The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-29
INFAMY OF INFAMIES.
PLOTTING TREASON AND BASE
CONSPIRACY.

Money Must Rule, Homes Must Tie Taken
Courts Corrupted and spies Employed
Power OF the Populists and Their Mag
niiicsnt Campaign.
The Ohio Populist publishes the fol-
lowing bank circular emlnating from
Wall Street: The circular was drop
ped by prominent broker on the
stock exchange in Chiacgo. and was
picked up 10y Mr.. L. W. Gilruth, then
a reporter on the Chicago Daily Press,
and first published in that paper. The
bankers at once took steps to destroy
the paper. Mr.. Gilruth now resides
in Kansas City, Mo. \ few days since
the Ohio Populist addressed a letter to
Mr.. Gilruth requesting q copy of the
original and its history. We append
his reply.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. % 1894.
To The Ohio Populist.
Gentlemen-Iour letter dated October II
arrived this morning AMI | hasten u answer
it in view OF the importance OF the request
you make and inc ose yon il copy OF the doc
ument known as the wall street Letter 1t
is 4 genuine emanation from the people who
are engaged i'll an attempt TO destroy a Gov
ernment of the people, 10y the people and for
Tue people, anu cSldttISH III lcu IucIcot a
Government of plutocracy. long winded
titles, oppression and slavery for the masses
had the Wall Street letter published III the
Chicago Daily Press. which resulted in the
bankers taking such steps II, destroyed the
paper. The Press is no longer published.
U WAS oora at r"h Hsy a
uilruth. was we'll known al over the state
years ago.
He has an abolitionlst concerning chattel
slavery 1 am III abolitionist concerning wage
slavery. ours fraternaIly,
Z. w. GlLRUrH.
Here is the circular. Read it.
Think over it. Ye boastful yeomanry
of u (ouce) glorious republic. We
must be robbed of our homes. We
must be made a tenantry, that we may
not quarrel with our rulers Is
there man in this plague stricken
land who has a drop of Latrlotic blood
in his body, whose hear will not fine
with Indignation, and whose spirit
will not rebel against such diaboiical
treachery as this? Read it, friend,
and If it doesn't make Populist out
of you, we must decide that you are
the one or the other of the two things,
Il fool or tool.
WALL. STREET n. V, March II, 1892.
Developments abroad this week have been
quite as important AS those 1T home. The APP
continent of Il receiver for the speculative
banking house OF Murrits & Co enus Il long
agony among capitalists. and Is il long step
towards the final liquidation of England'S
latest financial folly. The continental crisis
which has long been pending, seems to be at
hand.
The failure OF the leading banking house at
st. Petersburg few days ago. the suspension
uf a Paris bank to-day. lnore intense financial
iiStrust i'll SPAN ami Portugal anu the pOlit
teal complications at Berlin, all point mistak-
ABBY to II climax of the wretched condition of
financial and political affairs that has existed
upon the continent FOR years.
1t is not to pe wondered at that the Amert-
can market. no matter how sound and healthy
II may be. should stand Still i'll the face OF
these events. and the Others OF which they are
the precursors
London having relieved itself Of a surfeit Of
securities extensive sales of it's holding of
| Americans and by SO doing has flied her
bank vaults with American god is in .po
sitiOn to take care Of its holdings of Argentine
securities. for which there is practically no
market at present
Engllsh Oan>ers. br okers and investors GER
| tainiy will not touch continental secur ties
| unless they should TALL i'll value such fig
| ures hat might tempt bargain hunters for all
| OF these securities have been tabooed in the
| capitalists determ ne whether or not to bring
| on a general war between European nations.
| 1t Is reasonable to assume. therefore, that the
MINOR and local financial troubles OF the con-
| tnent will be limited to those who are locally
Responsible for them that is, as far as the
misfortune> OF any nation can be confined
| within it's own territory.
Out OF all tins disorder a better and sounder
inneralism OF capital but the process OF
, reaching that basis will inevitably be slow.
tedious and costly. A gold basis for money
| circulation must 1irst be established.
| We must proceed with caution and guard
/ we'll every move made. for the lower orders OF
! the people are already showing signs Of rest
| less cOmmOtiOn.
! Prudence will therefore dictate policy of
! apparent yielding To the popular will. until all
| pf our plans are SO far contaminated that We
| ,fe(lt ON designs without
DrgaIiZed resistance.
The Farmers Alliance and knights of Labor
In the United States should be carefully
watched by our trusted men, and we must
d! take imme iiate steps to either control these
organizations IN our interest or to disrupt
them.
AT the coming Omaha convention to he held
! July J. our men must attend and direct Its
! movements, else there will be set on iOot such
/ an antagoniSln to our designs as may rea uire
force to overcome. This at the present time
would be premature: We are not yet ready for
| Capital must protect itself in every posi-
bic manner, through com hination and leglsla-
The courts must be called to our aid debts
must be collected. bonds and mortgages fore
| closed rapidly as possible.
When through process OF 'a a the the, common or
traCtable and easily governed through the III
f1uenee O. the Strong arm. OF Government -af
piled by central power of imperial wealth
! under the control o. leading iinanciers,
A people without homes VIII not quarre
with their rulers History repeats itself In
regular cycles: this truth IS well know
among our PRINCIPAL men now engaged IL
forming An Imperialism OF capital to govern
the world.
While they are doing this. the people mus
be KEEP, III a condition OF antagoni>In.
The question o. tariff reform must be urge.
through the organization known as the Demo
crat.c party And the question OF protection
with reciprocity must be forced to l,ubl
view through the Republican party.
BY thus dividing the voters We an get then
to expend their energies in tight ng each Othe
as tethers to lead the common herd.
Thus by discreet action. we can secure al
that has been SO generously planned anu thu
far successfully accomplished.
Signed II. ZIMMERMAN Secretary.
To the Bankers and Brokers Central Com
1ittee OF Chicago III.
{sTRICTIY PRIVATE.
Keep on the Armor.
Napoleon is credited with the SAVING
! that in a conflict at arms that the sid
was victorious which first renewed TIN