The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
"speak Unto the Children Of Israel.

speak Unto the Cn!loPen OF Israeli
Editor Representative:
Speak unto the children Of Israel that
they go forward" Why was it Moses
should speak unto the children of Israel
to go forward? Because it was on ac-
count of the danger behind, to-wit-Phar-
oah and his hosts, the king was after
them to take them back to make bricks
Now the cry goes up all over this fair land,
from every throat of liberty-loving man
and woman" Speak to the children Of
America that they go forward!' There is
danger behind; Pharoah Cleveland and
his hosts are seeking to put the American
people into slavery, for the purpose Of
making bricks; and be sure you have to
furnish your own straw.
Where is there a Moses who can speak
unto the children of Israel to go forward,
and break the chains that class legisla-
ton and corruption, have formed to bend
Israel; wake up; go forward; shake off
your bondage, which the goldbugs has
put upon you; turn the tables and let
them make brick for while.
That can be done by cooperation and
by voting for the right party. which will
take the charter from every national bank;
establish postal savings banks; issue
United States greenbacks or any other
kind Of backs, as long as they are legal
tender for all debts. public and private.
receivable FOR all dues; resting on the faith
and credit of the United States, as the
banks ar now doing. Then let the gov
eminent lend them direct to the people
through the aforesaid postal savings
banks. for the cost of getting them in cir
cula ton. Also let the people put in their
hard earned money In Uncle SANS keep
ing; then they will be sure 1t Is there when
they want IT. for a rainy day and not as
it is now. Now you see it and now you
don't see it, just according to the length
of the fingers the bank officials have.
Yes; speak to the children Of Israel
that they go forward" and hasten the day
when those things can be fulfilled.
Oh We fools Don't We know I'VE are the
Salt Of the Earth?" Don't We know that
labor and products are the essence Of all
things; without labor and production there
is nothing. Let us look into cooperation
a little. If the farmers and laboring peo-
pie would come together and talk over the
best method of cooperation and start In.
I will try to explain about the labor ex-
change and you can Judge for yourself.
Suppose Is or 40 (the more the better),
would get little place to begin with, for
a depository for their products, then COM
mence to exchange products and labor,
and for conveniency use their own checks.
The consequence would be we could get
along without any money to speak Of.
There are now in the United States about
100 labor exchanges, branches, all working
together, helping each other and exchang-
ing products and the benefits of this CO.
operation; what is made belongs to the
members and not to any individual as
it does under the ole system; and what
does anybody care as long as he could
get what he wanted If he has money or
not. Therefore Speak to the children of
Israeli and let them know there is God
living among them yet; and that by CO.
operation and working together they can
get what their labor brings and not as 1t
is now, one-tenth and the other fellow
takes the nine-tenths Or do you think
1t Is a nice thing to work and feed your
oppressors, instead of working for your
selves and families?
You have a chance next November to
shake off your shackles which John Sher-
man and other money-robbers have forged
for you. Which will you be-a freeman,
or a slave? A slave a suppose.
Alexandria, MINI. u. Kron.