The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-30

be brought to the treasury for redemption
Only $90. 900, 900 of them could be redeemed.
The treasury would then stand empty Of
gold"
Now what a blessing it would be to this
nation to have that very thing happen! 1t
would satisfy people that this government
could and would exist without gold. But
just admitting for arguments sake that
gold redemption was possible. what course
would The Tribune pursue? He would, of
course, advocate a bond issue Chat would
be Republican,. and sell them in a foreign
market. Invite foreign capital which is
also Republican, on bonds for 500, 900 900 at
per cent and drawn for 30 years, the
interest alone would amount to $120 900, 900.
The argument that these annual payments
would all. or in part, find their way to
the treasury will not go, for the interest
is paid to foreign bond holders. So in the
end principle and interest, on the plan of
the non-reformer and Napoleon of John
Bull Sherman, would amount to 1920 200, 900
in gold Gold dollars do not produce gold
dollars Let some bright editor or fnan-
cier tell where we are to get much gold
at the end of IA, 20, and 30 years. The
same Mr.. Walker quoted above, and in the
same speech, says all the gold we have
in this country is 1897 600 0O0-that piece of
political and plutocratic juggiery known as
the treasurer's report to the contrary not
withstanding.
Mr.. Edior, it is a hoax The gold cannot
be produced When these obligations ma
ture they will be refunded, refunded, re-
funded, which means perpetual bondage
and enslavement of the American people.
The scheme Of the conSpiratOrs of finance
is to ultimately reduce the masses to the
condition of the Egyptians. That chill
drens children shall be whipped with
scourges of rope, bound and bastinadoed to
extort interest Held in serviliance by mil
itary power. And when, OH when will the
people learn that these great daily papers
and lo1 lxyt bo ito.
class to force these conditions upon us, by
first deadening our senSibilities with de-
ception. When will business men and la
borers learn to boycott these sheets as
their most deadly enemies? They are
eternally crying anarchy against every
noble soul who tries to do something to
alleviate the oppressed masses. Behold
their recent treatment of Gov. Waite, who
has been sustained by the courts at every
step; and note their cries of anarchy
against him while they were doing every
thing possible to defend the law defiers
who set themselves up against established
authority and fortified themselves with
dynamite bombs
1t is not necessary to quote anything to
sustain my view, but l feel constrained to
cite the response to a toast delivered be-
fore banquet held in honor of the mem
bers of the press in recent years in New
York city. 1 am told from very reliable
authority that the speaker was John Swim
ton. L copy from the Arena: There is no
such thing in America an independent
press, unless it is in country towns We
are all slaves. There is not one of you
who dare express an honest opinion. l am
paid $3.50 week for keeping honest opln-
ions out of the paper [ am connected with.
The man who would be foolish enough to
write an honest opinion would be on the
street hunting for job. The business of
New York journalist is to distort the
truth, to prevent and villify, to fawn at
the feet of mammon, and to sell his coun-
try and his race for his daily bread. We
are the tools and vassals of the rich men
behind the scenes; they pull the string and
we dance. We are intellectual prostitutes
STURGEON ODEIL.