The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-12-16

IL WILL De an issue In United States
campaign before the close of the
present century. laAA--~
Journal OF the Knights of Labor:
There is disease known as opistho-
poria. those afflicted with it being
unable to walk forward. When the
patient is told to advance he makes
every effort to do So but only sue
ceeds in going backward. Those
who have studied the history of the
Democratic party upon the issues of
banking and currency now know the
name of the disease it is suffering
from.
Alliance Herald: Six months ago
the threat to kick the Alliance out of
the Democratic parry could be heard
on the streets Of Montgomery nearly
every day. Now since the wrongs
and injustice practiced have virtually
had that effect these same kickers
are crying out: Come back and let 8
be friends. It is not usual when a
man is kicked out of the front door to
crawl around to the back gate and
beg for admission.
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The Tennessee Toiler: Statistics
show that forty years ago capitalists
owned over one-third of the nation
wealth. Twenty years later they
owned three-fifths In 1880 about
80. 600 people owned three fifths OF
the entire wealth. At the present
rate of increase twenty years hence a
comparatively few men will own the
bulk of the wealth. When Babylon
and Egypt fell it is said about 2 per
cent of the population owned all the
wealth.
The Chicago Sentinel: You talk
calamity" 1854 days in the year and
then on the 365th day you vote for
the party which has done so much for
those who toll not neither do they
spin. and yet wear fine raiment have
$50. 900 doors $50 hymn books and
whose living expenses run up into the
hundreds Of thousands of dollars
every year; and which party does far
worse than nothing for those who toll
but cannot have some of the good
things Of this world
Hon. Grover Cleveland. of New
York: The 1ammany society," with
its traditions OF 100 years with its
memories of distinguished and illus
trious membership with its time
honored and beneicent principles
will be a powerful fundamentally to
shield the people from error and mis-.
representation. to champion the caus e
of the weak who are right against the
strong who are wrong and to strongly
aid in maintaining the true spirit Of
American institutions
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The Topeka Advocate and Tribune:
1t matters not to the farmer what
prices may be. whether high or low.
when he has any thing to sell he is
forced to sell it to pay taxes and H.
terest and to supply the family with
the absolute necessities of life. The
wife and children have TO be clothed
and prepared for winter and if the
taxes and interest are not paid. the
home must be given up. These are
the reasons why as the dispatch says,
the farmers of America have. before
four months are ended, sold fully hall
of their surplus wheat and they have
sold it at almost the lowest prices on
record"
The Chicago Sentinel: The Home
stead strikers made great mistake.
They were all right ION principle "
but they erred in Judgment OF facts
Such is the pith of Judge Paxson' 8
judicial opinion" I'VE can have
some sympathy THAT is we can say
poor devils for q mob working
men on the verge of starvation
driven to desperation by starvation.
But they should wait till they are
driven to desperation by starvation.
In this respect the Homestead strikers
made a mis-cue." 1t was fatal
mistake! At least here is what Chief
Justice Paxson of the supreme court
of Carnegie, Prick 4 Co. thinks oil
the matter.
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Progressive Age: Is gold brick
money? Most certainly not. What
is the difference between the gold
brick and the pieces of coin the mint
turns out from this brick of gold?
One is gold brick. metal the
other is money. The same gold is in
the coin that was in the brick, yet
one is denominated money. and the
other bullion. or metal The differ
ence is this: The government by
Its authority acknowledged by its
own citizens and by the nations oil
the world has declared that a certain
portion or weight of that metal shall
possess certain name and value. and
forthwith it becomes money. simple
medium Of exchange. The fat or
command of the government goes
forth. that the gold brick shall be
made into five. ten or twenty dollar
gold pieces and it is done.
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The Arena: Another recent exhi-
bition of the arrogance of plutocracy
was seen in the action of the Carne
gle iron and steel company in fortify-
ing their works in time of peace; in
building and fitting up barges even
lining them with STEEL for the pur-
pose of safely conveying to their
works armed bands of men from other
states without the permission of the
governor of Pennsylvania. thereby
pursuing course well calculated to