The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31
BANKERS BEGGING.
POPuLIST SENATORS BRING
THEM TO THEIR KNEES.
Progress Of the Great lsattIe--<cWs from
Behind the Sremc.-T0pulists Punch the
pIutocratic Pirate. Move at Once the
Enemy's Works.


Washington correspondent OF the
NOncOnfOrlnist. IL was when the
great bankers got down Oh their knees
TO the Populist Senators and begged
for mercy. The Senators had them,
very one by the nape of the neck and
were shaking them over the bo;tomless
pit If destruction and there Wa, no
way of ESCAPE. oh how these bank
rrs did beg The Popnli>t Senators
smiled Mt them and L.: them beg until
the perspirntion stood ont IN great
beaded drops all over their faces. 1t
was the first time Il banker ever was
known to earn his bread in the sweat
of his face, but several of these did IT
yesterday. This Is the way 1t al
came about:
The New York Clearing House has
issued about $4,000. 900 of clearing
house certificates which they used as
currency. which is in direct violation
of the law and the whole lot is subject
to the ten per cent. tax on circulation.
The populist Senators had made up
their minds to clean the whole gang
ont by bringing the matter up IN
the Senate for investigation. AS soon
~ Wall Street heard of it. they were
terrOrstricken They knew there was
not bank in the Clearing House but
would be forced to close its doors, If
the law was enforced and they has
tened off to Washington to tame the
lunatics But they found the lunatlcs
were masters of the situation, and
there stood the Populist Senators i'll
command. They had the whole of
Wall Street by the throat and could i'll
Il minute choke the life out OF them
Let every old laysced take off his hat
and yell for two hours. The men ycu
of crumbllng banks and wrecked
fortunes directing the affairs of the
nation and can dictate the terms OF
surrender. Hip, hip, hurr:h We're
there ut last
Wall Stree. run up the white flag.
Their piratical papers all say this
morning that the unconditional repeal
Of the Sherman act Is impossible.
They are Keeping the terms of agree
ment. They have to keep it. There
is no escape for them. The P"pulist
hCtIlit'iS SstI every 'hS VI 'ii' HI
besgar whenever they say the word.
Let such an investigation AS proposed
be started III the Senate and there Is
not bank III New York that can keep
open Il day.
The Populist Senators would give
them dose OF their own medicine to-
morrow if it We're not for the suffering
it would bring upon innocent parties.
The pirates have run up the white flag
from every newspaper fortress. TIL.
Post. in Il leader this morning. says
with all the emphasis of double leads
and italics: The purchasing claus.
Of the Sherman law cannot and will
not he unconditionallv repealed. Yell
Won old hayserd. We've got 'em ON
the run and their commander has nj
ready He'd from the field.
Nearly all the offices in the states ant
counties are filled with golllug> The
goluhug policy has reduced the price
of labor and produce 10y -. |, ha.
multiplied all taxes. salaries. and in
tcrests y times. lou should therefor,
instantly knock down all taxes b,
knocking down all salaries - times
should be reduced To ut least 500
Every school ma'am getting only $50 !;
month should get hut SO. Ii Il dollar
will purchase double as much as for
merly. these agents are getting - times
more salary. while YOU fellows are get
ting ,: times less to pay II with.
This country is swarminS with Il lo
of pub fumes. who must be brought
down brought down instantly. lol
will soon see them change their gold
bug howl. Bring down their wage:
to 4 sollhuE basis. Move promptly
circulate the news. Hold town meet
iuss CUt them right Oft. lou vii
soon find that every school Teacher
every county. city. and township otfi
cial. every man WHO gets a salary. vii
drop the Eollhus drunkenness an,
take tile ketle, cure toward common
sense. Say this: "lou destroy >ilve
and have gold basis. and We promi>,
YOU Ivy the eternal that from now IN
til the world melts with tcrvent heat
Well put vour salary on Il gold basis
100 We SNt II tit\ ttti ttiE i've Il
this purpose. Ii its gold its lal
pay We don't believe school teach
ers are getting enough. and We ough
to except them. And We ou.h, to ex
cept every Popu.i>t official who /
working 10 til. defeat Of the goldbus>
But agita,e the truth-that a aolubu:
policy means a one-half salary Grea
West
Farmers Are Not raupcr>.
The Farmers Voice OF Chicago rid
rUle> the city press tor their chllli>
vaporInCS about what they are please
to call the "rrosperitv ot the farmers.
Tn. farmers are not prosperous. hIl
they ar not paupers-th"v have 'hei
own living. which Is more than man
of these servilc hirelings OF the pres
could say if mo.'opolys support VA
taken from them. The Voice SAYS:
There i no claim III 1t farl lcr- ~ 4 " iiui
are standing 1T the door Of the ain>hru>,
Nobody asserts that many farmers ."a -.