People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-24
Revelations of Grover:

las the campaign wakes warm and plutOc- |
'acy rallies for its expiring spasm we may
expect divers letters from the Stuffed
prephet,l
To his private secretary he saith,
unto the chairman Of the caucus
committee write: these things saith
he that hOldeth the patronage club in
his right hand and feasteth with the
nabobS of Wall street.
l know thy works and thy humilia-
tiOn and thy defeat, how thou canst
not swallow a sugar-cOated senate,
and hast been captured by thieves
who say they are tariff refOrmers, and
work for revenue only and are liars.
Thou hast borne and once had cour-
age, and awaited thySelf Of my infu-
ence and hast not tainted in sustain
Ing the trust imposed upon thee.
Nevertheless, | still have somewhat
against thee because now thou bawleSt
even as the calf that knows not its
own mamma. and will not suck a su-
gar teat.
Remember therefore from whence
thou art fallen, and thy weakness,
and study the policy by which we may
control the votes of the people and
retain our power, else l will come
unto thee quickly and remove the
gavel from thy hands, except thou
use a little more discretion.
He that hath pull, let him hear
what the nation i am that same
sayeth unto the politicians; unto him
that sOlveth this problem will l give
to eat Of the fat OF the land which
my servants, the people, have given
into my hands to be used as l see
fit.
And unto the sacred bull and the
great bear of Wall street write: these
things saith the first and the last and
all the time servant Of gold.
l know thy strength and intentions
and demands, THAT thou art rich and
| know the poverty of them who are
only voters and pay not, but are clod-
hOppers out of a job.
Fear none Of these things which
seem to threaten thee; behold the
people may throw some Of you into
prison; but you must be tried before
the courts and shall go free; ye may
have tribulatiOns for a few days, but
be thou faithful with the adminiStra'
tiOn, and will give thee more gold
bonds and thou shalt accumulate mon.
ey to perpetuate thy rule over the land
forever.
He that hath money let him heal
what the nation ~ say unto the
bOndhOlders; he that contributeth to
the campaign fund shall get another
whack at the treasury.
And unto the great newspapers Of
the land write; these things saith he
that rules with a twO-edged sword.
| know thy owners and who die
tateS thy policies, even where thy
subsidy comes from; and thou praiSeSt
my backbone and hast not denied my
sovereignty, even in in those days
wherein labOrers were slain among
you as ordered by railway managers
But | have a few things against
even thee, because thou hast EN-
plOyed printers and reporters whit
hold the doctrine of POpulism, ant
payest them wages which may en-
able them to start papers of thei
own, which same | learn many o
them already have done.
And to the people write not; bu
send orators Of affability and magnet
ism, and let them study the local sit
uatiOn and fashion their addreSSe
accordingly.
For there is great unrest among tn
pie and they are divided against eacl
other, and we must use exceeding
great caution lest they discover tn
truth even as it is that we trembl
in our shoes lest they rise up as on
man and destroy US as in an earth
quake.
But unto you say, and unto tn
rest in New York and England, tn
lawyers and money changers, VIII
know the plans and provide tn
means, l will entrust unto you tn
fuldllment Of all things whatsoeve
needful.
To you be the glory and the powe
forever.
And we shall rule them with a 70,
of gold.