The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-14
GROWTH 0FrANARCHY
NO DANGER FROM FOREIGN I'M
FORMATIONS.
Our Own Financial System is
Matching Them.

IL Is constantly asserted that this country
| must not become the dumping ground for
anarchists, and it is assumed that foreign
ers are the only anarchists who can i'm
peril our free institutions. If free govern
| ment in this country lasts until destroyed
| by anarchists bred in foreign lands, time
| will end when our institutions perish. While
the American people enjoyed the blessings
| of honest and equal laws they were united
in upholding the government and maintain
ing the institutions that made them pros
| porous and happy. No anarchist was allow
ed to disturb the peace of the country.
There is no danger of the country becoming
the dumping ground for anarchists, for
| the people will take care Of them while we
| are independent and free. The real danger
| is the breeding of anarchists at home. An
| archists are the progeny of oppression and
! hard times. Where poverty and want ex-
| ist from bad government. anarchy RACES
| until the spirit of liberty and independence
is crushed and a condition of slavery and
| dependence is submitted to without further
| struggle.
The great body of the people of France
| were made anarchists, in the common ac-
ceptation of the term by the robbery and
| oppression of the governing classes. The
| bloodiest revolution in history was the re-
| suit. Europe is today military camp.
| Vast armies are maintained under the plaus-
ible pretext of preserving the peace, but
| for the real purpose of compelling the peo-
| pie to submit to the avarice of the mon "
dealers and the rule Of despotism. The
| people of Italy Austria and many other
| parts of Europe have more cause for COM
| plant than had the people of France be-
| fore the revolution Nothing but military
| power preserves any throne in Europe.
| Wrong and oppression have planted hatred
| of government in the hearts of the people,
and a thirst for vengeance exists which will
| be slaked in blood when the resources of
| the governing powers are exhausted and the
! vast standing armies no longer be main
| tanned.
| The United States bred no anarchists for
more than hunared.r years. The people
| loved their government because there were
opportunities for al. The United States
was not the dumping ground for anarchists
then. 1t the s2pitaEium for anarchists.
| The disease of anarchyod contracted by OPP
preston in other lands, Mas ordinarily cured
and eradicated by six months residence in
this country. The few ipcurables We're dis
posed of by the local authorities. The hat
red OF the government they laft to flee from
oppression was changedito love for the gov
eminent of the Uaitedtf States which gave
them freedom and equality before the law.
Previously to july ;; last there was little
demand for federal soldiers to suppress an
archy in the states. The revolt of the
Southern confsderafy was not an uprising
of the people against what they recognized
as law, but was rather an assertion of the
States rights Policing, ,fhe states with the
| federal army without any call from the leg
| islature or the governors new departure.
The fact that this was done. with the APP
| prevail of congress marks q, change IN our
| form of government, and contrasts unfa-
vorably with the practice of the better days
| of the republic.
The evidence that this change from
| Democratic usageS to the practices of
monarchies is progressive and permanent,
| is daily accommodating. The army has been
| Withdrawn from the frontier and stationed
| at the commercial centers. Gen. Soho
| field and the commanders of the various
| divisions have all recommended an increase
| in the standing army for the purpose Of
| maintaining the public peace. The press
| throughout the country ndorses these rec
| concentrations. The business community,
| and particularly the banking fraternity,
/ look to the president of the United States,
| as COMMUNICATIVE chief of the army and
| navy, for protection ,-of their lives and
| property. Why is this so? Why are not
| the lives and property of all classes of the
| people of the United States as safe today
| under the local governments of the states
| they We're at any other time during the
| existence of the republic? In discussing
| foreign governments we are in the habit
| of attributing the discomfort of the people
l. to tyranny, oppression, class legislation
| and INSTRUMENTATION. Has there been
| no class legislation in this country? Has
| the pursuit of happiness of any class been
| denied or abridged by the legislation or
| administration of the government? The
! destruction of one-half of the money of
| the world by the demons citation of silver
has more than doubled the value of money
| and obga tons payable in money in the
| hands of the rich, while it has reduced the
value of property belonging to the masses
| fully one-half. Is this equality before the
| law? Has not this abridged the pursuit
! of happiness by the bankrupts who could
| not pay the enhanced obliga tons, and by
| the millions who are thrown out of en-
| ployment by stagnaton in business, pro-
| duced by falling prices? Can it be sup
| posed that farmers, driven from their
| homes by the sheriff, and laborers who are
! denied employment, will be satisfied with
their condition? Have dissatisfied people
ever submitted tamely to poverty and
| want until they were reduced to slavery?
| The nature of men has not changed.
| The people of the United States are
| as virtuous and intelligent as ever be-
! fore. Universal education, free institutions
| progress and prosperity have not made
| the people dangerous. May not poverty
| and enforced idleness be the reason for
| the general discomfort which is so Wig
| orously condemned as anarchy, and to
| suppress which vast standing army has
| become necessary? Before the army is
| increased and the policy of despotism is
| established in this country, would it not
| be wise to restore,sth anonetary laws as
! they existed from the Foundation of the
government until tqAe anarchists of finance
| blotted them frortf the statute book in
| 1893? There certainly wsfs no danger from
the anarchy of the masses until anarchy
appeared in high E4aces,I and in disregard
| of justice, honesty iand fair dealing robbed
| the people of the money of the constitu-
| ton. and sent misery and want to the
| home of every wealth producer in the land
If the combinatish ofiF'leveland Democ-
| racy and Sherman Repubqicanism with the
! money powers cannot be- broken the fed
! eral debt and the standing army will be
! enormously increasel Before the anarchy
! they are breeding 'can"'be exterminated
| If the commanders fF- chisf of the army ana
| navy, with 30oGoo Offices at his disposal
| continues to do the bidding of the ma
| Europe, with RofhschilHs at the head
until every avenue TO acquire wealth and
main tain independence is closed. military
! despotism alone can maintain order The
election of one more gold president win
complete the change of the rule of the
people to the rule of gold barons Sx
| years more of falling prices and enforced
idleness will bring into existence to sun
press anarchy, army on the Euronean
model and a public debt too grievous TO
bear. / may be optimistic but r have
faith in the people and believe that tbov
will rally in their might and racoua ~