Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-10
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and ''goes them" $4,000 900 better.
The interest from that nice little sum
will meet all the expenses at belmont
co.'s nicely and leave snug little mar
gin for incidentals. Will the present
congress give the necessary discretion"
TO The amiable and mellow secretary?
Certainly. Carlisle is whole souled.
He doesn't do things in a mealy-
mouthed nIggardly manner. And con-
gress is whole souled. l have this clip
ping pasted Oh my desk for reference:
THE biographies of members of the
present congress show that 205 of the
356 have practiced law" This shows
that they are whole souled. sweet
Tipped anything Arians for the ready
John" And the ready John" is ready
for them. What matters it? The clod-
hopDers will foot the bill. They pay the
interest, damn EN-, let 'em kick. What
matters it?
Wheat may be low. Well. damn 'em,
let 'em work harder and be more eco
nOmical. We are on gold basis.
VINO cares for kick or two? What
matters it? Let 'em howl. Let the
farmers howl. Let the 3,500.000 idle
men howl. That's the number Brad
street says there is. Let 'em howl.
Dun says Trade is waiting" Let
trade howl. Let merchants howl. Let
mechanics howl. The railroads are go
ing into the hands of receivers. Let
them howl. Let them howl. Let
them appoint their own officers and at
stockholders out of verything, then let
the stockholders howl. Let the fools
who are duped by this gauZy sham
howl. Let the laborers and miners
howl. Let the starving, the shivering
the distressed howl. What matters it.?
We are on gold basis and we are on
top. Give us plenty of bonds and let
'em howl.
The New York Financial circles"
only asked for $4,000. Goo But Carlisle
is whole should; especially when full Of
bad liquor. So he goes them 10000, 600
better. Who says he amt whole souled?
If any democrat says that, Dan Voor-
bees can lick the everlastin' stuffin' out
Of him i'll two minutes. Fifteen years
ago Grover Cleveland was hanging
democrats for diving What matters
it? He's worth million now. How
did lie make il? BY sticking well to
business and his two little families,
and fishing between times at the other
Gray Gables. Let the No. | family
howl. He'll be gay and happy still
What matters it? Now let the wide
world wag as it will, he's got million
in the till. Secretary Mort0n's a good
second; poklng his nose in bravely for
the hind teat. a brave secretary we
have; sure. y grand leader at the agri-
cultural head of the agricultural de-
partment. Calls all his subordinates
1.-THE most dangerous and insidious foes
with which the New i Ork bankers have
to contend" He said American peo-
pe' but you remember Carlisle told Us
that the financial circles control our
business and industrial interests. So
of course the financial circles" are VIII
tually the American people" of the
present cabinet. They hold the keys
of the kingdom, are masters Of the sit
uation" and rule the roost." A very
devil of secretary us farmers have.
sure. But he's prophet. He said the
| farmers were dangerous foes to the
money power, and he's right. The is
| sue is squarely drawn, made up and
squarely drawn, by this agricultural
secretary. 1t used TO be darkly limited
that we were socialists. Then more
venturesome ones, republicans, thought
we were first cousins to anarchists. We
bothered Joe Hudson and Ed. Greer Sc
much that they swOre they believed We
were anarchists. But now our agricul-
tural head comes squarely at it. We
are worse than sociallsts-worse thar
anarchists, worse than nihilists. We
are 1.-The most insidious and dangerous
foes with which the American people
haye to contend" There you have il
brother farmers. You are sized square
ly up, and down the middle by your
own secretary. Dodge it If you can.
PHILIP DE BRUCE.
NOTY BEANY:-Of course you vii
vote her straight" right along, hereaf
ter, won't you? p. de B.