The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-03
OUR INDICTMENT.
The People Of the U. S. VS.. the Lead.
ers of the Republican and De-
mocratlc Parties.

billion three hundred million collars
of the peoples money to accommodate
the few who control the gold of the
world.
They have builded the great high
ways Of the nation at the expense of
the people. and then giving to fav-
ored few, together with 2l2,0OO,OO
acres of the public domain.
They have caused 10000 annual
bankruptcies, made 100000 pau
pcrs, 5000, 900 tramps and C9,OOO,-
900 slaves
They have subsidized the press, the
pulpit, the courts and the executive
and legislative branches of govern
ment, state and nation.
They have united church and state
under the Indian policy laws by ped
ding out the agencies to the priest
hood, who by the robbery Of the
Indians have brought the veEgance
of the Red man upon the frontier set
tier.
BY class laws they haye made Ia
Dor dishonorable, and have driven t.,
OOO, 900 into secret political organiza-
tions all over the land.
They have sent armies to Over-awe
the people of state and have detied
the courts to punish cattle baron muir
dcrcrs by using tile Federal court at
Omaha to spirit away witnesses.
They have deceived the people in
in every platform since 1864, and af-
ter promising better laws to protect
the ballot. have sha,nefully bought
and sold office.
They have brought paupcr labor
from Europe to crowd out starving
workingmen and hired Pinkcrtons
to shoot down those WHO clamer for
Dread. while Whitclaw Reid's Tribune
recommended grape and canister as
food for the hungry.
They draw large salaries from the
people. while wasting their tine at
PARTISAN conventions and in drunken
brawls.
The have frau.lently naturallZed
| 25O, 900 men who hal not been tif-
teen days in the United States. in Or
der to elect Cleveland in 1884, Har-
rison in 1888 and to carry the cleo
ton in 1892 in the interest of the
Shylocks.
They have created trusts on every
article, from that first used by the
mid wife. to the marble column in the
cemetery, and are collecting their
tolls from the cradle to the grave.
They have used our navy in dis
tant seas to protect that theiving Cal,
| ifornla corporation, having the exclu
::ive right to take seal, under an act
Of congress secured hy fraud and
bribery: and that navy has deslroye"
! twenty-five small American vessels
that were fishing on the high seas
| and all done to enable Il millionaire
corporation to control the seal fish
cries.
They have displaced the old sold
| ier to make room for those who
laughed at his dying cry for food
and robbed him by depreciating his
! money.
! rs threats of discharge, they have
forced labor to vote for its own pov
crty: and they are now arming anC
drilling their hireling in all the large
cities. and are taxing the people tt
| support militia WhOm They eXpcc'
! TO use TO Ovcrawe labor.
In 1889 they withheld SIT 900, 600.
000 wolth Of property from the asser
sor, leaving labor to make up the de
ticiency; while. in order to secure the
aid of the pulpit, they have exempt
ed $4,000. .00O.GO0 ~oith of churcl
property from taxation :ind have fille(
the land with in:ie!e!s hv exactine
large tolls from all who enter tue car
,,eted aisles and cushioned pews O.
the 81. called houses o! God.
They have fixed the prices on air
light and water. while their trusts
control the iafaIi's milk and the deat