The Washington times., 1894-04-22
THE TROUBLE IN THIS COUNTRY.
Justice" Points Out What 1t Is and What
the Remedy Will Be.
To the Editor of THE TINES.


To the Editor of THE TINES:
Not many years ago supreme Judge declared
that "the black man had no right under the
Constitution which a white man bound to re-
spect." The Judge was maligned all over the
North for rendering that decision, was called
sympathizer with Shareholders 1t matters not
what his preiudices may have been, his judicial
opinion of the Constitution as il then existed
was correct. That Constitution was an index of
the selfishness OF the white man. 1t was the
truthfulness of the decision that hurt The
northern politicians were mad because the de-
cision showed the rotteness of the laws in a free
republic.
Now instead of a race, it's class "a poor
man out of work has no rights n rich man or
police court is bound TO respect"
The police Judge may be pretudiced against
tramps or idle men, but their decisions are in
side the law. The laws are cruelty wrong The
conditions Lincoln feared have been upon us for
some time: great corporations and trusts are
largely controlling legislation, and their repre-
sentatives are the floor managers at national
conventions. The last campaign was big Four"
or "Standard Oil" which; The people took the
latter ''for change" no preference for either,
tentative in either case. Try to shake of both.
1t shows the unsettled state of mind with the
voters when there is such rebounds in election
maiorities as have been in the past ten years
The soldiers of the North and South have been
kept ''1ghting the war over" for the past thirty
years, during which time the corporations and
few people-perhaps 10 per cent-have legis-
lated the wealth of the country into their hands,
yet the 20 per cent, with so little property, pay
heavily of the taxes, and if the 30 per cent are
too poor TO pay car fare they not supposed
to have even the right TO walk down a railroad
track
1t was the privilege of some, in fact many of
the &C per cent 10 tramp through Georgia.
and into Washington TO save the country, and
now they are not supposed TO have the right TO
walk out in search of employment in this land
Of the free.
Instead of 1.-The land of the free" it is "the
lpr
those with large incomes objecting 10 be taxed
on their income, as If surplus income could not
better pay tax than anything else il is Just what
should pay tax
There will be no conflict between the people
and militia police and regular army, unless the
latter three or their over-zealous represents
tiyes provoke it, in the which case 1t will be a
sad day for those who attempt to shoot or bayo-
net peaceable assent bling Of the people TO de-
clare their right of petition. That the masses
are patient needs not be here stated; what they
have quietly endured the past year is the great
est commendation to the toilers of the country
For public journals TO condemn unemployed
men as tramps and talk about the efficiency
of the District troops is to challenge a conflict
The battle If not sooner provoked will be at
the polls in November, and then will be the
struggle for the supremacy in 96 The bimet-
allists and labor people will gain largely in Con-
gress, and as the next House is likely to have
the selection of President, the industrial classes
should make an effort 10 secure the balance of
power. The single standard men of both par
ties make common cause. The bimetalist should
do so: they are not asking ALL but only Just
share. When a silver dollar was buying more of
the necessaries of life than for years, and buying
as much gold dollar, it was stricken down.
Silver called down and a. panic predicted
and created, but il was not the iaboring mans
talk that made the panic.
The issues of the war of 81 are well over We
can no more live on them to-day than on rations
We drew then. The masses have new issues and
dangers confronting them II banker or cor
poraton attorney has the right to ride into this |
city on a railroad train, pauper has the right |
TO walk in on the track. Otherwise he has no |
right ITO life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness" or its equivalent, to seek honest employ
ment, which insures him life, liberty, and hap |
piness" JUSTICE.