The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27
SATIRICAL.
The Foxes Helping the Chickens to
Build Hen-hOuses for Their
Own Protection.

jerry Simpson made some good
points when the house had under con-
sideration the bill to authorize the
secretary Of the treasury to issue
bonds to maintain the gold reserve.
He said:
There is an old story of a gather
ing of chickens in convention for the
purpose of determining the best
methods of erecting chicken coops
and places of safe retirement at
night. To the doors of this conclave
came a delegation of foxes. Address
ing themselves to the chairman, they
avoWed their desire to submit plans
for the consideration of the body.
They assured them, that as foxes, they
knew all about the chicken industry.
Ihey had been Intimately associated
tors before them, and their fat, sleek
sides were proof of their skill. 1t is
recorded that the foxes departed in
chagrin when they perceived that
their overtures were answered by
significant silence, while the chickens
roasted high. They probably thought
a hint was intended, and accepted it.
ut has been contended that the
line between intelligence and instinct
is almost imperceptible. When Nc
klnley committee gather In their
rooms for the purpose of making a
tariff bill their doors are Immediately
surrounded and the members impor-
tuned for hearing by lot of very
foxy manufacturers and forestallers
OF natural opportunities who know all
about the tariff; they have been in it
all their lives and their fathers before
them. They are friends of the tariff
and believe the beneicient institu-
tion can only be properly left to the
nursing of those who profit by the
delegated power of taxation. But
when the people show their disgust
at such impudent delegation Of SOW
ereign power by turning the rascals
out, another set OF statesmen gather
here for the purpose of reforming the
financial system of the country, and
10, the doors of the committee rooms
are again beseiged.
'"This time it is neither mob of
foxes, nor yet Of petted manufacture
ers and foreStallers. The onlooker
would be puzzled to determine wheth-
er 1T Was a syndicate intent upon es-
tablishing brass works with their
capital all in their cheeks or lot Of
men who had so long reflected the
color OF their coin as to believe them
| selves created of little better dust
than the rest Of humanity.
But there are many who need no
introduction to this class. They are
those who have noted the financial
legislation of this country for the past
thirty-two years. In the present
clamor of men of wealth for "a sound
currency and honest money is re-
peated the oll familiar stop thief
cry. under which the people have been
plundered in the past. This is an old
gang who stood in this capital when
an enemy'S guns were ireSOunding
across the river and higgled for the
price of their patriotism. These are
the men who never soiled their fingers
with the kind Of money they demand
must be paid to the soldiers and sail
Ors of the country and to their
widows and orphans. While the vic
torious army was marching past this
capitol there was never heard word
of protest from the caverns of the
bankers that heroes we're being rob-
bed by being paid in rag money.
That cry was only raised when Mr.
Banker held the interest bearing
obligations of this government, en-.
hanced in price by the most iniQui
tous act ever placed on the statute
books of a civilized nation. Then the
banker became very anxioux to secure
the enactment of law under which
the soldiers should be forced to pay
hard money for debt contracted i1
purpOsely deprecated currency"