The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-03
HAS ALLCOME TO PASS
ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF THE
POPUuiSTS.
Those Who Were Called ..CalaEiity Howl
ers'' Few short Months Ago Are the
Affairs.

The members of the Populist party,
individually aad collectively. can
claim to be prophets or sons Of proph-
cts. No Roman sibvl. not Cassandra
herself, nor any seer Of ancient or mod
| ern times. ever forecast SO faithfully
the future horoscope. The accuracy
with which last falls predictions have
been fulfilled would have made repu-
tatlons for regiments OF augurs and
scores Of religious sects in the days be
| fore universal knowledge. No eclipse
o. the sun, 40 transit Of cnus. 10 oc-
cnltatlon Of !, star, was ever more cor
rectly foretold bv astronomer, than the
condition OF this country 10y the de
| s,iseu ''calaniitv huWlcrs few months
! ago
1t is readil V recalle that in last fall :
campaign all til. orators OF the two old
parties. besides the Experienced bus;-
hess men, insisted thai all the popular
| ills We're purely imaginary. The PEG
| pie We're complaining OF hard times III
the midst Of Astounding prosperity.
! III cir plans for relief were absurd, es-
! pecially their idea that the Govern
ment could DO anything to help them.
ut is the duty Of the people to help
The Government. said Cleveland in
his inaugural address, but not the
duty of the Government to help the
people. This sentiment was arplauueu
by every party organ in the | Nor as
the embodiment OF sound sense ;nu
good doctrine. That sentiment was
uttered on March the 18th. and in less
than two months those WHO applaudru
1t We're clamoring TO its author to SUM
mon Congress to help them out of
troubles which they hal been declar-
ing did not exist. Tie OK as we'll as
the ass was in the ditch and clamoring
frantirallv TO be pulled out. Now what
becomes OF the AXIOM that the Govern
mcnt c:nuot make people rich or help
them out OF their financial straits? If
50. why is Congress called in extra ses-
sion III hot haste, while the dog star is
IN the ascendant AMI sending down his
malignant beams? Here We have the
spectacle of men crying out for relief
which they insisted We did not need.
and by the Very agency through which
they declared it couli not come. If
there are no business troubles, why all
the cutlery? And ii the Government
can't relieve financial! stress, why is
Congress hurried together to apply
both Il drastic and a salve? If Con
gress really can 1egislate relief for the
country. somebody WAS mistaken last
fall. 1t was not the porulists.
Prediction No. 1T was loudly pro-
claimed last fall by the press and lead
ers OF Democracy tina: the election of
Cleveland would inspire confidence in
the whole country 1t was claimed
that he was especially popular with
the business interests" Everybody
hau confluence in Grover, and if he
was placed in the chair every cloud.
every doubt. woald disappear. Pros
rerltv and happiness would follow, and
Uncle Sam would check his baggage
to the realms Of eternal bliss. Popu-
lists We're derided as fools and ire
deemable cranks for DENYING this But
hardly We're the reins in the hands of
| this SAFE driver until the team ran
away, as Of old when the hot headed
! phaeton tried to drive the chariot of
the sun and set the whole world atirc.
| The Confidence" game didn't work.
and the pIo:use promises al Int realize
OAc OF the worst monetary crises the
country has ever known is now run
ming Its course, while Tie great Grover.
emh!cn OF good luck ana prosperity.
has hid away ut B,lzzar,l's Bay TO nurse
a sore toe and escape the ravenous
oifite-sc" kers. Every old party organ.
high or low, Of whichever side. instead
OF the predicted confidence with Cleve
land. joins IN saving that all the
trouble is due to lack OF confidence.
This is what the Popuiist prophets
predicted. and they are I'll. only people
| not surprised. though they unite in
the general disgust.
The Democrats always declared that
the trouble heretofore was due to the
fact that 5her never hal complete con
troll. Give rs full swing and SEE low
Well right the ship Of state" They
were given everything. House. Senate.
and President. and vet our last estate
is worse than I'll. first The ponulists
insisted. all along that putting Demo
| Gratis II u rcplar" Re; ubllcans would
Only he svorplng the devil for witch.
We would simply be required to ride
| hroom>ticks instead Of at brinstoce a
| change without any reform. The aver
,tleot was that Ilutoc-acv ruled lo;1l
parties. with iienrico.l Y the same ENDS
IL View. the same methods o. accom-
| plI>L,Ae..t, and that a change. Of lead
! crs without change Of principles
would accomplish 10 good for tie peo-
! PIE II large. livery sincere Democratic
rotur.ner Is nov trying 10 devise some
way 20 prevent Cleveland : a,lmiuistra-
.lon from Turning the country over.