Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-09-09
IHH0 WH|I0 A|lE AARE THHEEYY2 THEY 2
WHO ARE THE REvoLUTIoNIsrsp
Who Caused the Present Distressed
 Condition of Our Country?
To Editor of lhe Grnnhlc.

To Editor of the Graphic;
 Judging from the insistent tone of the Eastern press, the South and West are revolutionists in support ing the Chicago nominees.
 Were not the delegates from each State the accredited agents of said States. and did they not meet under the regular call of the authorized chairman of said party, and did not that convention nominate Bryan and Sewall by the usual two-thirds majority?
 Was there anything revolutionary about that?
 What does the Democratic party's platform claim? Do they not claim to represent the embodiment of fealty to the interests of the people, by the people and for the people; and as party are the opponents of those principles and doctrines founded on the Jeffersonian idea of equal rights to all, special priyil- eges to none; at the same time, de- manding stricS adherence to the sup port of said party nominees?
 Have not bolters and kiekers always been regarded as revolution ists? Who, then, are the revolution ists? Is it is not the Eastern bolting Democrats? Have not the Southern States, since reconstruction been the bone and sinew of the Democratic party?
 The point which was the prime cause of our distressed condition can we not point to the decision of one Supreme Court in its declaration of the income tax as uncOnstitutional?
 Had not Congress met the deficit by passing the income tax bill? Since they opened the ball, who were the ones that paid for the measure?
 Now, be it remembered, the pulse of industry (the iron and steel inter- ests) were advancing and confidence was being restored, mills and facto- ries were re-opened, giving employ ment to thousands of idle men, until there appeared a combination of rich men who saw profit in cornering gold by heavy withdrawals from the treasury. What was the result? 4 foreement of bond issue which they. In their astute business methods, were prepared to take at profit of millions of dollars. A grand coupe! How they chuckled at their astute business method.
 Others saw the field ripe, so that they might feather their nests, then laugh and get fat at the govern ment's calamity, but the press of the country called a halt.
 The people Ca little dull. perhaps, at teomprehending such smart finan- eeering), finally awoke and became alarmed, and their alarm precipi- tated fear and loss of confidence in the government; this, in turn, caused caution in investments, until the whole country was prostrated by decrease of values, until today we witness the result of the acts of those smart mems astute financeering.
 Who, I ask, were the revolution ists that brought our country to the verge of ruin? Did they forget that their securities would be effected when retribution turned on them? Did they not in reality lose more by shrinkage in values than than they gained by their sharp practices on the bond deal? Too late to avoid shrinkage, for the people had become alarmed beyond the power of the capitalists to stay the panic.
 Brutus was and honest man. Casca was and honorable man. So were the other conspirators. But Cesar was slain by those honorable men. Apply the acts of the gold syndicate to the government corpo- ration. Was she not stabbed to tht quick?
 Now, who are the men furthering the support of Mckinley? Suppose we name a few. Hanna, his whip assisted by the following adopts and artists: Elkins, Clayton, Wannamaker and a host of others who have figured in the past, and whose records smell loud enough to stagger the sensibilities of the com mon people. This is,the backing and packing that is used on our govern ment engines to drive our ship of state, is it?
 No wonder the people wish to get as far removed from said boilers as possible i'll order to save their lives. The indications are that the engin- eers, hremen, etc, are using fuel of too dangerour a nature for the safe ty of the public.
 What was the condition of the treasury when President Harrison and his Republican friends were in power? Over two hundred millions surplus was in the treasury. At the expiration of his term, and when President Cleveland came into office, had not that surplus vanished? Mr. Mckinley says Mr. Harrison. in his letter, told the people how prosper