The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-13
THE TWO DROMIOS.

THE TWO DROMIOS.
You Can't Tell Them Apart Except
| by the Neckties-BrOther Greene,
of Renville. Shows Them Up.
Just now the Democrats are doing little
hard thinking, trying to figure out just
| where they are at The Republicans are
Growing, eating and drinking and merry
making, having a regular Bellschazzer
| feast, thinking only of the sinch they ex-
| pect to have on the offices soon. But the
| handwriting is on the wall and they would
do well to begin to decipher it's meaning.
Its meaning is that ''The people, the peo-
| pie, the people are thinking and they are
| fast arriving at the conclusion that they
are the government and that their servants
| have betrayed them" 1t is hopeful sign
| of the times that the people are thinking.
| Yes; they Eliminating something like
this: We got tired Of Republican misrule,
| with demonstration, high tariff, corpora
| tons and trusts. The Democrats promised
us free trade and declared against corpora
| tons and trusts. We trusted them, and
elected Cleveland. The Democrats got the
| offices but forgot their promises We still
| had high tariff, gold basis, trusts and
| corporations multiplied, burdens in
| creased. Four years of Cleveland was
| enough The Republicans renewed their
promises about the trusts, corporations,
| bmetallism and promised us low tariff. We
| Topped over and elected Harrison. The
| Republicans got the Offices but forgot their
promises Trusts and corruption in office
| multiplied. Corporations ruled the land
! and 10! instead of low tariff they
| gave US higher tariff, and our burdens
| Kept on increasing. Four years of Harri-
| son was enough The Democrats, with
| the characteristic faith which both the old
| parties have in the credulity of the people,
renewed their promises of free trade, BIZ
| metallism, and declared against trusts and
corporations. We again put trust in
| them and elected Cleveland with fond
hopes of relief. But alas! alas. how are
| our hopes shattered! They again got the
| offices but forgot their promises. Trusts
| and corporations still increased their pow
| err. We still have high tariff, and 10, in
| stead of bimetallism they gave US mono
| metallism. Our burdens are still increas-
| ing Shall we repeat the past? and go
| fpityf1op back and forth from one to the
| other, content to have these stale, empty
promises, flung at us? Can we learn moth
| ing from the experience of the past? Have
we no manhood left? Are we those who
having ears, hear not, and eyes, see not.
NO, no. We are beginning to see what
dupes we have been how basely have
been deceived, and the truth is we are
doing some thinking for ourselves now
We are trying to discover what the differ
ence is between the Democrats and the
REPUBLICANS anyway. Our Investigations
disclose the following: Republicans favor
protective tariff, gold basis, no silver ma
tlonal banks, national bonds and give a
clear right-of-Way to trusts and corpora
| tons. The Democrats are now Matching a
protective tariff bill have demonetized sill
YER given us a gold basis and no silver
they are in for national banks, issue Of
natlonal bonds, and trusts and corpora tons
mold high carnival right under the capitol
come. 1t would take microscope magni-
Tying 10000 diameters to distinguish the
Democrats from the, Republicans and then
the only difference that can be seen is
Inat the Democrats are in office and the
Republicans are out of Office. Then again
trusts and corporations bought Harrison's
erection Trusts and corporations bought
Cieveland's election Harrison did the bid
ding of Wall street Cleveland does the
plddlng OF Wall street. Harrison appoints
an attorney for trusts and corporations
70 the office of attorney general. Cleveland
does the same Harrison went hunting for
pleasure, while the people went trampinp
1or something to eat, and Cleveland goes
rshlng for pleasure, and the people con-
tinue tramping. Then we notice again
that these fellows are getting very friend
ly, and are veing with each other in ex-
changing compliments. Harrison appoints
democrat to the United States supreme
coure, Cleveland appoints Republican
secretary of state, the highest Office next
70 the president. Harrison favored the is
sue OF bonds. Cleveland patted him on the
mead and said good boy; them's my sent-
ments, too. Cleveland vetoed the seienor-
age bill Harrison patted him on the head
and said Good boy; that is Just what I
would have done too" Oh yes these fell
!oWs are gettlng to have a very good opn-
ION OF each other, and why shouldn't they
When thew resemble each other so closely
lhen, again, let us have a few compar-
sons by way of variety, and also to re-
Ieve US of the idea that these latter day
Demo-Repubcans are made of the Same
stuff as the Jeffersonian Democrats and the
llncollan Republicans Lincoln was a man
OF power, Harrison is man of weakness.
Lincoln was man the people loved Har-
rlson is a man that Wall street loves Lin
coin worked his way to the presidency On
MS merits, Harrison was carried TO the
presidency on his grandfather's hat. Lin
com served the people, Harrison served
Wall street.
so much for Republicanism
NOW let us look at the other fellow
Jefferson was the friend of the people
Cleveland is the friend of Wall street
JEFFERSON was a man of honesty
Cleveland is a man of policy
JEFFERSON was every inch a man
cleveland is only Buffalo chip
JEFFERSON was man of character
cleveland is the father of Maria Halpin's
boy.
JEFFERSON was a man Of intellect.
cleveland is man of bowels.
jefferson served the people
Cleveland served Wall street
YES, the people are using their thinking
apparatus They are cogitating and if
they haven't had any foresight heretofora
they intend to have hindsight hereafter.
Inc people are beginning to see that the
promises of the Republicans and Democrats
poth together are not worth as much as
a last years bird s-nest. The people are
beginning to see that they are the prey of
both the old parties and that they need
protection sure enough, but protection of a
dli1erent sort from what the old parties
give US now. We need the protection that
will protect the many against the few:
that VIII protect the weak against the
strong; that will protect the rights of the |
people We see that the low price of wheat |
IS not because of too much wheat in our |
.granaries, but because of too little wheat
in the stomachs of the people We see
that the low price of wool is not because
or too much wool on the backs of our sheep
put because of too little wool on the backs
or our people. And so on all along the |
ilne We believe that the peace and sal |
walton of this nation depends upon the |
success of the new party. The great battle |
between labor and capital is now on and |
whether 1t is to be battle of ballots or a |
battle of bullets depends upon the attitude |
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