Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-27

VIE VI as GBDlluuuift INTO tuiS tDAz-RiAaNy
has failed. miserably. utterly. absolutely
Every Western state which In 1890 and 1892
fell Into the hands OF the Populists and
| went into the Farmers. Alliance. before
their real purposes were executed, were
purified. and the Populistic forces scattered
J out Of existence when the farmers Of this
/; country understood precisely what the Pop
nlists meant. for his welfare was really
for his ruin. The farmer who, when this
country was In danger. shouidered his
musk 70 set III asi lie when the last shot
4 had been fired on the Southern battle field.
whose moderation prevented the political
warriors ar Washington from pursuing a
policy OF discrimination an3 punishment la
the Southern states-that farmer who mace
the policy OF the North a policy Of ~concilia-
ton. of forgiveness. OF reunion. whose hand
IL was that made ruin Of her cities and
ashes OF her houses. received her once more
! and said live In peace and sin no more.
That farmer to-day IL the mainstay OF
order and Of property. as he was the main
stay of the Union.
There was a Popuiistic delegation from
states that were Democratic. but IL Is a
sig niacant fact that every Northern state
In which there was q chance OF electing a
, Democratic governor or Of choosing Dem
ocratic electors. with the exception OF Mis-
souri, and Indiana. stood boldly and hrmly
for the gold standard al Chicago and they
were submerged by a wave Of Popnlism
from the South My friends. there has
been a great change In the Democratic
organization OF the Southern states. The
men who from a mistaken sense OF loyalty.
followed their states out OF the Union.
whose gailantry in war. whose fortltude In
defeat. won the admiration of the civilized
world; the men whose virtues commanded
| the support of Northern public opinion In
| the attempt 10 oyerturn carpetbag govern
ments in the Suthern states: the men who
led their people through all the troubled
! period Of reconstruction back into a full
union with the sister states. these men.
Ike Hampton in North Carolina and CAT
frey in Louisiana. have been swept from
power. n new set has got into the saddle.
a set OF leaders Of which Tillman Is the
exponent. who boldly u~nfurlei the sec
tionai nag az Chicago and declared that this
| Popnlist movement is a direct movement
agains; the prosperity of the East
Men Of New York, tOliers of America.
guardians OF yoir homes. will Won ALLOW
your rate of wages 10 he affected tcrtes OF
Never. never'D by any mar who never has
paid wages AZ all If he could get cut OF ite
| viii you submit 10 this conspiracy between
The professional farmers. the farmers who
cultivate the quarrels of their neighbors.
farmers who labor with their jaws. Popu!lss
agiraters of the West and the unreconci'ed
shareholders OF the SOUTH This is n con-
spiracy between professional farmers who
want TO lay low wages and the unreconcile!
SHAREHOLDER who would like 10 pay no wages
nj ali tappIauseL. Here Is the real root OF
this cosspirary. Ar. Rryau did not create
T.. M nsaa Gan create n movement IKE this.
The forces that cteated Ii are active and
h@re boon r-c-kin~ in = thouS~nd tiirrr~mr
directions. Mr. Bryaa. representing this
] theory. Is bur like a drop az MaIer on the
crest Of the wave. more conspicuous. but
no more Important. than the millions OF
drops that form ITS base. The Populistic
movement Is the attempt Of these profess
slonai farmers. of these men who are I'M
willing TO share with the laborer. 10 appeal
TO their greed. He is an enemy Of public
order. he 5 an obstacle to progress. He is
a eonspirator agains: the peace and prosper
ity OF the industrial masses of the country.
! have said that the laaorer is
h object of Tins Conspiracy,
and he is. but let NJ man imagine that IL
they are successful. the injury would be all
borne by the man who works with his
hands. he would be the last 10 suffer aud
the last TO reco. er from its effects. but the
shock 10 civilization which wo1ld ensue
from such a breach Of public and private
faith would be irreparable- Its effects no
man could measure from any experience OF
the human race We cannot tell 10 what
degree Il would p~aralyze industry. If |
We're asked 10 define civilization. ! should
say il was "industrial cooperation" Every
thing that a man does for his own benefit
acts directly upon the interests of his neigh
bors. No man can stand alone ia a civil
- x L&AAtAAaAAA. MS kEGE-L~ hr NAON~
poets, his fortunes are 10 some extent
shared by his fellows There Is not an ear
Of corn ripenin. In the Western field that
does not affect the price OF bread 10 you
aud 10 Ele- Ihe farmer who scatters seed
upon TIE ground. by that act starts into
motion the wheels Of the factory: he sharp
ems the tools OF the carpenter: he stimulates
The construction " railroads: he causes the
engineers 10 plan new bridges crossing
currents. new tunnels under rivers, new
canals joining oceans and separating CONT
nenf. II the farmer did not work. IL the
miner ala not dig in the subterranean gal
lery. every other department Of industry
wOuId lan-uish. for men would not produce
and create IL they did not see In the indus
try and activity Of others a prospect Of a
demand for the commodity which they pro-
duce. and 50 every man in the world Is
bound closely To the destiny and interests
Of his fellow man. Underlying the whole
scheme OF civilization is the confidence men
have in each other. Confidence in their In
dustry; confidence in their future. IL We
want silver coinage tomorrow. IL we even
debase our standard Of yalne. men say that
still you would have the same property yon
have to-day. you would still have the same
soil. you would still hare the same conti-
nenf. and il Is true. But so did the Indian
have the same rivers that roll past our
cities ard turns the wheels OF commerce.
as they pass So the mountains piled full
OF mineral trea srres 400 years age The
same atmosphere enwrapped this continent:
the same soil covered the fields: the same
sun shone In Heaven, and yet there was
none but the savage pursuing the pathway
or war through trackiess forests: and the
river bore no single living thing except the
Indian In his canoe pursuing n pathway OF
destruction There was no Industrial CO.
operation. because the Indian mas a savage
and did not understand the principles by
which men aid each other In taking from
the bosom Of the earth the wealth which
makes life bearabIe and develops the Intel
ligeEce which makes civilization. Anything
that attacks that basis OF human conn
deace is
A Crime Against Civilization.
and a blow against the foundations OF
social order. Wherever you ind Popuiis.s
assembled you will find discussions proceed
hg upon the theory that men are hostile
TO each other in their interests; that the
condition Of life Is one OF contest. AT
Chicago Mr. Bryan declared:
When you come before Us and tell Us
that we shall disturb your business inter-
ests we reply that you have disturbed our
business interests" "a voice. He was
right'D.
He was. my friend. whea a man loses
all sense. be has a right 10 defy those
that possess any daughter. In a con-
yention OF extremists the most excited viii