The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-10-24
THE ANSWER.
Mrs. o donovan. of Neihart Reptile.
to the Above in an Open Letter.

to the Above in an Open Letter.
Neihart, Montana, Oct. "a, 1896.
10 Hon. J. Francis Forsythe, New
York city.
Dear sir: ] have long been aware
that the financial syndicates of Amer
lea and Europe have been reaching
out their combined arms of oppres-
sion, like the devil fish to squeeze the
last drop of ambition, self respect and
manhood or womanhood out of the
working classes of the world. But |
eve dreamed that any single indi-
vidual would dare advocate such ar
rant policy as you do in your infam-
Gus letter addressed to Judge Bell,
August 10, 1896.
yet know nothing of yourself or
your antecedents; but you must be a
thing without conscience, unfit to be
numbered among the LOWER CLASSES
as you please to rate the honest, up
right sons and daughters of toll.
Who are you? That you dare die
tate such measures to the American
people. DO you think the manufac-
turers have imported SO much pauper
labor that they already have the ma
jority? That the free-born of this
heretofore Independent country are
of minor consideration? Well, then,
disabuse your mind at once. Thank
God that we have people as intellig-
ent as those who framed the wise.
compulsory laws in most of the states
until no one shah be allowed to APP
proach the polls who cannot read the
declaration of independence and the
constitution Of his own state. Mean.
while, the ma ority of American la.
Dor has too far advanced for the mo.
ney power of the world to retard hi.
progress. 1t NOW has it's eyes oper
to the Plutonic chicanery Of the golc
bug, and is ready for any emergency
The pen mey be mightier than thu
sword, but the brain behind the pei
is mightier still. You speak the trutl
when you say that your business is t
study financial laws, but the law 0
usury is against you. You are inca
pable Of determining the more poten
) questions Of civilization. Egotist tina
you are, brains is what you fear most
and the brain of the LOWER cLAssE
is your terror. The martyred Lin
coin was of this class. His brain
| brought this country's conflict to til
, eve of peace when he was ruthlessl
, assassinated; and | could fill a vol
ume of like references. Bryan i
! another son of the people; that j
why you fear ann malign him.
How do you propose to keep us i
our respective districts? Coniscat
our property, sell us to the highes
g bidder, our apparel a linsey uniform
+ wooden shoes on our feet, a bandan
of our masters colors on our head
$ Truly, an exhilarating future! {
masters, please may we have mes
. on Sunday? Fools, you are, VIII
| kick from uuder you the pedestal 0
which you stand. Destroy the pee
pies individuality and you comm
). suicide.
You say, of Hanna WINS" et'
b This is a high compliment to Nj
Mckinley, who ought to thank 20
p for it. Even before the election
grasps the reins of power, while NJ
Carnegie, one of your honorable an
f charitable men, brings his caFti>
train to Canton to pay homage
it their emperor.
Fine types indeed of philantrol
lists are Rockefeller and Carnegie
Oh! Honorable Shylocks! No doul
you are studying how to get II
q pound of flesh with the drop of bloc
! And your starvation methods wi
il soon wiring the last drop of bloc
,e from their bodies, and settle Il
# question. Please to teach the ca
70 Chem of the tribe of Wall stree
n that we CAN and WILL take care
,e ourselves. If merit cannot win, ,
do not buy presidents-and you W
k find, too late, that your intercessi'
f. for monarchy will bring about a re
ur e%tition of French history, when t
II women carried off the royal family
hostages for their emancipation.
Grover Cleveland in 1888, Twin
~ he was yet a good mani said: "Col
r. munism is a hateful thing, a mena
ut to peace and organized governmel
&C But the communism of combin
ay wealth and capital of overweeni'
re cupidity ana s~elishness, which insi
VS. iously undermines the justice and
tegrity of free institutions are /
Sc less dangerous than the communis
e. of oppressed poverty ahd toll, whi'
gu exasperated by injustice and disco
q. tent, attacks with wild disorder t
in citadel of rule" But ours will ]
,st be an attack of wild disorder-it W
o. be brains against goodnight again
Is. monopoly-freedom against tyranl
A. and America against the world.
IS Now, if l have read your bet
IN self between the lines, | bid 70,
mr. respectful farewell. If not, with
al the contempt my people and mys