The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-26
Isn't It Strange?

Tom Watson says: "This con-
gress makes no attempt to repeal
the McKinly tariff which they so
much denounce. Isn't it strange?
This congress has spent a half
million more than the billion dollar
congress up to this date. Isn't it
strange? This congress refuses to
put refined sugar on the free list and
thus destroy the sugar trust which
is levying it's illegal tribute on every
home in the land. Isn't it strange?
The house has instructed the COM
mittee on ways and means to report
bill to tax incomes, and the demo-
cratic leaders refuse to obey the
house. Isn't it strange?
This congress has been in session
seven months and has. passed no
general laws except those to spend
the peoples monev. Isn'tit strange"!'
The following letter was sent
forth from Wall street under date
of March 81. 1892, to the servants
all over the country:
Developments abroad this week
have been quite as impo, tant as
those at home.
The continental crisis which has
long been pending seems to be at
hand.
We must proceed with caution and
guard we'll every move made, for the
lower order of the people are already
showing signs of restless commotion.
Prudence will therefore dictate a pol
icy OF apparent yielding to the popu.
lar will-until all our plans are SO
far cosummated that we can declare
our designs without fear of any or.
gained resistance. The farmers al
lance and Knights of Labor organi
. cations in the United States must
be carefully watthed by our t1usted
men and we must take immediate
steps to either control these organi
cations in our interests or disrupt
them.
At the coming Omaha convention
to be held July 4, our men must at
tend and direct it's movements, elst
there will be set on foot such antago
nism to our designs as may require
force to overcome.
This at the present time would b.
premature as we are not yet ready
for such a crisis.
Capital must protect itself in every
possible manner, through combina
ton and legislation. The courts
must be called to our aid, debts
must be collected, bonds and mort
cages foreclosed as rapidly as pos
sible. When, through process OF Law
the common people have lost thej
, homes, they will he more tractabl
and easily governed--through th
influence OF the strong arm of gov
ernment-applied by central powe
of imperial wealth under the cOntrC
OF leading financiers. A people with
out homes will not quarrel with thei
rulers.
History repeats itself in regula
} circles. This is we'll known anon
our principal men now engaged i
forming an imperialism of capital t
4 govern the world.
\ While they are doing this the pee
+ pie must be kept in a condition {
q political antagonism. The questio
OF tariff reform must be urge
through the organization known q
the democratic party. And the que
ton of protection with reciprocit
must be forced to public vie
L through the republican party. B
I thus dividing the voters we can q
: them to expend their energies fgh
8 ing over questions of no importan,
q to US except as tethers to lead tt
, common herd. Thus, by discreet a
" ton we can secure all that has bee
'e so generously planned. and thus +.
le successfully accomplished. Chicae
Dailv procS