The herald., 1894-08-05
MANS COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY ooa AND MAeoa.

can not slsy us directly, brutally,
swiftly. No; our financial barons, kings,
czars have adopted the indirect, ortho.
dox mode of dealing with its victims. 1t
does not come square out and say,
"Obsy my selfish, arbitrary will or be
d-d." but through a hireling press,
pulpit, and its officials it makes it ep-
pear that it has the right to run the
business with which it is connected to
suit itself, and proceeds to do so. Should
there be question as to this right on
the part of exploited labor, its CO.
worker, then are the new civilized
modes of torture put in operation. Then
is the attempt systematically made to
crush these modern rebellious Daniels,
Michsels, Hansniahs and Azariahs-
these new protestants who refuse to fall
down and worship the golden image set
up by latter day Nebuchadnezzars.
A great many people deprecate the
centralizing of wealth IN the hands OF
government-a government such IS we
have today; government which has
| represented capitalism rather than the
| people for some years. As things are.
either outlook is full of terror. Glance
for moment at this picture. in the di-
rection OF uncurbed, centralized, indi-
vidusl wealth:
1.-THE Rothschilds have a financial
monopoly in Austria, Hungary and Bra
zil, and endeavor to rule copper. quick
silver and oil markets. People who
| pointed out this influence of the Roths-
| childs as dangerously great have been
in danger of attacks from the financial
papers. but the news that this firm is
about to assume control of the Trans
vaal gold fields causes grave concern,
even to the organs of the stock ex-
change. These gold fields are at present
in the hands of large number of COM
panies, and they represent approxi-
matsly one-third of the gold production
OF the world. 1t is, therefore. impossi-
BILE for any other house to attempt to
control these mines. II the Roths.
childs succeed in buying the Transvaal
mining rights, free competition will
cease and they can regulate the supply
of the yellow metal according to their
pleasure. They would settle the mine
workers in the places which would best
assist in regulation OF the sale of man
ufsctures and provisions. No store, no
hotel, would be safe from q sudden
boycott at the order of the monopolists,
who could organize every business in or
near the mines TO suit themselves. A
Rothschild gold monopoly would also
rule the financial politics and the cur
rency question OF the civilized coun-
tries"
In view Of these facts, is it not about
time that our people rang out indirect
legislation on the great, vital questions
OF tie day 3; that they rang in, instead. a
true democracy which Webster tells us
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power is in the hands of the people
and directly exercised by them" To do
this would require two new planks in
woman suffrage, since women form
one half the people. Then the addition
OF the initiative and referendum plank in
order to secure direct legislation for the
! people.
"Our Curiosity Shop" has opened her
doors and offered to the restless, anxious
public her stored-away treasures, ve-
neered, revarniehed and presented to
the eager seekers of truth and strength
in the arena OF modern political warfare.
High protection and free trade are BIZ
weekly furnished to the growing athletes
by the nom de plume OF Jonathan and
Jeffersonisn clubs. Who and whence
came this John, whether in honor of
John Bull or John Sherman or John
Chinaman, none OF the newly elected
novices know. To an aerial observer
their practices partake more OF the lat
ter, as the club room scene is an oc-
cssional fow-over with the igneous
1uidity OF the celestials' smoking circle.
Their principles, as expounded by q
viva voce majority, are more in tone
with the Knickerboc socialism than
Hamiltonian federalism. Brother iona.
than, as they call themselves, they say
was an "honest Yankee" who lived
on pumpkin pies. and plum
puddings and hard cider and
Thanksgiving turkey and never went
into business except to win. He was
born when he was quite young, had
much to learn, his ancestors being OF
the minus-maturity age and tho country
new, and life of hardships had pecu-
liarly prepared him to rule or die, and
he chose to rule. Fostering this infant,
fathered by Hamilton and adopted by
all the latter Johns to the detrimsnt of
the native natural.born child, thsse
Knicker bockors turned their attention,
This Jonathan club society sounds
much like the Puritanical fervor OF the
Jealous Jonathan Edwards, who con-
ceived it to be his duty to teach these
honest Johns to "flee from the wrath to
come" This may be the mission of this
present club, whose call brings the up.
per man, the middle and the neither man
together to disseminate intelligence, dis.
criminate ignorance and diseipate time.
By renewed energy and attention of the
| vigilant committee it had been found
like all occidental affairs of sudden
| growth-there had been admitted some
dark horses whose work was unlike that
of it's namesake "honest john"
The other shop, home for the Curl
GUS. and kept with open doors for the
truth seeker and true believer for the
demo.republican teachings of the Mont
icello sage, seer and statesman. 1t is
| enough to know their leader of thought
was the author of the declaration OF in.
dependence, of the statutes Of Virginia,
religious freedom and the founder of
the university OF that stste. With these
facts in view. they conclude there is
nothing left for them to do. Jefferson
was natural born leader, great kicker
and enemy of oppression, and friend OF
economical administration. He lived q
century in advance of his time, and
came near losing his head for his bold
ness in taking the front in strike for
liberty. And even today, with liberty
burning in his soul and the demand in
band puO,ld bo h.