The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-16
THE COMING REVOLUTION.
The Oppression of the Unemployed
An Indictement Of Their Pcrse-

Editor Representative: Inc magnitude OF
the revolution which is sweeping with
cyclonic velocity is not yet appreciated
less SO in Washington than elsewhere, es-
pecaliy by the men in purple and fine
linen, who conceive that they own and
shape the destiny of the Union. If heaven
should permit us to pass through the dark
shadow of death now hanging over our
country and it's people; if violence and
wisdom and autocratic usurpations of power
do not bring on a revolution which could
not be stayed until every locality was
drenched with blood, and additional ruin
and desolation; if reason and conse cvatism
and urgent appeals may produce 1.-The pa
tience of the saints and like the martyrs
under the altar who cried, "How long, oh
Lord, dost thou not judge and avenge our
blood" and it was said unto them that
they should rest yet for little season;
If the patience under trials. misery and OPP
Eress.ons borne without lawlessness and
without resort to anarchy; if God has it in
store to spare this country for the sake of
those who worthy of divine protec-
tion-then you will see a revolution beyond
even the dreams of the most sanguine.
The people are in earnest. 1t is not a
question of a mere fragment-but of ma
1ority of the total voters of this country,
which is taking hold of this subject.
major general of the United States army
naturally despot in his command, who
made his Indian campaign in a train of
railroad cars, and had his staff reporter
to write up the brave deeds, which would
watt him into the presidential chair-airs
his views through the Associated Press,
and pacifes panic by stating that though
million Of his (COXey'S) soldiers should
march upon Washington with the purpose
OF coercing congress there are II millions
OF law-abiding citizens who would not toll
crate anything of the sort" And gracious
ly he consents not to chaw up that million
with the 1000 regulars; Eat present there
l matt tn a lSa
any steps in regard to the natter And
the people are again made acquainted with
the fact that this privileged class will be
ready at any time to march against them
on any preteXt when ordered by 1.-THE
president our commander For 1--WE are
only the servants of the legislative branch
of the government" They are not the ser
wants of the people, and the latter are well
aware of that, and may properly deal with
such minor aristocrats. when the money
changers are swept out of the temple of
liberty.
The Industrial army is a spontaneous
outburst of agony from a great mass of
sufferers. CoXey is an infnitessmal factor
OF the hundreds of thousands who desire
to reach congress, and tell their would be
masters in official position what is de-
manded by the masters Of this government
and congress-the people. Paul Wander
wort was authorized by the Populist COM
mittee to organize in every state indus
trial legions' for political purposes, just
as the Republicans have organized through
out this country 10000 clubs, which are Of
fcered, drilled, formed into regiments and
brigades, and need only the placing of
arms in their hands to send forth an army
OF million on a days notice. Similarly
the Democrats have organized their clubs,
and Grover Cleveland on April 81 gives to
the country his letter to Chauncey Black
cheerfuily lnclose contribution to the
tuna necessary to carry on the good work
OF your oTganiZa ton.
1t is with the cheek of a giant brass mon
key that he or any of his satellites should
dare to say that while his clubs-organiZed
and carrying his bannerS-crowded into
Washington, and filled the streets and
paraded where they chose, even surround
ing the sacred precincts of the capitol,
which are now to be so ScrupulouSly guard
ed against the invasion of Glands of beg
garS'-that these free and equal citizens of
the United States should be debarred any
rights with the broad declaration OF our
fathers, privileges to none!' The name
army has frightened the band of con-
spirators, who for 80 years have been coil
ing serpent folds of perverted laws around
the uEsuspecting masses of the people.
When the unemployed began an enrolment
of their numbers the first being in Los
Angeles), they naturally sought for name,
and the publication by Vandevoort asking
people to form Industrial Legions, caught
their attention, and hence the reason of
adopting that name applicable to their
body. If they had said club, there would
not have been much terror in Washing
ton, for the name of army strikes terror to
the tyrant's heart, the usurper of power,
the conspirator against the liberties and
happiness Of the citizens. And equally
fearful became the satellites of every de-
gree in every locality; and hence the haste
by Democrats and Republicans to interpose
every obstacle to threaten every penalty, to
use every brutality. 1t is the greatest 'ob-
ject lesson of the age to teach what
wild, ferocious beasts there are in the
country, to starve, to kill, to drench poor
wretcheS with hose, to stand them up, sur
rounded by militia and gatlings, shelterng
themselves while the poor were forced into
torrents of rain, and slept on the cold
ground in mud and ice-and yet though
many have been made sick, and some have
died-and these inhumanites and vllainies
cry out to heaven, there seems to be no
method to reach these scoundrels, no at
tempt to do So and they will go unwhipped
of justice, under the protection of the pow
ers which unhappily today control this
country.
The hypocrisy of the leaders can well be
tested by one statement. When the English
and Canadians were carrying out the fish
ing laws with unnecessary harshness, some
years ago, especially against the New Eng
land fishermen, the Republicans rose up in
wrath in the senate and demanded that JUS
tce should be done, even if war with Eng
land resulted In 1888, some time there
after, Grover Cleveland for his ambi-
ton was urging upon the senate, after the
house had repealed a law giving to Eng
land and Canada the right to ship through
the United States), that it should pass it,
Prior to this he said to Senator Beck in
my presence:
pass that repeal and I will close the
frontier so tight, from the lakes to the At
lantic, that not shall creep
through He knew at the time that
would mean war, and yet after I had
frankly told him first of September that he
was defeated and that his only chance
war or threatened war with England, he
and his friends continued to urge upon the
senate the passage of that repeal, which the
Republicans rejected Wisely. for other
wise Grover Cleveland would have created
war"
If today news of such brutality, as in
past months, upon thousands of American
citizens, by any other nation should be
telegraphed to this capitol Grover Cleve-
land and his adherentS everywhere and his
press would vie with Sherman, Reed and
all their satellites in calling this nation to
arms-to slaughter hundreds of thousands
ard squander billions of dollars in main
tanning the dignity and honor of the flag
Faugh. Shame and dshonor upon the
hypocrites, who disgrace the virlity and in
tegrity of man, by exhibition of such OPP
preston against those who helpless
and cannot gain proper protection from
those who WELD the law
In the city of Los Angeles tens of thou
sands of dollars were spent in a carnival
and the streets were surrendered for
week to the rich and influential; and the
police paraded at the head of the process
sion and the military united therein and
at the same time the unemployed were be-
ing threatened with arrest for holding meet