The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14

~ J~"AS OOOu occu III CQe whole
tenor OF Congressional legislation.
The Interest of the industrial classes
nave been constantly and systemati-
caliy sacrificed, while the interests of
moneyed classes have been persist
emily pushed to the front. Now has
the law of 1893 been repealed? If not.
are there not enough honest men in
Congress to see that 1T is put into eff
feet? Unless something be speedily
done to revive this law, our govern
ment will soon be openly, as it al
ready is secretly, bankers govern
ment.
If any man doubts that the nation
al banking system was not deliber-
ately planned for the purpose of rob-
olng the people, he may be un-
deceived by careful perusal of the
following private circular, sent out
to the bankers of the country by
their secretary, James Buell.. Here
is the circular:
NATIONAL BANKERS CIRCULAR
DEAR SIR:-It is advisable to do all
In your power to sustain such daily
and prominent weekly newspapers,
especially the agricultural and religious
press, as will oppose the issuing of
greenback paper money, and that
you withhold patronage or favors
from all applicants who are not will
ing TO oppose the government ISIS ue
or money. Let the government issue
% no n1/ci
per money of the country, for then
we can better protect each other.
TO repeal the law creating national
banks, or to restore to circulation
the government issue of money, will
be to provide the people with money,
and will Therefore seriously affect
your individual profits as banker and
lender. See your member of Congress
at once, and engage him to support
our interest, that we may control
legislation.
(Signed by the Secretary
JAS. BUEL,
No. 147 Broadway Room ~, N. Y.
Mark you it is especially the agri-
cultural and religious press through
which the secretary designs working
upon the prejudices of the people.
Surely not very tame reflection up
on the intelligence of these classes,
but when we hear the so-called
Christian minister upholding such a
system of class legislation, it is evil
dent that at least so far as such
religiOniStS are concerned, Mr.. Buell.
did not "reckon without his host.''
M hou rhf TO
denim the men who have taken ad-
vantage of our banking laws
than we have to condemn the liquor
seller who complies with the require
ments Of the liquor law. They are
both law-abiding citizens, both doing
a legitimate business. The trouble
is not with the individuals, but with
the law. Comparatively few men will
be better than the law makes them.
So long as robbery is legalized, we
must be afflicted with robbers. This
morning the country is Mortified with
the news of shocking railroad dis
aster, and the horror is magnified by
the rumor that ghouls in human
form perpetrated the most tiendish
rObberies upon the dead and dying;
indeed it is even asserted that these
fiends planned the disaster for the
sole pupose of robbing their victims.
But we have another picture. The
life of our nation is trembling in the
balance. A million of armed men
face each other on the battlefield,
the roar of artillery and the thunder
Gus note of the cannon send deSola-
ton to thousands of stricken house
holds: our country is one vast grave
ward. and the land is red with fra tri-
cidal blood. In our nations capitol
are assembled the lawmakers of the
land: among them are those who en-
couraged and urged on the war, who
declared that "a nation is not worth
curse without blOOd-letting. .
These are they who sat in our con-
gressional halls and specialized upon
the most effectual means OF robblng
the widows and orphans of these
dead and dying soldiers, who instl-
tuted laws by which the children and
children's children of these helpless
soldiers should henceforth become
their wage-slaves, and the bondmen
of their children through all genera
tions. Laws which, unless repealed,
are destined soon to crush out the
liberties of the people and the life of
our republic. Theirs was legalized
robbery-the railroad bandits wreck
ed only train-but these a nation.
Do You?
DO YOU want to see the farmers al
lance grow until 1000 live local ALI
ances cover the whole state?