New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26
4 MLSSOER[ OBJECI LESSON.

II NAV perhaps be remembered that at the
animal banuuet of the Board OF Trade at Del
monicos last month Governor William j. Stone,
cf Missouri, responded to the toast, "The
Western Point of View" and that the views
which he expressed, as he said, in "homely
ard undiplomatic way concerning "existIng
trade and economic systems" did arrest at
tcn,ion'' in accordance with his wish. @ Most
Western people, he said, had concluded that
these systems are constructed on the war
theory. and that they are the victims of 4
hostile discrimination 1--WE want good
money! said he, "and plenty of it-far more, |
think. than we have" Continuing, he said
the Western people were sure there was " some
thing radically wrong somewhere, of the Ill
effects of which they are the unmerted vic
tins" Anyhow, they were dissatisfied, and
the rcstiyc spirit of protest is developing into
the more aggressive spirit of combat. The
money and the wealth of the country are not,
in their judgment, fairly distributed" lie
wanted to have these views arrest attention"
And they did They arrested ours We took
occasion TO say at the time that we were aware
that these views were held by some Missouri
people. and in an especial manner by the Jesse
James gang, but that it did not seem to us
necessary or wise to turn the existing trade
and economic systems bottom-side up on that
account The Governors home organ took
offence at this line Of thought and answered
with warmth to the effect that the Jesse James
gang were angels of light compared with the
highwaymcn of Wall Street and Boston.
Something happened in Missouri on Wednes-
81 fr,oIn Iinuop
ard THE Western Point of View as set forth
in "homcly and undpoma,c way by Gov
cinor stone Some Western people" from
four to six the dispatch says-who are dis
satisfied with existing trade and economic
systems who believe 4" the money and wealth
of the country are not fairly distributed" and
who want good money and plenty of it,"
stopped train on the Missouri Pacific Rail
road on which Governor Stone himself was
passenger, and proceeded to correct existing
evils in connection with the unequal dis'ribu-
ton of wealth by the use Of dynamite They
redi>ributcd in "homcly and undiplomatic
way some $3.50 in cash. $3.50 i'll checks
and one valuable package. They were very
cool and deliberate about il, being without
masks or any disguise. With them " the
FESTIVE spirit of protest. had actually dcvel-
opcd into the more aggressive spirit OF com
bat This was Just what Governor Stone told
the Board of Trade would happen If the trade
and economic systems were not ovcrhaulcd ard
Itariangcd to meet the views Of the Western
people Governor Stone j. not only political
economist of great ability: he has shown him
self T. be iir,tca>> prophet.
Two things bother Us. though. WHY did
the FESTIVE and dissatisfied Western people
select the train on which Governor Stone was
q passenger IL an object lesson IN tho rediS-
tribuiion OF wealth and the removal of hostile
determinations And why, above all things,
did the Governor step of the train and i'm
mediately offer reward of $500 for the
capture Of the rcstiyc and dissatisfied Western
u.,ploD