The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-30
FROM THE FIELD.

The failures for the week ending
June 10 numbered 322 as against 259
for the week before. For the CORE
spending week last year the number
was 1913, or only q little more than
one-h- = tho number for the CORE.
spon ing week this year. On with the
The only sure way to abolish crime
is to abolish poverty, the breeder Of
crime.
1t is pretty rough on the Democratic
stomach to see Democratic admins
tration counseling with John Sherman
on the financial situation, but then,
some Democratic stomachs are copper.
lined.
The gold bugs are probably opening
the nearest cut across 6elds," to the
decentralization of that metal, that
they could possibly do. The idea that
both gold and silver could be elimi-
mated as materials for money is q
growing one, and the gold bugs are
helping it on wonderfully.
The people are rapidly finding that
. bank can write National before it.
is4no protection to the people, but
system to control the money volume in
the interest of bankers.
If the snobocracy of this country
thinks the time is not near at hand
when there will be an adjustment
of equitable rights-not on the basis
of compromise, but in line with
the Declaration of Independence, let
them go on in their ignorance; they
will wake up in time.
TIE money lords realize the futility
of longer assembling upon the money
question and are preparing for the
death struggle they see is inevitable.
The man who imagines the money
power will be easily overthrow has
much to learn yet.
49,
The fact that the Ohio Republicans
have nominated Mckinley for re-elec-
ton would indicate that the politicians
think that the stomachs Of the people
are copper lined and can stand any
thing-even more doses of protection.
While Cleveland is working Con-
gressmen and bringing them around
to his anti-silver policy. the New York
banks are pinching and squeezing tho
Western banks and creating money
stringency and bringing strong pres
sure to bear on Congress.
In the States of Mississippi, Florida,
Arkansas Georgia, South Carroll M,
Alabama and Louisiana there is total
voting strength of /, 6s5. $50 votes, but
It the election in 1892 only S7y, S15
votes were polled, or little more than
one-half the voting strength.
If anybody supposed that wealthy
fellows would not kick against an in
come tax they must be extremely fresh
indeed. The wealthy classes, as q
rule, shirk their share of the burdens
of taxation now all that it is possible
for them to do, and it is not to be sup.
posed they will gracefully yield to IN
income tax, but it will come all the
same.
Mckinley and Foster helped to dir
the pit into which they fell, or in
other words, Haman like they were
hanged upon the gallows they erected
for the other fellows.
The Atlanta Constitution says the
planters in the South will face sig
cent cotton this fall. This is certainly
very encouraging to the fellows who
eontended so earnestly for sstarif re-
FORM
Plutocratic nose-rag sheets are tell
ing the people to keep cool, that times
will be better when the money n
gency eases up. That is comforting
sure, but it would be more reassnr,ng
+ they could tell just when she's 80
Ing to ease up.