The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-11-18


which entities It to serious considera-
lion. for II means revolution. It does
not carry bombs up its sleeve. and it
does not mean to follow Parsons to
the gallowA but it does mean revolu- 4
ton.
Chicago Free Trader, The. poli-.
ticians of stle conntrysare beginning
to raise a calamity howl'' they say
there's no money in Office holding;
it's a losing game. What they ought
to do is to work little harder live
more economically, and quit dab
bling in politics 1t is presumed
that the advice they give the farmers
ought to apply all around.
Chicago Sentinel: Never get mad
with man who considers his views
are. beyond question. correct and are
superior to reason. for if he is cor
rect mortals have no. business to- at
tempt an argument with one so supe-
rior to man. and If incorrect they
have no business to fool away their
time or lose their temper ON such an
ass. Never get mad with fool.
journal of the Knights of Labor:
Peck's statistics don't appear to be-
quite SO dangerously explosive as the
Democrats feared and as the Repub-
licans hoped. Figures are all very
we'll but unless one has all the fig
ures they are not to be relied upon
and there is strong suspicion that
all the figures have not been forth
coming in this case.
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Southern Alliance Farmer. Georgia.
lays some laurefsupon Watson's brow.
They are deserved. He was the man
who got up the subtreasury bill in
congress and the only one: Watson
stood for eight days demanding the
consideration of the subtreasury. He
reused to allow. congress to pass
special bills unless they came on the
regular ORDER until they agreed to
report the subtreasury bill. On the
eighth day the house agreed to report
the measure.
National Economist: In Englands
war with the unspcakable Turks a good
many years ago Saracen mothers
frightened their children with the
name of the great king warrior
Richard Ceur de Lion. In the peo-
pies revolt against injustice and po-
litical slavery. the bosses shrek
.nigger' in the hope of driving half
,dazed voters into incOmprehensible
panic. But it don't work. No. gen.
tlemen it don't work, even little
bit
Chicago Express: The masses who
are crying against the present un-
equal distribution OF wealth have as
= sisted in bringing such conditions
about No corporation tool or agent
of monopoly or plutocracy can be
elected. to aleglslative orsany other Of
fee without the votes OF the majority
of the people. The party caucus
nominates ana the party blinded
masses vote for them because their
party selected them. This is what is
the matter. The people can remedy
it if they will.
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Southern Mercury Texas. sue-
.gests a good reason for. the extra
courtesies extended the Pinkertons
by Congressman Oates of Alabama.
chairman of the house judiciary COM
mittee: William Pinkerton is a
staunch Democrat and 30 per cent OF
his employers are Democrats. Well
that's what we said. the old parties
would fuse to down the new party.
Ninety per cent OF the Pinkerton men
are Democrats. and about 80 per cen,
or more of those who employ the
Pinkertons to crush out organized
labor at SIS day. are Republicans.
That's one form OF fusion brethren.
son't forget the method.
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New Nation: The New York Sun
seems to have taken the recent spec ch
of Erastus Wiman on capital and la.
Dor very seriously One Of its re
porters undertook to back him down
.on the issue Of the reckless use oil
militia to support the claims OF CAPT.
tai. and here is the result: 1.-The com
bination Of capital. said Mr. Wimnn.
lis the great change and one we must
look ont for. If it was deemed neces.
:sary to call out the militia Of g ther
Pennsylvania or. New York to sup
press few troublesome strikers who
had organized 10 demand an hour
pay for an hours work why was. it not
necessary to call out the soldiers to
suppress the infamous Reading coal
.combine?" This sentiment coupled
with Peoples party feeling is the fea
ture of the day in labor circles.
The Road: Every traveller has ex-
perienced lightness OF pocket book
after one round with the Pullman car
monopoly. Hence the following is
likely to be his sentiments" When
. it took three days and four nights to
make the trip from Chicago to Den
yer the Pullman company charged
81. so for q berth for the trip. To-day
the trip is made over the burlington
in.two days and one night and Sir
George M. Pullman still charges
81. SO. 1t used to take two nights and
3 day to run from Omaha to Denver
and $3.50 was the price OF sleeper
Ia those days. Now the Union Pacific
runs the trip in one night but Puily