The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-10-27

SIR:
/ have the honor to report that in &C.
cordance with General Orders No. l, is
sued from your office August 18th, 1892,
did, with the assistance of my officers,
Especially selected for the work., make
requisition upon the laboring men and
farmers of the country for their political
support for the nominees of the Democrat
ic party in the campaign of 1892.
The response was most enthusiastic and
the result of the election fully demons
trated the wisdom of your order, for
Cleveland and reform (?) went through
with whirl and now that the change"
has been fullyIaccomplished, and the re-
suits are before us. I desire to make my
final report and receive my discharge
from the duties then assigned me.
In viewing the results of that election,
I am compelled to admit that we accom-
plish even more than was expected, and
some of them are enumerated, to show
that we are strictly Sin it,
1st. Our political enemy, the G.. 0. P.
were completely paralyzed; and do not
know, even to this day, what struck them.
2nd. Immediately after the election
various astute (?) financiers and manufac-
turers, assuming that we intended to put
into operation the platform adopted at
Chicago, began to curtail their operations,
and in short time. many of our leading
industries were paralyzed and the
"change" was so rapid and effective. that
much sooner than we had expected our
fool friends found that the change was
getting in it's good, elegant work; and
thousands upon thousands of laboring
men were out of employment. and, with
the swlftness of lightning, every artery of
the national system was also paralyzed.
3rd. 1t was not long until in many of
our leading cities, mobs of laboring men
were crying for work Or bread, and in nu-
merOus instances, riots were inaugurated,
that resulted in bloodshed. Banks and
business enterprises of every kind were
forced into bankruptcy, and assignees and
receivers, were gloating in ghoulish glee
oyer the change which resulted in Civ
ing them fat jobs.
4th. Capital was wholly withdrawn
from business enterprises and money from
circulation, and foreign nation began
calling in their loans, while industrial
stocks deprecated so fast that Nancy
Hanks could not trot fast enough to keep
in sight Of the disappearance of values.
Distrust, doubt, and dismay, succeeded
nnnfHanna faifh md or1 wa
soon enjoying (?) good old democratic
times, with vengeance. Our work was
SO successfully performed, that not an in
terest escaped it's blighting effect, and
and while exultingly growing over the
results, for one could not help ejaculat-
ing with Puck;
"What fools these mortals be- Excuse
my seeming hilarity, but have to laugh
every time that think of the working
men and farmers that were wheeled into
our support, and, as see the former vain.
ly seeking work, and the latter selling
their products for less than in 35 years,
smile smole of deep content, andwonder
what foolishness they will go into next.
9th. It had been many long day since
we could enjoy conditions that fully salts
fed our desires, and must congratulate
you upon the complete success of your
little scheme and also assure you of my
hearty support of any plans you may
adopt for the campaign Of 1896: and also
to remind you that ''the dear people will
be just as eyer to be swindled then as
heretofore, for P. r. Barnum was en-
inently correct when he said, ''The peo,
pie like to be humbugged."
Again pledging my loyalty to you and
your schemes, and trusting that success
will ever perch on your banner, am,
Respectfully,
GEN. STARVATION,
Field Marshal.