The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-08-04
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the interesting political dran.A that is
now going on to say to the confiding
democrats who voted for Grover Cleve-
land, II told you so,'' but the temp Ia
ton is so great that we can't forbear
it. Under date of June 6 the Presi
dent gave utterance to the following
significant words:
While there has been no mystery or
secrecy in regard to my intention in
this matter think it not amiss that
our people should be informed author
itatively that the time is at hand when
their representatives will be called
upon to deal with the financial condi-
tions, which is the only menace to the
country''s welfare and prosperity.
Every body wiz remember how. in
the campaign last fall, logic, rhetoric
and statistics were piled on top of one
another by democratic speakers to
prove that the tariff question was the
only issue of the campaign worth talk
ing about, and that Grover Cleveland
was the great apostle of revenue re-
form. With equal determination, with
as much rhetoric, and vastly more
logic and statistics, did the populists
assert that the financial question was
the paramount issue, and the one that
should receive thesgreatest considera-
ton at the hands of the people.
Every act, every word of Grover
Cleveland, was calculated to confirm
his party adherents in their belief that
the tariff was the supreme issue. The
platform declared emphatic6lly that
such was the situation. With this for
their battle cry they went into the
campaign. In vain did the populis.s
protes. that it was a sham issue, cal.
culated to mislead the people. In
vain did they forewarn the people of
the impending danger of our existing
system of finances. They were met
with the reply that the McKin-
ley tariff was the "culminat-
ing atrocity," and that the
finances were good enough. So firmly
were they intrenched in this belief
that democratic house defeated
free coinage bill passed by the senate.
Democratic speakers were everywhere
thicker than lightning bugs in June
Evidence was piled up a mountain high
to prove to the farmer who drove the
'little brown mule" and the farmer
that plowed with the ball faced mare,
and the farmer that done his blowing
with yoke of steers, that the tar
1T, the great illuminating atroc-
ity," was robbing them at the
rate of $13,OO0,OOO week. Oh,
how eloquently the democratic speaker
promised, if his par-t-e-e only had a
chance" how quick it would throttle
this eliminating atrocity." And the
farmer who drove the s'little brown
mule" smiled with inward satisfac-
ton as he nodded this head at
the farmer that plowed the ball
faced mare, and the man who drove
the pair Of steers chuckled to himself
as he counted his ten cent cotton that
would enable him to buy Jed Bursons
cripple mule. The populist speaker
who insisted that the financial uues-
ton was the one that threatened the
interests of the country wasn't sin
it." The democratic speaker looked
upon him with mingled feelings of
pity and contempt. The democratic
voter regarded him as crank. The
most conservative set him down as q
poor. deluded calamity bowler.
Cleveland was elected.
Eight months have passed since his
election and four months since his in
auguration.
The farmer who drove the sslittle
brown mule has harvested his wheat.
The farmer who plowed the ball
faced mare has laid by his corn.
The farmer who owns the steers
is busily at work in his cotton field.
Where is Cleveland?
He's gone fishing.
The tariff is still! robbing ssat the
rate of ST., 900, 900 week."
Since Grover, the great apostle of
revenue reform, took the rcins of gov.
eminent, the great illuminating
atrocity has taken over $500, 900, 900
according to democratic fgures) from
the people.
Cleveland fishes on.
He's great fisherman.
Every four years he fishes for
suckers.
He catches 'em. too.
The man who drove the sslittle
brown mule" picks up paper.
It tells him that Cleveland has gone
fishing.
1t tells him nothing has been done
with the tariff
His hopes begin to fall.
He turns to the market quotations
Silver is lower
Wheat is lower.
Cotton is lower.
Corn is lower.
Pork is lower.
But what is this?
Can it be true?