience seem to be chuckling in their
sleeves to think that am just giving it
to the republicans Don't be so fast, my
good democratic friends Where did
Grover Cleveland go for a secretary of the
treasury when he became president? To
a national bank in Albany, N Y, where
he found Dan Manning. Where did Mr..
Manning go after he left the treasury de-
partment? He became the head of the
Western National bank, of New York,
with capital of s3,OOO,OOO. Where did
Conrad s. Jordan, the treasurer of the
the Omitted States under Mr.. Cleveland,
go after he left the treasury department?
He became president of this same bank.
So it would seem to be skies, as far as the
people are concerned, as to which of these
two great parties are concerned. It is
Wall Street turkey every time.
| WHO PAYS THAT DEBT?
Now. fellow-soldiers, let me figure up
for your benefit our account with the
bond holdees. l was three years in the.
service, at Sl3 per month, and received
the sum total Of S469. For the first
twenty years after the war 1 smoked to-
bacco. | never smoked a pound during
that time that did not pay my govern
ment direct tax of from eight to sixteen
cents pound I never smoked cigar
during that time that did not pay nv
government direct tax of from six to
eight dollars per thousand. For two
years was in business, and during that