The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-11


the causes that brought on the disaster?
What cause or causes continue it? Every
where there is a diversity of opinion
some seek, with an honest endeavor to
get at the real facts, and their efforts are
stimulated by love of the Great Re-
public; heart and hand for humanity.
Others hold ideas made by selfiShneSS,
ideas that spring from the hot-bed of
corruption, that grow in the fungus of
greenland today most of the articles APP
pearing in newspapers by contributors,
are the airing, the disclosure of these
ideas, SO have matters run for more than
two years. Why is it not reasonable.
Why not prudent, for the people to review
this BLACK Friday" period? Now let us
see.
Is it not true that in the political cam
paign next preceding this last-that all
parties in the field declared for the use
of both gold and silver as standard
money? But the Democrats declared
against the tax on state banks in addi-
ton thereto. Now is it not true that the
two old parties, worried about national
banks. and red dog and wild cat
money? Did the reader hear any other
financial discussion, except a criticism of
the Populists position taken everywhere,
that congress. by law, could better the
financial condition of the whole people.
Were not the Populists hooted at as an
aggregation of Sef-constituted idiots, for
suggesting that congress aid the people
by issuing and coming more money?
Don't you remember the "old socks
story? The vast quantities Of money hid
den in the cracked tea-cup in the cellar?
Don't you remember that we were told,
."rhat if this nation made 800, 5000 for
circulation, we could not get it unless we
gave an equivalent, and for this last rea-
son, it was impossible for congress by
general law, to put money into or take
money out of any mans pocket Did not
these eloquent lymphatics of the old par
ties, go up and down the nation, and
preaching this doctrine, and gathering
and scattering corruption? Did you not
hear this talk about supply and de-
mand' regulating price of every COM
modify? The amount of money purchased
had cut no figure in the price. OF course
it may have seemed, even then, strange
to some of us, that, the man who only
had one dollar, could pay ten dollars cost
for an article he wanted. but then we
dear people believed the hired speakers,
voted their ticket. elected their nomi
nees; what followed?
The financial condition becomes worse.
Congress was convened in extraordinary
session. What for? To repeal the Sherman
laws, only life-giving clause. What! are
they going to legislate on the money ques-
ton? That is not on "aH fours'' with
their talk. What happened? They did
legislate They cut off the supply of
money at the rate of 4,50O.OOO ounces of
silver per month. Too much money. The
''tea-cup" and 'old socks" misers, must
bring vast treasures to light not more
money" for the people. but more light
for the money. Now honest, is it not true
that, within six months after election the
very men who were telling us how fool
ish the people were for thinking, that
congress could help the financial stua-
ton by law, became the furious riders of
of their own unbridled financial hobby.
&c, hot Av,6 SC ,of yi.n
while we are studying the question to
ask; Were those public speakers saying
what they believed? Then they are not
safe counsellors, because we know their
Judgment is poor Were they shooting
speeches prepared by their masters?
Then they are not safe leaders because
they are "a poor set of tools only Were
they knowing and just simply ordinary
liars? Then they are not safe guides be-
cause they We're and are frauds the most
accursed. Traitors to the Republic. De-
serving of felon's cell.
Second. Did not the Populists contend
that the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman Law would add to our
miseries? Did they not say this before
congress assembled? And also, that,
Wall street was the mover in urging the
repeal; and that if the law was repealed,
our national and individual debts would
be harder today? All the great Demo-
cratic and Republican religious dailies"
Joined in one vehement demand for this
laws repeal. Is that not true? What
followed? Extra session convened. Law
repealed according to program, bonds is
sued as predicted, national debt increased
$3.50 ,000 100000. The Wall Street syndicate.
by a hidden contract with a Democratic
president buys the bonds and takes from
the people millions upon millions of dol
lars No better times. Disaster continues.
More bonds to follow. How about your
finances?
Now while we are in a condition to ap-
preciate effects is it not the part of good
sense to at least ask ourselves: Did those
said great dailies' believe what they
wrote?" Then for their folly they are
unfit to be read. Were they just "shoot-
ing the editorials prepared by Wall
street hirelings? If they sold the people
once. would they again sell them? How
did it happen that practically all the
great dailies of the nation urgently asked
for the repeal Of the Sherman law? What
made this concurrent unanimity? Editors
so seldom agree, it is passing strange?
What is evidence of conspiracy? Was the
hand the shears of the editor but, the
voice the gold of Wall street? Should
we be guided by such periodicals? Should
such newspapers give us an idea that we
should mouth like parrots degrading our
intellects enslaving our children. tending
to destroy our own Republic? What is
mans "head-piece" for?
Third, Now in this campaign by chance
the people become possessed of the con-
tents of certain circular 1t was said
to have been issued as private ''instruc-
ton card to the Individual bankers, by
the president of the national bankers as
ISOLATION. I'VE want the government to
issue the metal money, the national banks
the paper money This beautiful theory
that the money whose production cost
something, the government should issue
and that which cost nothing the national
banks should Systematically was slight
ly repugnant to some people to whom this
did not appear as a proposition to tote
fair" So when the circulars contents
were published. there was alarm in the
camp of the national banks, and the ranks
of their political allies. There came a
roar of denials. Everybody denied pater-
nifty. Republicans declared their party OPP
posed to its every idea; Democrats held
aloft the skeleton of Jackson, and in a
u voice heavy with the fragrance of mint
iulp' announced that to every thought
|. contained in the circular, their party to
a man was opposed-living or dead The
Populists said they believed that the cir
cuiars was just what it purported to be-
And that the attempt would be made to
"a lust what the circulars wanted DONE
Now Is this not true? What has hap
pened to confirm or disapprove these po-
sitions? The Democratic party, by it's
president, Grover Cleveland, is before
congress now In message wherein he