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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

. Law that did not have in II the object
Of robbery, extortion and reputation.
He has violated and repudiated every
contract he ever made.
If the principle Of contracts laid
down in common law, that fraud
vitiates every contract into which it
enters, was applied to the present
bonded Indebtedness, every bond would
be repudiated.
If the principle of treason had been
properly defined and the penalties en-
forced, every capitalist who endeav-
ored to discredit the obligations of the
government in time of war, would
have been arrested and thrown in
prison.
If the principle of theft, or robbery,
was strictly construed, the bondhoider
should have been arrested, tried. con-
victed and sent to the penitentiarv.
Because he ignores justice and prac-
tices extortion it would serve him
right to apply the pehalty of the '.just
judge" and compel him not only to
forfeit his bond, but to confiscate that
which he has secured by extortion.
Because he crippled the government
in time of war, thus giving aid to it's
enemies, he is traitor.
Because he has taken that which did
not belong to him, he is thief.
1,o
tract he ever made with the govern
ment, he is a repudiator.
He has sown to the wind, he shall
reap the whirlwind
His cry of an s'honest dollar is a
fraud.
The honest dollar is the dollar of the
contract which he has repudiated on
every occasion.
The dollar that gives him more
value for his bond than he paid for it
is dishonest, and he is the author
of it.
An honest dollar is one that pre-
serves the equity of debss, and not one
that changes it.
The man who, through deception
and fraud, gets something for moth
ing, is robber.
The imam who lives on interest of
money is usurer.
A usurer is sinner in the sight of
God.
He is parasite on commerce.
He is an excresence on society.
He is fostering sore on the politi-
cal body.
He is an enemy to humanity.
He ought to be prohibited by law as
public nuisance.
He ought to be Stunned as an enemy
to the human race.
He ought to be brought within the
pale of that supreme decree.
''In the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread,''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

Al LITTLE educat ton on the money
question and a knowledge of the pure
oussedness of many of the leaders of
the old parties, makes an old confid-
ing moss back feel like kicking him
self for having been fool so long,
without finding it out He feels like
old Nate Peters when he got religion
Rus ing up to his bitterest enemy he
grasped his hand and began to shake
it vigorously, saying, cpl be dod' rot,
Jim, feel so blamed humble l could
shake hands with dog
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

The principal point Of attack of the
plutocratic organs in the East seems
to be upon the people of Kansas, in
questioning. their integrity and dis.
paraging the credit of the State. The
motive is obvious. A majorityof Kan
sans know when they have enough
and have served notice On, the
money barons that their sys-
tenn of robbery is to be shut
out of the Sunflower State. The
talk Of deprecated values by reason
of Populist succession to power in
Kansas is but the impotent rage of
baffled robbers
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

GRADUALLY but surely the lines are
being drawn around the ra ilroads Of
the country that will eventually re-
suit in bringing them under State and
Government control if not ownership.
The prominence given to railroad
legislation in the State Legislatures
last winter, with good results in
several States, is an indication Of a
growing popular sentiment along the
line. In Nebraska and Colorado good
laws were passed. In Kansas the
movement received a temporary defeat
at the hands of the Republicans, but
in doing so drove the last nail in the
coffin of the remnant of Repu blicanism
left in that State. The prospect all
around is encouraging.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

JT SEEMS now to- be fixed fact that
Congress will be conven ned next Sep
tember In the meantime the 'scul-
minating atrocity," alias the .McKin-
ley monstrosity,'' alias the tariff law,
goes on robbing the people according
to the last revised Democratic cam
paign specify OF $50, OoO, OG0 per month.
Where are. those promises, oh Demo-
Gratis, where? They seem to have
passed into 1innocuous desuetude.'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The gold conspirators have suo-
ceeded in emptying the National Trea-
sury Of the gold surplus" The Clcve
land administration is hanging be.
tween paying out from the $lOO, 600, 600
gold reserve. and Issuing bonds. Gro-
yer Cleveland knows that the con tinuea
expectation of gold to Europe is con-
spiracy to force the government to
reserve can be paid out in the reaemp-
ton of green back5- He knows that
silver can be used for the same pur-
pose. knowing this he is as bad az
the ccnspirators if he yields to their
infamous demands
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
UNGENEROUS CLEVELAND.

Mr.. Cleveland never loses an oppor-
tunity to show his dictatorial spirit
He is very much down on the men who
seek Office. We have no doubt but
that they are great pest to him. but
he should remember that this is only
one of the penalties man has to pay
for being great. He should also re-
member that it is disease not at all
uncommon It has only been short
time since Mr.. Cleveland was af-
f1icted with it himself, and scarcely
five years since he paid $4,000
towards securing an office. The several
million Democrats who now want office
have, no doubt, been very faithful to
Grover and have increasingly sang the
praises of ''Baby Ruth" They have
done even more than that; they have
met the enemy on the stump and with
zeal that really did them credit
and was worthy of a better cause.
have laboriously for the ten thousandth
time went through the old wool hat
illustration of how the tariff robbed
the workingman while the said enemy
pounded them over the head with the
currency issue until they didn't know
where they were at. For nearly
twenty years Grover has had his politi-
cal bowl turned right side up to catch
anything in the shape Of an Office
which came his way, and if it didn't
fall in his bowl every time it was no
fault of his. 1t is not only inconsistent,
but ungenerous, now, for him to say
to his political brethren, who have
been holding out their bowls for thirty
years and only succeeded in catching
few political crumbs once, that they
are barred from participation in the
spoils. While we have but little SYM
pathy with the spoils system, if tits to
be adopted at all surely the workers
are entitled to their share.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The price of all commodities, is low,
but not as. low as resolutions. passed
by labor unions. We wouldn't give
five minutes work for all the resolu-
tions which la bor organiza tions could
pass from now to. the. death of the
devil, if. they were not backed up by
votes. Votes, gentlemen, is what
counts, and these questions must be
settled with ballots, or bullets-let us
make it, ballots. It's safer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
A~ FIRST Cleveland thought he woul,

e FIRST Cleveland thought he would
get up tariff bill himself. Then he
concluded to let John CHATS Carlisle)
help him. Now the Congressman
whom the people elected for that pur.
pose are protesting against such IN
usual executive business, and express
ing desire to have finger in that
pie, it is thought best to let the lead
ing Congressman participate in the
preparation of the bill. The only.
thing remaining now to be settled is,
who are the leading congressman
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

ONE of the most prominent indus
tries in this country seems to have been
overlooked by the Worlds Fair mana
gers, and that is the manufacture of
millionaires and tramps, SO successful-
ly managed that we Understanding
to best estimates-from 10000 to 30
900 of the former and from $500. 900 to
1000, 900 of the latter, result UMPIRE
cedented in the worlds history, in the
short period of quarter Of a century.
No doubt many of the former class
will be on exhibition during the Fair.
but no place seems to have been, set
apart to exhibit the latter class.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

THE strength of the reform move
ment is n the rural districts, when it
comes to voting. The majority of re-
formers who live in cities are gener-
ally good takers but poor voters.
The farmer'is much better posted on
economic questions than his city cous-
ms. He knows and has known for
some time that the only effectual way
to strike is at the ballot box
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The 700. 900 men who got killed and
crippled saving the Union are drawing
about s165, OoO, 900 pension money, but
this is nothing compared to the pen
sions drawn by the trust and corpora
tions in this country.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

Mr.; OINNN is Mr.. Cleveland's ap-
pointee as Attorney Genera. ne IS
expected, or rather supposed, to pro-
secute all corporations and trusts who
violate the law. But Mr. Olney is also
buttons and finds himself in rather
peculiar situation. 1t is in order for
Mr.. Olney to do. little resigning of
some kind
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

LET us have free coinage of silver,
and if England wants to dump her
silver here, why let her dump We
have lots of fools in this country who
believe it is Goods money" and they
are. ready to s'rake" it all in
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

GOLD has risen in value over SO per
cent since silver was demonetized IN
1873, and still the gold bugs are de-
handing more value for it by the 1Ir~
Their discrediting of other kinds Oh
mnnnu
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
ance, IS being rapidly adopted by the
Partners, Alliances Of WicoonS;n.

jion Scheme-The more you pour in the HOPPER the
ance, IS being rapidly adopted by the
Farmers Alliances of Wisconsin:
Whereas, an organization called the
Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers
Association, has adopted resolution
to refuse to buy of manufacturers who
sell direct to farmers.
Therefore, resolved that the jackson
County Alliance advises all alliance
men to withhold their patronage from
all mem bers of this organization.
The Alliance in Texas is taking on
new life and energy, so says the
Southern Mercury.
The State Lecturer of the Virginia
Alliance reports the Alliance in that
State to be on the boom.
Good word comes from the Alliances
all over the country. The work of ed
ucation must go on, and there is no
better school for this purpose than the
Alliance.
President Marion Butler of the
North Carolina State Alliance is busy
in the field making speeches. So also
is President Ellington of Georgia
On the Goth Of April the gold bugs
demanded of the government nearly
1000, 900 in gold and the 500, 900, 600
gold reserve was cut into for the first
time since 1879.
Gallant Tom Watson is likely to be
nominated for Governor of Georgia.
e-sincerely hope he will be.
y
Pouring gold into the United States
Treasury while the gold conspirators
are trying to empty it is like feeding
oats into threshing machine.
President Cleveland has decided to
pay all demands for treasury notes in
gold.
The Kansas City Times, coupon
clippers organ, is pleading earnestly
for cleveland Democracy" which
seems to be the gold bugs party.
Non-union men assaulted by Santa
Fe union shop men at Argentine, Kan
sas, have brought suit for damages
against the city of Argentine.
The Champion is the name of new
Peoples party paper lately issued at
but has a business end like a bubble
bee.
There is said to be fully $3.50, OOO, 900
of gold in this country. and yet we are
told that Uncle Sam must issue bonds
with which to buy gold to save his
credit.
The silence of Republican organs in
reference to the recert elections in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts is so
dense as to be capable of being sliced
with knife.
It is said that the annual cost of
holding labor conventions in this
country is about 81, 100000. A single
ballot intelligently cast by each Ia
boring man would save all this great
expense.
Glasgow, Scotland, owns its street
railways and gas works. Street car
fares are two cents, while gas is fur
nished for less than one-half paid by
the consumers over here.
The game of shuttlecoe4 being
played between nations with gold,
may result in good after all-in it's
decentralization, as an insufficient
material for money
Hints were never so boldly thrown
out to the plutocrats that an income
tax was possible as we are hearing
now. The world is moving.
): y
With Uncle Sam Gin the hole" to the
tune of Sd 900, 900, 900 in the matter of
foreign trade, The prospect is not at
al bright Perhaps, however, doseE
Of McKinleyism are needed, Ell?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

If THE decentralization of silver was
a great crime, it is equally great
crime to vote against its remonetlza-
ton. According to this logic there
were 1O4 Democrats in the last Con-
gress who are criminals.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The fugitive slave law is again re-
viveds and the bred Scott decision sus-
tanned in the recent extradition treaty
with Russia. The. policy adopted by
the government is, to- entertain the OPP
pressor,. but assist in. furnishing the OPP
,1raSSc0;
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

THE Governor of North Carolina has
seen the Governor Of South Carolina
and settled the. questions of irnanigra-
tian.. The question: as TO- whether the
throwing of rotten eggs was an adver-
tisement calculated to invite inauDigra-
tian was not discussedI
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

want Office! Oh, no. only few --
---- hundred thousand just remem-
Der that after this when they rake up
that old chestnut about the Reform
ers, that ''all they are after is Office"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
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Ff0M TXE ROAD

Rothschilds Gold Export
FROM The FIELD.
The Santa Fe shopmen are still out
on a strike.
The Union Pacific shopmen, to the
number of 8 600, went out on a strike
recently. Cause, mistreatment-
The labor forces have won a sub
stantial victory in Belgium The Cham
Der Of Representatives passed a uni
versal suffrage bill. The great bat
tie for human rights is going on in
every civilized country on the globe:
The mortgages on the farms i'm the
United States amount to $12, $50, SIS, :
OOO
The Belgian strikers have disbanded
and retired to their homes, with the
determination to strike hereafter with
the ballot.
Weir, the Populist candidate for
Mayor, Lincoln, Neb, was elected.
Ashta bula, Ohio. has voted $3.50, 600
for an electric lighting plant, and
Hillsdale, Mich, has voted in favor of
the ownership of plant for the same
purpose.
The type founders trust has brought
about a decided increase in the price
OF type. There is much dissatisfac-
ton among buyers as a result of it.
The California Assembly, just be-
fore adjournment, passed a resolution
memoralizing the United States Sena-
tors and Congressman 'Sto at once pro-
pose such federal laws as would ena-
BILE the national government to con-
struct and operate, condemn any or
operate the same in the interests of
the people.
And now it tn rms out that some of
the State officers of the esStand up for
Kansas Republican party have been
robbing the taxpayers through the
medium of the penitentiary manage
ment. Sensational developments are
expected soon.
The railroad property in Chicago is
carefully estimated to be worth $500,
900, 600. 1t is assessed at $l1,0e4, 900.
Is it any wonder the farmers are COM
planning of injustice?
The trouble between the miners OF
Tennessee and the convict lessees has
broken out afresh. The stockade was
attacked by large number of armed
miners and 500 shots were fred. The
miners were repulsed.
A late report of the Comptroller of
the Currency shows that national
banks have 81 90. 600, 600 in gold h oarded
in their vaults.
It is reported that there are 80, 900
unemployed persons in Chicago.
Over 100000 has already been
spent in preparation for the World s
Fair and it will require seven or eight
million more.
It is a high crime for Pop ulist to
run for Office, but it is all right for a
Democrat or Republican.
SenatorPeffer has served notice that
since the courts have taken It upon
themselves to decide on one phase Of
the labor problem they may now pre-.
pare to decide on another-the work
ingmen's side.
President Ellington Of the Georgis
State Alliance, who has just finished q
tour Of the State, says the mem bership
is rapidly increasing and the alliance
will be stronger than ever. Living.
ston's treason did not demolish it. Ec
couldn't deliver the goods.
X
The following resolution, introduced
by Brand of Kings District Ali
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
THE BONDHOluER.
HE IS A THIEF, AN ExTOR-
TONER AND REPUDIATOR.

was Not STEPPED in Fraud. and that
He Did Not yiOlate-He Is Traitor
to His Country, Sinner Before God,
and AN Enemy to Humanity.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

LET'S see: You have not heard
much about the tariff question lately,
have you? And the question of tariff
reform has not been pressed upon you
very much either. Those old fossilized
relics are taking rest. When the
plutocratic hypnotlsts get ready for
another campa' gn of deception, and
fraud, they will be trotted out and the
people who can be fooled by them will
be yelling protection and tariff reform
again. Willyou reader, be fooled by
'em again?'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

WELL, you dear old Western Demo-
crat, how do you like Growers admin
istration as far as he has gone? Just
like Ben's, is it not? Simply took up
where Ben left off, and business con.
tinues right along at the old stand.
You, no doubt, are silver man-free
coinage and all, but Is Cleveland stand
ing with you? Your platform adopted
at Chicago declared for bimetalism,
while Cleveland is pronounced mono
metalist. Are you going to stand with
your party and its platform, or with
Grover and the gold bugs?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

Carnegie is losing his best men and
his business has fallen off SO that he
has given up much of his space in the
Worlds Fair buildings. New men are
running costly work by experimenting.
Carnegie won his fight against the en-
ployed, but the subsequent inside
workings show that the sentiment was
esta blished that will cost millions OF
the great iron workers money. The
regret at the situation that confronts
him will not be wide-spread.-K Z. G
Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

Tm Crisp bfIlion-dol1sr Congress
spent $685. 600, 600 more thar the Reed
billion-dollar Congress did, Where is
that billion-dollar horn that the Demo =
Gratis bowed so long and SO well?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The st. Louis Republic is preparing
for itself most nauscating dish of
crow, if that paper does not lock horns
with Mr.. Cleveland in his anti-silver
policy when the fight begins in Con-
gress. It is hardly probable that Edi-
tor Jones, after all he has said and is
still saying, will stultify himself and
the paper by yielding single point IA
vorable to the gold bugs, ..x1n
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

The coal: barons, wheat ri ng ster
and plutes, generally in Minnesota
must have a feeling for Ignatius DON
nelly closely akin, to, that said to be
entertained by his, sa tanic majesty for
holy water, as. he. is certainly the
sharpest thorn. plutocracy- in that Sec
ton has ever had in its flesh. Mime
sofa will surely be. redeemed in the.
near future.
LD'Is remarkable that no place was
found in which the Sherman anti
trust law would fit until it
was applied in the recent
decisions of the Federal courts in the
cases of striking workmen. 1t is
strange, too, that capital can go on
multiplying combines and trusts with
out the least effort being made to en-
force the law against them, and yet
the courts enjoin laboring men for
combining. This one-sided application
of the laws ought to arouse laboring
men as they never have been before,
but will it? All, there's the rub. Too
many political stomachs in this coun-
try seem to be copper lined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-18

\ Hartford Dispatch Concerning the >e-
 lection of a Bishop - The " Democrat :"
 Learns of Ten Candidates.
 \ dispatch from Hartford to the New Haven Sunday Register says: 1t was au- thoritatively announced this evening that the voting on the part of the irremovable pastors and the board of consulting pas tors. for the successor to the late Bishop McAIahon stood as follows: Rev. William A. Hartv of tho cathedral in Hartford. first: Rev NJ Tlernev of New Britain. sec ond Revs John A. Mulcahy of Waterbury. and Rev Edward !. Broderick of Hartford. third. the two lrtter-namcd priests receiv- ing equal recognition from the conference of clergymen. These names in the order specified wcrp forwarded to the Inpe. The bishops of the archdiocese have not vet selected a Set of names to forward to Rome"
 As d matter of fact the DEMOCRAT learns that there are at least ten candidates There was no unanimity and the names of all who received vote have been sent to the bishops of the archdiocese who, the DEMO CRAr'S informant believes, have selected and forwarded to Rome a set of names. Only one vote was taken ut the conference of cenSultur> and permanent pastors. Some of the chndilltsS do Ihlt -htlons in tn, Hartford diocese.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-18
A LETTER FROM MR ADAMS
speaks "T the Loss of His Pension. His
 Health and other Thlng>.

speaks oT the Loss nT His Pension. His
 Health and other ThIng>.
 In long letter Ia the Hartford Times C. Collard Adams tells nf the loss of his prnslon and relates incidents to show that his health k shattered. He concludes by saving
 On August lu. being able tu walk about the ward I went to the Berkshire Hills. and when I returned. on August 26. found the notification of the suspension of my pension. My family thought it best not to send m, word concerning its rccep- ton. have not been to church since my return. and am barely able to walk to the postofficc. and. after resting to return. never struck man when he was down | and never turned my back on an oppO- nent I have herein stated the facts of my l cast, giving names and dates. I leave | to those papers which have unintcntionally | made miSstatementS concerning mc to make such refcrrnc,.s Ia this reply aS their sense of honor may dictate, Of thosc who have deliberately invented falSehoods I have nothing to ask.
 When 1 am carried tO my grave. two C. l A R. members. one vhltv and one Culorvd. ! will be among my VlllbtarCrs. Born on slave ! soil. and coming to a New England college with pro-slavrryiNiews Iadmirc brave man wherever find him drSpisc a cowardly editor who does not hesitate to invcrt such falschood> as have lately been started con corning the health subject.