The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-10


ods, and the domination of Wall street,
is al invitation to it to come back in-
TO power and take the reins of the
government.
Do the Republican leaders for Il
moment imagine that the people have
forgotten that they are principally re-
sponslble for the present trouble ?
Who began the contraction cf the cur
rency? Who burned up billion
treasury notes and issued bonds in
their stead ? Who established the
national bank to prey upon the peo-
pie? Who demonctlzed silver and
thereby destroyed in effect one half
the property of the United States ?
Who gave away our public lands to
private corporations? Who in short
has been for thirty years the subsev-
lent tool of the money power? None
other than the Republican party. Can
the Ethiopian change his skin or the
leopard his spots? And yet the Re-
publicans think. that the people are
gong to turn the Wall street Demo-
Gratis out and turn the Wall street Re
publicans in. What gall then does it
manifest in tae liepubIicans, heaped
to the chm with the curses of the out
ragged people, to sit in judgment upon
the acts of any party or leader. Let
the kettle call the pot blat k, but don I
let scorpion lashcd Republican
speak Of the short comings Of a
pledge breaking Democrat. At the
same time We are placing the Repub-
licans in their true light before the
people, let us not forget that the De-
mocrat party could have prevented
the enactment of all the financial
Legislation that has robbed the people,
if avaling themselves Of tho tilibus-
tering tactics OF the House and, the
senatorial courtesy of the Senate thev
had fought rs they did the Ku Klux
bill or the Force bill, not a single inl-
qultiOus financial measure could have
been passed 10y the Republican con
gress,.
1T is true tue Democratic party was
in Il small minority often, but when
ever Wall street wanted vote it was
always forth coming. At their earn
est solicitation the people determined
to give them chance. and what has
been the result? For twenty long
gears Of oppression, they have de-
nounced, rs the crowning infamy of
the age, the decentralization of silver
and have il hundreds of state and ma
tional platforms, avowld their unal
tcrable purpose to restore silver to
its rightful place. But as soon as il
was in their power to fulfil their
pledge their standard bearer, with
captains of Democracy. go over to
the enemy, and with that arch enemy
and traitor, John Sherman, gave sll-
Yer its death thrust. Give us Il
chance, Oft goes the tariff on raw ma
terlal for the benefit Of the eastern
manufacturers. Give us 4 cha ce,
up goes the public debt fifty million.
Give us chance. and you Ohe peo-
ple) be damned.
The democrats are now trying hard
to do something that may help them
in the coming campaign, but Wall
street will not make the sacrifice.
They have made a fcint in the drec-
ton Of silver and staggered towards
an income tax. The Force bill has
played out, but they will try another
game. Look out fort. Is not this
enough for the first year? If no,
just give Us another chance. The
American people are not going back
ward. The record of both old par
ties are black with corruption ana
wrong doing, and neither can be trust
ell. The Populist administration III
Kansas, has reduced the expenses ot
tLat state over one million dollars
during its first year and think how
the old party presses have reviled the
governor for the poor tramp, who
wanted work but could not get il.
Give us an abundant currency and
the tariff will he a oreS.iOn n.