The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-03
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What a beautiful arrangement would
Populist government be for thls country,
judging from the propositions presented
in congress by its avewed champions!
Congressman Boen, representing that
organization, doubtless speaks the mind
of Popullsm when ne proposes very la
boriously drafted bill that the government
shall expend $4,000 900 year construct
ing public buildings In every city and
village in the country; $5O,OoO,0OO year
improving rivers and harbors; $1OO,OOO,-
600 building railroads, the designation OF
routes to be in charge of six farmers
merchants and business men, farmers pre-
ferred, and all must believe in govern
ment ownership OF railways, and no rail-
road man or banker can be q commis-
siOner.
Boen wants to make sure that the Pop
ulists will have the disposition OF this
money which must be spent in this style
for five years; but, Of cour Sc, after get
ting the mill started, these smiable folk
will not halt at the end of five years.
There is about billion dollsrs to be
spent the first FIVE years, and Mr.. Boen
proposes that the dlstu rsement shall be
made in fiat money. Such thing as
redemption Of paper currency is not in
the Popullst plan. John Law issued his
currency on better terms than that, for
he did have in view basis OF land value;
but our populist is more reckless than the
assignat issuers OF 1898. Supplementary
to Mr.. Boen's fiscal proposition, Senator
Allen has introduced bill providing Tor
the issue of S50,0O0,0OO treasury notes to
be distributed among the worthy poor"
in the states.
Mr. Boen would complete this govern
mental scheme by having the govesn-
ment coniscate all the land by aliens
after three years, and by killing off the
national banks!
Let us suppose populist adminlstra-
ton at Washington, with Donnelly or
Allen or PETER IN the White House, Boon
as secretary ot the treasury, other popu-
lists 10 the several departments, and a
populist congress and populist supreme
court The congress would, OF course,
pass bills ito increase the per capita,
and Treasurer Boen would grind out ire
deemable currency, at the rate OF tour
or five billions year. The general
"divvy" would be made. Every one
horse village would have its costly gov
ernment building and group OF pald
officials. Secretary Boen would have a
costly structure erected in every village
in the Seventh district. The pops
would build railroads TO every populist
farm. For while the dance would &C
on vigorously, until some fellow would
ebj4ct TO paying Sl5O.OO0 for pair oi
boots, as was done in the old continental
currency times, and then the game
would be up; the crash would come; the
lambs would be slaughtered. The ere
Of cheap money and free loans woulo
end in a catacIysm, AS all such eras have
Perhaps MIR. Boen doesn't expect his bill
10 pass at this session Of congress. Per.
haps Senator Allen doesn't look for the
immediate acceptance OF his stree dis
trlbution' project. If either Of these
gentlemen, however, thinks that tht
American people are really drifting t
such insanity he will find himself mis-
taken.
Hood an ass with reverend purple
So you can hide his two ambitious ear
And he will seem q CARDINAL"
/ In this case the ass's earScan't be ef
fectively hooded with reverend purple
The ears prot7ude.
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