The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-14

Public ~Plunderers to Shield Themselves
Within the Folds of Old Giory-wavinx
the Flag with One Hand and laundering
with the Other Is Altogether Too Com-
mon In This lountry.
Chicago, Sept. IS, ,s96.-[Special.]-
The Chicago gold bug Papers announce
that a movement is on foot to decorate
the streets with American flags and
bunting in honor of the honest money
campaign"
Imitation is the %sincerest fattery.
The flag adjunct to the gold standard
cause had it's, start one afternoon in
the New York Stock Exchange. The
Jealous patriots and patrons If Amer
lean labor n industry who compose
this exchange, had finished a hard
days work. They had hammered down
several industrial stocks on encouraging
Mckinley news, and were feeling good.
A leading gold broker was seized with
an inspiration. Pinning a Mckinley
badge to his breast, he produced an
American flag and marched aroun
the hall. Other stock brokers and
money lenders followed him. The press
accounts declared that scores of WELL
known Democratic stock brokers tore
Bryan badges from their breasts and
Joined in the parade"
This was the inception of the flag
movement in behalf of honest one
1t must have been an inspiring sight.
Future generations will shed tears
Union fhnp rood houy M rklohoipo1r
Of the well-known firm Of Heidelbach.
Ickleheimer & Co. (maintainers of the
national credit), dashed his Bryan but
ton on the floor and declared for Nc
Kinley, honesty, sound none and for
his beloved country.
Bluff, old Ben Johnson once said:
Patriotism is the last refuge Of a
scoundrel."
A modern philosopher declared that
waving the flag with n hand, and
plundering the pockets Of the people
with the other. is a form Of patriotism
which is becoming altogether too COM
mon in this country"
The honest money men Of Chicago
should lose no time in spanning the
uO"u-to"h stEeStS Id6S.-&NSA W
honest assessments the Chicago mill
ionaire owe honest money.
Let us throw a little light in on these
honest money" citizens who are about
to slop over with patriotism. You will
get no Information concerning them
by reading the Chicago papers. Here
are a few facts about Chicago mill
ionaires who are now raising a cor
ruptiop fund to insure the triumph Of
honest money:
Without an exception they are tax
dodgers.
BY systematic bribery. perjury and
fraud they evade the payment Of their
taxes and throw the burden of main
tanning government on the small prop
erty holders and the working classes.
By reason of these crimes on the part
of Chicago honest money million
aires, the city treasury is bank
rupt. the streets are unpaved, and
unswept, public school facilities are
lacking. and the various :lccicipal &C.
partments are the laughing stock O.
other cities ard q disgrace to Ci:icago,
Every tax dcdgsr in Chicago is 70,
Mckinley, honest money ard a per-a-
nest geld standard.
They should raise the f.ags at cncc
II will ret he tue first time the folds q
Old Glory nave shielded pubic plum
derers.
In 1872. after the great fire hac
swept Ut Of existe-cc the larger par
Of the city, the assessed valuation OF
Chroago was s247, O00. COO. TIE popu!a'
ton was less than 0 Zoo.
Today, twonty-four years later. with
a population of not less than 100000
Chicago property is assessed at $751;
600, 600. Look back at those figures O.
1877. What do you think Of 1t? Ac'
cordirg to the sworn statements O.
Chicago property owners. the city /!
worth 800, 600, 600 lees today than 1t wa!
t~wenty-four years ago. 1t may be tina
this Is on account of the crime Of 1873
II so. IL is q bad showing for the golC