The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-07-21
CAPITALS EXHIBIT.
WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF THE
FtNESSE OF THE "NAPO-
Icons OF FINANCE"
0onk Suspensions, Business Failures,
DefAlcations, Embexxlements. Suicides,
Zns2nities, Sorrow and Woe.

The-c IS no exhibit in this country
I'm this the year in which we are COM
-zncmorating the discovery of America,
and in which the nations of earth have
joined to do honor to the great Colum-
bus, that stands out so conspicuously,
: In broader scope and magnitude, that
! has greater height and depth, breadth
and length, than the exhibit being
made by capital. in which every
-'fnancier," and particularly the ''Na-
roleons of tinapce," have a special
interest
The striking feature of this capital
fstic exhibit is that only a small part
of it can be seen at Chicago 1t is
everywhere, co-extensive with the ter
xitory of the United States, and it
don't cost a cent to take in as much as
yosa will probably care to see but
20 fairly appreciate the mag
nitude of this exhibit of the
american financiers" a great deal
of travel will be required on the part
OF those who may want to see it in all
of its fullness.
Here are few of the wonders of this
exhibit:
The first thing that should be no.
eiced to get correct idea of all the
other exhibits is our beautiful and
somewhat picturesque financial sys-
tenn. which YOU will find under the
control OF John Sherman, as Superin-
tcudcnt, with G.. Cleveland and j. G..
Carlisle assistants. This system is
erected on a gold base and is a s:ruct-
une of the most artistic design, its de-
sIguers being none other than the
great financiers of Lombard and Wall
Streets. For ingenuity of mechanism
this financial structure has never been
surpassed in the worlds history. Its
productive capacity is simply wonder-
tszis In the unprecedented period of a
quarter of century it. has produced
more millionaires than was ever turned
out in any 500 years of the worlds his
tory And that is not all of it's pro-
ducts 1t is Il duplex arrangement so
constructed that while turning out
rnillionaires it also turns out tramps-
millions of them.
In an annex to this financial struct-
ure will be found the pride of the
"tfnanciers" Of the wonders of
the age-''the best banking system the
world ever saw" This, too, is under
John Sherman's care, and upon which
She claims letters patent, and which he
guards with jealous care. The great
feature of this design is it's suction
i power and it's capacity to absorb the
wealth of every body within its reach.
a o,ooO-horse-power mustard plaster
rs nowhere when compared with ,
medium sized National bank
The most striking feature of this ex-
flibit of the ''financiers" is located at
Washington, ID. C. In the vaults of
the treasury are about 1851. 900, 900. 1t
is said there are over 10000 tons of sill
yer in the vaults, or enough to load
seventeen miles of freight cars, and
yet in the face of this colossal accumu-
Aation Uncle Sam is in terrible fnan-
cial straits, and the ''financiers" want
TO issue more bonds to help him out.
Thoughtful people who view these
immense stores of money are lost in
'amazement at the ingenuity and
stincsse of our monetary Napolcons
A lack of time will preclude the
possibility of calling attention to all
that is catalogued in this exhibit, but
there are some things that claim special
attention.
The numerous bank failures during
the past few months make fine ex-
hibit of this system, and shows how
skillfully the people can be skinned
without knowing who it is that is
1ifting their epidermis and not caring
enough about it to want to abolish the
system.
A most conspicuous figure as an ex-
hibit are the business failures, of
which there were almost $4,000 re-
ported last year, and are steadily in.
creasing every year.
In these bank suspensions and bust
ness failures the principle of the ''sur-
vival of the fittest" is beautifully ex-
emplified, and speaks volumes of the
sagacity and skill of a few s'financiers''
to successfully rob the people, with
out the most of them knowing or even
caring how it is done.
The conditions of trade and manu-
features make a fine showing. Trade
is stagnant and the industries para
lyzed. The planters are raising cotton
and the farmers wheat and corn below
cost of their production, and all are
suffering because Of a lack of the life
giving principle-money.
No doubt it is with pride that the
authors of our financial system are
able to present record of the largest
number of suicides in the past few
years ever made by any civilized ma.
ton for similar period.
Then look at our jails, work houses,
reform schools, penitentiaries and
:asylums-all full and building larger
all the time.
Then gaze on the armv of tramps OF