The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-23
CAT RIDGE.
Feb. 10Th 1Sa4.

AliNal fAtcNNeoAoh NNNlh AetANA a.
low PEOPLE to think ior themselves.
Th/ day being one that only com
tort can be had indoors, | Will
think off a few lines fer the read
ers Of our excellent home orgnn.
This correspondent says: The
Anarchists aud Democrats who
voted for a change, got it like the
angel did whowas displeased with
the government OF heaven Well
nos / confess Go not know
about he government OF angels in
heayea, but seemingly as much as
this correspondent does about the
government at Washington. Ac-
cording to his statements there are
many more Anarchists in this
country than the records show, or
else quite good sprinkle of Re
publicans voted the Democratic
ticket.
If the statements of this sugges-
tive correspondent are to be taken
rs true there are many more AN.
archistsn in this country than is
wholesome, and the eountryis in
danger OF a revolt.
Well, who s responsible? What
party has made ali the laws on the
statute books Of the United States
ior tie past thirty years, save one,
as well as the law governing immi.
grafton, which admitted these An
aTchistsp as well as millions OF
pauper Italians, Chinese, Poles,
Jays, and other foreigners who are
today taking the places that should
be filed by true and loyal American
citizens who are begging for a
m0rsel Of meal.
He says: 1T is toe late to pray.
after the devil comes" Ali l
agree with you. But the devil has
been here in the shape Of the Re
publican party since the departure
Of Conkling, Garfield and the fol-
lowers of Lincoln.
Let every reader answer himself
these questions, remembering all
the while that the Republican party
has had the making of all laws,
(save one) for the past thirty years.
Why is it that there are one and
one half millions of laborers out Of
employment to day? Why is 1t
that six millions Of people in this
country cannot tell where the next
meal is to come from? Why is it that
within the long years of Republi-
can rule OF their much boasted
prosperity that the poor of this
country have not accumulated
enough 10 withstand few months
of hard times. Say will you tell?
u
Why is it that today, ont Of sixty
five millions of people il the Unit
/ ed States that thirty-four thousand
own COS of all the wealth of the
country. Why is it that thirty
/ years ago there were not twenty
/ five men in the whole country
worth a million and over, and now
lit would take you a whole day
10 count them. Why is it that
I john D. Rockefeller could in less
than thirty years accumulate such
a fortune, that his daily income, at
Goo per annum, would amount TO
{ $50 S53 90 counting $50 days to the
( year; or 1868 81 COR every hour Of
/ the day. Almost the price OF a
days work for every time your
heart beats.
Ii this knight of the pen could
realize the vicious legislation en-
acted in the last few years by the
Republican party, against the poor
and in favor of the rich, and could
treaiize one penny for every time
HI. heart would throb, he certainly
ought to have a good sum OF mon
ey soon. He says: "But after one
has been thoroughly imbued with
Democracy it takes a long time to
adopt himself to Republican princi-
Piles" Well, should think 10. DO
you not understand that to take a
young man who has been reared
BY and with good honest folks, and
under the christienizing and refn-
ling influence Of the Sunday School,
/ thst it would take him a long time
10 feel at home In q "denn whose
policy is to take the last cent a
poor and unsuspecting being has
That is just what the Republican
party has been doing-robbing the
p or 10 benefit the rich,
ai pencil pusher reminds me
e little boy who was whIstling
aool. Upon inquiry by the
II. atr as to who il was, the little
replied, why it was me
ria, you know could whistle
young student of the press
It js.t found out he can whistle
5!fF your dear life, when the
& larger Of this country feels
iHs advantageous effects Of the leg
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