The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-04-14
FEARS a REVOLUTION.
Mrs.. Heath Gives Eloquent Answer IN
Words That Ring and Sting.
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cago News Record of January 20:
FEARS OF A REVOLUTION

cagO news RECORD OF January 70:
FEARS OF A REVOLUTION.
IF what IL strongly Indicated is true then
the friends p. Of law, order and government had
the federal government to check in its infancy
what may prove to be an effort to abrogate
constitutional law and jeopardize the rights Of
uttered this morning by q man who has anil
ated with the chief conspirators there is no
exists in Kansas The struggle H lust ended 'i Is
the development Of plans formulated two
years ago by little party Of conspirators in q
Wood was . conspicuous figure. The others
were men who are to-day leaders in the back
| ground In the attempt now being made
against the constitutional rights who have
been the advisors OF Governor Lewellinp dur
ing the recent dis graceful struggle?
THOSE who are opposing themselves to law
INTO the power Of an oath-bound organization
that had for its sole object the overthrow of
government and are now SO completely in its
out plans from which conscience revolts'
The foregoing is at least sensa-
t1onal, if not probable. One might
! reasonably suppose that if the above
statement is based upon the knowl-
edge that such conspiracy actually
exists, the conspirators who are vet
in the body, ought to be capable of
enduring the accusation, without be-
ing made to hide behind the ghost of
Colonel Sam Wood.
It is but fitting that these wolves
in sleeps clothing should attempt to
shift their criminal intentions to t ,e
shoulders of their political rivals,
writes Louisa NJ. Heath in the Chica-
go Sentinel. Aye:
What curse is slowly falling
! On this land of promise rare;
And the faces are appalling,
That were once SO bright and fair
Want and misery everywhere
t'Ihe task-master" yields his lash
and hirelings outvie one another to
do him homage. How farcical to
boast of our free institutions, in the
light of recent events!
The robber rule-or-ruin policy of
the Republican party has at last fully
materialized, and no one need be at a
loss as to what the next move on the
! political chess-board is to be.
''Those who are not for us are
against u.s. say they, land though
your ballot be cast, if against us it
shall not be counted" 1.-The court is
ours;" "the army is ours;'' 1.-the navy,
too, is ours "Why not? Have we
not bought them, body and SOUL with
the hard earned money that we have
legally filched from the people?" AYE!
and congress is ours, also;'' .sand the
state legislatures-All! ali are ours or
soon will be. For does not the law
crediting power mold and fashion each
| and every enactment to suit us?"
In the name of the people of this
nation we ask, Is this Justice? Is this
instituting laws in the interest of the
whole people? Is this protecting man
in his natural rights? Is this the way
to promote the general welfare, and
to insure the blessings of liberty?
Let the brigands, who are re-
sponsible for the unsettled and revo-
lutionary aspect of affairs at the
present time, stand up and be
counted; aye, and branded, too, as
traitors, that there may be no mis-
taken identity when the final reckon
| ing comes. For come it will, and is
now even at the very door? And
though the first overt act is charged
by the old party press to the Popu-
| lists, it is not true, as the associated
press dispatches during the most
exciting scenes of the first days
doings, bear testimony. It is their
| afterthought that lays the blame upon
those who were acting in self defense.
Be not deceived, We people! This as
sault was planned and executed to suit
this demon Task Master" who deter
mined to force the issue between the
two legislative bodies to focus, that
they might seat the Republican legis-
lature by force if need be, that their
work of plundering the people might
move illegally" and peacefully on, with
no one to modest or make them afraid.
A portion of a chapter from The
Arrogance of Capital" in Labor and
Finance Revolution" clearly defined
the case in question:
| "A few thousand men in this republic have
combined, and through the aid of deception
! and false pretences, secured legislation which
has put them in position to levy contributions
| upon American industry as unjust and burden
| some Us those laid by the Norman robbers
| upon the labor of Britain.
This combination of men consists of the
nave
! consolidated their interests and are now pre-
pared to enter upon their gigantic work OF pill
LACE.
1.-The former controlling the medium of ex-
| change. and holding interest bearing obliga-
| lions against the people which draw annually
| Zone billion) $1,000 100000 of their substance
| can control prices, while the latter by monop-
| olizing the routes and medium of transporta-
| ton, together form combination with ample
| power II unmolested, to reap the harvest of
| every field of industry, and every department
| OF enterprise and production in this country
This sounds prophetic when we
consider it was written in 1880, but
| it is the exact status of affairs too ay.
The Topeka coup d'etat is simply
the signal gun which is to call their
conspirators to arms to sustain them
while they ply their infamous free
hooters system still farther, that the
last dollar may be picked from the
pockets of the people.
How long is this system of robbery
to be endured? For my part, see little
chance for emancipation so long as our
party stands divided upon questions
that may we'll bide their time. If there
is one issue that would unity the in
dustrial classes let that one be adopted
to the exclusion OF all others.
| The intelligent dissenters from the
twin momo-metalists must and do
agree that O larger circulating medi-
UNI is the only hope of the masses; then
why not concentrate upon that issue
| alone and throw all the force. will and