The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-08-06
Some lies Nailed.

Mr. W. IIoyt, of Martin county,
Minnesota, writes 10 his local paper,
the Fairmont Sentinel to correct some
false statements made by Mr. Donnelly
in Il speech recently made there. The
corrections are applicable not only to
Mr. Donnelly bat to all the other pO
litIcal demagogues of the country,
whose main stock III trade are false
hoods regarding other parties and men.
AS we have some of the Donnclly ini-
tators III Wisconsin, and even in
Superior, we quote frome the letter as
follows:
One of the most savory m0rsels that
such calamity hoWlcrs and shriekerS as
Donnelly, Simpson, "Cll Farmer and
others OF that Xix delight TO roll under
their lying tongues ANA eXpatiate upon
to the farmers and ldbOrers III the
towns Of the rural districts, is the
number of millionaires in this country
and the oppression and robbery of The
masses by which they become such
in his late speech at Fairmont, Don
nelly said there We're 81, 1000 million
aires i'll this country, and that more
than one half of all the property of the
country was in their hands. The New
York Tribune has been engaged the
List few months in obtaining the name,
residence and business OF every person
III this country known to possess or
hold property To the amount or one
million dollars or more. This has been
done at no small labor and expense.
This list of persons has been published
in successive numbers OF the Tribune
and is now complete; it gives, not only
the name and residence OF every known
millionaire in the United States and
! Territories, but the kind of business
and by VI hat means these great fer
tunes have been made or have come
into the hands of their present owners.
Instead of there being 3, 01l, as
DonnclIy claimed, there are only 222i.
About one eighth of the number he
claimed Therefore his statement had
III it one-eighth OF truth ana seven
eighths lies About the same proper
ton of truth and lies make up his
other statements.
Further it is claimed by the same
''hon lcrs' that nearly all the great
fortunes Of our country have been
made by persons engaged in protected
industries or the manufacture OF pro
tected articles; therefore 10y onpre>S-
ing and robDing the farmer and labor
ct. The published l,St-it is open to
inspection shows that out Of the 4,225
miliionaireS in this country, only 1925
obtained their wealth directly or lnll-
rectly through protected industries,
and further, that very much OF the
wealth Of these 1925 WAS made by care
fully and judicioualy inI esting their
savings in nOn-protected industries or
business. These facts oiight to he pat
as a gag in the mouths of these blatant
calamity hoMlers and shrlekers until
] they learn to speak the truth.
/ This list of millionlires eX;ai)leS
another darling lie OF these Legitimate
/ children Of the Father of lies, to-wN:
! that one-half Of AL the property Of the
country is in the hands Of these mil
lionaircs-insteai OF their owning one
hall the list they do not own one tenth
of even the taxable property.
! The Tribune has done the whole
! country Il valuable service in collect
/ ing and giving to the puhlic the name,
residence and business of every known
millionaire in the country.
Facts are stubborn lhir@s. Facts
are what the reoll e want ANA are en-
4 titled to have, and not such N >nStr0uS
lies, and miS-statementS as DonnellN
ana his whole pack OF calamity hoWltrs
indulge in 1t would be of great in
terest TO know how many people in
this, country own property worth 1--we
thousand dollars OF mere, and how
many of the laboring 81 asses own their
. homes or are III Il fair way to DO 50.