The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
UNCLE SAM WRITES ANOTHER
LETTER.

lodges of my Nephews and Nieces had
been organized, one in the Ninth ward
and one in the Sixth ward, Of Minneapo-
lis. hope to hear before the close of an
other week that lodges have been organ
lied in every ward of Minneapolis.
have been looking for movement
among my Nephews and Nieces of st.
Paul. They are not apt to allow their
cousins in Minneapolis to get very far
ahead of them, so / confidently expected
very soon tohear that several new lodges
have been organized in that city.
Many movements have been started
for my relief, but never before one
that began right. All others have
been the |. attempts of a few fam
lilies who debarred all except those
who were members of their particular
sect, trade or profession and, because
they hoped to benefit themselves more
than me, have invariably failed, and for
this reason do not wonder that men like
Mr.. VIM. Webb feel discouraged and
think I am hopelessly ruined. I advise
him to look you up, join hands with you
and his faith that God will bring saliva
ton to his people," / believe will be
strengthened, for you are to unite in my
behalf all my Nephews and Nieces, in
other words, all my people who produce
at least as much as they consume. Con-
sidering my present condition, with my
affairs entirely in the hands of those who
are bent upon lettering me so strongly
with bonds that can never be released,
you may think l am too sanguine. But l
know the temper of my Nephews and
Nieces when they are fully aroused, and
as you have started right and your &C
tons show that you realize to the fullest
extent the necessity for immediate action,
have not the least doubt Of your sue
cess, and that very soon. OF course you
must be very careful not to be led astray
by false guides and dishonest advisers.
For instance, do not for a moment be-
lieve that the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold at any ratio would
alone do me any real good. You must
persist in demanding that be reinvested
with the rights and powers handed down
to. me by my forefathers. What an alb
surdity it is to say that I am in better
circumstances when I am paying inter-
est on my notes than would be if did
not have to pay interest. AS long as the
present system exists wherein each per-
son is taught from his youth up, that sue
cess in life means, to divert the earnings
of others to a persons own private use,
and that the man who gathers into his
own Golfers the greatest amount of the
produce of others with the least personal
effort and does it without being convicted
of this crime is the most successful man.
1t is not surprising that knaves are in my
family, who, because they are reaping its
benefits, do most earnestly seek to con-
vince others that such an absurdity is
truth But to think that have begotten
and raised up those who are fools enough
IN ho1io SC al RI mol ro
me commit murder or suicide. 1t seems
to me that the biggest fool in existence
ought to know that if man does not
have to pay interest on his notes he can
pay them much easier and therefore his
credit is much better. Lord! if | had no
interest to pay my debt would not worry
me much, and those rascals, Grover, Car
lisle and the rest of them who, while pro-
Tossing to strengthen my credit, are bor-
rowing money in my name to pay bills
created by hteir own extravaganza,
would have no excuse for selling me in
to bondage to the money power. 1 had
no trouble in getting people to take my
non-interest bearing notes at par as long
as 1 would receive them in payment for
any and all accounts due me, but when,
in an unguarded moment, I put my bus
mess in the hands of certain Internal
scoundrels, and they in my name dishon-
Ored my own notes and refused to accept
them in payment for certain accounts
due me in which these rascals had per-
sonal interest then, of course, others re-
fused to take them at face value. AS
long as my business managers were hon
est my paper was good for it's face value
anywhere and will be again when enough
of you are united to take me out of the
clutches of those who have had me in
| their power for the past thirty years. In
some future letter propose to tell you a
| few things about this interest system,
| and how it is condemned by the highest
| authority on record. 1t is humiliating to
| man as old as l am who has seen as
| much of the world as have, and who has
| backed down or licked everyone who has
| openly tackled him, to confess that he
| has been vanquished and sold into bond
| age bv his own household But such is the
| case with me- 1t is another case of a
| man being so honest himself that he be-
! lieved every one else was as honest, while
| the great majority turned out to be not
only dishonest, but INSCRIPTIONS rascals.
In closing let me urge you again to lose
no time but go into every state, city, and
| town in my domain and get everyone of
my honest toilers to organize into bands
| plcuScu W cIcCI Lily ellSdIIO1 ollu iCoIO1 =
alton to my rightful position. May God
in his goodness and power assist you and
hasten the day when once more the pur-
| suit of happiness will be possibility to
| all of us. Yours with love,
Uncle Sam.
| Columbia, Feb. Is, 1896.
SHORT AND SHARP.
| S. c. Dow, Walcott. Rice county,