The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01

demand OF the people Tor the Tree com
age OF silver is To be q diSdalnful!y ignor.
ed. and new obstacles will doubtless bc
intrrpoScd TO further restrict the use OF
the white metal In contempt Of the
doctrine of Andrew Jackson. European
aristocra.S are to be permitted to die
tate our financial policy.
One of the most valuable results OF
the late evil war-that of uniform
legal tender currency issue ! by tho
Gcvcrnment--iS 10 De sacrificed and
abandoned. and serious attempts will
be made to force the people TO return
to the f,andulcnt system of state bank
issues which existed prior to the war,
ana which periodically swindled the in
dusirial classes of the fruits Of their
toll. This is 10 he sprung upon the
people by a sudden stroke OF policy by
leaders who carefully kept their mo
t.EeS concealed from the pubic. This
crime is 10 he enacted into law between
elections and beto q the people can
have time to pass upon the question by
the selection OF representatives, chosen
for the purpose That this is the de-
llDerate plan j. shown bY the clause III
the Democratic platform which calls
for the repeal of tie law i'm posing a
tax upon the circHiaticn of state banks.
1t is confirmed by the fact that Mr..
toe, chairman of the Executive Com
mittea of The American bankers Asso-
citation, togcih her with large mher
Of New York bankers, publicly gave in
their support to the Democratic ticket
only few days before the election.
The situation gives an additional I'm
rOrtInce to the great question which Il
few have omprchendei for a score of
yp1-S ,,u,upiv Shall tha rl,rrnncv az
the country be a legal tender issue and
its value controlled by the government.
or shall it be legal tcudcr issued and
controlled hy banking corporations?
The issues pressing for solution ale
simply tremendous aud the ST uatiOn
porteHiious. Our party has not III ade
its advent too soon. lis III ISSiOn is to
restore 10 our government its original
and only legitimate function, which has
been wc.!-nigh lost by uoa-usc-t that OF
securing to ali lis citizens the weak as
well as the mighty, the unmolcSted en-
ioylnent Of their inalicnab!c rights.
This caDHo! be accom- pllSEed until the
relations between labor anei its creature
capital, are 20 Il iu>tcd as to cause each
TO respect the domain OF the other.
These Important forces are now upon 4
var footing, whereas under humane
laws they would naturally dwell to-
Gether in y r;ect peac" The repress-
i've policy, now fully inaucuratcd in
this country, VIII not work we'll III the
closing wears of the nineteenth CEN
tury. IL is the fatal blunder of weak
leaders who fail TO comprehend the
spirit of lie age and the growth of in
dependence among the people. 1t de-
MES 10 labor the right to organize, re-
lies upon the military arm to sustain
corporate liretrn>ion>, and when labor
organika.i ions defend themselves against
armed mcrccnarics, ii adludge> tie
ihc.nhcrS thereof to be guilty of trea
son. Let those who rob BY law and OPP
press their fellows togratify their thirst
for power beware how they tri!te with
an awakened people. The vio.Cnt po-
iitcal storms of l>ss aud l>"., which
first swept the Democratic and then
the Ec.u blican party from power in
spite OF the weight of patronage which
each carried. signify turbulent con-
ditiun {. the political atmosphere which
iainly f0re$hadowS an Approaching =
crisis. II were better that it not be
FASTENED ~ the enactment oi measures
/ Hh:ch SAVIOR OF uslirPation ana the cN-
tension Of class rriNi,c-tS- l sincerely y
trust that the Work o. organization and
education may now be pushed with en-
| crry throughout all the states. The
! Il lid is ours and we must occHpV it
witboE. delay.
| The. Il. iec'cd Adm n >tration.
The American people passed vote
| of want of confidence III Benjamin
Harrison and the policy of the Repub-
| !ican party. There are several strongly
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| faction has been manifest.
The administration of Mr. Harrison
has been committed to policy OF ma
! tional indirect taxation for the protec-
ton and benefit of specific branches OF
! business. This is1ea has been formu-
lated as the central purpose of the
Mckinley tariff 1t has deal of
seIfshness in it and has been speciouslv
unfolded with the greatest ingenuity
III the belief that the sor.iid elements
of human nature would accept the
general proposition in the hope OF the
specific gain. When this proposition
was formulated into bill for an act
This writer was a Repnblican in good
standing but We put on record the
opinion that the party taking this posi-
tion would be licked ont of it boots
1t is hardly necessary to remark that
the event has justified the prediction.
The financial policy Of the Republic
can party has been concentrated in the
proposition that a safe, sound and hon
est money could only he secured bv
keeping the supply below the demand.
and placing the control thereof in the
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ply of money has become a special
privilege to he enjoyed by the favored
few as u monopoly, and to be banker
has become more marked than a title
of nobility. The toiling, struggling
millions have become convinced by
bitter experience that this specific pol
icy OF the Republican party was cheat
ing them out of large per cent. OF
the legitimate reward of industry. The
policy of the Republican PARTY has re-
suited in giving vast domain of the
public lands to alien owners, and crvs-
talizing great railway systems and
manufacturing plants in the hands OF
few men who are more despotic and
lordly than ever princes were. The
people have seen these men in activ1
control of nominating conventions
They have had the constant object les
sons of these same potentates whirline
through the country in private cars
with more than royal magnificence
lauling to the skies the glory of Mr.
Harrison and the prosperity Of his rei2n
They have observed with keen pair
the entire cabinet, the ministers O
state to foreign lands and vast army
of intensely interested governne nj
employees leaving their posts of duty
and Systematically appropriating /:
large percentage of the public money
to !. venal and debauched corruption
fund. The dazzling procession of Reid
and Depew and Wanamaker-th.
pantomime Of greed ind piety-has
stalked before the eyes of the natior
and honest labor has spoken in tone.
so deep and words SO thrilling thai
Belshalzzar:.upon his throne trembles il
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