The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-07-12


whose scars were gained in battling for
the old flag, sons whose fathers died to
perpetuate this union, are tramping the
land sanctitied by the blood OF the COM
mon people, who are the only sure resort
IN the hour of attack of an enemy.
These men are studying the Declaration
OF American Independence, and of late
the following from that grand document
has sunk deep into their minds,
I'VE hold these truths to be self .eyi-
dent: that all men are created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inallenable rights; that among
these are life, liberty and the persuit of
happiness. That to secure these rights
governments are instituted among mon.
deriving their just powers from the con-
sent OF the government; that whenever
any form Of government becomes destruc-
tive OF these ends it is the right OF the
people to alter or abolish it and to insti-
tute new government, laying it's founda-
ton on such principles and organizing
Its powers in such form as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their safety
and happiness' .l. .s...
Says one honest old soldier in recent
letter to the writer: "At tiues I have
serious doubts about there ever being
another election Of the old bunco STYLE"
In another place he says: "Two con-
tlngents for Coxey's army have already
been sent from here. The third and
most formidable movement, containing
more than 1000 determined men, is now
IN full swing. We are thoroughly Or
ganized and drilling every night" This
information comes from western city,
and there is much more Of the same
KIND that the people of the east know
nothing about
1t would be as foolish to say that the
Coxey 'army" is fair index of the feel
ing throughout the country as to believe
that Coxey himself is the appointed
spokesman of the discontented. Coxey
and his army were just as much sur
prlses to the great masses of the dis
satisfied as to the well-to-do citizens, and
the novelty OF their proceeding lasted
lust as long with the former as with the
latter. But as John Browns little band
was,- by force Of circumstances, after
ward adopted as the advance guard in
The anti-slavery movement, by those who
his raid on Harper's Ferry as
orlminally absurd, so may the Ooxey
army be recorded by future historians
as the thin edge Of the wedge which was
driven homo by the herculean blows
delivered by the millions who struck for
freedom from their plutocratic masters.
Already have ridicule and indifference
,urned to pity and sympathy Tor the
marching fragments Of the Army OF
Peace" The poor devil who has been
'rlcked and bamboozled when he turned
% the powers that be for help, must
necessarily feel an admiration tor tho
1umble man from his own ranks who
aces the SCOTS and scourges of bribed
press and truculent civil and military
authority to voice the wrongs of the
DOOR and oppressed.
Think you the masses will be satisfied
o begin with sympathy and end with
admiration while the conditions which
made the 'Commonweal possible change
'nly to become worsef Has human
lature taken on new form just now
MT 1T for tame submission to wrong
gainst which man has always revolted,
r do the shackles Of the oppressor
,ruise the flesh and goad the spirit as
hey have e7er done?
Unless a change comes shortly-ohe
way or the other-the autumn lust in
ront OF US will find more people in want
han there have been during the terrible
inter we have passed through, and the
estltution and misery OF next winter
7lll exceed in its horrors all previous
ecords The power of prophesy is not
eeded to foresee this awful future.
he people feel what is in store for them
something is not done, and that
uickly. Will they crawl back tamely
1to their miserable surroundings il
ongress refuses to heed the petitions
nat are being presented to it, or will
ney take up arms against sea OF
'oubles,, and, by opposing, end them?"
L confess my inability to positively ex-
ress an opinion that will answer that
uestion, but there is danger, gentlemen,
rave danger. And firmly believe that
1ould the policy advocated by certain
entlemen in Washington be adopted.
1ould the military forces be ordered
ut to disperse the booted petitioners by
ring, upon them, million Americans
ould march upon the national capital
avenge the wrong and to ring down
70 curtain upon the most corrupt and
.lmlnally negligent congress that ever
sgraced these United States. That's
ow near we are to revolution for dead
oral certainty.-Joseph r. Buchanan
the New York Press
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