The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31
THE GOLD BUG CRY.
Repeal First and Discuss After.


The New York Herald. which is vie
ing with the World in the act Of rrovel-
ling at the feet of Mr.. Cleveland. heads
a leading editorial ''Action first and
debate. It refers. OF course. TO the re-
peal Of the Sherman bill. This re-
minds me Of the Irishman who assisted
in hanging a man suspected OF murder.
After the victim was dead. Patrick eX-
claimed. Now. byes, let ; thry the case.
and see if he was guilty."
Now let us look for moment at the
character Of this infamous proposal. \
financial crisis has been precipitated
through the gold power. 1t has gone
further than the usurcr and profession
al gambler expected. 1t has even
crushed some OF their numbers. But
what to them is most ominous it has
thoroughly aroused the industrial mil
lions. and the mutter of discomfort
grows louder every day, just when they
felt they We're prepared to deal Il final
gold standard on the people and further
opprcss them by creating great debts
for the benefit of the bankers. \ mighty
re volt, which these papers tried t" iy-
more. is heard The plutocracy i,
alarmed and now demands the repeal of
the silver clause Of the Sherman bill
Let us suppose for Il moment that Il
Populist organ had made such an in
famous proposal at such Il tim" how the
putocratic press would have screamed
over the danger which mcnaccd the re-
public through the Peoples party.
The New York journal of Sunday
August 4. says that Grover Cleveland
was carefully guarded by Pinkcrton de-
tectivcs and United States marshals en-
route from Buzzard's Bay to Washing
ton. His friends, it says We're uneasy
lest something might be done. 1t
seems that the gold bugs feel that their
! tool is too rich q prize to take any risks
with his life. especially with an old
chair The journal does not inform Us
| how the president enjoyed being guard
ed BY Pinkcrtun detectives. but It would
seem that cur dictator must experience
SONG Of the sensations of the ear, when
| he is afraid to travel to he capital with
out such a guard.
The Wall Street Daily News Of March
| |. is credited with publishing the fol.
| lowing news item which shed Il flood o.
light on the reason why Cleveland
stands so steadfastly by the gamblers
of Wall Street:
''Grover Cleveland goes to the White
| House a much richer man than when
he left it. His profits in Wall Stree
in Consolidated gas. Chicago gas and
sugar are estimated at nearly 81 200.
600"
| The past administration and the pres
suffering peopl' to bear. Have We not
had enough second-rate lawyers anC
| Wall Street gamblers in the high coun
ellis of the nation? Abolish Wall Street
and rcinstatc silver. or demOnetizc gold.
The New York Daily Press. rabid
Republican organ, asserts in italics
that The Press knows whereof i,
SPEAKS when it asserts that Benjamin
Harrison would have maintained credit
if he had been compelled to issue $500.
UOO.OWO in bonds to do so. Wha,
stronger evidence would any one desire
Of the rottcnncss of the Republican par
ty. when its organs unblushiugly asscr,
that had their president been elected
he would have rcsorted to this mon.
>trous crime against the people rather
than have urged an increase in the cur
rency: The Republican party is "a
thoroughly the slave Of the usher and
the gold power of England a> Clevt.
land ever dreamed of being. The past
administration took its orders from
Wall Street regardless Of the people
Cleveland has surrounded himself with
representatives and special leaders o.
trust monopoie> representing >pecia
priyilcgee-B. .. Flower in Iowa Tri
hune.