The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-29
Marquette, May Z, 1895.
A PERSONAL LETTER

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Marquette, May Z, 1895.
A PERSONAL LETTER
FROM COL. RLANTON DUNCAN, OF
p CALIFORNIA-MR. SIBLEY AND HIS
MISSION-GEN. WARMERS COURSE
BE PREPARED FOR STORMS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
To the Editor:
Mr.. Sibley and Gen. Warner spoke to
large audience here last week with great
effect. In my conversation with them
l learned that the tour made by them
had been very successful in attracting
general attention to the vital subject of
preventing the continuance of the ruin
and restitution now prevailing. The
paramount issue is that of bringing sill
yer again into use-the injecting of new
blood into the veins of a dying country
and SO take steps to revitalize our in
dustries and our commerce. This mis-
sion of Mr.. Sibley's is a patriotic effort
to serve his fellow countrymen by fully
exposing the iniquities of the gold
Cleveland-Wall street-Sherman- McKin-
ley combination; and what it's sequences
must be if the people do not rise up en-
masse to crush it and it's vile leaders.
There is no personal ambition govern
ing Mr.. Sibley's action; and though Sc
lected as the champion to perform this
duty, he will aid most zealously the
standard bearers to be selected by the
assembled masses through their repre-
sentatives at the proper time Mr.. Sib-
ley would have contributed more for
another person to have undertaken this
crusade than it will cost him to do SO
personally.
Of Gen. Warmers devotion to the
cause; and his utter unselflshness you
that you may know, and thus publish
and have it scattered far and wide, that
50 far as the selected speakers are con-
cerned this movement is pure and true;
and in no manner shaped to divide our
forces, but to weld in one solid mass all
those elements, which alone by prompt
action can be the sole means of saving
this Union from an oligarchy and des-
potism upheld by force and a hireling
army; or the other most dreadful con-
tingency Of war of desperation, end
ing in the plotting out of our republic,
the destruction of our constitution and
the prevalence Of anarchy and chaos.
But think I see the signs of awak-
ing intelligence among all classes Of
the people; and the resolution to sink
partisanship, for the good of the coun-
try. There is revolution in the air; and
the sounds of preparation come to me
from every direction. We will meet in
oo1i 1hn1 oil %kn YvaS@
the next contest will be the most terri
BILE ever known in this country. Well
may it be, for it is the decision as to the
future of a great nation, the creation of
over century and quarter, and with
the shaping of that destiny will be
mingled the happiness or the misery of
its citizens. The determination Of Mr..
Cleveland to force himself upon the
country again as the standard bearer
of the gold army Is not so insane as
might be imagined. He believes that
holding the power he does, controlling
the army and navy, and the hordes OF
Office holders; the subordinate federal
judiciary, with all the machinery of law
and the myriads of deputy marshals
he can compel John Sherman, McKin-
ley, Reed and all the other radical ma
chine leaders to accede to his demands
to be reelected, when he shows the vast
resources and money, and varied in
f1uences from the banded corporations
that he can count up,-besides the prom
ised help that he now counts upon from
the English and other syndicates. He
expects not to find any thorough organi-
cation of the people; and that they will
be scattered and divided by part
sanship and other fatal weaknesses; and
that as he sent his army into Chicago
and elsewhere to break down few rail
road men at the request of the corpora.
tions-a similar result will follow wher
he strikes again. In that respect he il
| to be woefully mistaken; for there viii
not be troops enough to go round in ar
| effort to hold this Union by the bayo'
net; and he will find that the spirit Of
| liberty flames mountain high when NJ
attempts that game. The way to de-
feat it is to expect 1t and to get read,
| for it in every state and county. Wher
an officer of the army is ordered to per
| form duties, which are usurpations ant
| utterly illegal, he takes the RESPONSE
| bility upon himself if he attempts tt
execute such orders. The people of thi,
| Union in such case will not be scared
| at the sight of uniforms and guns-fol
they know how to organize armies tina
|
uniforms; and in defense of the country
if they do not have arms at the begin
ming, they will (under brave generals
| who have done those things in pas
| decades)-take munitions and arms a
convenient times from those who Nigh
| use them for bad purposes. 1t Is idl'
| to ignore the purposes of the men Wit
| wish to perpetuate their power and gall
| greater riches. The conspiracy organ
lied years ago, to carry into effect tn
| strong government and to crush aant
paralyze the masses, has already show,
its teeth in the late combination of tn
corporations. It has not been fully dis
cussed and exposed; but it will be. Righ
here in this city there was not singh
breach of the peace on the part of tn
/ strikers; no disturbances no drunken
ness; all shown in the columns of tn
chief organ of the conspirators-th
Times-up to and including their issu
of July 4. This should be carefully con
sidered. AS for example, this: "Ther
were no demonstrations to which an
one could TAXI Exception. In fact tn
men say that they do not want an
trouble; and the sentiments expressed
lare uniformly peaceful" At that sam
time the assurances had been given o
the ruthless persecution then inaugtl
rated. The division superintendent
graphed to his chief at San Francisco
here. a Nova Scotian. J.. A. Muir, tele
eff the fact was well established tina
the company under no circumstance
will accede to the demands of the A. r
u, we could possibly accomplish bette
results" The assurance came back q
once and it was followed by the sendin