The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
WALL STREET ON TOP
CLEVELAND AND THE SHYLOcKS
MAKE A DASTARDLY DEAL.

CLEVELAND AND THE sHYLocKs
MAKE A DASTARDLY DEAL.
You Must Secure Passport From the
Kings of Manhattan or Get or the Earth.
A Beautiful Picture For the Future Citi-
Gems of the Country to Behold.
To q man newly from the west or
south the arrogance Of the full fedged
New Yorker is simply incomprehensi-
BILE. The leading citizens of this COM
paratively small rock and gravel patch
known as Manhattan island impudently
look upon all the rest of this vast coun-
try as their ranch and the millions Of
workers as their coolies. I do not ex-
aggerate when I say that the bare sug-
gestion made to the average New York
er that there are men and women in the
west and south whose welfare must be
considered is met with stare and a
sheer. ''What do those jayhawkers
know about managing large interests
and public concerns?' is the way it is
put.
Readers of New York journals know
that the case is not here overdrawn.
That a man who has not pull politi-
cally, commercially or socially in New
York city may hold an opinion that is
worthy of consideration is never admit
ted by New York daily newspaper.
Not even one of the many other large
cities in the country-no, nor all Of them
combined-must be at any time, under
any consideration, mentioned as origi-
mating anything meritorious or of carry
ing forward anything useful unless the
thing had its birth in New York. If
you come to this city and can make
your way by your own abilities, you will
be tolerated. But you are sure to be
treated with an air of condescen-
sion by the Thorough New York
ers." If you are strong enough to
retain your originality and remain true
patriotism which nurtured you on the
plains of the great west, in the glorious
valleys of the south or amid the invigor-
ating atmosphere of northwestern pin
cries, you are looked upon as a lunatic
whose heresies are menace to ''our glo-
rious institutions" If you go back upon
your previous notions concerning the ex-
tent of the United States and are willing
to admit that there is really nothing in
the country outside of Manhattan island
worthy of more than secondary consid-
GRAFTON, you will be all right and will be
taken into the fold-so far as your finan-
cial condition will carry you.
This may be rather blunt way of
stating the truth, but it is the truth.
The results of five years of close study
of the subject with the best of intentions
are convincing.
It is this opinion that they are supe-
rior to all the rest of mankind that makes
New Workers believe that in such mat
tiers as the governments financial policy
there is but one thing for government
officials to do, and that is to act as d.
rected by the financial kings of this city.
That there can be sound judgment on
the money question anywhere outside
the banking circle of New York appears
to the New York merchant and editor
the greatest Of absurdities. That it is
possible for the 81, 900, 900 citizens of the
United States to uphold the nations in
situations without the assistance Of a
measly lot of silk stockinged money
grubbers on Manhattan island is looked
upon here as huge joke. That the
bankers of New York can, unassisted
by the patriotism, loyalty and industry
of the $4,000, 900, carry us on to prosper
ity, happiness and glory in the end, is
the boast of every Thorough New York
er."
In witness of this statement note the
recent utterances of the New York daily
press anent the offer of Boston to turn
into the United States treasury several
millions of gold. Where will Boston
get this gold? In New York. What's
the use of talking when everybody
knows that if Secretary Carlisle is en-
abled to maintain the gold reserve it
will be through the assistance of New
York's bankers?"
This is the sentiment which presents
an excuse for the contemplate scene of
the secretary Of the United States treas
ury department hobnobbing with hand
full of Shylocks. Thus are we brought to
witness the disgrace of one of the chief
officials of the greatest government on
earth sitting at his hotel biding the con-
venience of half a dozen money lords
who are "too much interested in the
banquet to be held this evening at the
Hotel Waldorf to meet Mr.. Carlisle be-
fore tomorrow" And when these lords
of creation condescend to talk with the
man too cowardly to assert his dignity
as the agent Of the American people, and
who should have kicked the "money
changers" out Of the nations financial
temple, what is the RESULT
In the first place, they sing that old
wornout song governments certif-
Gates must have gold behind them. The
whole country will 60 to the demnition
bowwows if the belief gets abroad that
the United States treasury is unable to
redeem it's certificates in gold. This
same old gang of robbers, playing the
same old loaded dice upon the secretary,
offer to supply the indispensable and all
powerful gold in exchange for govern
ment bonds. They do not tell us how it
happens that the certificates must have
gold behind them while the bonds for
which they are eager to exchange their
gold need have nothing but the credit of