The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-28


establishments. The situation has in
fact. become worse, to the extent tina.
little or no reason for any improve
ment in the present gloomy conditions
can be discerned. unless it shall be as
the result of favorable action on the
part of Congress. With the value of
the dollar inflated to point where TIE
interest gathers of the east and of
Europe, are practically enable to Obj
sorb the surplus products Of the coun-
try annually for interest. no improve
ment of any consequence can reason
ably be expected until some law is
passed tending to increase the price of
commodities, and scaling down the
value of a dollar.
Will such a law he passed by the
present Congress? We hardly expect
it. One thing seems very certain. If
passed at all, it must be passed over a
Presidential veto, for there is no prob
ability that the present executive will
allow such measure as we have in
licated to pass otherwise. Not even
silver bill which will be of the slight
est benefit to the Frustrated business
Of the country would be allowed to
pass without a veto, and unless the
majority in Congress shall show vast
ly more independence and courage
than they exhibited at the special SEES
sion last August, no successful effort
can be made even to submit such a
measure to the President, much less
can it be passed over his veto. 1t is
very doubtful If even SO questionable
a means for temporary relief can he
passed as would be the issue of inter
est bearing treasury obligations of
small denominations, to meet the
prospective treasury deficit, which
might, to that amount, circulate as
money. But this plan is weak and
Intellectual, at best, and is believed to
have the opposition of the President.
About all that it now appears pos
sible for the friends of American in
terests in Congress to do at the present
session, is to draw more plainly, the
lines between themselves and the
Anglo-maniacs, forcing a few of the
latter, who seem to have heretofore
been skulking in the American camp
to more plainly identify themselves
with the other side And, so far as
can be foretold, that effort will form
the most interesting features of the
present session.
Cleveland's Dilemma.
Hon. Tom Watson in commenting
on the Hawaiian muddle says: Mr.
Cleveland allowed the revolutionary
government to slip up on him. His
administration officially recognized the
new government of Hawaii. He like
wise received at Washington the Minis
! ter of the new government, Mr.. Thurs
ton. Furthermore, in sending out
new minister (Mr. Willis) to Hawaii.
he accredits the new Minister to the
Here is tangle. 1t gravely COM
promises this country and may lead to
disastrous results. Mr.. Willis is in
structed 10y the President to upset the
revolutionary government and to re-
instate the Queen. In other words,
Mr.. Willis is to overthrow the very
government to which he is commits
| stoned AS Minister.
This is something new under the
sun. Now consider: Suppose the
revolutionary government shows fight?
In that event, Mr.. Willis must either
use force, or ANONYMOUSLY back down.
Which is he to do? Is he to use
the navy to lombard Honolulu, and
carry out his plans by bloodshed: or
is he to sink away at the show of re-
sistence and come home amid the jeers
of the civilized world, with the meek
countenance of a man who has been
grevievously kicked? To send a
Minister to an existing government,
| with instructions to overthrow it, is an
act of war. Where does the govern
ment get the right to do such a thing?
Peoples Party Paper.
Among Our Exchanges.
THE devil pays the bill when new
party sups with the bourbon Democ-