Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31

cribers from now to Jan. /, 1897, for 30 cents
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+HE GREAT UPRISING OF THE PEOPLE.
The mills of the gods grind slow but sure.'
The laws of nature are so accurately
liusted that it Is impossible for any
rong action to take place without being
,llowed by trouble, and it is certain that
Dntinued series of such actions must
nd in widespread suffering and dis
der.
For more than 30 years the finances OF
is country have been under the con
oil of selfish interests, working solely
# their own pecuniary advancement.
eginning. as we have repeatedly shown
this paper, with the securing of an
nendment of the law that first Issued
e greenbacks, making the interest OF
G public debt payable i'm coin, thus
+ stlv increasing and probably doubling
e EXPENSES of the war, this uDscrup-
Gus and uncaring money power mas
ntinued from one unjust law to an
her. the series of which may be tersely
umerated as follows: lst, the amend
ent above referred to; ID, the enact
Pnt that the public debt should be
ia i'm coin; Sd, the demonetization OF
yer. thereby doubling the value OF the
in in which that debt should be paid
til at last the country stands aghast at
widespread desolation caused by
bse unscrupulous scoundrels and the
Ives of retribution already begin to
row their spray upon the body polite.
in the Justice of Gods laws it is i'm
Bsible that wrong should triumph with
retrbution.
e have mentioned three laws passed by
government wholly in the interest of
lrers or money lenders, and to the
Eat expense or loss of the rest of the
ion. In addition to these it was at
lpted to declare that the bonds should
paid In gold, but in this the money
ders failed. On the other hand they
ceeded in stealing from the govern
MT its constitutional right to issue
ney, thus not only dvertng the
fit that comes from this to them
yes, but forcing the rest of the nation
be dependent upon them for its
new, which is its very life-blood
to take as much or as little as
Sc bankers might choose to give.
ainst all this the people, at last, have
cred their protest. They have not yet
ned victory. Those making it may
yet stand in majority. But
hing can lac more certain than
the great movement which has
ted will he absolutely and over
elmingly successful. 1t will drive
n power the crew of money lenders
have been robbing the nation. 1t
change in the interests of the
pie not only the laws of finance,
also many if not all laws
tend to the amassing of wealth in
w hands. Its scope will be for the
rlbutiOn and not for the aggrega-
of wealth, to the end that all the
pie may rejoice and every household
made glad.
is between the leaves of such a
Osophy as this that the recent plat
rs of two of the great political
les of this country, at Chicago and
Louis, are to be interpreted. 1t is
yeen the leaves of such a philosophy
MS that the people of America are urg-
o turn their attention to present con-
ms and assist with their most earnest
t in bringing about new ones which
can all see are most desirable. If
greatest good Of the greatest number
c object of government, there can be
uestion whatever of the desirability
le change of our laws, or of any law 5,
bat property will be more evenly dis
lted among the people. Vast accumu-
ms in few hands, the rolling up of the
nous wealth of this country into the
ession of very small per cent Of
tizens cannot be and is not desirable.
happiness that comes from such
ibution of wealth to those who have
unreal and hollow; the influence upon
nation at large most denoralizing
disastrous. Then we can all admit
any lawful and proper way a
er distribution of our wealth should
established. Laws regulating cor
lions, railroad, Telegraph or others
IA derive their rights from the pub
and what do not--wll III go far in doing