The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28
The PIow and the Hammer.

The cmblems =, the head Of the
tickets are entirely characteristic OF
the party they represent. Never was
this more plainly cvinced than at the
present time. The American eagle
the emblem Of l.cpublicanisW, moth.
ing more fitting, you don't see many
eagles around here and you may think
the eagle the grandest Of birds, hut
rs ! lived nearly four years upon the
shores Of Puget sound where eagles
are quite numerous, | have studied
their habits and find that they are the
ncanest and most despisable bird on
earth, for they are too dishonest to
hunt their own food but they will hide
behind some crag or rock and watch
the fish, hawk toll and hunt for food
and when the fish-hawk secures fine
fish the miserable eagle will dart out
Of his hiding place and rob the hawk
Of his dinner. Just so with the Re
publican party, they are led by mil
liOnaires who are too lazy or too dis
honest to do any honest work and
they solcmly sit in their banks and Of
fees and when they see some hon
est toilcr get few hard earned dol
lars, they will dart out Of their hiding
place and by legislation they will rob
hun Of his cash Led by capitalists
can you expect the Republican party
to legislate for the poor? You might
AS well expect to extract honey from
vinegar barrel. And the Demo
cratic rooster, who SO loudly crows
and perches on the highest limb of
the apple tree, proclaims that he is
greater than all the hens. But you
will remember that the noisy cock
never lays any eggs. Just so with
the Democratic party-thcy have al
ways made great boasts and promises
of what they would do if they were
given full control of our national If.
fairs, just let me on the nest and see
what | will lay, has always been their
cry and ov they have been sitting on
the nest for almost II months and
have been almost in continuous SEES
sion and have not rs yet laid Il single
egg, and they never will because. no
rooster can lay eggs Millions are
starving and they can give relief, but
they will not, 80 it is time we chase
the rooster OFT the nest and give he,
Il chance; SD much for the Democratic
rooster. Bat far different is the pillow
and the hammer the emblem Of tho
peoples party. Our emblem crows
not, boasts not like the rooster
neither does it steal fish like the egalc
Instead of robbing the poor the pillow
brings its vot;lrics, bread and meat
1t brings all the good things OF which
we have any knowledge, all the wealth
Lf the earth is Of its production. The
foundation stones of this great Re
public are laid on the pillow, which is
the grand emblem Of the cause We
love. The hammer is Il fit companion
of the pillow rs it represents manufac
tories and Kindred industries. The
hammer never stole 4 fish US did the
Republican eagle nor does it crow
and boast us does the Democratic
rooster, but by honest toll it wins the
admiration Of all truth loving people
and feel inspired to say that every
voter who retains within his breast the
vestage Of sympa thy for the toiling
masses will next November march to
the polls and with Il knowledge of duty
done, stamp clearly and accurately
within the square containing the bread
winning pillow and the toiling hammer
Let us clip off the eagles wings and
break the ROSTERS neck and start the
plow to turn over the long neglected
soil and let us use the hammer t(
crush the skulls of the two infamous
vampires that seek to rob us of tho
last vcstaSc Of liberty and make Us
slaves to the theiving eagle and crow
ing rooster. Hurrah for the plow and
hammer.
JOSEpu \. SHADE.
We received very encOurarins