The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-08
Consistency a Jewel, But How Rare.

Under the rather significant head
ing of Democracy vs.. God and Ma
ture,' the Republican Capital Of this
city gets of some lines which are
pretty good, and Standing alone would
pass as the truth, but the story is cut
off 200 soon. Here it is. 1t will bear
reading:
The sun of heaven has given forth
its life giving rays in abundance Ill
the last year: the rains of heaven have
como in due season: the earth has
brought forth its bounty to the .atls
faction of all mankind; the great riv-
ers which traverse the country have
remained Within their bounds, the
ASiu,!c cholera has hot touched our
shores There has been neither drcutn,
flood no: pes;i!enve. ANA yet all over
this broad land OF ours there are wan
faces and empty stonachs. 1hous-
ansls of mothers with pale conntc
nanccs and tearia! eyes and enfeeb!ed
limbs. hang over the cradle of babes
who are surrounded with poverty and
misery Tramping up aud down the
land i, vast army Of workingmen,
honest, energetic and penniless, who
seek work and can find none, and are
depender.t upon the charity OF those
who have something to give.
That's all true, too true. God and
Nature have been kind, unless in the
instance OF the allowing Of the elcc-
ton of Cleveland. He with his all
seeing eye, aight have avcrted that
calamity. And the unemployed,
that too, must be true, for Chauncy
Depcw says there are 100000 of
men. representing population of TO-
coo, 900 who are unemployed (some
ca'l them tramps, but Governor Le-
yelling calls them mem while Brad
street goes one better and places the
estimate at 5000, 600, representing a
population of 15,OO0,O0O who's jobs
have gone glimmering after the ''un
exampled prosperity .he Capital told
us about. if ''onIy the silver bill could
ne repealed Well, it was repealed,
and the Capital continues:
''Was there ever Il condition more
calculated to mvsufy the reason of
man, and was there ever 4 time when
nature furnished so few causes fer So
disastrous 4 condition? Men have
lost confid nee in the government, and
confidence in each other. The deal
ers all over The land nave heard the
demand cash in,' and they can't find
the cash.
Pretty nearly true. but where is the
cash? Dispatches tell us it's back in
the vaults in Wall street What for?
TO emphasize the demand of Shylock
for more bonds, and all under Rcpub-
i;can rule, for no laws are changed.
But now we come to the funny part:
The people generally have come
to the conclusion that he'll has gone
out of business and turned its ma
cninerv over to the Democratic party
who are po ring the sulphur of id'otit
financial policies on the country. max
ing Il general conllayration which con
,umcs the confidence and the hopes
and the prosperity OF the people
Providence and the fertility OF nature
stand no show against the destructive
elements of the Democratic admins
trttlOn.
'Idio;ic financial po!ic.. W.
pause to mediate! In what does th'
policy nov differ from that Of one OF
. two Years past? We have the same
laws governing The recoa.menda
t!ons Of Cleveland are the same on ii
nance as Harrison had regularly plac
, ed before congress. Yes, but thi
! time the Republicans were fortunate
enough, TO have 4 Democratic admin
iStEt- -iD!I w ttIl a'f'a th& oAA
change which has been made by Re
2 publican votes. Here is the vote OF
] the repeal l,.ll in The senate. Firs,
!, took a majority of Republicans to sc
it before the senate u, all, and on TN
al passage the vote stood yeas, Re
: pubiicans %, Democrats 20. Nays
I Republicans 9. Democrats ~, witt
the four Poiulls;s standing firm 70
lie original dollar. 1t certainly WA
q an .i.ilot;c financial policy. Again
the Capital breaks out:
: There is yet / God i Israel. bu
tie uevl ani the Democratic part.
appear to have got the best oi hiu
empor:,rily. ana the prayers OF IT,